Basically, if you want lot's of i/o, overall better performance and overall better connectivity, get the bone. If you want better raphics and an extra $45 in your pocket, get the PI. If you feel you deserve to suffer, get an Arduino with a networking shield.
Man, that is a really tough call. I coveteth the IO pins (especially the
12-bit ADCs!) and better through-put of the Bone, but the Pi's on-board
graphics and audio are very, very appealing. Any idea how much IO you lose
when adding the DVI-D to the Bone? That could be the make-or-break for me.
> Basically, if you want lot's of i/o, overall better performance and
> overall better connectivity, get the bone. If you want better
> raphics and an extra $45 in your pocket, get the PI. If you feel you
> deserve to suffer, get an Arduino with a networking shield.
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I could not imagine putting the DVI cape on the BB under any circumstances, since any application that would require the DVI cape would have me shopping for entirely different boards.
For what it might be worth, the node.js web-server on the BB is pretty nice, and you can use a number of other web technologies if you prefer (YAWS, embedded versions of Apache etc.) -- so the ability to use a browser-based UI is an attractive alternative to a dedicated display in some applications.
On Wednesday, September 26, 2012 10:10:10 AM UTC-6, sean.mcbeth wrote:
> Man, that is a really tough call. I coveteth the IO pins (especially the > 12-bit ADCs!) and better through-put of the Bone, but the Pi's on-board > graphics and audio are very, very appealing. Any idea how much IO you lose > when adding the DVI-D to the Bone? That could be the make-or-break for me.
> On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 11:54 AM, pezman <mikeh...@gmail.com <javascript:> > > wrote:
>> Here's a pretty nice article that compares the two
>> Basically, if you want lot's of i/o, overall better performance and >> overall better connectivity, get the bone. If you want better >> raphics and an extra $45 in your pocket, get the PI. If you feel you >> deserve to suffer, get an Arduino with a networking shield.
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> I think that if graphics are make or break, you may want to go Pi. The BB
> is perfectly optimized for headless operation (with volumetric displays
> being one really interesting exception
> https://plus.google.com/104712705716996155416/posts/eTrjfM3K5uz ).
> I could not imagine putting the DVI cape on the BB under any
> circumstances, since any application that would require the DVI cape would
> have me shopping for entirely different boards.
> For what it might be worth, the node.js web-server on the BB is pretty
> nice, and you can use a number of other web technologies if you prefer
> (YAWS, embedded versions of Apache etc.) -- so the ability to use a
> browser-based UI is an attractive alternative to a dedicated display in
> some applications.
> On Wednesday, September 26, 2012 10:10:10 AM UTC-6, sean.mcbeth wrote:
>> Man, that is a really tough call. I coveteth the IO pins (especially the
>> 12-bit ADCs!) and better through-put of the Bone, but the Pi's on-board
>> graphics and audio are very, very appealing. Any idea how much IO you lose
>> when adding the DVI-D to the Bone? That could be the make-or-break for me.
>> On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 11:54 AM, pezman <mikeh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Here's a pretty nice article that compares the two
>>> Basically, if you want lot's of i/o, overall better performance and
>>> overall better connectivity, get the bone. If you want better
>>> raphics and an extra $45 in your pocket, get the PI. If you feel you
>>> deserve to suffer, get an Arduino with a networking shield.
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On Wednesday, September 26, 2012 11:12:50 AM UTC-6, sean.mcbeth wrote:
> Very true, hadnt considered that. Im thinking of some home made arcade > games ideas. > On Sep 26, 2012 1:08 PM, "pezman" <mikeh...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > wrote:
>> I think that if graphics are make or break, you may want to go Pi. The >> BB is perfectly optimized for headless operation (with volumetric displays >> being one really interesting exception >> https://plus.google.com/104712705716996155416/posts/eTrjfM3K5uz ).
>> I could not imagine putting the DVI cape on the BB under any >> circumstances, since any application that would require the DVI cape would >> have me shopping for entirely different boards.
>> For what it might be worth, the node.js web-server on the BB is pretty >> nice, and you can use a number of other web technologies if you prefer >> (YAWS, embedded versions of Apache etc.) -- so the ability to use a >> browser-based UI is an attractive alternative to a dedicated display in >> some applications.
>> On Wednesday, September 26, 2012 10:10:10 AM UTC-6, sean.mcbeth wrote:
>>> Man, that is a really tough call. I coveteth the IO pins (especially the >>> 12-bit ADCs!) and better through-put of the Bone, but the Pi's on-board >>> graphics and audio are very, very appealing. Any idea how much IO you lose >>> when adding the DVI-D to the Bone? That could be the make-or-break for me.
>>> On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 11:54 AM, pezman <mikeh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Here's a pretty nice article that compares the two
>>>> Basically, if you want lot's of i/o, overall better performance and >>>> overall better connectivity, get the bone. If you want better >>>> raphics and an extra $45 in your pocket, get the PI. If you feel you >>>> deserve to suffer, get an Arduino with a networking shield.
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> On Wednesday, September 26, 2012 11:12:50 AM UTC-6, sean.mcbeth wrote:
>> Very true, hadnt considered that. Im thinking of some home made arcade
>> games ideas.
>> On Sep 26, 2012 1:08 PM, "pezman" <mikeh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I could not imagine putting the DVI cape on the BB under any
>>> circumstances, since any application that would require the DVI cape would
>>> have me shopping for entirely different boards.
>>> For what it might be worth, the node.js web-server on the BB is pretty
>>> nice, and you can use a number of other web technologies if you prefer
>>> (YAWS, embedded versions of Apache etc.) -- so the ability to use a
>>> browser-based UI is an attractive alternative to a dedicated display in
>>> some applications.
>>> On Wednesday, September 26, 2012 10:10:10 AM UTC-6, sean.mcbeth wrote:
>>>> Man, that is a really tough call. I coveteth the IO pins (especially
>>>> the 12-bit ADCs!) and better through-put of the Bone, but the Pi's on-board
>>>> graphics and audio are very, very appealing. Any idea how much IO you lose
>>>> when adding the DVI-D to the Bone? That could be the make-or-break for me.
>>>> On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 11:54 AM, pezman <mikeh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Here's a pretty nice article that compares the two
>>>>> Basically, if you want lot's of i/o, overall better performance and
>>>>> overall better connectivity, get the bone. If you want better
>>>>> raphics and an extra $45 in your pocket, get the PI. If you feel you
>>>>> deserve to suffer, get an Arduino with a networking shield.
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>> On Wednesday, September 26, 2012 11:12:50 AM UTC-6, sean.mcbeth wrote:
>>> Very true, hadnt considered that. Im thinking of some home made arcade >>> games ideas. >>> On Sep 26, 2012 1:08 PM, "pezman" <mikeh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> I could not imagine putting the DVI cape on the BB under any >>>> circumstances, since any application that would require the DVI cape would >>>> have me shopping for entirely different boards.
>>>> For what it might be worth, the node.js web-server on the BB is pretty >>>> nice, and you can use a number of other web technologies if you prefer >>>> (YAWS, embedded versions of Apache etc.) -- so the ability to use a >>>> browser-based UI is an attractive alternative to a dedicated display in >>>> some applications.
>>>> On Wednesday, September 26, 2012 10:10:10 AM UTC-6, sean.mcbeth wrote:
>>>>> Man, that is a really tough call. I coveteth the IO pins (especially >>>>> the 12-bit ADCs!) and better through-put of the Bone, but the Pi's on-board >>>>> graphics and audio are very, very appealing. Any idea how much IO you lose >>>>> when adding the DVI-D to the Bone? That could be the make-or-break for me.
>>>>> On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 11:54 AM, pezman <mikeh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Here's a pretty nice article that compares the two
>>>>>> Basically, if you want lot's of i/o, overall better performance and >>>>>> overall better connectivity, get the bone. If you want better >>>>>> raphics and an extra $45 in your pocket, get the PI. If you feel you >>>>>> deserve to suffer, get an Arduino with a networking shield.
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>>> On Wednesday, September 26, 2012 11:12:50 AM UTC-6, sean.mcbeth wrote:
>>>> Very true, hadnt considered that. Im thinking of some home made arcade
>>>> games ideas.
>>>> On Sep 26, 2012 1:08 PM, "pezman" <mikeh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> I could not imagine putting the DVI cape on the BB under any
>>>>> circumstances, since any application that would require the DVI cape would
>>>>> have me shopping for entirely different boards.
>>>>> For what it might be worth, the node.js web-server on the BB is pretty
>>>>> nice, and you can use a number of other web technologies if you prefer
>>>>> (YAWS, embedded versions of Apache etc.) -- so the ability to use a
>>>>> browser-based UI is an attractive alternative to a dedicated display in
>>>>> some applications.
>>>>> On Wednesday, September 26, 2012 10:10:10 AM UTC-6, sean.mcbeth wrote:
>>>>>> Man, that is a really tough call. I coveteth the IO pins (especially
>>>>>> the 12-bit ADCs!) and better through-put of the Bone, but the Pi's on-board
>>>>>> graphics and audio are very, very appealing. Any idea how much IO you lose
>>>>>> when adding the DVI-D to the Bone? That could be the make-or-break for me.
>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 11:54 AM, pezman <mikeh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> Here's a pretty nice article that compares the two
>>>>>>> Basically, if you want lot's of i/o, overall better performance and
>>>>>>> overall better connectivity, get the bone. If you want better
>>>>>>> raphics and an extra $45 in your pocket, get the PI. If you feel
>>>>>>> you deserve to suffer, get an Arduino with a networking shield.
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