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Posted: 7/14/2014 2:53:41 PM EDT
http://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/#introducing-raspberry-pi-model-b-plus
Same bat price, more bat awesome! 
The Model B+ uses the same BCM2835 application processor as the Model B. It runs the same software, and still has 512MB RAM; but James and the team have made the following key improvements:
Going to order one on Thursday!
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Posted: 7/14/2014 3:00:46 PM EDT
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I still haven't found anything to do with my Model B. I still want one though.
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Posted: 7/14/2014 3:04:44 PM EDT
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I still haven't found anything to do with my Model B. I still want one though. +1 Mine is sitting in it's original box up on a shelf in my closet. Too slow to do anything useful. |
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Posted: 7/14/2014 3:06:51 PM EDT
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If someone would show me something cool to do with one (with a tutorial) I'd love to have one, but I know jack and shit.
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Posted: 7/14/2014 3:09:01 PM EDT
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Okay, silly question from one who hasn't really followed these threads. Are they just little, dirt cheap computers?
I LOVE that little Enigma machine, even if it pretty much says it can be broken. What else can they do, and are they multi-use, or do you build each Pi around a single task they just do very well? |
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Posted: 7/14/2014 3:16:03 PM EDT
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I wish they had come out with this 6 weeks ago.
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Posted: 7/14/2014 3:17:45 PM EDT
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They are a little computer that runs linux.
Check youtube for some cool things that people have done with them.
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Posted: 7/14/2014 3:21:20 PM EDT
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I have XBMC running on mine and I have to say it is the best little media PC ever. I have been running XBMC since the XBOX 1 days and for the space, cost, and power savings, it's hard to beat the Pi.
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Posted: 7/14/2014 3:24:27 PM EDT
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I have three of them running XBMC, playing videos stored on a central server to TVs around the house. They work surprising well. Best part is they work with the TV's remote control, so you don't need a second remote. For the first time, ever, my wife will actually use one of the media center TVs.
I also have a couple of them running Volumio, so I can play music from one of our iPhones to speakers around the house. |
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Posted: 7/14/2014 3:26:57 PM EDT
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I use one to run the music server for our patio/pool area. Works surprisingly well for a ~$50 gadget.
ETA: It's one of the older models from last year...not this new one. |
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Posted: 7/14/2014 3:46:25 PM EDT
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The newer one's are not more powerful, they have more USB ports, and can run from a micro SD card. Micro SD is actually slower.
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Posted: 7/14/2014 3:48:33 PM EDT
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Quoted: http://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/#introducing-raspberry-pi-model-b-plus Same bat price, more bat awesome! http://www.raspberrypi.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/rsz_b--500x337.jpg The Model B+ uses the same BCM2835 application processor as the Model B. It runs the same software, and still has 512MB RAM; but James and the team have made the following key improvements:
Going to order one on Thursday!Gotta start looking at using this for my I/O solution for my home flight simulator I'm in the design phase of. |
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Posted: 7/14/2014 4:17:49 PM EDT
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The newer one's are not more powerful, they have more USB ports, and can run from a micro SD card. Micro SD is actually slower. Running an OS of an SD card is going to be slow, no matter what. The new microSD shoot is going to be much better than the old one. Also, it has better power consumption and hotswap support along with a ton more GPIOs. |
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Posted: 7/14/2014 4:22:34 PM EDT
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I just got one of the older version for some work stuff. Can't get the damn thing to talk on the network. I guess that dhcp thing is too advanced for it.
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Posted: 7/14/2014 4:24:09 PM EDT
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I just got one of the older version for some work stuff. Can't get the damn thing to talk on the network. I guess that dhcp thing is too advanced for it. Are you using the built in networking and Debian? |
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Posted: 7/14/2014 4:32:26 PM EDT
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I just got one of the older version for some work stuff. Can't get the damn thing to talk on the network. I guess that dhcp thing is too advanced for it. Are you using the built in networking and Debian? I plugged it into a switch and powered it on. The dhcp server is a cisco router. dhcp is working fine for 6-8 other devices on the network. Nothing in dhcp binding in the router or in arp table. |
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Posted: 7/14/2014 4:38:55 PM EDT
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Solid upgrades, but I would have preferred some performance upgrades in memory and processor. Other groups are dropping in multi core processors and more memory.
I'm glad to see this, though. I'll buy one since it's still $35. |
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Posted: 7/14/2014 4:41:50 PM EDT
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I plugged it into a switch and powered it on. The dhcp server is a cisco router. dhcp is working fine for 6-8 other devices on the network. Nothing in dhcp binding in the router or in arp table. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I just got one of the older version for some work stuff. Can't get the damn thing to talk on the network. I guess that dhcp thing is too advanced for it. Are you using the built in networking and Debian? I plugged it into a switch and powered it on. The dhcp server is a cisco router. dhcp is working fine for 6-8 other devices on the network. Nothing in dhcp binding in the router or in arp table. Did you try different ports? Those things go bad pretty regularly. |
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Posted: 7/14/2014 4:56:32 PM EDT
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LOL work is ordering me one today!
having to make a emulator for the old AS400 green screens |
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Posted: 7/14/2014 5:02:23 PM EDT
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Gotta start looking at using this for my I/O solution for my home flight simulator I'm in the design phase of. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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http://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/#introducing-raspberry-pi-model-b-plus Same bat price, more bat awesome!
http://www.raspberrypi.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/rsz_b--500x337.jpg The Model B+ uses the same BCM2835 application processor as the Model B. It runs the same software, and still has 512MB RAM; but James and the team have made the following key improvements:
Going to order one on Thursday!Gotta start looking at using this for my I/O solution for my home flight simulator I'm in the design phase of. What are you doing with it? You might not need a full Linux PC for it... Check out the DigiStamp. I have a handful of them and love them. You get 6 IO pins on a device the size of a quarter. link 
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Posted: 7/14/2014 5:11:26 PM EDT
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Did you try different ports? Those things go bad pretty regularly. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I just got one of the older version for some work stuff. Can't get the damn thing to talk on the network. I guess that dhcp thing is too advanced for it. Are you using the built in networking and Debian? I plugged it into a switch and powered it on. The dhcp server is a cisco router. dhcp is working fine for 6-8 other devices on the network. Nothing in dhcp binding in the router or in arp table. Did you try different ports? Those things go bad pretty regularly. Yup, port and cable. Went through all that with a Beagleboard. I will probably have to connect a monitor, keyboard, etc. to get networking straightened out. I love the concept of these little boards but the execution has yet to impress me. |
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Posted: 7/14/2014 5:15:17 PM EDT
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I plugged it into a switch and powered it on. The dhcp server is a cisco router. dhcp is working fine for 6-8 other devices on the network. Nothing in dhcp binding in the router or in arp table. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I just got one of the older version for some work stuff. Can't get the damn thing to talk on the network. I guess that dhcp thing is too advanced for it. Are you using the built in networking and Debian? I plugged it into a switch and powered it on. The dhcp server is a cisco router. dhcp is working fine for 6-8 other devices on the network. Nothing in dhcp binding in the router or in arp table. Did you try giving it a static address instead? Is everything okay on the Ethernet layer? |
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Posted: 7/14/2014 5:32:48 PM EDT
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Did you try giving it a static address instead? Is everything okay on the Ethernet layer? Nope, that's what I'll have to do next. |
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Posted: 7/14/2014 5:41:25 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/14/2014 5:46:42 PM EDT
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This thread is dildos, it like trying to read Greek and using a Greek to German dictionary and then translate that mashup with a German to English dictionary while drunk.
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Posted: 7/14/2014 6:25:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryI have been looking at those. I want one.
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Posted: 7/14/2014 6:29:15 PM EDT
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Yup, port and cable. Went through all that with a Beagleboard. I will probably have to connect a monitor, keyboard, etc. to get networking straightened out. I love the concept of these little boards but the execution has yet to impress me. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I just got one of the older version for some work stuff. Can't get the damn thing to talk on the network. I guess that dhcp thing is too advanced for it. Are you using the built in networking and Debian? I plugged it into a switch and powered it on. The dhcp server is a cisco router. dhcp is working fine for 6-8 other devices on the network. Nothing in dhcp binding in the router or in arp table. Did you try different ports? Those things go bad pretty regularly. Yup, port and cable. Went through all that with a Beagleboard. I will probably have to connect a monitor, keyboard, etc. to get networking straightened out. I love the concept of these little boards but the execution has yet to impress me. If I remember correctly, SSH is not enabled by default. You have to configure first. |
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Posted: 7/14/2014 6:31:48 PM EDT
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saving this ... the SO would love that.
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Posted: 7/14/2014 6:32:17 PM EDT
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LOL work is ordering me one today! having to make a emulator for the old AS400 green screens Ew. Gross. Been years since I saw an AS400.
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Posted: 7/14/2014 6:32:31 PM EDT
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This thread is dildos, it like trying to read Greek and using a Greek to German dictionary and then translate that mashup with a German to English dictionary while drunk. Why? It makes perfect sense? |
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Posted: 7/14/2014 6:32:37 PM EDT
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I have been looking at those. I want one. I have one, too slow to use for much of anything. |
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Posted: 7/14/2014 6:42:12 PM EDT
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I have 2 of the Model B`s
1 as a media center and the other I use with a relayt pilot board. They are fun to mess around. |
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Posted: 7/14/2014 6:44:24 PM EDT
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I have one, too slow to use for much of anything. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I have been looking at those. I want one. I have one, too slow to use for much of anything. A minnowboard? The dual core one should make a great linux box. |
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Posted: 7/14/2014 6:46:22 PM EDT
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+1 Mine is sitting in it's original box up on a shelf in my closet. Too slow to do anything useful. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I still haven't found anything to do with my Model B. I still want one though. +1 Mine is sitting in it's original box up on a shelf in my closet. Too slow to do anything useful. Ever hear of Raspbmc? I use mine to play the 200+ DVDs ripped onto my networked filestore, to stream live BBC and many other TV channels, to play my audio collection. For $30-ish its absolutely fine as a media player. |
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Posted: 7/14/2014 6:56:58 PM EDT
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A minnowboard? The dual core one should make a great linux box. it's slow running linux. the hardware acceleration for display doesn't work well (or didn't when I bought it). I bought it to support capturing three or four webcams at once. It can't handle one at once. |
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Posted: 7/14/2014 7:00:38 PM EDT
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Ew. Gross. Been years since I saw an AS400.
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LOL work is ordering me one today! having to make a emulator for the old AS400 green screens Ew. Gross. Been years since I saw an AS400.
its bullet proof.. so we keep using it.. KBM on As/400 |
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Posted: 7/14/2014 7:03:52 PM EDT
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its bullet proof.. so we keep using it.. KBM on As/400 It took a concerted effort many years long at Microsoft to move off all the AS/400s we had in house. |
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Posted: 7/14/2014 10:00:42 PM EDT
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XCRMonger
jeebus... wtf with the avatar feelings, I haz them. Fright. Fear. Flight. FAP?
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Posted: 7/14/2014 10:04:56 PM EDT
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Don't know what I want to do with one, but I want one anyway.
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Posted: 7/14/2014 10:07:14 PM EDT
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This thread is dildos, it like trying to read Greek and using a Greek to German dictionary and then translate that mashup with a German to English dictionary while drunk. I've never actually READ white noise...
I was SO expecting a dessert thread...
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Posted: 7/14/2014 10:14:59 PM EDT
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Has anybody got Netflix running on the Pi yet?
I know it was being worked on last year. Maybe Silverlight under WINE? If it would run, it would probably be too slow. 
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Posted: 7/14/2014 10:16:45 PM EDT
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I just can't think of anything interesting to do with one.
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Posted: 7/14/2014 10:23:00 PM EDT
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Thanks for the heads up! I've had a model B combo from Canakit in my shopping cart on amazon for the past week now, going to have to hold out until they hit there and I can scoop one up with Prime and not take the hit for shipping.
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Posted: 7/15/2014 8:43:13 PM EDT
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Bought one.
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Posted: 7/15/2014 9:20:14 PM EDT
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I have an older B. Current goal is a smart thermostat/controller for the boiler, wood stove, fans, etc.
Nest can suck it. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 7/16/2014 9:48:21 PM EDT
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ok if your running a B and want to migrate to the B+ you will need to update teh firmware to get the old image to boot on the new RPi. Just a FYI. and 3 Hrs shot wondering why it wont boot.
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Posted: 7/16/2014 9:52:36 PM EDT
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Has anybody got Netflix running on the Pi yet? I know it was being worked on last year. Maybe Silverlight under WINE? If it would run, it would probably be too slow.
This is the reason I can't use one for a media server. Have you contacted Netflix? I email them fairly frequently about this, but we need to get all Linux guys hitting them hard. |
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Posted: 7/16/2014 10:01:13 PM EDT
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This is the reason I can't use one for a media server. Have you contacted Netflix? I email them fairly frequently about this, but we need to get all Linux guys hitting them hard. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Has anybody got Netflix running on the Pi yet? I know it was being worked on last year. Maybe Silverlight under WINE? If it would run, it would probably be too slow.
This is the reason I can't use one for a media server. Have you contacted Netflix? I email them fairly frequently about this, but we need to get all Linux guys hitting them hard. I'm just going with an android TV dongle. I already have one, and will probably just pick up another for the bedroom. |
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Posted: 7/16/2014 10:15:54 PM EDT
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This is the reason I can't use one for a media server. Have you contacted Netflix? I email them fairly frequently about this, but we need to get all Linux guys hitting them hard. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Has anybody got Netflix running on the Pi yet? I know it was being worked on last year. Maybe Silverlight under WINE? If it would run, it would probably be too slow.
This is the reason I can't use one for a media server. Have you contacted Netflix? I email them fairly frequently about this, but we need to get all Linux guys hitting them hard. Why not just run Android on the Pi and play netflix that way? |
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Posted: 7/16/2014 10:18:23 PM EDT
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Ok I got to build this,,
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Posted: 7/17/2014 8:22:08 PM EDT
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Why not just run Android on the Pi and play netflix that way? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Has anybody got Netflix running on the Pi yet? I know it was being worked on last year. Maybe Silverlight under WINE? If it would run, it would probably be too slow.
This is the reason I can't use one for a media server. Have you contacted Netflix? I email them fairly frequently about this, but we need to get all Linux guys hitting them hard. Why not just run Android on the Pi and play netflix that way? Android on the Pi is not that advanced yet. |
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