Pi4 or Odroid XU4?

mitu

What does that entail?

https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Manual-Installation/

And does anybody have an estimate of how long it will take for an official image to be released?

No.

Zering

All right, thanks. You've been a great help.

jlopezvl

Better use precompiled images at https://files.retropie.org.uk/images/weekly/

jlopezvl

Id prefer it to manual instalation ... Burn the image for pi4 and it works for sure ...

matchaman

Get a Pi 4 and try to be patient :)

It's a little beast in terms of performance, once things get finalized it will be capable of quite much more than the XU4.

Zering

@matchaman said in Pi4 or Odroid XU4?:

Get a Pi 4 and try to be patient :)

It's a little beast in terms of performance, once things get finalized it will be capable of quite much more than the XU4.

I've just seen Pi 4 tests for the Saturn and it seems to run well. That's insane! I never thought I'd see this beast of a console running decently on a Pi. That's it, I'm sold.

The only question I've got left is which version to go for : the one with 2 GB of Ram or the one with 4? Normally I'd go for the best one but I've read RAM usage is pretty low on that kind of device anyway. Is the extra 2 gig worth the extra 20 pounds?

quicksilver

@Zering for average user 2gb is fine. 4gb really only needed if you'll be using it as a desktop computer as well. I have so far only run into one memory related issue with my pi 4 2gb and that was because I was compiling source code for a rather large project (not something an average user would be doing).

matchaman

Just as quicksilver said, 2GB should be enough. But if you can get the 4GB version go for it, you might get better performance in the future for more demanding emulation. I have both and I've seen a little difference in YouTube playback.

Zering

I'll go for the 4 GB board then, I wouldn't want to miss out on potentially awesome future emulation!

Just for the sake of conversation, would anybody be in the know of any new planned functionalities/emulators for the Pi 4?

grant2258

im looking forward to seeing how mame current is running on the pi 4. I only usually play 80s and 90s that would be an ideal setup for the living room barcade has a mini pc in it at the moment can see me changing that anytime soon. If the mame team do some dynarecs for arm there could be a fair few systems on the go on the pi.