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SunFounder 10.1 display for the Raspberry Pi 4
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Ever since the makers of Retropie made it work on the new Raspberry Pi 4 in January 2020, I have been paying more attention to this exciting development. The story behind why it took so long for the popular gaming frontend to work on the new Pi is because the Pi 4 finally entered in to the 64-bit architecture. Previous models of the Pi were all 32-bit-based.
There’s still a lot of bugs and kinks that the developers had to work out, but all this will eventually go away as more people get their hands on the new Pi 4.
I have to say that having experienced it with the original Pi and Pi 2 (and some limited time with the Pi 3), that the Pi 4 really is a massive improvement over those previous single board computers.
Although the Pi 4’s 1.5 GHz 64-bit quad core ARM Cortex-A72 is much faster than the previous models, it does have a habit of overheating when under stressed… but that is expected with faster chips. So, despite the low entry price of $35 for the basic model, the real cost of the device may actually float around $100 (you have to buy a fan, keyboard, power supply, etc.) Fortunately, you might have many of these components sitting around the house.
Anyway, all my weekends are basically in spent building “Vu’s Ultimate RetroPie Gaming Station”! My idea is an all-in-one video player, retro gaming, and basic computer station. So far, my 128GB MicroSD card will run RetroPi, Kodi (for watching movies and television show), and Raspbian (GNU Linux). This is really nice, considering that in the past, if you wanted to switch applications, you had to swap out your SD cards.
The other thing is that I bought a small 10.1 inch display, dedicated for my Raspberry Pi 4. It is using HDMI (not display ribbon), so that it’s a little flexible if I decide to use it on a bigger display. The Pi 4 is attached to the back of the Sunfounder display, using its built-in mounting screws, designed for the Pi. The display also comes with a three-layer acrylic to protect the Pi.
If you are interested, here are affiliated links to all the items I bought:
There’s still a lot of bugs and kinks that the developers had to work out, but all this will eventually go away as more people get their hands on the new Pi 4.
I have to say that having experienced it with the original Pi and Pi 2 (and some limited time with the Pi 3), that the Pi 4 really is a massive improvement over those previous single board computers.
Although the Pi 4’s 1.5 GHz 64-bit quad core ARM Cortex-A72 is much faster than the previous models, it does have a habit of overheating when under stressed… but that is expected with faster chips. So, despite the low entry price of $35 for the basic model, the real cost of the device may actually float around $100 (you have to buy a fan, keyboard, power supply, etc.) Fortunately, you might have many of these components sitting around the house.
Anyway, all my weekends are basically in spent building “Vu’s Ultimate RetroPie Gaming Station”! My idea is an all-in-one video player, retro gaming, and basic computer station. So far, my 128GB MicroSD card will run RetroPi, Kodi (for watching movies and television show), and Raspbian (GNU Linux). This is really nice, considering that in the past, if you wanted to switch applications, you had to swap out your SD cards.
The other thing is that I bought a small 10.1 inch display, dedicated for my Raspberry Pi 4. It is using HDMI (not display ribbon), so that it’s a little flexible if I decide to use it on a bigger display. The Pi 4 is attached to the back of the Sunfounder display, using its built-in mounting screws, designed for the Pi. The display also comes with a three-layer acrylic to protect the Pi.
If you are interested, here are affiliated links to all the items I bought:
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