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   On 1/10/24 6:43 AM, Richard Jones wrote:   
   > On 09/01/2024 03:40, 57r.1283 wrote:   
   >> Yep. THAT long to get a "kit" - Pi+Case/Fan.   
   >>   
   >> Oh yea, why do they sell METAL cases that'd   
   >> mostly block the WiFi ???   
   >>   
   >> Prices dropped a bit from December however.   
   >>   
   >> Got the super-special 27W AI power supply pretty   
   >> quick ... but nothing to power with it !   
   >>   
   >> Now ... do I power it with Bullseye, or Wormy ???   
   >>   
   >> Might start by just moving the card in a P4 I've   
   >> been using for streaming content ... that, no   
   >> matter what, tends to hang at 1080p after just   
   >> 30 minutes or so. Figure the P5 may have enough   
   >> extra oomph ...   
   >>   
   >> (yes, I've gone nuts trying to adjust buffer   
   >> sizes and other stuff for Firefox - Chromium   
   >> performs a bit better actually, but only a bit)   
   > Pi 5 needs Bookworm if using Pi OS, Bullseye won't work.   
      
      DID get the thing yesterday and, confirmed, BullsEye   
      won't work with it - you get a weird incompatibility   
      message if you try to use Bull. So, looks like we're   
      stuck with Wormy. 3rd-parties will port their distros   
      over of course, but I still think the RPos is likely   
      the "best tuned" to all the features on the board.   
      
      Did get to use the new dedicated fan connector (they   
      HID it with a little cover - had to read the text on   
      the board to find the thing).   
      
      Interesting quirk ... on the initial set up the wi-fi   
      connections did not show. Appeared at the first "real"   
      boot however. So, could not do "update during install"   
      but had to do it manually later.   
      
      It IS a snappier board than the Pi4 ... you can feel   
      the diff. Not a HUGE diff, but you can tell. Once   
      US prices drop a bit, I'll buy at least one more.   
      Been using a 4 as a security-cam server (with 'motion')   
      and it WILL handle six cams at 1-fps no problem ... but   
      I may add cams, or want to speed up to a slightly   
      higher frame rate).   
      
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