What Pi do I use?
April 7, 2024, 13:53
Hi! I want a raspberry pi to show a simple dashboard to a screen - it has to get data from an api.
It would also be cool if I could host my discord bot on there
so, requirements:
python
hdmi
wlan/lan
What is the best price-performance i can get with a raspberry pi?
The minimum you can get which would reach your requirements would be the pi 3B
Thank you :)
Np
Wait I read that wrong
The pi 3B is the minimum that has both wlan and lan
But you can go all the way down to the pi zero if you just want wlan
Ofcourse these have less power tho for a live camera feed
Less performance*
would it have enough power?
Eh it can but it won't look too pretty
Its workable tho
Definitely workable
But don't expect 4k 60fps. Youll probably achieve 720p 20-30fps on a pi zero 2w
720p oof
I mean its just a 15$ difference to the 3b
Hmm
If your fine with that
Another advantage tho with the zero is power usage
Will it be running on battery power?
no
do you know the resolution a pi3b could get?
Hmm one maybe 1080p with a decent frame rate
I can get example live feed from a freind who has a zero actually
i think for my intents the framerate doesnt even matter, i could live well with 10fps
Then yes
Its technically possible to do 4k at 10fps but don't quote me on that
A pi 4 can just about do that and the pi 3 is limited by ram so not sure
uhm im on a store page where i can buy a zero w with wifi for 17$ ("Only works with Noobs software") or for 18$
What does that mean
Ignore it
Noobs means out of the box software
So you don't have to install it on the pi. You have to use the imager instead. But that's like all pis so ignore
so i buy the one for 17?
What does or for 18$ mean? They can't change if it works with noobs or not
17 would be fine tho yeah
hm
For 17 the description says only works with noobs and for 18 it just doesnt say that
The 18 option says m.h.
and the 17 o.h.
i think that means something in german, maybe with and without head?
idk
No clue
Ohhh
The difference might be the header
So ones with pins and one you have to solder them on
Ahhhh
yes.
ykw im just gonna buy the one with pins
i have a pi zero w and its quite capable of such things
although
the ram is only 512mb
so if ure comfortable buying something that isnt a raspberry u could get the orange pi zero 2w instead
there are multiple ram options
1gb/1.5gb/2gb and even 4 gb
witha better processor as well
also yes u should i soldered the pins on mine myself, its quite a frustrating job to do
VERY nervewracking
damn that looks like a pi zero w
a zero 2 w costs basically the same and the cpu is WAY better
as it has quad cores
instead of a single core
this is a credible option but be aware software and hardware support isnt always as good for pi alternatives
yup
although it has gotten quite better
for around 24$ u can get an orange pi zero 2 w with 2gb ram
with a quad core cpu
i found it. this is a snapshot of 1600x1200 30fps on a pi zero
crazy what a pi zero can do
Yes