Brilliant review and channel. I really like this new computer. I collect a lot of retro consoles and one of the things I look for when running emulation is scan lines when displayed on modern flat screen televisions.. Can you please let me know if the computer can output them via its HDMI hardware or can the emulation software do it instead. This device is going to go supernova... Its a totally awesome way to use a computer without having to have hulking great pc cases with fans galore. For standard computing, Surfing and emulation this is a holy grail moment. Those skins you produced are utterly superb. Maybe they could be available in an adhesive like skin similar to the ones for the PS3 and Ps4 etc. In fact if they had released this device in a ZX spectrum style one and made it run thousands of speccy games it would have gone down a storm. Its like all Christmases rolled into one. Absolutely brilliant. Many thanks for the ace review :)))
Thank you for your kind words. Means a lot! 👍🕹 Not sure about scanlines sorry. We've looked into skins and discussed with dbrand.com but determined it's just not feasible due to the tiny lines between each key, and the keys themselves. Best bet is RasPi releasing bespoke retro versions or cases 🤞 Drop them a message!
@@plageran Hi Plageran Good question. If memory serves me I think there is refresh rate and also scan rate. The black lines on the screen are the exact effect of the scanline generator. Running normally horizontal across the screen. The generator has different settings like intensity. It makes a huge difference to vintage as well as some modern games. There was a Guy on TH-cam who altered the refresh on a flat panel to better match the smoothness of the Cinema screens. I will try and find it :)
Finally someone did it as a finished product. Having used the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Atari ST, Amiga 500... Buying this and using RetroPie on it as well as tinkering in Linux is a given. There'll definitely be a community forming around this one.
Pretty sure he said it was $100. Where did you get that it was only $70? EDIT - Ah nevermind, I see where it says that just the kit is $70, which honestly seems kind of expensive considering a 4GB Pi 4 costs around $50 or so. Seems it would be a much better value to actually get the kit that comes with the Pi 4.
@@nonarKitten Lol I actually posted that before I realized that the $70 kit actually comes with the Pi 4 as well. I thought this kit just used the original boards and that you'd plug em into the keyboard internally, but it seems theres an all newly designed Pi 4 board inside! So yeah, the $70 is actually a GREAT value! That was my badd for not realizing. I didn't see the new board til he opened it up at the end. Once I realized this I immediately went and ordered me the $70 kit! :)
I'd expect a black version in short order: The original Pi Keyboard has a black version as an option. Then you pretty much just need a rainbow to stick in the corner.
Raspberry Pi Foundation: "Here is a Pi in a nice case that you can just plug in and use -- no need to mess with cables and cases and PCBs" This channel: "Never mind turning it on. lets get the screwdriver and open it up so we can see the PCB."
Upon watching this, I managed to buy one and was lucky enough to find one still in stock. Lovely to see little Sophie x. Brilliant and informative video.
I just built one of these a few months ago for a friend , your best bet is to go with that 512GB Samsung card because there is an image called 'RetroBliss(512GB)' made to fit on that card. It installs leaving plenty of space for / , I believe the final game count was in the 13,000's as far as how many titles you get. All with the supporting Artwork , banned versions, and China/Japan versions of some games. You even get some custom ROM's , for instance a version of Double Dragon and Streets of Rage with WWF wrestlers . The torrent takes half a day to download and several hours to write it but its totally worth having, this is the torrent link from Arcade Punks.com : punkwhore.com/arcadepunks/2020/tor/Retro-Bliss-Revolution.Pi.4.RE-LOADED.Playbox.v1.5-4.5.18.torrent . Just something to mention its built on PlayBox and not Emulationstation , also included in the build is a full desktop environment , to start it you need to drop into the shell and start lightdm otherwise it will just source your .profile and drop you into PlayBox on boot. Check out the Virtualman TH-cam channel , he builds the images.
I just linked to this from my Sinclair Society Facebook group.... figured some folks will enjoy this fun video you made since it shows a Speccy design in the mix. ;-)
I don't own a Raspberry Pi, but I've been interested in them for a while. They've been at the level of being able to emulate some (but not all) PS1, Dreamcast and PSP games for a few years now. I keep waiting for them to release a next generation model that can emulate everything for those systems (well, everything the emulators are capable or running) and beyond, such as PS2, Gamecube, etc. However it seems like they've mostly reached a plateau and while newer models are slightly faster, they're not capable of running much that the previous versions couldn't. Maybe I have an unrealistic expectation, but I'm disappointed that they only seem to be able to match the level of emulation possible on a traditional computer from a decade ago.
This is actually super cool! I love Raspberry Pi (despite knowing virtually nothing about it other than TH-cam videos like this lol), and if I had $100 plus shipping to spare, I'd totally go for this! Also, Peri, you and LadyFractic are just about as adorable as it gets. :)
I've got a Pi3 set up specifically for emulating computers (as opposed to consoles). Having it set up on a desk with a keyboard, mouse and monitor makes a huge difference, and really makes it feel more authentic. These games were designed on the assumption that there would be a keyboard, so it always feels like a struggle using a controller. The Pi 400 seems to be perfect for this, and I hope it encourages more people to try playing these games as they were intended.
Agreed. One of the problem with front ends like RetroPie is the keyboard don't work. It needs to use the virtual keyboard. Maybe there is some configuration there somewhere, i don't know. It won't work on my Pi400 as well. Which is why i use a PiMiga3.0 to emulate Amiga, when i am not simply playing arcade/action games. Adventure/strategy games benefits from the use of keyboard typing. Just finished playing Willy Beamish yesterday, i don't think i have finish this game on my PC back in the old days.
@@ZxSpectrumplus You can use a keyboard with Retropie. I use the non-libretro version of Fuse and the keyboard just works natively, but you can get it working with lr-fuse too. I'm going from a very distant memory here, but I think you have to set up the keyboard as a 'controller' in the settings. If I recall correctly, you select the keyboard as controller 3 or something like that.
The only good thing from 2020 so far ( beside all you did before AHAH). Amazing! Luv the retro concept "skins" for this too. :) This is a all in one amazing bundle!
I'm already a Raspberry Pi fan, so this is marvelous. More significantly, OMG YOU HAVE AN EPYX 500 XJ TOO! Best damn Atari-compatible joystick ever made. I had two back in the day, and both still work flawlessly. Incredible build quality, and excellent tactile response.
10:36 Adorbs!! Impressed at how well the passive cooling works. The cooling stats that ExplainingComputers did were comparable to the Flirc case. Is the plate aluminum, or is it ferrous?
Definitely a neat little kit. Something I hope I can recommend to people in the future as a cheap computer solution for those who don't need a full desktop computer. However, I'm very curious about thermal performance, and I hope to see lots of thermal testing on this device. The original Raspberry Pi 4 runs very hot, even with a heatsink - a fan is required to get the best performance out of it. Using the metal shielding as a heatsink is clever, but I doubt it'll be sufficient to cool the Pi 400 enough. I also wish they'd scrapped the micro HDMI ports and instead gone back to full-sized HDMI. I don't see the need for two HDMI ports on the Pi 400 anyway, so I think one full-sized port would have been fine, especially since they were more than happy to cut out one of the USB 2.0 ports and the camera connector (the latter for obvious reasons). Finally, this is a bit of a nitpick but I'd have liked to have seen a cover for the GPIO pins, since I think they'll be used less on the Pi 400 than a regular Raspberry Pi, especially for those who want a cheap and light computer. Overall though, I really like it and I hope it does well. I might even get one myself if it performs well enough, though I hope they make a barebones kit available because I don't care for their tiny mice and already have the rest of the necessary accessories, so it'd be nice to save some money on the set if possible.
@@paspax Not for the average user who just wants a basic computer experience for browsing the web and checking their emails. That's my point - I feel like the target audience for this isn't exactly the regular Raspberry Pi audience, and it's certainly not a high-end gaming rig or anything like that, so I see two monitors as rather pointless. Plus, it only further taxes the GPU and generates more heat to have two screens connected on an already relatively weak device.
Love this, thank you. Couple of observations; 5:17 Cheeewahwah Sophiefractic reference "What a cutie-Pi" 5:30 Didn't say "power Sup-Pi" 7:52 Ladyfractic : "Pro-Pi-atary information" 14:18 Connect to the Wi-Pi 19:32 "Over the scor-Pi-on" LOLz. Keep up the good work, Alanicus Ox, UK.
@@nialltracey2599 Yes of course? Gender is irrelevant here. If a person is making funny noises when ... uhm... "screwing".... the risque joke is pretty obvious. The gender of the person is irrelevant. I was being funny. I don't see anything "misogynistic" about it. Had he been doing the noises I would have made the same exact joke.
Of course as soon as the pi400 was announced, I insufferably geeked out about how computers have come full circle and comparing it to the keyboard computers of the 80's and specifically the Commodore 64. So it's great to see you hitting on all those points and showing all those renderings! As for Retro Pie, its not surprising to see the config challenges. Retro Pie is amazing software but it's tremendously complicated. I think that's unavoidable considering all the different hardware it emulates. Loved this video! So many of my favorite things- keyboard computers, Raspberry pies, linux and Retro pie! Thanks for this video. Good job!
I’m glad you reviewed this because you just saved me a lot of time with christmas shopping! And more doggies on the channel are always welcome, even little tiny doggies 🐶❤️
I appreciate the nostalgia, very much like when I opened my Timex Sinclair. It was very similar in size, keys were those bubble deals. I typed frogger in and recorded it to audio cassette. Frogger was terrible on the Timex Sinclair. My C64 was a power house compared. I was very excited way back then and I just got a flash of that watching you unbox this thing that anyone would, of course want(The nostalgia and the pi400). Honestly. C64 was more exciting than all IBM clone stuff until XP
Heck, my stream was showing 7(!) of my subbed youtubers smashing in with the exact same topic. Just sad that seemingly not all of you got it at the same time to show it off, would have been nice to compare different oppinions at once.
I've really got into smaller portable tech stuff like this at the moment, i recently bought an external DVD player because the one in my laptop went to tech heaven , I mean, all it does is play dvd's and it's become my new favourite thing. Also, I've been having a right naff week, got hospital on Friday, seeing another video from you cheered me up.
Well, it's not like this EU thing is such a wild success, for Brexit not to make sense... Why OthersRemain (including Italy) is a much better question. For Germany sure, it makes sense, they have fulfilled their Nazi dreams of a Europe under their control... The rest of the EU countries don't get much...
@@CalmoOmlac Hello, yeah, not Germany the people, Germany the banks and businesses. Basically they (Merkel and co) stole money from the German people and other Europeans to pay the Banks and Investors, in the pretext of helping Greece, Italy, etc (in the process also destroying Italy, Greece, etc)
Also looked at on Explaining Computers the look around at the construction will probably mean the some will resist taking it part to see how it's put together.
When I saw this from RPI Foundation in my inbox this morning, I was really excited. Reminds me so much of the old days when everything was inside the keyboard. The only thing it's missing is a power button 😥
Subscribed to your channel, first-time commenter. Absolutely love your videos so far and I'm extremely curious as to the upcoming content -- my only regret is that I don't have your expertise in hardware repair. I'm more on the software side.
The Amiga WB 1.3 (Kickstart 34.005) Hand holding disk is because the system is looking for an inserted disk, so in the Emulation core (Whatever the core emulator is, Amiberry/UAE4ARM ?) needs an ADF inserted (Floppy disk image), or a Hard disk image to boot from. github.com/midwan/amiberry/wiki/Using-Amiberry-with-RetroPie---Installation-and-Setup
Those renderings of yours with the Commodore colours really killed it!!! I will wait some time before ordering this, perhaps the cases WILL become available. For what it's worth, I really do not like the white and raspberry red combination... I have been harping about something like this for years!!! So good to see it come to life.
@@RetroRecipes I had researched the original (or near-original) fonts both for Amstrad CPC 464 and CPC 6128. I found a free (?) font called Predicate Regular. You can see some of my "recreations" of the original keyboards here: cpc6128: www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/gists/e26a83f672818a8af9895f433914fd42 cpc464: www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/gists/fb4979d4d383862cdcd1cada03a12639 cpc664: www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/gists/c7547d93a6bdc02b6ed63e10c3c40878 6128+/464+: www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/gists/636b4a49269b282a590123b6c279e2ff font here: www.onlinewebfonts.com/download/4a1d4900d7166e5e57ca6f663474ea1c
I bought three of them. They work great for kids and I got a lot of kids. Games / Homework / Streaming / Learning. They work with touch screen monitors too. Such a cheap way to keep them off my good computers.
I'm so distracted by your gorgeous girl. Those beautiful eyes... And how she leans on you when you're talking to the camera... Oh, puppyfractic, you're so adorable.
OMG - you included an Amstrad CPC 11:44 & 21:46... I would sooooooooooooooooo have that!!!! I loved my 464 & 6128. Our shed was robbed and it was stolen many years ago, but it was my first proper computer. It got me into programming which I now do for a living - so I owe a lot to that little 8-bit machine and Lord Sugar!
Got my Pimiga working on the Pi400. Fastest I’ve ever seen, setup easy with the Pi-4 image and then you’ll have to shh in and update/upgrade to get the keyboard and mouse working. After that: wow..
It is a very cool computer and the manual really kicked in the retro-nostalgia. It is great that they include it and will hopefully get some new people into programming.
I love the pi400 for it's nostalgia factor, Pimiga, pi os so I could produce music on Protracker clone, but best of all, not Retro pi, but BATOCERA specifically designed pi400 OS version for emulating games. Just amazed by this!
This sort of all-in-one keyboard computer design is a really nice throwback to vintage computer design, as is the inclusion of a detailed user's manual. I might have to pick one up.
This looks very promising! I’ve been thinking about making a similar solution that uses a tenkeyless mechanical keyboard and a Raspberry Pi built into a 3D printed retro style casing. In the end, the RPi 400 is the more cost effective solution. Thanks for sharing!
My Raspberry Pi 400 will arrive tomorrow (Wednesday). I am very excited. I have a R-Pi3, but it is just sitting in a box since I moved last year. I never got Retro Pie working on it and I even bought some really cool 8BitDo corded controllers for it too... alas, I never got it working properly. So, now, I may be able to get my emulated Retro Gaming on with this handy device. (I too have a great many retro game systems, but sometimes I'd just like an all-in-one solution to have some fun.) I will let you know how I fair if I can get everything installed properly.
The renderings of Retro-themed Pi-400's were great. Makes me wonder how it would look in the brushed stainless and black to a Ti-99/4A Really nice review. Looks like a really nice little computer. Since I killed my Pi-Zero, I have been looking for a new Pi project... I think I just found it. Thanks to all the Fractics!
I've had a Retropie Odroid version for a while now and I'd say most games work on most systems. The integrated solution shown looks good once the compatibility issues are worked out for not a bad price either. The size of the motherboard looks nice and tidy too. Thanks for the exclusive Perifractic.
Please show those renders to Raspberry Pi!! So so much nicer than the Pi 400. Love watching you guys! You really make the videos a lot of fun to watch!!
Oooh it's very nearly a modern Tandy, how exciting! This is a MUCH more friendly form factor for getting people playing with the Raspberry Pi hardware. If it had a full size HDMI port it'd be 100% perfect.
Brilliant review and channel.
I really like this new computer.
I collect a lot of retro consoles and one of the things I look for when running emulation is scan lines when displayed on modern flat screen televisions..
Can you please let me know if the computer can output them via its HDMI hardware or can the emulation software do it instead.
This device is going to go supernova...
Its a totally awesome way to use a computer without having to have hulking great pc cases with fans galore.
For standard computing, Surfing and emulation this is a holy grail moment.
Those skins you produced are utterly superb.
Maybe they could be available in an adhesive like skin similar to the ones for the PS3 and Ps4 etc.
In fact if they had released this device in a ZX spectrum style one and made it run thousands of speccy games it would have gone down a storm.
Its like all Christmases rolled into one.
Absolutely brilliant.
Many thanks for the ace review :)))
Thank you for your kind words. Means a lot! 👍🕹 Not sure about scanlines sorry.
We've looked into skins and discussed with dbrand.com but determined it's just not feasible due to the tiny lines between each key, and the keys themselves. Best bet is RasPi releasing bespoke retro versions or cases 🤞 Drop them a message!
th-cam.com/video/w9apzIsb-us/w-d-xo.html
I think retropie can be extended to emulate scanline
I’m got
Isn't scanline your refresh rate? Are you talking about black lines that run down screen or something else?
@@plageran Hi Plageran
Good question.
If memory serves me I think there is refresh rate and also scan rate.
The black lines on the screen are the exact effect of the scanline generator.
Running normally horizontal across the screen.
The generator has different settings like intensity.
It makes a huge difference to vintage as well as some modern games.
There was a Guy on TH-cam who altered the refresh on a flat panel to better match the smoothness of the Cinema screens.
I will try and find it :)
Finally someone did it as a finished product. Having used the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Atari ST, Amiga 500... Buying this and using RetroPie on it as well as tinkering in Linux is a given. There'll definitely be a community forming around this one.
They are turning the clocks back tonight and gaining an extra hour of 2020. Kind of like getting a bonus track on a Yoko Ono album!!
Lol!
It popped from 21 minutes to 3 hours just now!
13 minutes....no fuzz
Got my coffee ready...
Yoko is Walking on Thin Ice if she releases a bonus track in 2020!
I'm not a chicklet keyboard fan, but I can't deny that $70 is pretty amazing for what it is.
Pretty sure he said it was $100. Where did you get that it was only $70? EDIT - Ah nevermind, I see where it says that just the kit is $70, which honestly seems kind of expensive considering a 4GB Pi 4 costs around $50 or so. Seems it would be a much better value to actually get the kit that comes with the Pi 4.
$50 would be better, with case screws instead of snaps
@@nonarKitten Lol I actually posted that before I realized that the $70 kit actually comes with the Pi 4 as well. I thought this kit just used the original boards and that you'd plug em into the keyboard internally, but it seems theres an all newly designed Pi 4 board inside!
So yeah, the $70 is actually a GREAT value! That was my badd for not realizing. I didn't see the new board til he opened it up at the end. Once I realized this I immediately went and ordered me the $70 kit! :)
@@nonarKitten 170 on amazon plus 50 postage, pure gouging.
That Spectrum mod! Somebody please make that a real thing!
I'd expect a black version in short order: The original Pi Keyboard has a black version as an option. Then you pretty much just need a rainbow to stick in the corner.
The Amstrad render looked amazing, i'd buy that in a heartbeat.
Raspberry Pi Foundation: "Here is a Pi in a nice case that you can just plug in and use -- no need to mess with cables and cases and PCBs"
This channel: "Never mind turning it on. lets get the screwdriver and open it up so we can see the PCB."
It's the PCB way!
This falls squarely in the "I have no use for this but it is cute and I kind of want one" category.
Also, chihuahuas are really easy to entertain.
Upon watching this, I managed to buy one and was lucky enough to find one still in stock. Lovely to see little Sophie x. Brilliant and informative video.
"It always comes back to the Commodore 64" That's because you have good taste 👍👍
Well it looks like my nephew's Christmas is sorted.
I just built one of these a few months ago for a friend , your best bet is to go with that 512GB Samsung card because there is an image called 'RetroBliss(512GB)' made to fit on that card. It installs leaving plenty of space for / , I believe the final game count was in the 13,000's as far as how many titles you get. All with the supporting Artwork , banned versions, and China/Japan versions of some games. You even get some custom ROM's , for instance a version of Double Dragon and Streets of Rage with WWF wrestlers . The torrent takes half a day to download and several hours to write it but its totally worth having, this is the torrent link from Arcade Punks.com : punkwhore.com/arcadepunks/2020/tor/Retro-Bliss-Revolution.Pi.4.RE-LOADED.Playbox.v1.5-4.5.18.torrent . Just something to mention its built on PlayBox and not Emulationstation , also included in the build is a full desktop environment , to start it you need to drop into the shell and start lightdm otherwise it will just source your .profile and drop you into PlayBox on boot. Check out the Virtualman TH-cam channel , he builds the images.
My Son's Christmas too
You are awesome!
The retro computer renderings look stunning!
I hope Puppyfractic had a fantastic Halloween and got lots of doggie treats!
I just linked to this from my Sinclair Society Facebook group.... figured some folks will enjoy this fun video you made since it shows a Speccy design in the mix. ;-)
I don't own a Raspberry Pi, but I've been interested in them for a while. They've been at the level of being able to emulate some (but not all) PS1, Dreamcast and PSP games for a few years now. I keep waiting for them to release a next generation model that can emulate everything for those systems (well, everything the emulators are capable or running) and beyond, such as PS2, Gamecube, etc. However it seems like they've mostly reached a plateau and while newer models are slightly faster, they're not capable of running much that the previous versions couldn't.
Maybe I have an unrealistic expectation, but I'm disappointed that they only seem to be able to match the level of emulation possible on a traditional computer from a decade ago.
I'd like this too!
This is actually super cool! I love Raspberry Pi (despite knowing virtually nothing about it other than TH-cam videos like this lol), and if I had $100 plus shipping to spare, I'd totally go for this!
Also, Peri, you and LadyFractic are just about as adorable as it gets. :)
I love my pis. Retropie is awesome. Get yourself one if you ever have a few quid spare. Its all I use as desktop now.
@@sambra1979 I'll definitely have it on my list. :)
Mine arrives tomorrow! Your video sold it to me. Well done, Marketfractic!
That was great guys! Well done and thanks for being very cunning with the time as well.
Our pleasure!
... and pre-order is done! I've wanted a Raspberry Pi for a while now and this sealed the deal for me. Thank you!!
That’s a great looking little machine, someone’s got too make some of those retro cases for real they looked awesome. A very enjoyable review 👍.
Yeah... I love the look of the ZX Spectrum version! Really cool!! 👍
I've got a Pi3 set up specifically for emulating computers (as opposed to consoles).
Having it set up on a desk with a keyboard, mouse and monitor makes a huge difference, and really makes it feel more authentic.
These games were designed on the assumption that there would be a keyboard, so it always feels like a struggle using a controller.
The Pi 400 seems to be perfect for this, and I hope it encourages more people to try playing these games as they were intended.
Agreed. One of the problem with front ends like RetroPie is the keyboard don't work. It needs to use the virtual keyboard. Maybe there is some configuration there somewhere, i don't know. It won't work on my Pi400 as well. Which is why i use a PiMiga3.0 to emulate Amiga, when i am not simply playing arcade/action games. Adventure/strategy games benefits from the use of keyboard typing. Just finished playing Willy Beamish yesterday, i don't think i have finish this game on my PC back in the old days.
@@ZxSpectrumplus You can use a keyboard with Retropie. I use the non-libretro version of Fuse and the keyboard just works natively, but you can get it working with lr-fuse too.
I'm going from a very distant memory here, but I think you have to set up the keyboard as a 'controller' in the settings. If I recall correctly, you select the keyboard as controller 3 or something like that.
The only good thing from 2020 so far ( beside all you did before AHAH). Amazing! Luv the retro concept "skins" for this too. :) This is a all in one amazing bundle!
Caught some of the live chat this morning, but had to start work! Now it's lunch time yay! What a year for retro computers
3am? You went a little overboard on your DST adjustment today.. I need Puppyfractic to wake me up.
I'll send my CatFractic to wake you up.
By far my favorite ASMR channel. Reviews are a bonus to soothing sleep tones.
Aw thanks! 🙏
11:16 - All the retro renders are glorious, I'd buy ALL of them!
Cheers! Was a fun little project.
@@preferredimage that name rings bells... Wish I knew why .. brain is mush
I'm already a Raspberry Pi fan, so this is marvelous.
More significantly, OMG YOU HAVE AN EPYX 500 XJ TOO! Best damn Atari-compatible joystick ever made. I had two back in the day, and both still work flawlessly. Incredible build quality, and excellent tactile response.
Ordered & felt the same as when you were waiting for yours, its here! It's here!
Now to start getting retro pi on it.
10:36 Adorbs!!
Impressed at how well the passive cooling works. The cooling stats that ExplainingComputers did were comparable to the Flirc case.
Is the plate aluminum, or is it ferrous?
Very glad you did this review from an emulation angle.
The dog: this crazy human is talking into space again.
I Just bought my new Rpi 400 several days ago, and I will try to install retropie os image on IT. Thanks for providing this video.
Ladyfractics teardowns are really unique. Love it :)
Thank you! She's very good at that.
The algorithm told me to watch this. I'm pleased. Lovely people, delightful tech and PETS!!!
Thank you for your kind words! Means a lot 👍🕹️
Love the alternate design renders. I'd buy the C64, Amiga and Spectrum ones immediately!
C64 im in!
I'd rather have a C128. I delivered a lot of newspaper as a young teen to buy my own.
There’s been loads of these reviews in the last day. You’ll be pleased to know I watched yours first 😊
Definitely a neat little kit. Something I hope I can recommend to people in the future as a cheap computer solution for those who don't need a full desktop computer.
However, I'm very curious about thermal performance, and I hope to see lots of thermal testing on this device. The original Raspberry Pi 4 runs very hot, even with a heatsink - a fan is required to get the best performance out of it. Using the metal shielding as a heatsink is clever, but I doubt it'll be sufficient to cool the Pi 400 enough.
I also wish they'd scrapped the micro HDMI ports and instead gone back to full-sized HDMI. I don't see the need for two HDMI ports on the Pi 400 anyway, so I think one full-sized port would have been fine, especially since they were more than happy to cut out one of the USB 2.0 ports and the camera connector (the latter for obvious reasons).
Finally, this is a bit of a nitpick but I'd have liked to have seen a cover for the GPIO pins, since I think they'll be used less on the Pi 400 than a regular Raspberry Pi, especially for those who want a cheap and light computer.
Overall though, I really like it and I hope it does well. I might even get one myself if it performs well enough, though I hope they make a barebones kit available because I don't care for their tiny mice and already have the rest of the necessary accessories, so it'd be nice to save some money on the set if possible.
Two monitors is minimum standard requirement.
@@paspax Not for the average user who just wants a basic computer experience for browsing the web and checking their emails.
That's my point - I feel like the target audience for this isn't exactly the regular Raspberry Pi audience, and it's certainly not a high-end gaming rig or anything like that, so I see two monitors as rather pointless.
Plus, it only further taxes the GPU and generates more heat to have two screens connected on an already relatively weak device.
Love this, thank you. Couple of observations;
5:17 Cheeewahwah Sophiefractic reference "What a cutie-Pi"
5:30 Didn't say "power Sup-Pi"
7:52 Ladyfractic : "Pro-Pi-atary information"
14:18 Connect to the Wi-Pi
19:32 "Over the scor-Pi-on"
LOLz. Keep up the good work,
Alanicus
Ox, UK.
Haha! Very Pice.
Yay! I love your EE-OO-EE-OOs Lady Fractic!
I just hope that's not the sound she makes when... well... in the evenings :P
@@ZapAndersson Well that wasn't at all misogynistic, was it?
@@nialltracey2599 No, no it wasn't. Can't see how you find it to be to be honest?
@@ZapAndersson Would you have said it about a guy?
@@nialltracey2599 Yes of course? Gender is irrelevant here. If a person is making funny noises when ... uhm... "screwing".... the risque joke is pretty obvious. The gender of the person is irrelevant. I was being funny. I don't see anything "misogynistic" about it. Had he been doing the noises I would have made the same exact joke.
Of course as soon as the pi400 was announced, I insufferably geeked out about how computers have come full circle and comparing it to the keyboard computers of the 80's and specifically the Commodore 64. So it's great to see you hitting on all those points and showing all those renderings! As for Retro Pie, its not surprising to see the config challenges. Retro Pie is amazing software but it's tremendously complicated. I think that's unavoidable considering all the different hardware it emulates.
Loved this video! So many of my favorite things- keyboard computers, Raspberry pies, linux and Retro pie! Thanks for this video. Good job!
Thanks Clay!
1:33 Cute surprised Puppy-fractic face!!
I’m glad you reviewed this because you just saved me a lot of time with christmas shopping!
And more doggies on the channel are always welcome, even little tiny doggies 🐶❤️
Sophiefractic! 🐶
Do you know how cool I’m boutta look pulling up to my bro’s house with this keyboard and two game controllers
I appreciate the nostalgia, very much like when I opened my Timex Sinclair. It was very similar in size, keys were those bubble deals. I typed frogger in and recorded it to audio cassette. Frogger was terrible on the Timex Sinclair. My C64 was a power house compared. I was very excited way back then and I just got a flash of that watching you unbox this thing that anyone would, of course want(The nostalgia and the pi400). Honestly. C64 was more exciting than all IBM clone stuff until XP
Heck, my stream was showing 7(!) of my subbed youtubers smashing in with the exact same topic. Just sad that seemingly not all of you got it at the same time to show it off, would have been nice to compare different oppinions at once.
I've really got into smaller portable tech stuff like this at the moment, i recently bought an external DVD player because the one in my laptop went to tech heaven , I mean, all it does is play dvd's and it's become my new favourite thing. Also, I've been having a right naff week, got hospital on Friday, seeing another video from you cheered me up.
At 10:39 "We're European". Thank you Perifractic.
From the European side of the channel I still cannot understand in full this "brexit" thing.
Well, it's not like this EU thing is such a wild success, for Brexit not to make sense... Why OthersRemain (including Italy) is a much better question. For Germany sure, it makes sense, they have fulfilled their Nazi dreams of a Europe under their control... The rest of the EU countries don't get much...
@@CalmoOmlac Hello, yeah, not Germany the people, Germany the banks and businesses. Basically they (Merkel and co) stole money from the German people and other Europeans to pay the Banks and Investors, in the pretext of helping Greece, Italy, etc (in the process also destroying Italy, Greece, etc)
I just ordered one and am getting it in a couple days. Can't wait!
Also love the dogs and your humor.... uproarious...subbed
Very intriguing, reminder set roll on 08:00 (uk)!!
Mine shows an option on the image to set reminder - logged on from mobile phone.
I like that you have 'Astro Wars' on your shelf in the background. Reminded me of when I had one.)
How very 80s Retro ❤️❤️❤️
imagine raging and smashing your keyboard
you were having fun in this video for sure
Also looked at on Explaining Computers the look around at the construction will probably mean the some will resist taking it part to see how it's put together.
Just catching up with the videos I've missed, this was a great way to start. Nice piece or kit, and a great review. Love your work.
Thank you for your kind words! Means a lot 👍🕹️
8:44 the poor Chihuahua when you brandished the screwdriver.
Sorry Sophiefractic!
@@RetroRecipes You got the sideeye from her.
When I saw this from RPI Foundation in my inbox this morning, I was really excited. Reminds me so much of the old days when everything was inside the keyboard. The only thing it's missing is a power button 😥
The keyboard has a soft power key combination.
The minute this was featured on heise.de, I ordered one off Reichelt and now they're sold out. Guess I was lucky.
The best things in this video is obviously the dogs and 6:33 ❤️❤️
Subscribed to your channel, first-time commenter. Absolutely love your videos so far and I'm extremely curious as to the upcoming content -- my only regret is that I don't have your expertise in hardware repair. I'm more on the software side.
Wow.. the retro-renders are awesome. The ZX Spectrum running an Emulator would be very funny and cool. Great video Sir.
The Amiga WB 1.3 (Kickstart 34.005) Hand holding disk is because the system is looking for an inserted disk, so in the Emulation core (Whatever the core emulator is, Amiberry/UAE4ARM ?) needs an ADF inserted (Floppy disk image), or a Hard disk image to boot from.
github.com/midwan/amiberry/wiki/Using-Amiberry-with-RetroPie---Installation-and-Setup
If only anyone would make a full conigured and downloadable image file. 🤗💾 Would love it.
Beat me to it. Dam I wanted to sound knowledgeable about something techy just once lol
Those renderings of yours with the Commodore colours really killed it!!! I will wait some time before ordering this, perhaps the cases WILL become available. For what it's worth, I really do not like the white and raspberry red combination... I have been harping about something like this for years!!! So good to see it come to life.
Ok, I know these renders at 11:16 - 12:10 are just renders, but I want them! Can you at least link to the original image renders?
photos.app.goo.gl/rZQVHYFK2ZF4v7D66
@@RetroRecipes I had researched the original (or near-original) fonts both for Amstrad CPC 464 and CPC 6128. I found a free (?) font called Predicate Regular. You can see some of my "recreations" of the original keyboards here:
cpc6128: www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/gists/e26a83f672818a8af9895f433914fd42
cpc464: www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/gists/fb4979d4d383862cdcd1cada03a12639
cpc664: www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/gists/c7547d93a6bdc02b6ed63e10c3c40878
6128+/464+: www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/gists/636b4a49269b282a590123b6c279e2ff
font here: www.onlinewebfonts.com/download/4a1d4900d7166e5e57ca6f663474ea1c
Came here for the new Pi, stayed for the chemistry and dad/mom jokes. For instance "you USA this to type". Very clever and underrated.
Thank you for your kind words! Means a lot 👍🕹️
apt-get is deprecated, use *just* apt in the future.
I bought three of them.
They work great for kids and I got a lot of kids.
Games / Homework / Streaming / Learning.
They work with touch screen monitors too.
Such a cheap way to keep them off my good computers.
I'm so distracted by your gorgeous girl. Those beautiful eyes... And how she leans on you when you're talking to the camera... Oh, puppyfractic, you're so adorable.
I don't remember Ladyfractic leaning on me in this episo... oh!
Looks like I'll be adding another Pi to my collection LOL. Thanks again for showcasing my theme!
You got it! Thanks for all your help with the video! 👍🕹️
10 print “This is a very cool computer”;
20 goto 10
run
i = 1
while i == 1:
print("Indeed, it is")
@@Jossandoval
while(True):
print("I see you are a man of culture!")
Love the Raspberry Pi store in Cambridge which was opened up shortly after Maplin closed.
OMG - you included an Amstrad CPC 11:44 & 21:46... I would sooooooooooooooooo have that!!!! I loved my 464 & 6128. Our shed was robbed and it was stolen many years ago, but it was my first proper computer. It got me into programming which I now do for a living - so I owe a lot to that little 8-bit machine and Lord Sugar!
wow, props to you and everyone involved on both teams getting the controller working with the pie 400 update. not all heroes wear capes :)
Huge thanks to Jools Wills, RetroPie dev for that!
Ordered one and look forward to playing around with a $100 USD computer. My last one was a Timex Sinclair 1000. We've come a LONG way since then!
Got my Pimiga working on the Pi400. Fastest I’ve ever seen, setup easy with the Pi-4 image and then you’ll have to shh in and update/upgrade to get the keyboard and mouse working. After that: wow..
Nice!
I'm struggling to SSH in to mine.
It is a very cool computer and the manual really kicked in the retro-nostalgia. It is great that they include it and will hopefully get some new people into programming.
I think this is what I've been waiting for. I've been curious about getting a raspberry pi for a few years and this I feel is exactly what I want.
The rpi 400 looks really neat. I hope they update their Raspberry Pi OS to 64 bit and provide a 8GB model!
I love the pi400 for it's nostalgia factor, Pimiga, pi os so I could produce music on Protracker clone, but best of all, not Retro pi, but BATOCERA specifically designed pi400 OS version for emulating games. Just amazed by this!
This sort of all-in-one keyboard computer design is a really nice throwback to vintage computer design, as is the inclusion of a detailed user's manual. I might have to pick one up.
Ok, I want one now. Early christmas gift I guess?
It's really nice of you to have opened the case and show us what's inside.
You're welcome!
its cool how its a nod to an old school computer! the keyboard form and a full fledged manual!
Sweet DHL delivered it, nice to see the company I work for getting exposure
They ship a lot of my international stuff, including from China in 48 hours!
The puns are of a hi quality today .... Thanks for the video x
This looks very promising! I’ve been thinking about making a similar solution that uses a tenkeyless mechanical keyboard and a Raspberry Pi built into a 3D printed retro style casing. In the end, the RPi 400 is the more cost effective solution. Thanks for sharing!
My Raspberry Pi 400 will arrive tomorrow (Wednesday). I am very excited. I have a R-Pi3, but it is just sitting in a box since I moved last year. I never got Retro Pie working on it and I even bought some really cool 8BitDo corded controllers for it too... alas, I never got it working properly. So, now, I may be able to get my emulated Retro Gaming on with this handy device. (I too have a great many retro game systems, but sometimes I'd just like an all-in-one solution to have some fun.) I will let you know how I fair if I can get everything installed properly.
Brings back fond memories of my Acorn Electron.
Two videos in one weekend?! The Retro Gods must be smiling on us all!
Love your content. Your narration/voice is soothing in a weird way as well. Peace!
Thank you for your kind words! Means a lot 👍🕹️
I think it’s a super cool idea. I’m half inclined to pick one up myself
I’m getting two of these! One for me and one for my brother. Thank you Retro Recipes!
On top of being a great retromachine platform, how about a rapid prototyping system for testing crazy ideas! I love this. What a great idea!
The renderings of Retro-themed Pi-400's were great. Makes me wonder how it would look in the brushed stainless and black to a Ti-99/4A
Really nice review. Looks like a really nice little computer. Since I killed my Pi-Zero, I have been looking for a new Pi project... I think I just found it.
Thanks to all the Fractics!
Thanks! Glad you liked the review.
I've had a Retropie Odroid version for a while now and I'd say most games work on most systems. The integrated solution shown looks good once the compatibility issues are worked out for not a bad price either. The size of the motherboard looks nice and tidy too. Thanks for the exclusive Perifractic.
Great review and video as usual. Keep 'em coming! I love how much it reminds me of classic 8 and 16-bit computers.
What an awesome computer. I've got one on order now!
Ahh the C-64! LOL Love the mock-up. Reminds me of my BBS days.
Please show those renders to Raspberry Pi!! So so much nicer than the Pi 400. Love watching you guys! You really make the videos a lot of fun to watch!!
They've seen them and loved them 😊
Oooh it's very nearly a modern Tandy, how exciting! This is a MUCH more friendly form factor for getting people playing with the Raspberry Pi hardware. If it had a full size HDMI port it'd be 100% perfect.
I love this... Amiga Emulation Time.... gonna give me some extra things to do over winter in the upper midwest.
Have fun!
Received mine last week. This is going to be fun. Although now you have me wanting one in C64 colors.