Raspberry Pi: Up and Running

For those of you who haven't yet played around with Raspberry Pi, this one's for you. In this how-to video, Matt walks you through how to get a Raspberry Pi up and running. It's the first in a series of Raspberry Pi videos that we're releasing to accompany our new book, Getting Started with Raspberry Pi. It covers Raspberry Pi and Linux basics and then works up to using Scratch, Python, GPIO (to control LED's and switches), and web development on the board.

Raspberry Pi Starter Kit: http://www.makershed.com/Raspberry_Pi...
Getting Started with Raspberry Pi PDF: http://www.makershed.com/Getting_Star...
Raspberry Pi Model B: http://www.makershed.com/Raspberry_Pi...

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[swunt10]

well its a shitty mini pc whats the big deal?

[Thomas Clarke]

Where's the site where I get raspian?

[CanadianPatriot86]

wicked! none of the bloat or "oooh shiney" stuff that most computers are these days.

[alexthekidd04]

I liked the music!

[kleinerpogo]

even cheaper than some CPU-Coolers!

[yomyomcam]

cost reduction, hardware reuse... among many others. You gotta see this in a low cost perspective

[phillips1012]

Yes. It has a HDMI video chip, and many people use it as a media center because it can play 1080 so smoothly.

[ttttkk2]

can it play 720p or even 1080p video smoothly?

[Ankit Aggarwal]

work with windows >>

[Mister Westbam]

I thought it would be way harder than this, many thanx for the explanation, you convinced me to get one :)

[DaddyMoreBucksTV]

What would be awesome is if they built in wifi on it. Problem i have with it is that for about the same money, I can buy a built in CPU on a mini motherboard for $50 that includes wifi, much faster processor, etc. Still would need the power supply, but those are cheap for mini mb's. Dunno... RP is a great idea.... Just still thinking about it. I think its a choice between spending $30 and getting a 20x better computer... Lots of cables with the pi too, hubs, etc... hhmmzz.