On 19/10/2018 07:59, A. Dumas wrote:
> Jan Panteltje  wrote:
>>> Adrian Caspersz  wrote:
>>>> https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-tv-hat/
>>
>> Not bad, about 20 Euro...
>> Does it allow you to use an other hat on top of it?
>> For using GPIO I mean.
>
> I would be more worried about decoding tv/radio signals. I think it has no
> smartcard/encryption support and you can only see NED1, 2, 3 and some
> regional stations.
>
Not in the UK - over 140 channels on freeview digital terrestrial...
But note that 'you may need a hotter PI to actually watch TV on'.

IIRC te Pi was in fact a chipset designed for s set top box. Perhaps
this is a clue as to why the Pi exists. patently as a TV it can't cut
the mustard with early generaion processors.


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