GeeekPi Raspberry Pi 4 Set-Top Box Kit with Full Size HDMI Ports!
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- In This video, we take a look bath the all-new GeeekPi Acrylic Raspberry Pi Set-top Box Kit.
This case/Kit adds full-size HDMI ports to The Raspberry pi 4 and it moves all the ports to the back for a cleaner looking Raspberry pi setup.
No drivers are needed so this will work with any Raspberry Pi OS like Retropie, Lakka, Raspberry OS, Batocera, Ubuntu, and many more.
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They should have used the extra space on the extension card for installing a ssd or for hats or something
MrAse67 glad I wasn’t the only one thinking this
An ssd? And have it what, connected over usb? 🤮
@@TheDarkFalcon USB-C the only good way.
A hdd is also fine hahaha
@@TheDarkFalcon Over USB 3.0 its totaly fine. Thats around 5Gbit/s, so ~600MB/s. Yeah there is overhead, but Its fine for a Pi.
Set-top box made me think of a cable box replacement.
i am admittedly disappointed. but my presumption is not ypur fault. youve always been here for us. Thumbs up.
Thank god. I hated the micro ports, I felt like I was buying an iPhone with all the adapter cables I had to start buying 🤣
Personally I would have loved them (RPi Foundation) to have left a standard HDMI connector, removed the DSI header and replaced it with a "HDMI" header. That way if you need the second HDMI port you can buy a converter (as you have to at the moment). It would also mean that having the HDMI like that, internal connections would be easier so you could have a cleaner install (like the official 7" RPi screen) and it gets around the issue that no one seems to be using the DSI and it's limited resolution capability.
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That is nice. They should add for that space a HDD plugin or SSD and a sensor to adjust the CPU Fan speed with the temp. Then I would buy it.
Thank you for the video.
for the time being, adding SATA/M.2 port on the daughterboard isn't worth it due to no internal wiring to USB3.0 port. Maybe in the future rpi foundation will allow it by making USB3.0 accessible throught GPIO, but realistically one should wait for Compute Module 4 which should make any wiring possible.
@@haziqsembilanlima to me there looks to be clearance above the pi usb ports for an usb extension to plug in and and feed back inside the case, Have seen smaller cases with less room do it. would be a great addition and use of the large empty space to the right.
additionally the case seems big but don't have one in front of me, would a slim 60mm or 80mm fan fit ? (I know they are normally 12v but a lot of them will still spin at 5v super quiet)
It appears that I’m now a Pi case collector! Every time a new case comes out ( low cost) I pick it up and see if it’s worth my attention.
Thanks for introducing me to a new case ETA , now I need to see who’s selling them...
He must have trouble opening his front door there are so many Raspberry Pis in his house
😂
Can you use raspberry pis to automate other raspberry pis to automate a house?
@@turtlelore2 Well, I guess you can use a Pi as a smart home hub, which controls several slave (technical term) Pis, which all automate the house. Each slave controls something different, like blinds, HVAC, to even a front door. So to answer your question, yes, you can.
the front door is made of all the Pi cases he's bough
I see a small apartment
I see ETA Prime alone
and a lot of Raspberry Pi's
...Jesus that's a lot of Raspberry Pis.
In my opinion, the "L" ports layout adopted on our beloved Raspberry Pi is a big mistake!!! If we had all the ports on backside from the start, the projects with it would be a LOT easier to do. This GeeekPi kit solves this problem!!! Great thing!!!
Just bought the The Set-Top Box Kit from your link. Thank you for the Review.
Just got one of these cases, and I'm really likening the case. Thank for you review, I'm big on acrylic cases.
What a great product. This looks great and it's nice having all the sockets on the back
I like the end result that this case provides but man it doubles the footprint of the pi in the process... Great video as always!
I finally got one of these cases after ordering it direct from GeeekPi through their eBay store. Can't wait to put it all together and get it hooked up to the tv in my living room. Most of the other LEDs across my entertainment center are blue, so the fan will fit right in.
Seems like a cool idea, may have to pick one of those up! I'm definitely ready for RetroFlag to start cranking out some compatible pi 4 cases though!
It's currently unavailable when I checked but I personally recommend the Argon one as an alternative for pretty much the same price. No full size HDMI though but that shouldn't be a deal breaker.
I don't care for those acrylic cases either. Love these kind of board/box kits!!
That setup is pretty sweet. Thanks for the video!!
For $25, this is awesome. Will be my new retropie kit.
Ive just got my Argon40 case for my Pi4, it's super slick. Really happy with it.
it looks very clean that way
This is how I have my raspberry pi 4 set up 🙌
that add in board design is ingenious! no one ever thought to slightly change the orientation and feed the side I/O into daughterboard all these years
shame that they didn't include power/reset buttons, IR transceiver module wired through gpio on that board, placed on the front for true stb functionality
What we really need is case with an integrated 2.5" drive slot and a working SATA interface, now that USB boot is possible and SSD will be the new high-end standard. I wish the ARGON one would have an SSD variant of their case.
Argon uses m2 sata. This drives have the same or even cheaper prices than 2.5" ssd
Neat, just the breakout board is totally useful. I have been looking to maybe put a RPi4 in a small fish tank with mineral oil and with this breakout board it would make cable management much easier.
Wow, that looks very nice! Plenty of room for extras in there too!
Ida designed it so the new board had the fan in it and have it sit on top instead of the side. There would have been some stuff sticking out of the side where the rerouted ports are but the case could be designed appropriately to take care of that. You'd still have everything accessible out the back... Just a different form factor.
Amazing, no more dealing with "fragile" micro HDMI ports. Also, the location is great to have a neat and clean desktop. I was always afraid to deal with them(micro HDMI), seemed like there were going to break soon because of the wear and tear. Also they were temperamental on Rpi 4 Rev 1.1 boards. Ordering mine(1) as we speak.
At a Pi Day event in February, Eben Upton stated that they've had little to no problems with physical fragility of the Pi 4 micro HDMI ports. With the shear numbers of Pi 4's shipped there are no ranting threads about broken micro hdmi ports on the Pi forums.
Sadly Amazon is out of the product and doesn't know when it will be back in stock. Good review and real glad to see this kind of added item. I really like tha it is all on one side. keeps things nice. I like the added cover you added on top too.
That is a very nice case. Thanks for letting us know about it.
I guess having full sized hdmi’s is good but I just think the argon one offers a much better all round package.
I agree with this. I just set up my Argon One and the mini hdmi is finicky if I'm moving it around my desk. Once set up and in place though I have no issues. If Argon had a full size hdmi and power switch on the front I think it'd be the perfect case.
The aesthetic of the argon one is superb and the magnetic cover allows perfect access to the GPIO. The little GPIO window on this one is pretty much impossible to use without taking the top off first. The price is the same too or a little more depending on what you want to include but it still screams of premium quality.
what's the big deal?? you can still utilize your Argon case because all the new board does is connect into the existing ports on the Pi, so then essentially you can just set the little new contraption into the acrylic base and only use standoff for the new PCB side.. I don't know because I don't have the Argon case but I might just pick up both and experiment just because You've now sparked my interest in this question XD
I wanted a argon one but they messed up not offering full size HDMI ports in it.
Honestly a mini to full size cable isn't that much of an inconvenience.
Especially for a set top box that will never move.
Finally. Been waiting for this since forever.
An aluminium case would be perfect. But I love the full size HDMI ports. Saves on buying new cables.
Just bought two of these from your recommendation, although if they just sold the extension boards I would have preferred to get those and find a different case. Cable management is a nightmare and having all cables on one side will make a difference.
Placing all ports on one side is why I got the Argon One case. Pricier than this, but not much so. I agree $25 is a bit much for an all acrylic case.
have a few PI-3. And did not like the PI-4 because of the Hdmi ports. I can see this on my desk. good information and video.
I'd like to see it with a built in power switch
We all wish for that. Meanwhile, two(2) Smart Plug Mini WiFi Outlet are taking care of my RPi 4's simulating a power switch controlled by my smartphone app.
Wonder if the low profile ice cooler would fit ?
I had one of these. Just a word of warning that the breakout board on the one I had was causing a severe voltage-drop. I tested it with 3 different Pi's/power sources, with and without the breakout board. Also, the breakout board was about 2-3mm out of level with the Pi.......which drove my OCD crazy.
Very nice case, i realy liked it.
I got this case a couple weeks ago for my Pi 4. I do like getting all ports on one side and I like the full size HDMI ports. However, it does make it rather large compared to other cases it is even larger than my Intel NUC. I do like the idea of the carbon fiber wrap so may get some of that for mine. I do think the Argon One case is probably a better option over all even though it keeps the micro HDMI ports. The main reason I went with this over the Argon case is due to availability the Argon One case showed delivery almost a month and a half out where as I got this in about 3-4 days.
Personally the argon one is still my favorite case of the Pi4. No other case has yet to match the functionality and quality of the argon one. Very similar concept but with much more premium quality and functionality while costing exactly the same.
interesting box kit!
Adding an IR blaster would make it like a media box
An acrylic media set top box? I may vomit
@@sickley2 like ETAprime has shown in thid video we can add a black coating
got it
Thanks for the video. What about noise? Acrylic cases are generally noisy.
i was waiting for this one!!!
With all that internal space on that PCB I would love to see an M.2 or sata adapter for throwing in an SSD.
This is awesome!
I have an Argon case and it's great. Fan rarely kicks in and I have it over locked to the max. This case should have a double stacked hdmi to keep the footprint smaller. Argon1 looks much better too.
neat idea!
I love the idea. I just wish it didn’t double the width of the Pi4. It seems like they could have found some solution to stack the HDMI and USB-C to really streamline this. The Argon case seems a bit more refined.
really wish it had a sata port too for a HDD, which you would think a lot of set-top-box users would want.
could you cut the acrylic top for an original ice tower? i guess that's too much work without the proper tools and experience. maybe with a vise and hobby rotational cutting tool and vinyl cover. could you place an m.2 NVMe with a USB 3 adapter in the case?
Finally some real HDMI ports.
that case is clean asfff
anddd you ruined it with that black tape lmao
Love the case and pcb wish that pcb had a USB to sata chip and a 2.5 drive socket .
I have a Retropie question. What folder do I copy Gamecube games to? I like the canakit case, bought the max starter kit and 2 controllers for my grandson.
Great video! Itnis might make me step on the grass for a pi 4...... but....Two things:
Questions!:Any chance on a follow up as to what better heat sinks fit inside this case if someone is trying to overclock at the highest stable speed for gaming/media?
Also, any chance of reviewing the The X825 (c3?) expansion board from Geekworm? I’d love your opinion on them.....
I want this case!!! I will mod the case top to allow for the ice tower cooler though
Looks ok but I have some issues with this: It's higher than it could be (loads of empty space especially in height but might have a reason) and beyond a nice PCB a power button would have been a 'must have' addition if you make a case right? No reason to move all ports to the back if you still have to reach to the back to fully power it down
Great idea, but I love my Flirc case, if Flirc or similar had a breakout case for this board I'd be more tempted
Sir it would be cool to see you put together what you think would be a great raspberry pi4, with parts you would recommend to make it a great set-top & retro base console and links to the items you are using (which are your recommended cases/heat sinks/fans/etc) and show it overclocked and in action.
Nice! Too bad it’s not available now on Amazon. Wonder if I can get an Ice Tower fan to fit with this setup.
yay finally they make it
Pair this extension board with an I/O shield, one of their better coolers and you’ve got a pretty capable mini itx or stx raspberry pi build finally!
Thoughts on the best SBC for a media player/nas for home use? I want to store all my movies on a LAN nas to access from different rooms.
1:57 you mean MICRO HDMI, mini HDMI is the one rasppi zero uses.
Also, what do you think of all the space above the PCB? what do you think we can put there to add some functionality to this box? I'm thinking some kind of additional storage but doesn't look like there's enough space for 2.5" hdd.
this is a nice extension pcb and case, but they could have gone with a larger 80mm fan since there was so much dead space. Not exactly what I hoped when I read Set-Top Box. Sure looks cleaner, except for the blue light
I think the pricing is more than fair for what you're getting. I could see making a nice setup here including Sonarr/Radarr/Lidarr/Jackett/Transmission and a Plex Media Server or Kodi.
Great video. The one i got has a USB 2.0 port in the back (or front depending on which way you look at it). I tried to plug a mouse into it but nothing happens. Any pointer? Thanks
i like the argon one much more. but nice alternative
Can you output to two TVs (hdmi) at the same time with this? Say you wanted to run Kodi to a TV in one room and another and watch same movie at the same time?
Nice I got the same case for my pi 4 8gb
that's nice but the argon one does the same thing but the GPIO is easier to get to (the only issue with the Argon One is the mini HDMI) all ports are at the back of it too, oh and it adds a power switch and the top of the case is 1 large heatsink
Hey eta just wanted to run this by you the beta of the vulken driver has been released for the Pi might want to do a video on it
Some type of Display for the Front would top it off beautiful
An infra-red remote sensor and a digital clock. Like every other set-top box ever made. Then I'd spend $25.
@etaprime could you add the low profile ice tower instead of the heat sinks and that fan or is the low profile ice tower too tall? was thinking about a case that could house the low pro ice tower so that way the rp4 isnt so exposed.
Might be able to fit a heatsink on that CPU if you mount the fan to the outer top of the case. A black fan would probably look better on the exterior though.
Would you use this over the Argon One Pi 4 case? I think that case is the best case minus the full size HDMI.
Hi, you didn't comment on the sound of the fan, I have a similar fan attached to my rPi4 which I used for a media player, and I had to disconnect it as the sound of the fan was just way too loud, even when I wasn't using the machine to play media, how was this fan?
Hey ETA prime! Looking at the addon board it looks sweet. However it would have been much better if there was a option to add a Sata Ssd or Nvme drive on the PCB! Other than that it's good 👍
Be cool if there was a USB3 to SATA connector on the expansion board. Maybe an SSD could fit over top.
Excelente
It makes the housing so much bigger. It would be better to have those HDMI ports USB-C ports above the Ethernet and USB-3 ports to have the overall housing more cubic and in fact much smaller.
Would the low profile ice tower cooler fit inside this if you mounted the fan on top of the top cover?
Theycould moved the gpios to the back aswell. Just so you could have every port on the back. Saw that the case had plenty of room left over the HDMI ports.
It looks like you can add Geekworm's X820 board so you can have SSD/HDD or M.2 support as well. You wouldn't be able to use the case though.
This would look even more awesome if you put that wrap on all plastics.
I don't think the $25 is unreasonable TBH. You spend more than that for 2 good Micro HDMI adapters and this replaces them all together and it has a case. I may pick this up for my Plex Pi build. Quick question, the fan LED, is it RGB or just blue? I picked up 4 fans that are used on the Ice Tower if it's not RGB. Thanks for the video.
It would look much better if you put that tape to all the pieces of the case. Anyway, great as always and do not forget to watch the PS5 Presentation in a few hours!
I really like this and I would happily pay $25 for it.
Can you tell me or link me to where you got the black carbon fiber cover stuff? I would like to get some. Thanks!
You should also get a case for the Raspberry pie because The exposed mother board could be a fire hazard. :p
would of been amazing to see some sort of m.2 slot on the addon card to give more storage, and maybe VESA mount.
Is there a ATX ITX PC case that has a adapter plug in board so can use it in a sturdy case?
Looks like their would be room for them to add a place for a usb to sata or m.2 adapter for a 2.5 hard drive/ssd for media storage.
I have to wonder at the obsession people have with the HDMI ports. I bought a couple of Vilros adapter cables and just leave them connected and connect and disconnect from there to save wear and tear. I actually prefer it that way. Of all the things for people to lose their minds over.
What pins did you used to install the fan? Looks like the first two front ones.
that extra empty space inside the top and bottom panel, can it fit in another 2.5'' SSD?
This product feels like a great idea but a missed opportunity... there are cases that include 2.5" drive support over USB 3.1 and some that include IR blaster support.
GeeekPi, if you're watching, if you wanna make a _killer_ media center / desktop case that I (and hopefully many, many others will buy), first look at Geekworm's X825 case (B07VXF2HJG on Amazon) and add the following to your case;
◼ 2.5" drive support with a short PCB to loop over the topmost USB 3.1 port straight back to your daughter-board and blank off the panel
◼ Use the ASMedia _ASM1351_ or _ASM235CM_ chipset *WITH UPDATED FIRMWARE* so that we get full speed native boot from USB 3.1, UAS/UASP support and TRIM (see link at the end)
◼ Support for your awesome low profile ice tower cooler so we can keep it cool whilst overclocking, possibly a secondary exhaust fan on the other side to get great airflow
◼ A nice power on / soft off button and a jumper on the board to set whether the board should be powered up when power is applied or not
◼ A lovely metal case or if transparent plastic, include a 40mm fan guard
◼ IR support so we can use remotes for media center control
◼ Feeling adventurous? Add a 3 inch OLED 256x64 screen :)
I will happily pay $100 for that. Seriously.
Link for USB 3.1 enclosures that support UAS / TRIM: www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=245931
Better then small HDMI, but is it needed to double the size?
The Argon One is way sexier but they clearly missed the mark by not including full HDMI ports. At least someone brought that option to the table.
Did you ever use a large cooler with this? Thanks.
you can get the argon one which puts all the ports on the back for that price but no large hdmi and much better looking case