We used to have a few different stores that were somewhat like it, like CompUSA, Fry's, Circuit City, Radio Shack... now all those are gone, or a former shell of what they were. Micro Center is IMO better than all of the above, and tends to have a wider selection of parts for any of the types of project they support! And they don't need to pay me to say that. Just wish they had more locations.
Hi Jeff! Thanks again so much for the Pi kit and sensors. They have already been a part of several projects and have helped at our makerspace. And this is a great primer for those just starting with the Pi. I will be sharing this with all those interested in getting started!
Ex Maplin shop manager here - I miss them immensley, great company to work for. The ethos was to help people to get a grip with electronics and our recruitment policy was highly focussed on electronics knowledge. Thanks Jeff - brought back happy memories.
@@JeffGeerling I'd say the craziest thing is that not only is it still supported but some folks are still using them daily and most of the older models are still available for purchase, so it is so easy to keep doing so! I was until recently still using two Pi1's... Finally had the SD card fail in the one remaining original pre memory upgrade version and the last of my other 26pin GPIO age ones so until a week ago or so I'd have been one of them... And I expect I'll be one again soon, as after a spruce up I think one of those projects is going right back into use...
Gotta say, say I dabbled in Linux over the years but the thing that really got it going for me was the ability to continually break and reflash my pi's over and over again and that got me confident enough to move on to x86 and then building my home lab, to eventually having a full rack full of foibles and fun. So thanks to Raspberry Pi foundation and people like you that make it accessible Jeff.
I like how honest the video is with genuine troubleshooting and obstacles that come up. There’s too many people that create beginner guides or tutorials without including their “oh I forgots”. Great stuff.
I'm still rocking a Pi 3. It's not as fast as the newer models, but it's more than enough to run Pi-hole with Unbound and to run scripts to keep my DDNS services up to date. I've had it since well before COVID, they build these things to last!
We lost Tandy years ago then Maplin recently, in the UK. RS Components is good, my nearest is in Bristol is about 35 miles. Was lookig for Amphenol MS type connectors recently, got them from Mouser, amazingly they were dispached from Texas and delivered 2 days later, they also happened to be the best price. I buy nearly all components on line, usually on eBay. Any thing built for outside or mobile equipment gets military spec parts as most of my jobs involved them, they last longr and are more rugged. Thanks Jeff for another great video.
After I visited the Raspberry Pi store in Cambridge, I found out that the main folks behind that store (and many of the employees) are all former Maplin employees! Nice to see at least some of that legacy live on.
I've spent many hours in the Norcross, GA MicroCenter store. I noticed that when I connected to the store's WiFi that I couldn't connect to my VPN. The associates informed me that their network is VERY locked down. So, I'm not surprised that you had _issues_ on their network. I'm also not surprised that given their techie clientele that their network had to be super locked down. BTW, great video. I have relatives in Charlotte and now I have somewhere to hide out when I need to escape. 😆
Norcross GA Microcenter was great store as it had the hardware we needed during DR crisis I was involved. Not many places to procure a NAS on a Saturday.
Thanks, Jeff!!! I think I'm going to share this with my grand-kids (x 3!). Great presentation! If only Micro Center had a store in Las Vegas, NV! Best Buy doesn't stock this stuff so I have to rely on Amazon. I'm a long time fan of your channel(s)!
I think between Las Vegas and Phoenix, those are the front-runners for how many people have asked for a location. Would be great in NV especially for all the tech conferences there!
I've really bought into Raspberry Pi since their beginning; I have multiple boards of every model with the exception of the compute modules. While at work, my environment is windows based, at home I'm completely PI based. My current project is telescope control; still in the programming stage though. Enjoy your videos tremendously; I never fail to learn something new from them.
When I lived in San Jose, we had a Micro Center close by, but it closed many years ago. It was a very sad day for me. I'm now in Minnesota and there IS a Micro Center about 20 minutes away - I'm in heaven!
@@JeffGeerling you'll want to set up a UAT antenna & receiver as well. Not nearly as much traffic, but enough to make the difference, especially because you live in a larger metro. Do boot it off of a NVMe drive so you don't have to deal with µSD failures.
@@JeffGeerling you should have a go at building a Coax Colinear antenna, bit of a rabbit hole but then again so is the RasPi world too. I run Fr24 and Adsbexchange on my Pi4 ✈
They finally opened the Microcenter in Charlotte? I don't believe it. They have been touting, postponing, touting, postponing the opening of this store for YEARS! I just got to where I ignored the "Grand Opening" ads for this store.
Yeah; even there, they planned on opening in May but hit delays due to something or another... we originally hoped to have JayzTwoCents, Austin Evans and me all be there within a two day period. Now they had to spread things out but a few other TH-cam creators went by now too, like Greg Salazar I just saw posted a video today too!
More Micro Centers = better in my opinion. For years they have been one of my favorite resources in terms of availability, competitive pricing, and so on. Here’s hoping that they continue in the same spirit and continue to thrive without selling their souls like so many other now-extinct electronics retailers of recent memory.
I like how Micro Centers look like a heaven for techies, but I wish the prices for the RPis here are the same as everywhere else. But I've got a Pi Zero 2W and it's quite awesome in my opinion, Nice video Jeff!
Pis are perfect for general tinkering just as for projects. I already have a Pi 3 and 4 running, and just few weeks ago 2 Raspi Picos joined the club (though they are "just" micro controller boards and not SBCs)
I try to buy everything computer/tech related from Micro Center. I do not want them to go away! It is worth the 45 minute drive for me. Plus it is just a fun place.
Love that you did a getting started video for the new version. Technically Apple has an SDXC card slot to format micro-SD cards with an SD case on the M2/M3 Macbook Pro.
Thanks a bunch for making this, feel like I can go back and watch some of your other stuff that I dismissed as too technical for me and have a better understanding of now :)
I hope, but no, have not heard anything about launch dates for any new Pi products yet, I'm guessing they're taking a breather after the M.2 HAT, AI Kit, Connect, etc. all at the start of this summer!
I just hope it doesn't need too much maintenance! It's an industrial machine, so built for a lot of use... but when the general public gets involved, it gets more dicey :D
@@JeffGeerling very true. It was out of order when I dropped by on opening day and I overheard two workers another day saying it can get confused in regards to what they actually have if someone dials up a filament but doesn’t actually get it or (heaven forbid) puts it or another filament into the wrong spot.
Enjoyed the video and your live experience as I’m bringing up a rpi5 now. You mention this but let me emphasize: Use the official power supply or another rated for the Raspberry Pi 5 !!! I tried several alternatives and regret the time I wasted. I ended using a Canakit 45W supply which made all the power warnings go away. The 5 is noticeably faster than earlier models and I believe forced cooling will be necessary in the long run. Thanks for sharing your experience-
This is a really helpful resource. I've been watching your videos for a few years now and I'll say since buying a pi some 8 to 10 years ago, half the things I learnt was from Jeef Geeling, and the other half has been from the rest of the internet. I do wish I have some retail like this near me though that stocks plenty of pi parts. Here in Australia, my most reliable places so far has been two online retailers, one in NZ and one all the way in UK, and with the exception of some shop I stumbled across in Akihabara in Tokyo, I've yet to go into a shop where I can look at all the parts and just pick the ones I want. On the other hand, having a place like that near me would send me broke.
Hey Jeff -- I'd love it if we could push for a true Pi laptop that includes a battery. The previous attempts at this have been severely compromised, particularly when it comes to power delivery. I'd love to see a full-fledged, actually portable Pi laptop. The Pi 5 is now powerful enough for use as a "real" desktop computer, and the low power consumption would be ideal for battery life.
I've asked around about this... Elecrow in particular makes a few almost-Pi-laptops, but they've never gone all the way! Would love to see one once the CM5 comes out.
Why is this SO darned enjoyable?! Great gear for the price of a few beers/coffees and many months or years of fun playing with it, all presented by an affable, knowledgeable, slightly crazy enthusiast (crazy because of the extreme uses of Pi - clusters, uber-massive petabyte NAS drives, Piz dispensers ...) But without pushing the limits we remain static.
Micro-Center I know you are reading these, come to Phoenix preferably the east valley like Mesa or Tempe! All of our electronics stores are gone! You'd be the only game in town!
Thanks Jeff, very interesting. There are several other comments about doing RTL-SDR as a topic. I agree. I saw it for a moment in your previous video about Pi cases and it got me thinking...
Man, you really make me want a Micro Center near Seattle! I love all of the RPi stuff, but what's funny is i was drooling over the fully stocked Unifi stuff on the rack behind you ;)
There were no official pi 5 US power supplies available…so I got the Argon 27W power supply and it works great, even with an m.2 drive on a Pimoroni m.2 base.
Would love to see an Amateur Radio Raspberry Pi video either on this channel or with his dad on the second. I don't think I've found a digestible Pi-Star video that would entice newcomers into the Amateur Radio space.
There are plans... working my way up to that though. First I'm going to do a video getting started with RTL-SDR. Then some other project-specific videos before we get to more advanced usage.
I had the TV Tuner hat. It worked fine when plugged into my Pi. But I wanted it in a case, a TV, and they couldn't exist stacked, so I made a custom wire loom that was only about 6 inches (150mm) long, and... the hat didn't work anymore. I had the thought that maybe the wire is too long, but I can't do anything about that, but it's probably interference... So I individually wrapped each wire with aluminium foil, and then connected one end to ground, and it worked fine.
You've heard of 45 minutes from Broadway? I lived just 45 minutes from Microcenter!!! (St David's, PA) Then I moved south. Now I am 3 HOURS away!!! Oy. I miss just going there to browse for an hour or two.
4:39 I work at Micro Center. I remember a few days ago, my manager told us that location is regretting that machine because it is slow and broke down recently.
Eek! I did have that concern-if it breaks down, the Inland filament is going to be hard to come by. They do have a couple racks full of other filament from other manufacturers to the left, so at least people could still get filament if it's down, just not Micro Center filament.
I have become obsessed w/ building sensors for my HA server. So I thought this video was great for ppl getting into the same. At first I would use Tasmota or ESPhome but I soldier all the pieces together, usually planning the space out in a pre-fab plastic box Id buy on Amazon or Ebay. Later I began to program my own in Arduino IDE then incorporate MQTT. I never really used the terminal directly. I will need to look this up and learn more. But that would be another type of video I'd love to see (using terminal to access data thru these sensors). Sorry if I am bombarding you w/ suggestions. Just offering diff video ideas in case you're looking for any 👍
I usually use a little HDMI to USB adapter like the Elgato Cam Link 4K. I plug that into my Mac, and have OBS running with that as the input to both capture it, and provide a preview for my use. Otherwise I also have a little Atomos Ninja V that passes through the HDMI connection to an external monitor while also recording to an SSD (that's what I brought to NC).
They had a table full of mugs still the day I was there; looks like the first couple weeks customers can get a mug when they buy something, but once they run out, they're out!
@@JeffGeerling Your Joking...... WOW I need to go check out the one in Sharonville Oh. its like 20 miles from me but the mug would be worth the drive. I wounder if they just had the mugs for the store opening. I haven't been in over 10 years now.... I need to get out more LOL.... Thanks
God I miss having a Micro Center in San Jose, I used to go there all the time before it had to close due to a rental disagreement. Well at least I still have Central Computer for many of my raspberry pi needs.
I had a client who's network went down, and they needed a temporary network component to get the facility back online... only to find it was two days before the Charlotte MC opening (I think it opened on a Fri). So I was able to "overnight" ship the parts in the same time it'd take to wait for the opening. I thought it was ironic/funny that it was that Charlotte store you mention, b/c that was a frustrating week lol I do love this type of video tho. This was a long learning exp for me when I first got into Pi's
Yes indeed! I've had one running off an AirGradient in my basement and it convinced me to get a WEN dust filtration system since it was unhealthy levels of a long time, even with my dust collector going!
I am in Portland Oregon. Despite being a metropolis the nearest microcenter is 16 hours away. The place that most similarly resembles one sells maybe 1/10th of the things and they are the only store for over 100 miles that sells hobby electronics. It is interesting considering that this is one of the biggest hubs for engineering and is considered as a mini silicon valley quite literally labeled the "Silicon Forest". As for most projects, I find I almost never use a raspberry pi because why would I use a very expensive pi 5 or 4 to use sensors, even a pi 0 is significant overkill for something like a weather system that can be run on a 4$ ESP32. My Pis only really ever get used as mini servers or gaming consoles. Unless if you want to work with ml video. But anything related to data machine learning can also be done on a nano 33 ble sense which has 1/100th the power requirement and is 1/4th the size.
I'm starting to have a lot of USB-c to HDMI/DP cables and also half of my screens support USB-C as a display input. Even at work we've exclusively bought things with USB-C input/output for the last two years so I think the real solution instead of full size HDMI is just for the Raspberry Pi to have a USB-C port with DP alt mode. It's more expensive on the tech side, but they don't have to pay the HDMI license so I think it would be a great solution.
Would love to see a tutorial for a PI camera that is accessible over the network via IP address. I have a raspi zero 2w and I cannot find any way to get it working. It is either outdated repositories or no longer works in bookworm :( Love the videos!
Microcenter is... expanding? I really hope that brick and mortar hardware stores come back, something different about actually getting to see what you are buying.
I love by the one here in Sharonville for well over 20 years. Ours looks nothing even remotely like the newer ones popping up the past several years, like the one shown here and the ones Dawid go to are miles more modern looking and organized much better. It's a great store but ours is old and kinda doesn't keep up on everything like they should.
Thanks for the video. I was in Micro Center in Houston yesterday and the RPI and RPI accessories display and inventory were pathetic. I'll shop online for now.
22:25 "Hopefully this is the right orientation". Nope. If it were that way around, then it wouldn't hang over the CPU. I wonder if plugging it in backwards fried something, doing so swaps 5v Power and GND, but I don't think it'll create any shorts, so there's a chance that the board may have survived.
Amazon sells 8" Micro HDMI male to HDMI female adapters. 2 for $8 then you cam just plug your regular HDMI cable in. I almost got a 'full size' cable but these are way better especially for storing among the million other cables everyone probably owns
A very pragmatic video with a couple of great demo projects. I'm not so lucky, living west of the Rocky Mtns. Closest Micro Center is Devnver, CO or Tustin CA (southern CA). Would be amazing should a Micro Center open near Seattle WA, or Portland OR. Micro Center would likely see visitors from Vancouver BC. There use to be a Fry's near Seattle, but that closed in 2020.
Living so close to a Micro Center is no good for the wallet.
Underrated AF😂😂😂😂😂
I don't get it?
my country doesn’t have micro centers so a pi here is double the price 😭😭😭
I hear that. My wife insists she go with me lol.
@@plica06 They are saying it is so cool that they buy a lot of stuff.
I live in switzerland and see so many youtubers at micro centers. It seems like HEAVEN. Wish there was one here in geneva
I almost never use my Raspberry Pi's GPIO pins cause I can't find any hardware for it
We used to have a few different stores that were somewhat like it, like CompUSA, Fry's, Circuit City, Radio Shack... now all those are gone, or a former shell of what they were.
Micro Center is IMO better than all of the above, and tends to have a wider selection of parts for any of the types of project they support! And they don't need to pay me to say that. Just wish they had more locations.
In Switzerland, I personally use Digitec a LOT for my electronics, they probably don’t have as much choice as Micro Center but they still have a ton.
Not the same as walking into a shop, but you can try pi-shop dot ch for online orders. Has a good selection of sensors and boards to try.
I live within walking distance of one and it is a major factor in how long I've stayed at my current rental.
Hi Jeff! Thanks again so much for the Pi kit and sensors. They have already been a part of several projects and have helped at our makerspace. And this is a great primer for those just starting with the Pi. I will be sharing this with all those interested in getting started!
Ex Maplin shop manager here - I miss them immensley, great company to work for. The ethos was to help people to get a grip with electronics and our recruitment policy was highly focussed on electronics knowledge. Thanks Jeff - brought back happy memories.
Wish I could've visited a Maplin!
The first-generation Raspberry Pi Model B was released in February 2012. 12 years since
And it's still supported by Pi OS, crazy!
@@JeffGeerling I'd say the craziest thing is that not only is it still supported but some folks are still using them daily and most of the older models are still available for purchase, so it is so easy to keep doing so! I was until recently still using two Pi1's...
Finally had the SD card fail in the one remaining original pre memory upgrade version and the last of my other 26pin GPIO age ones so until a week ago or so I'd have been one of them... And I expect I'll be one again soon, as after a spruce up I think one of those projects is going right back into use...
@@JeffGeerlingremember when it came out
Gotta say, say I dabbled in Linux over the years but the thing that really got it going for me was the ability to continually break and reflash my pi's over and over again and that got me confident enough to move on to x86 and then building my home lab, to eventually having a full rack full of foibles and fun. So thanks to Raspberry Pi foundation and people like you that make it accessible Jeff.
I like how honest the video is with genuine troubleshooting and obstacles that come up. There’s too many people that create beginner guides or tutorials without including their “oh I forgots”. Great stuff.
I'm still rocking a Pi 3. It's not as fast as the newer models, but it's more than enough to run Pi-hole with Unbound and to run scripts to keep my DDNS services up to date. I've had it since well before COVID, they build these things to last!
Temperature sensors near hot CPUs is a 'Why won't they supply an extension cable, knowing full well I'll get false readings?' moment. 🤨🤨🤨
just got the raspberry pi 5 8GB for home assistant,first time working with a PI, you have being a great help for me troughout the journey so far
We lost Tandy years ago then Maplin recently, in the UK.
RS Components is good, my nearest is in Bristol is about 35 miles.
Was lookig for Amphenol MS type connectors recently, got them from Mouser, amazingly they were dispached from Texas and delivered 2 days later, they also happened to be the best price.
I buy nearly all components on line, usually on eBay.
Any thing built for outside or mobile equipment gets military spec parts as most of my jobs involved them, they last longr and are more rugged.
Thanks Jeff for another great video.
After I visited the Raspberry Pi store in Cambridge, I found out that the main folks behind that store (and many of the employees) are all former Maplin employees! Nice to see at least some of that legacy live on.
I miss Maplin 😭
the problem with Maplin is you'd pay £10 for a 50cm HDMI cable that didn't even work 😅
frys.com died for your sins 🙂
@@unicodefox Oof. Well at least it seems the Pi Store is a bit higher quality than that...
I've spent many hours in the Norcross, GA MicroCenter store. I noticed that when I connected to the store's WiFi that I couldn't connect to my VPN. The associates informed me that their network is VERY locked down. So, I'm not surprised that you had _issues_ on their network. I'm also not surprised that given their techie clientele that their network had to be super locked down.
BTW, great video. I have relatives in Charlotte and now I have somewhere to hide out when I need to escape. 😆
Heh true... I'm sure they've seen some shenanigans in their day!
I bet they had some 802.1x security on the network port.
Norcross GA Microcenter was great store as it had the hardware we needed during DR crisis I was involved. Not many places to procure a NAS on a Saturday.
That guy seemed thrilled to be in the video.
I was thinking the same thing. WIth the new vending machines and all the video's I've seen about it, they are probably tired of doing these videos.
it was me, i was thrilled, just got a monotone voice
@@ashtonmusselwhite794 IS THIS ASHTON MICROCENTER?!??!?!?
ITS 11.06 PM in Phx area and 98 degrees (it was 116 today) , when i wake up 6am it will be about 87 degrees. Always great work Jeff, Thanks.
I live in other Greenville (SC) and now I am right in the center of THREE microcenters. What a life!
Thanks, Jeff!!! I think I'm going to share this with my grand-kids (x 3!). Great presentation! If only Micro Center had a store in Las Vegas, NV! Best Buy doesn't stock this stuff so I have to rely on Amazon. I'm a long time fan of your channel(s)!
I think between Las Vegas and Phoenix, those are the front-runners for how many people have asked for a location. Would be great in NV especially for all the tech conferences there!
I recently started with Raspberry Pi. Your videos are very helpful and feel authentic. I wish there was a Microcenter-like shop in the UK.
I've really bought into Raspberry Pi since their beginning; I have multiple boards of every model with the exception of the compute modules. While at work, my environment is windows based, at home I'm completely PI based. My current project is telescope control; still in the programming stage though. Enjoy your videos tremendously; I never fail to learn something new from them.
When I lived in San Jose, we had a Micro Center close by, but it closed many years ago. It was a very sad day for me. I'm now in Minnesota and there IS a Micro Center about 20 minutes away - I'm in heaven!
RTL-SDR is soo cool, I also use it for tracking airplanes and maritime traffic
Just bought an ADS-B-suitable antenna and I plan on dedicating at least one Pi to the task of tracking planes above me :)
@@JeffGeerling Are you also gonna contribute to Flightradar24?
@@corwindev Probably! Want to set it up so I can contribute to multiple systems... lots of great OSS libraries out there for it already.
@@JeffGeerling you'll want to set up a UAT antenna & receiver as well. Not nearly as much traffic, but enough to make the difference, especially because you live in a larger metro. Do boot it off of a NVMe drive so you don't have to deal with µSD failures.
@@JeffGeerling you should have a go at building a Coax Colinear antenna, bit of a rabbit hole but then again so is the RasPi world too. I run Fr24 and Adsbexchange on my Pi4 ✈
Thanks Jeff for sharing my webUI I am so glad it worked smoothly!
They finally opened the Microcenter in Charlotte? I don't believe it. They have been touting, postponing, touting, postponing the opening of this store for YEARS! I just got to where I ignored the "Grand Opening" ads for this store.
Yeah; even there, they planned on opening in May but hit delays due to something or another... we originally hoped to have JayzTwoCents, Austin Evans and me all be there within a two day period. Now they had to spread things out but a few other TH-cam creators went by now too, like Greg Salazar I just saw posted a video today too!
More Micro Centers = better in my opinion. For years they have been one of my favorite resources in terms of availability, competitive pricing, and so on. Here’s hoping that they continue in the same spirit and continue to thrive without selling their souls like so many other now-extinct electronics retailers of recent memory.
Rip Fry's and CompUSA
Thanks for all the Pi knowledge. You inspired me to make my own Pi4 server, and will continue it into 5.
I like how Micro Centers look like a heaven for techies, but I wish the prices for the RPis here are the same as everywhere else.
But I've got a Pi Zero 2W and it's quite awesome in my opinion,
Nice video Jeff!
I just pray Micro Center doesnt go the way of Fry's Electronics.
RIP Circuit City & CompUSA 😂
frys was crap - really, really expensive electronic components, almost as bad as radio shack charging $1 for 5 resistors
@@mike60521x brick and mortars kinda have to in order to cover their overhead
@@mike60521xit was mismanaged, they had the market pretty much to themselves, how do you mess that up?
This makes me nostalgic for Fry's Electronics :(
I like this Channel because it gives us organic content without boring intros or begging for subscribers etc. Thanks Jeff!
Jeff! Love your videos! If you have any say in the matter, Hampton Roads VA NEEDS a Microcenter!
Pis are perfect for general tinkering just as for projects. I already have a Pi 3 and 4 running, and just few weeks ago 2 Raspi Picos joined the club (though they are "just" micro controller boards and not SBCs)
The Picos are such handy little boards!
If only we had stores like this in the UK!
bought a new raspberry pi 5, now this video. Thanks!
You don't have to buy this video though /s
@@JeffGeerling
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@@JeffGeerling I think I have to learn some English. But I still want to buy this video.
I try to buy everything computer/tech related from Micro Center. I do not want them to go away! It is worth the 45 minute drive for me. Plus it is just a fun place.
I've been waiting for this Micro Center to open for a long time! It's only 1.5 hours away and I'm already planning a trip!
Love that you did a getting started video for the new version. Technically Apple has an SDXC card slot to format micro-SD cards with an SD case on the M2/M3 Macbook Pro.
True, true. And on my Mac Studio! It's at least made it to a few of their pro models
Thanks a bunch for making this, feel like I can go back and watch some of your other stuff that I dismissed as too technical for me and have a better understanding of now :)
hi Jeff, do you know if the pi500 is coming soon?
I hope, but no, have not heard anything about launch dates for any new Pi products yet, I'm guessing they're taking a breather after the M.2 HAT, AI Kit, Connect, etc. all at the start of this summer!
Be like Chris fromm EC, he made his own PI500 😅
@@bunny_incup132 He already did it so much better than I could though!
Iam still waiting for part2 of it, to see some upgrades or something, maybe RTC, maybe power switch, iteresting stuff!
@@JeffGeerling hello jeff, i want to ask is it possible to make a laptop from from the rpi5?
Nice overview. I am glad you left in some of the troubleshooting tips!
I was literally just at this location. It’s been long overdue. And the filament wall is awesome.
I just hope it doesn't need too much maintenance! It's an industrial machine, so built for a lot of use... but when the general public gets involved, it gets more dicey :D
@@JeffGeerling very true. It was out of order when I dropped by on opening day and I overheard two workers another day saying it can get confused in regards to what they actually have if someone dials up a filament but doesn’t actually get it or (heaven forbid) puts it or another filament into the wrong spot.
Enjoyed the video and your live experience as I’m bringing up a rpi5 now.
You mention this but let me emphasize: Use the official power supply or another rated for the Raspberry Pi 5 !!! I tried several alternatives and regret the time I wasted. I ended using a Canakit 45W supply which made all the power warnings go away.
The 5 is noticeably faster than earlier models and I believe forced cooling will be necessary in the long run.
Thanks for sharing your experience-
Best way to learn is by doing it wrong. Sometimes many times, ha!
Great video!! Its nice to see not everything goes right for you too on the first try. but you get it all working.
The oopsie made it more human and relatable to the rest of us that have them regularly :) Thank you for the awesome content and stay healthy!
Great video, this video will be the one that will be replayed in 50 years time when retro single board computing is in fashion again.
Filament machine is dope! This has to be at every microcenter!
This is a really helpful resource. I've been watching your videos for a few years now and I'll say since buying a pi some 8 to 10 years ago, half the things I learnt was from Jeef Geeling, and the other half has been from the rest of the internet.
I do wish I have some retail like this near me though that stocks plenty of pi parts. Here in Australia, my most reliable places so far has been two online retailers, one in NZ and one all the way in UK, and with the exception of some shop I stumbled across in Akihabara in Tokyo, I've yet to go into a shop where I can look at all the parts and just pick the ones I want. On the other hand, having a place like that near me would send me broke.
Hey Jeff -- I'd love it if we could push for a true Pi laptop that includes a battery. The previous attempts at this have been severely compromised, particularly when it comes to power delivery. I'd love to see a full-fledged, actually portable Pi laptop. The Pi 5 is now powerful enough for use as a "real" desktop computer, and the low power consumption would be ideal for battery life.
I've asked around about this... Elecrow in particular makes a few almost-Pi-laptops, but they've never gone all the way! Would love to see one once the CM5 comes out.
Why is this SO darned enjoyable?!
Great gear for the price of a few beers/coffees and many months or years of fun playing with it, all presented by an affable, knowledgeable, slightly crazy enthusiast (crazy because of the extreme uses of Pi - clusters, uber-massive petabyte NAS drives, Piz dispensers ...) But without pushing the limits we remain static.
Absolutly love the ST. Louis City SC jersey!!!!! I love watching them play and hope they can get healthy soon. Especially Lowen!
Yeah injuries have really not been our friend this year. Still happy to watch the young new guys come out and try their best!
I love the down to earth personality that Jeff has. He is great!
We need microcenters in Canada!!!
Micro-Center I know you are reading these, come to Phoenix preferably the east valley like Mesa or Tempe! All of our electronics stores are gone! You'd be the only game in town!
I live about an hour from the Denver Micro Center and I love it!! Great video Jeff!
Thanks Jeff, very interesting. There are several other comments about doing RTL-SDR as a topic. I agree. I saw it for a moment in your previous video about Pi cases and it got me thinking...
Awesome video, Jeff. I was there for the soft opening, and let me tell you, it feels great to purchase Raspberry Pi in a store again.
I remember they even sold some at Target in the before times!
Man, you really make me want a Micro Center near Seattle! I love all of the RPi stuff, but what's funny is i was drooling over the fully stocked Unifi stuff on the rack behind you ;)
i cant imagine having a actual retail store selling computer hardware. Insane. We only have Amazon :(
There were no official pi 5 US power supplies available…so I got the Argon 27W power supply and it works great, even with an m.2 drive on a Pimoroni m.2 base.
Yeah, Argon's is excellent, I use it at my desk all the time now!
4:03 Mr. Personality enters the scene with a powerful, moving performance.
Ahh, an RTL-SDR! Welcome to the rabbit hole, Jeff! If you haven't gotten your ham license, now's the time! ;)
73, de WU2F
73, KF0MYB ;)
I didn't know the RPI5 came with a web installer built into the bootloader! That's super handy!
the keyboard and mouse in black is absolutely perfect!! I'll have to acquire a set
Would love to see an Amateur Radio Raspberry Pi video either on this channel or with his dad on the second. I don't think I've found a digestible Pi-Star video that would entice newcomers into the Amateur Radio space.
There are plans... working my way up to that though. First I'm going to do a video getting started with RTL-SDR. Then some other project-specific videos before we get to more advanced usage.
I love the vibe of this video! its from like a 2011 computer store! love to see this kind of diy tech in 2024!
This video felt like an adventure..lol. Fun to watch.
I had the TV Tuner hat. It worked fine when plugged into my Pi. But I wanted it in a case, a TV, and they couldn't exist stacked, so I made a custom wire loom that was only about 6 inches (150mm) long, and... the hat didn't work anymore.
I had the thought that maybe the wire is too long, but I can't do anything about that, but it's probably interference... So I individually wrapped each wire with aluminium foil, and then connected one end to ground, and it worked fine.
RF is weird stuff!
I love Micro Center. I wish Atlanta's location was that shiny and new, and not cramped and old.
I have literally never heard of this micro center place. Looks amazing. I live in Oregon...
Thank you Jeff, I have my elderly father at home and I wanted a way to check in on him.
From Germany, I am sooo jealous of your MicroCenters!
You've heard of 45 minutes from Broadway? I lived just 45 minutes from Microcenter!!! (St David's, PA) Then I moved south. Now I am 3 HOURS away!!! Oy. I miss just going there to browse for an hour or two.
4:39 I work at Micro Center. I remember a few days ago, my manager told us that location is regretting that machine because it is slow and broke down recently.
Eek! I did have that concern-if it breaks down, the Inland filament is going to be hard to come by. They do have a couple racks full of other filament from other manufacturers to the left, so at least people could still get filament if it's down, just not Micro Center filament.
Do they have a manual crank?
I have become obsessed w/ building sensors for my HA server. So I thought this video was great for ppl getting into the same.
At first I would use Tasmota or ESPhome but I soldier all the pieces together, usually planning the space out in a pre-fab plastic box Id buy on Amazon or Ebay. Later I began to program my own in Arduino IDE then incorporate MQTT. I never really used the terminal directly.
I will need to look this up and learn more. But that would be another type of video I'd love to see (using terminal to access data thru these sensors).
Sorry if I am bombarding you w/ suggestions. Just offering diff video ideas in case you're looking for any 👍
Hi Jeff. Nice job like always... By the way how did you record PI's screen ?
I usually use a little HDMI to USB adapter like the Elgato Cam Link 4K. I plug that into my Mac, and have OBS running with that as the input to both capture it, and provide a preview for my use. Otherwise I also have a little Atomos Ninja V that passes through the HDMI connection to an external monitor while also recording to an SSD (that's what I brought to NC).
Great video Jeff, been following your channel for a while now and i feel these kind of video reaches a totally new market
I miss my Micro Center Mugs back in 1990 when you bought something at Micro Center you got a free, it was such a cool place.
They had a table full of mugs still the day I was there; looks like the first couple weeks customers can get a mug when they buy something, but once they run out, they're out!
@@JeffGeerling Your Joking...... WOW I need to go check out the one in Sharonville Oh. its like 20 miles from me but the mug would be worth the drive. I wounder if they just had the mugs for the store opening. I haven't been in over 10 years now.... I need to get out more LOL.... Thanks
@@Vintage_USA_Tech I think it's just for the opening, and the stores usually run out after a couple days :(
@@JeffGeerling That makes sense the store I went to was in Marietta Georgia, WOW that was 1988 my how time fly's.
I remember building the first version in my computer science class. Very fun little gadget🔥🔥🔥💯
I knew Micro Center sounded familiar. There's one in Cambridge, MA. Def gonna stop by there next time I'm in Boston!!
God I miss having a Micro Center in San Jose, I used to go there all the time before it had to close due to a rental disagreement. Well at least I still have Central Computer for many of my raspberry pi needs.
Immediately noticed the sensor was upside down in the right angle connector, glad that nothing got damaged there.
that camera is so much better than any laptop it comes with lmao
getting into pi so i can teach my kids and this was a fantastic video. cheers
I had a client who's network went down, and they needed a temporary network component to get the facility back online... only to find it was two days before the Charlotte MC opening (I think it opened on a Fri). So I was able to "overnight" ship the parts in the same time it'd take to wait for the opening.
I thought it was ironic/funny that it was that Charlotte store you mention, b/c that was a frustrating week lol
I do love this type of video tho.
This was a long learning exp for me when I first got into Pi's
Just got my PI5’s today, didn’t know know this came out.
ummm, can that particulate matter sensor be used to monitor dust in a woodworking shop?
Yes indeed! I've had one running off an AirGradient in my basement and it convinced me to get a WEN dust filtration system since it was unhealthy levels of a long time, even with my dust collector going!
Super excited to see micro center expanding. We need a store in san diego!
Thanks Jeff!! It is best guide for beginner like me😊
I am in Portland Oregon. Despite being a metropolis the nearest microcenter is 16 hours away. The place that most similarly resembles one sells maybe 1/10th of the things and they are the only store for over 100 miles that sells hobby electronics. It is interesting considering that this is one of the biggest hubs for engineering and is considered as a mini silicon valley quite literally labeled the "Silicon Forest". As for most projects, I find I almost never use a raspberry pi because why would I use a very expensive pi 5 or 4 to use sensors, even a pi 0 is significant overkill for something like a weather system that can be run on a 4$ ESP32. My Pis only really ever get used as mini servers or gaming consoles. Unless if you want to work with ml video. But anything related to data machine learning can also be done on a nano 33 ble sense which has 1/100th the power requirement and is 1/4th the size.
Thankfully, Radio Shack has been reincarnated. 🤗
I'm starting to have a lot of USB-c to HDMI/DP cables and also half of my screens support USB-C as a display input. Even at work we've exclusively bought things with USB-C input/output for the last two years so I think the real solution instead of full size HDMI is just for the Raspberry Pi to have a USB-C port with DP alt mode. It's more expensive on the tech side, but they don't have to pay the HDMI license so I think it would be a great solution.
Wow, that 3d printing as a service is so cool! I need to give my nearest Microcenter a visit even though it's 1.5 hours away from me 😅
Would love to see a tutorial for a PI camera that is accessible over the network via IP address.
I have a raspi zero 2w and I cannot find any way to get it working. It is either outdated repositories or no longer works in bookworm :(
Love the videos!
Microcenter is... expanding? I really hope that brick and mortar hardware stores come back, something different about actually getting to see what you are buying.
I love by the one here in Sharonville for well over 20 years. Ours looks nothing even remotely like the newer ones popping up the past several years, like the one shown here and the ones Dawid go to are miles more modern looking and organized much better. It's a great store but ours is old and kinda doesn't keep up on everything like they should.
Thanks for the video. I was in Micro Center in Houston yesterday and the RPI and RPI accessories display and inventory were pathetic. I'll shop online for now.
Would have been ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ if the Micro Center microSD card didn’t pass the diagnostic test, considering the video is sponsored by Micro Center. LOL
We need a microcenter here in Las Vegas. I’ve been so empty after fry’s shut down lol
22:25 "Hopefully this is the right orientation". Nope. If it were that way around, then it wouldn't hang over the CPU. I wonder if plugging it in backwards fried something, doing so swaps 5v Power and GND, but I don't think it'll create any shorts, so there's a chance that the board may have survived.
Amazon sells 8" Micro HDMI male to HDMI female adapters. 2 for $8 then you cam just plug your regular HDMI cable in. I almost got a 'full size' cable but these are way better especially for storing among the million other cables everyone probably owns
A very pragmatic video with a couple of great demo projects.
I'm not so lucky, living west of the Rocky Mtns. Closest Micro Center is Devnver, CO or Tustin CA (southern CA). Would be amazing should a Micro Center open near Seattle WA, or Portland OR. Micro Center would likely see visitors from Vancouver BC. There use to be a Fry's near Seattle, but that closed in 2020.
15:30 Perhaps the Pi 6 will include a 3.5mm audio socket. I hear they're very useful.
Would be nice! Wish they would've kept that.