Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>aral</span></a></span> Sadly, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://raspberrypi.social/@Raspberry_Pi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Raspberry_Pi</span></a></span> dominates the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SBC</span></a> market because all the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/copycats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>copycats</span></a> fail at providing eben the most basic <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/documentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>documentation</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/support" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>support</span></a> to even consider them.</p><p>I have a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BananaPiZeroM2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BananaPiZeroM2</span></a> and whilst this thing can on paper run circles around the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PiZeroW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PiZeroW</span></a>, one can't even force it's HDMI to output something else but 720p60...</p><p>Amd that't the problem: Lack of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/competition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>competition</span></a> with feadible <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/alternatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alternatives</span></a>!</p>
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Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://hostux.social/@CraftComputing" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>CraftComputing</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://raspberrypi.social/@Raspberry_Pi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Raspberry_Pi</span></a></span> it's similarly shit like the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BananaPiZeroM2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BananaPiZeroM2</span></a> / <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BPi0M2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BPi0M2</span></a> because if a CS professior can't get an SBC to output anything but 720p60, it's the fault of the company that creates it - not the users buying it.<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51OMXTElStM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=51OMXTElSt</span><span class="invisible">M</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apps</span></a> make <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OperatingSystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OperatingSystems</span></a>, <br>Operating Systems make <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hardware</span></a>. </p><p>That's why people put up with the shit of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> and some even can tolerate <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> apparently...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@trashheap" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>trashheap</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://raspberrypi.social/@Raspberry_Pi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Raspberry_Pi</span></a></span> </p><p>Whereas one can basically DIY a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/distro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>distro</span></a> for the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RaspberryPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RaspberryPi</span></a> just from the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LinuxFromScratch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxFromScratch</span></a> & <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Raspberry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Raspberry</span></a> Foundation's documation.</p><p>Try that with a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BananaPiZeroM2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BananaPiZeroM2</span></a> that even people who do Computers for a living and teach in them can't even get the few systems that support it to run on anything but 720p60.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51OMXTElStM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=51OMXTElSt</span><span class="invisible">M</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://infosec.town/@ethanOS" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ethanOS</span></a></span> thx but I'm still figuring out how to get the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BananaPiZeroM2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BananaPiZeroM2</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BPi0M2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BPi0M2</span></a> working as a drop-in replacement for the <span class="h-card"><a href="https://raspberrypi.social/@Raspberry_Pi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Raspberry_Pi</span></a></span> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Pi0W" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pi0W</span></a> & <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Pi0" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pi0</span></a> since <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RaspberryPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RaspberryPi</span></a> seems more unwilling than unable to get units sold via their distributors at <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MSRP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSRP</span></a>. </p><p>Cuz the scalpers charge €60+ for a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Pi0W" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pi0W</span></a> and €120+ for a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Pi0" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pi0</span></a> v1.3 when both are actually €10 and €5 MSRP.</p><p>Industrial customers however seem to get double-digit numbers at MSRP just fine...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@sbb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sbb</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://chaos.social/@Natanox" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Natanox</span></a></span> EXACTLY THAT!</p><p>The <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BananaPiZeroM2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BananaPiZeroM2</span></a> on paper should basically run laps around the <span class="h-card"><a href="https://raspberrypi.social/@Raspberry_Pi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Raspberry_Pi</span></a></span> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Pi0" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pi0</span></a> & <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Pi0W" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pi0W</span></a> but it doesn't even allow anything but 720p60 on HDMI...</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Software</span></a> makes <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OperatingSystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OperatingSystems</span></a> and Operating Systems make <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hardware</span></a> </p><p>THIS is why the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RaspberryPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RaspberryPi</span></a> owns the market...</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/@kkarhan/110221755361091686" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mstdn.social/@kkarhan/11022175</span><span class="invisible">5361091686</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://chaos.social/@Natanox" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Natanox</span></a></span> As much as I'd consider alternatives to <span class="h-card"><a href="https://raspberrypi.social/@Raspberry_Pi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Raspberry_Pi</span></a></span> since their stuff is being scalped beyond insane, a lot of those suffer from poor software support, worse availability and even higher prices.</p><p>That being said I do use a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BananaPiZeroM2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BananaPiZeroM2</span></a> / <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BPi0M2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BPi0M2</span></a> since the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Pi0" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pi0</span></a>/#Pi0W is being scalped >10x it's <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MSRP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSRP</span></a> and I've yet to find a good <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CM4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CM4</span></a> / <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Pi4B" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pi4B</span></a> replacement that isn't out of production, double the price or unsupported by even <span class="h-card"><a href="https://ubuntu.social/@ubuntu" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ubuntu</span></a></span> or <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Debian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Debian</span></a>...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://witches.live/@B_Whitewind" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>B_Whitewind</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@rpilocator" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rpilocator</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://raspberrypi.social/@Raspberry_Pi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Raspberry_Pi</span></a></span> that being said the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BananaPiZeroM2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BananaPiZeroM2</span></a> really lacks in terms of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>software</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/support" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>support</span></a> & <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/documentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>documentation</span></a> as well as <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/aftermarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aftermarket</span></a> - something the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Pi0" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pi0</span></a> / <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Pi0W" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pi0W</span></a> inevitably will have an edge above it.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51OMXTElStM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=51OMXTElSt</span><span class="invisible">M</span></a></p><p>But I really should make a "bottom - of - the - barrel" PC build.</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aallan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>aallan</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://raspberrypi.social/@Raspberry_Pi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Raspberry_Pi</span></a></span> thx.</p><p>The excellent <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/documentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>documentation</span></a> of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RaspberryPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RaspberryPi</span></a> products is what really made the huge ecosystem bloom.</p><p>Cuz as we can see with several competitiors, just throwing <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hardware</span></a> out into the wild doesn't guarantee any success.</p><p>And noone's really in a hurry to get a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BananaPiZeroM2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BananaPiZeroM2</span></a> when it refuses to do 1080p no matter the configuration... <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51OMXTElStM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=51OMXTElSt</span><span class="invisible">M</span></a></p>
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