August 2016
Beginner
312 pages
7h 17m
English
Content preview from Raspberry Pi User Guide, 4th Edition
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Chapter 8
The Pi as a Home Theatre PC
ONE OF THE most popular tasks for a Pi to carry out is that of a home theatre PC, or HTPC. The Broadcom BCM283x system-on-chip module at the Pi’s heart was designed to be a multimedia powerhouse, originally developed for use in set-top boxes.
The graphics portion of the BCM283x, a Broadcom VideoCore IV module, is capable of full-speed, high-definition video playback. The chip is also able to play back audio files in a variety of formats, both through the analogue 3.5 mm audio output and digitally via the HDMI port.
The small size, low power draw, and silent operation combine to make the Pi a tempting device for home theatre enthusiasts. A variety of distributions and software packages designed to turn the Pi into a user-friendly home theatre PC have appeared since its launch, but you don’t necessarily need to give up your existing operating system to get started.
Playing Music at the Console
If you’re a developer, you will likely spend most of your time at the Pi’s console. With the majority of music playback software being aimed at desktop use, it can be a quiet experience—but it doesn’t have to be.
The Pi supports a powerful text-based music playback package called mocLXMusic), moc can be installed and used even when there is no graphical user interface (GUI) installed on the Pi.
To get started, install the moc package from your distribution’s repositories. For the Raspbian ...
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