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    The new Raspberry Pi 4 is here!!

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    • thelostsoulT
      thelostsoul @retropi19
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      @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.

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

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

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          • quicksilverQ
            quicksilver @paffley
            last edited by 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.

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              retropi19
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              update the firmware

              Rpi3B+ USB 2.0 Boot HDD Hitachi 40GB 5400rpm

              Rpi4 4GB rev1.4 USB 3.0 Boot HDD Hitachi 160GB 7200rpm

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              • hooperreH
                hooperre @quicksilver
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                @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.

                4B ~ RPi PSU 5.1V / 3.0A ~ 32GB SanDisk microSD ~ 128GB USB

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

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                  • mituM
                    mitu Global Moderator @mick
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                    @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 ?

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                    • FruitybitF
                      Fruitybit
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                      That was quick- in a Ghostbusters answering the phone voice: โ€œWe got one!!!โ€

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                      • paffleyP
                        paffley @quicksilver
                        last edited by 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! :)

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                        • quicksilverQ
                          quicksilver
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                          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."

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

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

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                              • shavecatS
                                shavecat
                                last edited by shavecat

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

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                                • simonsterS
                                  simonster
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                                  Hi Guys,

                                  I use a local supplier in Colchester, they have 4GB model bundled with 32GB SD card, HDMI cable and Pi4 PSU for ยฃ67.68 delivered.

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

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                                    mick @mitu
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                                    @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

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                                    • thelostsoulT
                                      thelostsoul @mick
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                                      @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.

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                                      • sirhenrythe5thS
                                        sirhenrythe5th
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                                        In the end it is quite usual with the start of a new raspberry pi:
                                        the first weeks stocks are sold out very fast, after a couple of weeks you will get ยดem at every corner.
                                        Concidering Retropie i have patience anyway, i could imagine that a real stable version of retropie set up on buster could be available in autumn.
                                        What is absolutly ok regarding all the changes and optimizations that have to be done!

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                                        • dankcushionsD
                                          dankcushions Global Moderator @mick
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                                          @mick said in The new Raspberry Pi 4 is here!!:

                                          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

                                          i'm afraid that github is also not the right place - retropie forked the abandoned aloshi repo several years ago - it's hosted here: https://github.com/retropie/EmulationStation. but also, github isn't the place for open-ended discussions, but more for specific bugs, so i would close your issue and create a thread in the forums.

                                          but generally, are you sure what you want to do can't be achieved by themes within emulationstation? the theme engine is quite powerful. we also support several other front ends (attractmode, Pegasus, mehstation) which have their own abilities and themes. i think the chances of someone creating a brand new front end for your specific idea are remote, so i would instead try and see what existing front end could work with your idea, with/without specific changes.

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                                            FairDinkum
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                                            I'm not the most technically savvy person on the planet but I have a question. I have a build I downloaded and added my own ROMs, theme mods etc to for the Pi 3B+. Will that build still function on the Pi 4 once RetroPie has updated? I'm guessing if RetroPie doesn't run, there's no way to update the program from the Pi software. Will I need to download a fresh version of RetroPie once it's released and manually add all the roms from my old build?

                                            Essentially what I'm asking is if all RetroPie builds/images will be obsolete on a Pi4.

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