Hi Shaun. Everything that you said in the message below is wrong. Please check your facts before posting. Or better yet, if you no nothing about a subject don't pretend to know something. On 10/28/14, shaun everiss <sm.ever...@gmail.com> wrote: > I may be wrong, and this is only from a blog I read a little ago now > but there are various issues with the pie at the time of freading > which was at the end of last year beginning of this. > The most serious one is that the firmware after a sertain version > makes things access wize break. > Also since the graphics and sound go through one channel you can > only process one sound or image at once not both. > The pie does have its own linux distribution and aparently you need > to gget ubuntu or something more accessable for it. > you also need an eduino to program it aparently. > It can be used but the processer power is not that great, its > primary use is for kids and testing things, fiddling with things but > as a primary or gaming box it was not that great at the time I read > the digitaldarragh.com blog last year though I am not sure since then. > > At 03:50 p.m. 27/10/2014, you wrote: >>It sounds like a $25 or $35 Raspberry Pi unit could serve as a >>custom console. You'd need to hook up a USB power supply (such as >>certain phone-chargers) and a USB keyboard, then either plug in some >>headphones or connect the HDMI output to your home stereo system. >>Depending on the game, you could also add a mouse or USB game-pad. >> >>Game authors could either provide the game's image file and have you >>write it to your own SD card, or they could charge more for >>pre-formatted SD cards much like the old Atari or NES cartridges. >>You'd then just plug in the card, power on the system, and you're >>right into the game. >> >>The $35 unit has a built-in network adapter which could provide for >>networked games. The common hardware along with the included Linux >>system image would allow the game authors to ensure the same >>experience for everyone. >> >>Authors could even release multi-game packs that would boot into a >>menu where you can choose one of multiple games and then have that >>game launched. >> >>Just throwing ideas out on the table... >> >>-tim >> >>On 2014-10-26 21:17, Josh k wrote: >> > too bad there's not some sort of custom console OS that you flash >> > onto your console and once flashed, the console is accessible with >> > accessible games you can buy from between $5 and $20 or so. I would >> > love that! >> > >> > On 10/26/2014 7:35 PM, Thomas Ward wrote: >> > > Hello Josh, >> > > >> > > Actually, they do mod the console games in a lot of cases. More >> > > and more console games are being modded and customized than you >> > > might think. >> > > >> > > Cheers! >> > > >> > > >> > > On 10/26/14, Josh k <joshknnd1...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> but the hard core gamers cannot mod their games with a console. >> > >> you cannot make game mods. >> > > --- >> > > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >> > > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> > > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update >> > > your subscription via the web, at >> > > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All >> > > messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> > > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. 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