Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.
Choosing a RPi model
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@Gherry
I chose to go with a server / client configuration as I wanted multiple displays around the house with the same information.Server is an RPi3+ and clients are RPi Zero 2W’s.
I use Dietpi as it has the least amount of overhead for both system. The server was easy to set up on Dietpi, same as a normal setup the RPi OS.
For the client, I can provide a bash script that configures the client. It uses a minimal set of installation packages (under Trixie) in Kiosk mode (no window manager).
I’ve also set cron jobs to turn the display on/off during night. I also have aliases setup to control the client.
All the best,
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@sdetweil thank you!
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@noholdsbard server / client is something I didn’t think about but it’s actually interesting: if I can just use an RPi Zero I would solve a tons of problems (heat and dissipation mostly).
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@noholdsbard a friend of mine had an unused Rpi zero 2W so hopefully this weekend I can run some tests using it as a client: would you mind sharing the bash script / cron jobs so I can take a look?
Thank you in advance!
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@Gherry
Just went through this myself.
I ended up with a Pi 4 4gb.
I decided on it because I already have most things like fans NVME boards, power supplies and cases for the Pi4’s.
The Pi 5s take different hats and power supplies and even cases… Which added substantial cost to the Pi5’s.
