JUNE 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 83
1.
(fave.co/2xmpIZP) transforms your Pi into the ultimate
Plex streaming box. The Raspberry Pi TV Hat accessory
(£9 from fave.co/2xmpOAF), meanwhile, can grant
your mini-PC the ability to read over-the-air TV signals.
- Give a dumb TV smarts
Likewise, if you have a dumb TV that you’d like to
add web browsing and other basic computing abilities
to, the Raspberry Pi does the trick without costing
anywhere near as much as Asus’s Chromebit C10 (£149
from fave.co/2IxbN5L) or Windows-powered Compute
Stick (£49 from fave.co/2Q2SsNE). You’ll want to use
Raspberry Pi 2, 3 or 4, though – the original Pi and
the Raspberry Pi Zero are just pokey enough to be
frustrating for general tasks. With the right case, the Pi
can look downright stylish in your home cinema, too.
JUNE 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 83
1.
(fave.co/2xmpIZP) transforms your Pi into the ultimate
Plex streaming box. The Raspberry Pi TV Hat accessory
(£9 from fave.co/2xmpOAF), meanwhile, can grant
your mini-PC the ability to read over-the-air TV signals.
- Give a dumb TV smarts
Likewise,if youhavea dumbTVthatyou’dliketo
addweb browsing and other basic computing abilities
to, the Raspberry Pi does the trick without costing
anywhere near as much as Asus’s Chromebit C10 (£149
from fave.co/2IxbN5L) or Windows-powered Compute
Stick (£49 from fave.co/2Q2SsNE). You’ll want to use
Raspberry Pi 2, 3 or 4, though – the original Pi and
the Raspberry Pi Zero are just pokey enough to be
frustrating for general tasks. With the right case, the Pi
can look downright stylish in your home cinema, too.
