Raspberry Pi 3
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Wally
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Tell him to take his smartphone, he'll add too many complications and questions at border security..
levi
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You can make money transfers using a basic phone, and the bank's phone line FWIW. But you'd still need something running android or an x86 operating system to run skype, I believe, so I'm not sure that this gets you anywhere.
Ian J
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You're all preaching to the converted here guys.
I've tried to talk him into using his android phone as it has everything he needs in one place, he's even buying a local Pay as You Go SIM when he arrives.
But he says he has tried doing transfers using his phone as practice and the website isn't mobile friendly. Basically he has fingers like bananas so struggle with a touch screen (don't tell him I said that).
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Never thought of that, sounds like a very strong argument for taking just his phone.
I've tried to talk him into using his android phone as it has everything he needs in one place, he's even buying a local Pay as You Go SIM when he arrives.
But he says he has tried doing transfers using his phone as practice and the website isn't mobile friendly. Basically he has fingers like bananas so struggle with a touch screen (don't tell him I said that).
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Never thought of that, sounds like a very strong argument for taking just his phone.
Wally
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Your friend sounds complicated and doesn't like your answers heh. Next time he asks, perhaps throw a shoe at him instead 
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Nothing worse than someone trying to feed you the proper inputs so that you will eventually just say what they want to hear. It can be infuriating.
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Next time he asks, perhaps throw a shoe at him instead
LOL Very good
I've told him what the options are, up to him now.
ible
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i got a voltastream, which is like a pi zero but has a built-in DAC:
https://voltastream.com/product/voltastream-zero/
seems to work well, though i'm not an extreme audiophile...
https://voltastream.com/product/voltastream-zero/
seems to work well, though i'm not an extreme audiophile...
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I had the Pi set up to output audio via HDMI as it's plugged through amp to the TV.
I usually play music from it's original source (CD, Vinyl etc) but CD player died and I was looking at going the media player route (currently use one for videos)
Having listened to some music though it just doesn't seem as rich sounding (tested FLAC & WAV) so was wondering how these DACS compared.
I'm no audiophile but I do like to get the best sound I can within a reasonable budget.
I'm using an usb behringer audio device with S/PDI optical output direct to my amplifier. My cubietruck (similar too rpi3) has connected a harddisk by sata, cdrom, usb led display with remote control and this usb audio device and put it into small case. Running relaxx (mpd) audio player on it. I'm not very audiophile, but even i could hear difference between optical and normal audio connection.
spud42
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bit overkill wouldn't it? unless you were to use the camera as well?
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Overkill is my middle name - especially when it comes to designing tech solutions.
Our last doorbell kept desyncing with the base unit inside so we just took the doorbell off... But my idea was to use a webcam pointing at the front door, write a simple motion detection program that captured when somebody moved in front of the door, and send network packets to notify me on my desktop/phone/etc. It also means you can't break/lose the doorbell, it can't desync, and the person at the door doesn't have to actually press it.
Our last doorbell kept desyncing with the base unit inside so we just took the doorbell off... But my idea was to use a webcam pointing at the front door, write a simple motion detection program that captured when somebody moved in front of the door, and send network packets to notify me on my desktop/phone/etc. It also means you can't break/lose the doorbell, it can't desync, and the person at the door doesn't have to actually press it.
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That's exactly what I want so I can see who is at the door.
spud42
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or you could use a baby monitor... i see lots on our local facebook garage sale page... nah, RPi is much cooler..lol
Hellfleck
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I have one of these on a glassdoor : https://shop.pimoroni.de/products/octocam-pi-zero-w-project-kit
work quite well until my WLAN desyncs with it ... crappy WLAN reception where it is
also you could put one of these in it : https://shop.pimoroni.de/collections/raspberry-pi/products/automation-phat
work quite well until my WLAN desyncs with it ... crappy WLAN reception where it is
also you could put one of these in it : https://shop.pimoroni.de/collections/raspberry-pi/products/automation-phat
ible
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isn't it about time for the raspberry pi 4 to come out?
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