Raspberry Pi 4 - 2 Gb - Mediacenter WHITE kit (Pi incl)

A Pi 4 multimedia player, 2Gb of RAM, supporting 4K and a multitude of formats - white version

The 4K is up-and-coming these last years. It's true that with the ever larger size of the screens, the arrival of the 4K format makes it possible to have a clear image even on a very large surface (provided to have a source in 4K / H.265).   

Looking for an attractive 4K solution? Look no further, you have just discovered the Raspberry-Pi 4 with 4 Gb of RAM, the Media Center with 4K capabilities to realize multimedia installations at a price perfectly correct! 

At the heart of this solution is the Raspberry-Pi 4 with 2 Gb of RAM, the world's most famous nano-computer that offers a whole new hardware architecture... nothing to do with the previous models. See our detailed explanations on the Raspberry Pi 4 with 2 Gb RAM product sheet. 

This Media Center kit is compatible with any television or screen with an HDMI plug.

Only quality material specially selected to create your multimedia player yourself and easily... with an affordable price and something not common, a 16 Gb card in class 10 Ultra High Speed (UHS)... 

This 16Gb card included in this kit is preformatted with Noobs allowing you to test alternative operating systems while preserving your everyday operating system on your card. An excellent tool to begin your explorations.  

NOOBS is the acronym of "New Out Of Box Software". It's a card specially designed to make the first start of a Raspberry-Pi much more accessible, without technical manipulation. Insert the card into the Raspberry-Pi, then turn on the card. The startup screen guides the user step-by-step on first boot to choose the operating system to test.   
A new version of Noobs (after 24/06/2019) is absolutely essential for the Raspberry-Pi 4.

Newcomer ? Don't panic !

For newcomers in the world of Raspberry, there are really good litterature about the Raspberry-Pi.
For those of you that read French, we warmly recommend the book "Raspberry Pi 4 - Exploitez tout le potentiel de votre nano-ordinateur" currently being finalized by François Mocq (website Framboise314.fr). It will soon be published by ENI Edition (you have to give François Mocq a little time to finalize his chapters). An essential reference in the French world concerning the Raspberry-Pi. 

Content of the Media Center Kit

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• A Raspberry-Pi 4 with 2Gb of RAM
  2 Go of RAM seems a reasonable minimum to realize a Media Center 4K. The Pi 4 now has a Gigabit Ethernet port (physical), USB 3.0 (and USB 2) and two micro HDMI outputs. Of course, the processor is still 4 cores and the WiFi support and native Bluetooth are still present.
• A USB power supply 5V 3 Amp USB C White
  With its USB Type C plug, this block will comfortably power your Pi but also the hardware connected to your USB ports... Ideal for connecting a small USB hard drive without external power directly on the Pi :-)  
• A micro HDMI to HDMI cable (1m)
  The Pi 4 has two micro HDMI outputs, so it will be necessary to have a micro HDMI -> HDMI adapter. What we propose here, is a converter with a cable of 1 meter, just to have all the necessary.
• OFFICIAL RASPBERRY-Pi 4 case White and Raspberry
  Protect your Raspberry-Pi 4 and give it a beautiful case while curve.
• A wireless Azerty keyboard - Multimedia model with a very comfortable handling. This keyboard is a product unanimously appreciated by all its users. A must.
• A micro SD card 16 Go Class 10 UHS 1
  This element will make all the difference! This is a class 10 Ultra High Speed (UHS), tested and approved.
  The card is preformatted with Noobs (compatible version Pi 4)
  Noobs embarks several operating systems for Raspberry BUT ESPECIALLY it allows them to coexist together on one and the same SD card! This will allow you to do your nails on Raspbian (the OS recommended by the Pi Foundation...) but also to explore Pidora, ArchLinux, RiscOS... 
  Noobs is certainly the simplest approach to begin your explorations.
  Ideal to play without sacrificing the content of your SD card of 16Gb ;-)

Suggestions

Behind this very attractive Raspberry-Pi 4 Media Center Kit, you could add a few add-ons to explore the Raspberry-Pi's many areas of activity. All at a reasonable price:   

• Heat sink to help your Pi to cool down.
• A 5 MegaPixels Pi Camera or 8MegaPixels or Black Pi Camera
• Support for Pi Camera... simple, effective, affordable
• An official RPi-Touchscreen with its case
• A Cobbler Plus (extra included) for a first electronic hacking experience.
  See our wiki to learn how to exploit the Cobbler Plus.
  
  

Add an SSD drive? Humm, why not!

The Raspberry-Pi 4 is a powerful machine but still equipped with a micro SD card to load the operating system and user files. This allows for a standalone card at a low price. Nevertheless, this remains a bottleneck in performance.

So, you could offer an SSD to your Raspberry-Pi with a USB 3 SATA USB 3 controller, which ensure a transfer rate of up to 350 Mb/s.