Lol, their hardware is about as open as its possible to get in remotely comparable format and performance… Posted in News, Raspberry Pi Tagged ambilight, cm4, compute module 4, Compute Stick, hd video, hdmi, media player, raspberry pi, Raspberry Pi Compute Module, smart tv Post navigation 14 GPIO Pins, 3.3v and 5v solder pads broken out We’d like to see some IR LEDs to control older AV gear added too. But wait, there’s more! has already broken out 14 GPIO pins on the board for hardware hacks and plans to add connections for “Ambilight” LEDs in a future version. This seems like a super-clean way to get a media player or retro gaming on a TV or start developing your own custom smart TV without all the security concerns that come with an off-the-shelf device.

Like a consumer media player HDMI stick, all you need to add is power.

We love that this Raspberry Pi CM4 TV Stick eliminates all the adapters and cables usually required to connect a Pi’s fiddly micro HDMI ports to a display and has heat sinks and an IR receiver to boot. used this ability to customize the breakout board as an opportunity to create a hackable media player “stick” with the Raspberry Pi built-in. We’ve already seen projects that include custom carrier boards in everything from a 3D Printer to a NAS and one that shows we can build a single-sided board at home complete with high-speed ports. Each can be customized with a myriad board shapes and ports, and that’s where the real fun starts. If they are not destined to be embedded in a system, these need a breakout board to be useful.

We agree with that one of the only things more fun than a standard Raspberry Pi 4 is the Compute Module form factor.

Usb tv stick on raspberry pi