2015-02-20, 12:32
After much delay in transit, i got my RPi-2, case and power adapter yesterday 
So, finally i could install this new RPi-2 into its new plastic RPi-B+ case and have a play.
My initial finding was there was some mismatch in the internally openings within the case, so i guess CPU placement is a little different between RPi-B and RPi-2.
Using a heatsink would require a little plastic surgery which is no big deal.
I then installed OpenELEC on a 4GB class 6 SD flash card i had lying around, and dispite having some concerns it wasn't class 10, all seemed to work OK.
But when connected via HDMI cable to my Dell U2711 monitor, i had occassional red dots scattered on the screen accompanied with an occasional loss of video.
I thought there was some hardware issue with my new toy, however, it worked without such picture issues when connected to my Pioneer plasma pannel.
As such, i put such problems down to a possible dodgy HDMI cable that i rarely use, and then only with my monitor.
I'll play a little more to see if such issues come back but watching a 2hr BD rip i saw no picture issues at all
I then set up the Pioneer for CEC but i had some issues getting CEC to work between the TV and RPi.
However after a few reboots, it seemed to come good all by itself.
Now i like controlling the both TV and RPi2 with the same TV remote, though i can;t map actions to buttones like i could with the BT remote.
As such, i simple need to work out what actions all buttons have on the RPi and hope that this is enough
I didn't have so much luck with getting my ASUS BT adapter working together with my PS3 BT/IR remote.
These devices worked well together on my HP WS but on the RPi, it's likley i'll stick with CEC.
As such, i'm not too concerned with lack of BT remote at the moment.
Obviously i've got some more work to optimise the setup but it looks promising
However one issue is the case itself, and the fact that there are cables coming out from both the rear and side of the case,
It's unsightly at best.
So does anyone know if there is a quality metal case that allows:
Maybe i'm looking at it the wrong way and i should tape the RPi to the back of my TV but i'm not fond of that approach.
An accessable case with all cables plugged into the rear of the box seems more logical to me
Anyone know of such a case and/or short (panel styles) cables one could use in building such a case?
What would be the best OS to install if one wants to fiddle more with their setup? OpenELEC, Raspbian, others?
Cheers.
PS:
I guess i need to buy an MPEG-2 and VC-1 licence to play such media though H264 is included...
Which brings me to the question, what is the most taxing H264 BD rip that people are aware of?
So, finally i could install this new RPi-2 into its new plastic RPi-B+ case and have a play.
My initial finding was there was some mismatch in the internally openings within the case, so i guess CPU placement is a little different between RPi-B and RPi-2.
Using a heatsink would require a little plastic surgery which is no big deal.
I then installed OpenELEC on a 4GB class 6 SD flash card i had lying around, and dispite having some concerns it wasn't class 10, all seemed to work OK.
But when connected via HDMI cable to my Dell U2711 monitor, i had occassional red dots scattered on the screen accompanied with an occasional loss of video.
I thought there was some hardware issue with my new toy, however, it worked without such picture issues when connected to my Pioneer plasma pannel.
As such, i put such problems down to a possible dodgy HDMI cable that i rarely use, and then only with my monitor.
I'll play a little more to see if such issues come back but watching a 2hr BD rip i saw no picture issues at all
I then set up the Pioneer for CEC but i had some issues getting CEC to work between the TV and RPi.
However after a few reboots, it seemed to come good all by itself.
Now i like controlling the both TV and RPi2 with the same TV remote, though i can;t map actions to buttones like i could with the BT remote.
As such, i simple need to work out what actions all buttons have on the RPi and hope that this is enough
I didn't have so much luck with getting my ASUS BT adapter working together with my PS3 BT/IR remote.
These devices worked well together on my HP WS but on the RPi, it's likley i'll stick with CEC.
As such, i'm not too concerned with lack of BT remote at the moment.
Obviously i've got some more work to optimise the setup but it looks promising
However one issue is the case itself, and the fact that there are cables coming out from both the rear and side of the case,
It's unsightly at best.
So does anyone know if there is a quality metal case that allows:
- the RPI-2 to lay inside the case and directly expose the Ethernet and USB ports via the rear of the case
- allow for thermal pad to connect the processor to the metal case for better passive cooling and thus overclocking
- allow the power and activity led to be clearly seen on the front via optical (clear plastic) channels
- also expose the micro USB, HDMI and audio ports via the rear of the case (using quality built very short cables)
- provide for a hardware button (via supplied software) to turn on/shut down the RPi-2
- expose some of the GPOI headers at the rear via RS232 sytle port
- be not much bigger in length and width than a 2.5" or even 3.5"" HDD (though it will be taller)... size is not that big an issue under the TV...
Maybe i'm looking at it the wrong way and i should tape the RPi to the back of my TV but i'm not fond of that approach.
An accessable case with all cables plugged into the rear of the box seems more logical to me
Anyone know of such a case and/or short (panel styles) cables one could use in building such a case?
What would be the best OS to install if one wants to fiddle more with their setup? OpenELEC, Raspbian, others?
Cheers.
PS:
I guess i need to buy an MPEG-2 and VC-1 licence to play such media though H264 is included...
Which brings me to the question, what is the most taxing H264 BD rip that people are aware of?
That's what stand-offs are for 
