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    What to buy to play retropie?

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    • BuZzB
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      What country are you from ?

      You would need a USB plug that can provide enough power - a mobile phone charger would not do - eg you need something like 5v 2.5a

      here are PSUs from that site

      http://www.gearbest.com/raspberry-pi/pp_414788.html?wid=21
      http://www.gearbest.com/raspberry-pi/pp_391813.html?wid=21

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        Yefet @BuZz
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        @BuZz
        I am from Israel. The PSU is for USA socket I need european plug.

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        • BuZzB
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          You could use a cheap adapter as both those Power Supplies support 100-240V or if you want the PSU with the correct plug without using an adapter you will need to shop around as this site seems to have US plugs.

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            Yefet @BuZz
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            @BuZz said in What to buy to play retropie?:

            n adapter you will need to shop around as this site seems to have US plugs.

            will this work: http://www.gearbest.com/chargers-cables/pp_350599.html?wid=21?
            Any micro sd work or only the ones who listed here: http://elinux.org/RPi_SD_cards?

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            • BuZzB
              BuZz administrators
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              Don't know is the USB charger will be ok. It's got a high enough rating, but it depends if it can do that on a single port or not.

              I use sanDisk Ultra sdcard - which seem nice and quick. Don't get a cheap no-name one.

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                Yefet @BuZz
                last edited by Yefet

                @BuZz said in What to buy to play retropie?:

                hich seem nice and quick. Don't get a cheap

                I bought this memory card: http://www.gearbest.com/memory-cards/pp_279745.html. Will it work? According to http://elinux.org/RPi_SD_cards it should work no?

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                • BuZzB
                  BuZz administrators
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                  If it's on the list then it should be fine. I don't have any of them.

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                    Yefet @BuZz
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                    @BuZz said in What to buy to play retropie?:

                    If it's on the list then it should be fine. I don't have any of them.

                    ok. thanks a lot for all the help.

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                      PetroRie
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                      A network cable would be handy, especially if you're going to transfer your roms via the network.

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                        Yefet @PetroRie
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                        @PetroRie
                        ok I have network cable thanks.

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