The new Raspberry Pi 4 is here!!

mitu

@retropi19 VRAM = Video RAM, the amount of memory reserved for the GPU.

retropi19

in general i mean not only in retropie any benefit from the extra ram?

mick

Hey guys, the hypetrain is definitely rolling! I wonder if emulation station does support 4k resolution already?

Also maybe this is exactly the perfect time to get an all new UI for ES. For me it looks and feels pretty old compared to UI like PS4, Netflix, Apple TvOS etc.

thelostsoul

@retropi19 Outside of emulators, there can be some huge benefits, depending on the operating system and applications. If you want to use the Raspberry Pi 4 as a simple low power general computer to browse the web, then the web browser can make good use of the RAM.

thelostsoul

@mick You can change its layout and look: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Themes/

paffley

Got my pi4, adapter and hdmi this morning. Cannot wait for a pi4 rp release. whoop whoop :)

quicksilver

@paffley my micro center listed the pi 4 as being available starting this friday. Checked the listing this morning and they must have started selling them early because they are all sold out now except for the 1 gb model :(

I'm jealous man! Though I suspect getting retropie fully functional on the pi 4 is going to require a lot of work from the devs.

retropi19

update the firmware

hooperre

@quicksilver said in The new Raspberry Pi 4 is here!!:

@paffley my micro center listed the pi 4 as being available starting this friday. Checked the listing this morning and they must have started selling them early because they are all sold out now except for the 1 gb model :(

I'm jealous man! Though I suspect getting retropie fully functional on the pi 4 is going to require a lot of work from the devs.

Ugh I just checked my local microcenter and the date was changed from July 28th to the 20th and now the 4 GB model isn't even listed. Better call to figure out whats going on.

mick

@thelostsoul I know but that changes the look only slightly. Im thinking of a complete 2019/2020 redesign, maybe even with 4k in mind.

mitu

@mick said in The new Raspberry Pi 4 is here!!:

Im thinking of a complete 2019/2020 redesign, maybe even with 4k in mind.

Can you be more specific ?

Fruitybit

That was quick- in a Ghostbusters answering the phone voice: “We got one!!!”

paffley

@quicksilver said in The new Raspberry Pi 4 is here!!:

@paffley my micro center listed the pi 4 as being available starting this friday. Checked the listing this morning and they must have started selling them early because they are all sold out now except for the 1 gb model :(

I'm jealous man! Though I suspect getting retropie fully functional on the pi 4 is going to require a lot of work from the devs.

Damn man :( I'm in the UK, got it from the https://thepihut.com/ I got the 2gb as the 4gb is not yet available.

I've not even plugged it in as yet, I'm just gonna hang tight with it till the devs sort something out, happy to wait as i'm a designer/dev myself so I know what the expectance is like haha! All good things come to those who wait! :)

quicksilver

There was a community AMA with Eben Upton on the Tom's hardware forums yesterday.

https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/raspberry-pi-ama-ask-your-questions-now.3492239/

He had this to say about the pi4's GPU, which I thought was pretty exciting:

"FWIW I think gross GFLOP numbers, and the OpenArena benchmarks that have appeared, understate the uplift we've just delivered (largely because VideoCore IV is extremely good at Quake III-type rendering for its age). On modern, compute-heavy benchmarks I think we'll see >4x increase."

tashman

The 4gb Pi 4 is back in stock at Pimoroni (UK) if anybody is interested.

mat

@tashman Nice, just ordered mine for here in the U.S., came to 68.05 U.S., not bad.

shavecat

Im from TelAviv (Israel)
so i guess i will wait a bit... :'\

simonster

Hi Guys,

I use a local supplier in Colchester, they have 4GB model bundled with 32GB SD card, HDMI cable and Pi4 PSU for £67.68 delivered.

https://www.rapidonline.com/raspberry-pi-4-model-b-4gb-starter-kit-75-1012

mick

@mitu With new hardware often comes new software (so did Raspbian Buster). I feel like this is a very good moment to rethink the user interface and user experience on emulation station. And therefor the "face" of RetroPie.

I am a UI/UX designer and to me it feels very old. Also some of the usability could potentially be improved. Overall i am thinking of an all new design and interface. I made a request on GitHub, if you want to join the discussion (this thread might not be the right place): https://github.com/Aloshi/EmulationStation/issues/801

thelostsoul

@mick I didn't know you was going that deep as programming it and was making sure you did not miss the theming options. I don't mind improving the user interface where it is possible.