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Title: Best set-up for a DIY console R-Pi?
Post by: knave on April 26, 2017, 02:06:01 pm

I have been seeing more and more affordable DIY computer kits that seem to be tempting for the foundation of a home built console.

For Example:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Orange-Pi-One-H3-Quad-Core-1-2GHZ-512M-RAM-Open-source-Development-Board-Module-/132061044614?_trksid=p2385738.m2548.l4275 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Orange-Pi-One-H3-Quad-Core-1-2GHZ-512M-RAM-Open-source-Development-Board-Module-/132061044614?_trksid=p2385738.m2548.l4275)

$23 you get the board and a case

What is the best DIY console platform?

Does anyone have and use a R-Pi as a console? Pro's / Cons? Let us know.

Title: Re: Best set-up for a DIY console R-Pi?
Post by: Howard_Casto on April 26, 2017, 08:58:22 pm

I believe there is a newer orange pi than that one.  They made it to compete with the pi zero w and it has really good specs and added Bluetooth compared  to the zero w.  I've been looking into it as a neat little project and the orange pi's seem to give you more for your money.  The only downside I can see versus the pi is that apparently the software community isn't as big, but I mean if you are going to use retro arch you are probably ok either way.