Complex computing

[JonMad]

I just want a tiny computer and want it left in the garage. It only needs to work the internet. For anything else I want we will use the Alexa enabled sockets for the heater or battery chargers.

Dave!

Put wifi in the garage, buy a cheap Chromebook, use it anywhere you want. Job jobbed.

or a tablet?

[NotoriousREV]

I just want a tiny computer and want it left in the garage. It only needs to work the internet. For anything else I want we will use the Alexa enabled sockets for the heater or battery chargers.

Dave!

Put wifi in the garage, buy a cheap Chromebook, use it anywhere you want. Job jobbed.

or a tablet?

In a tough case

[Jobbo]

Also some older Macs do display 4k https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT206587 Shame my Mini is from 2012

Even the 2018 Mac Mini struggles - there's apparently lag which is not nice. Plenty out there if you google it.

[Nathan]

Don't see the point in them personally.

Android TV boxes with ARM processors are more than sufficient, cheaper and have huge support.

[Beany]

I use one for retro gaming on the big screen. SNES emulation is good enough.

Also used one as a docker platform, and as a broker in a proxmox high availability cluster.

Handy things if you have a use case.

[Jobbo]

My 2012 Mac Mini does a pretty perfect emulation of an original Playstation, with the benefit of being able to use a Dualshock 4 controller via Bluetooth. I suspect it's more awkward to do that on a Pi but still perfectly feasible.

[Mito Man]

Also some older Macs do display 4k https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT206587 Shame my Mini is from 2012

Even the 2018 Mac Mini struggles - there's apparently lag which is not nice. Plenty out there if you google it.

I can’t tell much from a quick search as it’s the usual split between people who have it working perfectly fine and then people like Beany who have tried change the GUI to an odd scale and had lag or tried some other weird shit
I’d just buy one and if it didn’t work well with 4k return it within 14 days, probably less time consuming than reading a bunch of forums too.

[Jobbo]

This thread on PH is fairly straightforward: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/top ... &t=1778147

You're always going to scale the display if you're running a 4K monitor, unless you want text which is tiny.

[Mito Man]

So it should still work perfectly for a media centre when connected to a TV putting out a native 4k resolution

[Jobbo]

Yes, until you do anything other than watch a video stream. Seems expensive for something which doesn't excel at what it's supposed to and won't be a particularly good media centre, but hey.

[Beany]

My 2012 Mac Mini does a pretty perfect emulation of an original Playstation, with the benefit of being able to use a Dualshock 4 controller via Bluetooth. I suspect it's more awkward to do that on a Pi but still perfectly feasible.

PS1 is fine as far as I know, and DS4 definitely works - I've played Yoshis Island with one.

If you have a Mac Mini kicking about it's a better choice (and more usable for other stuff) but for around £50 for a Pi, official PSU and a spare SD card, it's really not bad at all.

[V8Granite]

The monitor I had spare in the loft is not HDMI.

My cheap computer will be not so cheap

Dave!

[integrale_evo]

You can get hdmi to dvi cables for £3 off Amazon

[JLv3.0]

Best to just let him be, Harry, at least until whatever new round of meds he's currently on have time to bed in

[Rich B]

You can get hdmi to dvi cables for £3 off Amazon

is Amazon the name of your local butcher?

[integrale_evo]

No, but I'm sure you can do your bit to save the planet and support local business by buying he exact same Chinese made cable from a local retailer for 5x the price

[JLv3.0]

Once it's been flown to you

#savetheplanet

[IanF]

Amazon Fire HD 8 is £80. Buy one with a mount. They have a kids edition with extra padding if you're really clumsy!

[V8Granite]

It’s like people don’t read the original post

Adaptor ordered!

Dave!