Raspberry Pi
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My Pi gets hot like a hot plate when running continuously under moderate load, so if you want to use it prolonged in an enclosure or case a heatsink is a good to make its life longer
any links for the heat sink ?
Is it possible to connect Pi to a laptop & use it's display ? My laptop has MiniDisplay port, HDMI output ports.
Secondly, how do I connect to a non-HDMI monitor ? I have a old CRT. Which converter you guys using ?
Getting such a heat sink from india is out of question, I salvegd mine from a dead motherboard, which fortunately fitted with pi, you can make one yourself by going to one of the aluminum fabrication guys and give them the dimensions
I dont know about using the laptops display so cant guide you much, in this case Google is your best friend
For using an old CRT the Pi has a composite out you can hook it through it
For non-hdmi display a cable converter is best option such as HDMI-TO-DVI, HDMI-TO-VGA etc
http://www.raspberrypi.org/wp-conte...reen-Shot-2012-12-24-at-10.59.55-1024x722.png
Screen shot of Pi's IO ports
Here are the links of HDMI-to-VGA Cable
HDMI-to-VGA convertor
Apparently convertor and cable are different things, I can't say for sure whether you need converter or a cable for connecting to your CRT monitor
http://www.adafruit.com/adablog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/pt_1207.jpg
The heat sink looks something like this only little bit bigger in-size almost touching the yellow port
Screen shot of Pi's IO ports
Here are the links of HDMI-to-VGA Cable
HDMI-to-VGA convertor
Apparently convertor and cable are different things, I can't say for sure whether you need converter or a cable for connecting to your CRT monitor
http://www.adafruit.com/adablog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/pt_1207.jpg
The heat sink looks something like this only little bit bigger in-size almost touching the yellow port
Is there an app for Android that controls Linux remotely.
I am thinking of the following setup.
RPi for downloading torrents connected to my external powered 3TB hard disk.
Does Model B come with WiFi dongle installed on the board or do we have to use an external WiFi dongle.
I will be controlling it via my Nexus 10 remotely once the initial setup is done. Already have ordered a 64GB class 10 SDCard as was thinking of using my phone as a regular download rig.
Final question is that since I don't wish to use it's 1080p playing abilities anytime soon, should i just save my money and stick with using my Mobile Phone as the Torrent Downloader.
I am thinking of the following setup.
RPi for downloading torrents connected to my external powered 3TB hard disk.
Does Model B come with WiFi dongle installed on the board or do we have to use an external WiFi dongle.
I will be controlling it via my Nexus 10 remotely once the initial setup is done. Already have ordered a 64GB class 10 SDCard as was thinking of using my phone as a regular download rig.
Final question is that since I don't wish to use it's 1080p playing abilities anytime soon, should i just save my money and stick with using my Mobile Phone as the Torrent Downloader.
