This is a quick tutorial on how to assemble the Raspberry Pi and where to buy some of the parts. Take a look and let me know if you have any questions.
Lets Prepare a card for running RASPBMC (XBMC on a Raspberry PI)
Now that you have put it together lets download some repositories
Finally Set up XBMC on a Raspberry PI…this is long…
Hi guys. I wanted to link my video tutorial that I have recently uploaded to help those who are trying to install Raspbmc on to their SD card to run the XBMC program on a Raspberry Pi. It can be a little confusing so I made an easy to follow video.
If you are confused by what the heck I just said in the paragraph above don’t worry I will break it down. The raspberry pi is a micro computer that many are using as a mini home theater PC. The Raspberry Pi runs Linux, or other variants of operating systems. Two that are popular (because they run the the XBMC interface) are RaspBMC made by a guy named Nazarko and Raspbian made by some other guy (forgive me I don’t know the developer). I have only installed RaspBMC.
The RaspBMC operating system needs to be installed over the web with a live internet connection. The SD card must first be prepped so when you first plug in your Raspberry device it will know what to do. Think of the card as self booting and self installing. Once you follow my video and install the RaspBMC software then you install the SD card into the Raspberry device, plug it in and it takes it from there and finishes the software install. Believe me, its a lot easier than it sounds.
Check it out.
An in depth video series explaining how you can make your own Micro HTPC is coming SOON!
If you’re like me (your typical guy) then you love watching movies. Bluray is great and there is nothing like watching a hi def movie on an HD television or projector. When you need to move from one viewing location to another then the problems begin. You need multiple bluray players and you need to physically drag the movie around with you. With home networking now being fairly easy to set up, a good media streaming player will make it possible to view your movies at any location in the house. Now, almost all DVD players and TV’s have some sort of media playback solution integrated right into their circuitry. The problem is that some work well and some don’t. That’s why having an independent media player/streamer can make life a lot easier.
There are many players on the market…Roku, Apple TV, Boxee Box to name a few. While all of these have their strengths it seems like none of them can do everything. The Raspberry Pi comes close and at a size and price that is hard to believe…around $40, wow!
You can buy the latest Raspberry Pi release here: Raspberry Pi Model B Revision 2.0 (512MB)
The Raspberry Pi is a credit card sized computer that was developed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation in the UK for educational purposes. This small computer with some slick software called Raspbmc enables you to run a full fledged home theater with the XBMC interface. I know if you are unfamiliar with some of these terms I just mentioned then your eyes may be rolling back right now but truly it’s so easy to set up its silly. I am going to provide a multi-video, step by step tutorial on exactly what you need to do to build a really cool home theater device.
This Kit contains the Raspberry board, the case, SD Card and Power Supply. A complete kit that you will need to follow along with my upcoming video tutorials.
