[GRLUG] Raspberry Pi Question

[Bob Kline]

The low end Roku unit is $50 from
Amazon, and works well.  I can't
believe you'll save anything by starting
with a $35 RP, adding a remote,  case, and
trying to get it gong, all to try to avoid
an extra $15 or less.  And S&H can be free.

We have three low end Roku units,
and they do the job well.

   -- Bob


On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 9:14 PM, Jonathan Jesse <jjesse at gmail.com> wrote:

> Question to the group... I was getting caught up on Triangulation (one of
> the netcasts on the TWiT network) and they were interviewing the guy behind
> the raspberry pi...  A couple of questions sparked my intrest
>
> 1.  From the RS Components webpage:
> http://www.alliedelec.com/lp/120626raso/?cm_mmc=Offline-Referral-_-Electronics-_-RaspberryPi-201203-_-World-Selector-Pageit shows 12 weeks for shipping.  Is this really the case and also the only
> place to order it?
>
> 2.  There is an HDMI connection so can I use the $35 device instead of the
> $85+ Roku device and achive the goal of streaming Netflix and or Amazon
> video through or is something not currently possible?
>
> 3.  They mentioned a Debian based installer, does that provide a GUI to
> the device or just a shell you do everything through?
>
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