{"id":97244,"date":"2018-02-19T16:29:37","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T16:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=97244"},"modified":"2025-07-01T23:39:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T06:39:26","slug":"the-4-best-uses-for-a-raspberry-pi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-4-best-uses-for-a-raspberry-pi\/","title":{"rendered":"The 4 best uses for a Raspberry Pi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI don\u2019t know why you bought the NES Mini; it\u2019s nothing more than a Raspberry Pi.\u201d If you like video games and you keep up-to-date with the industry, you\u2019ve undoubtedly heard this before. Is it wrong? Well, not really, since the Nintendo Classic Mini has a <\/span><b>Raspberry Pi 2 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">inside of it (with some changes,\u00a0 since Nintendo also wants its own brand identity). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These motherboards have become some of the most demanded technological gadgets in recent years. Though their beginnings go back to education, today it\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.es\/s\/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_1_7&amp;__mk_es_ES=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&amp;url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;field-keywords=raspberry+pi+3&amp;sprefix=raspber%2Caps%2C160?tag=softonwebsea-21\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">pretty easy to buy one on Amazon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, so we bring you today\u2019s post:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The four best uses for a Raspberry Pi<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-affiliation\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-affiliation__content\">\r\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/geni.us\/RFuiruG\" class=\"sc-card-affiliation__badge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$38.00<\/a>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"sc-card-affiliation__image\">\r\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/geni.us\/RFuiruG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\r\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/91zSu44%2B34L._SL1500_.jpg\">\r\n            <\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"sc-card-affiliation__body\">\r\n            <div class=\"sc-card-affiliation__text\">\r\n                <a href=\"http:\/\/geni.us\/RFuiruG\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-card-affiliation__title track-link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Motherboard<\/a>\r\n                <p class=\"sc-card-affiliation__supplier\">\r\n                From: <strong>Amazon<\/strong>\r\n                <\/p>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"sc-card-affiliation__cta\">\r\n                <a href=\"http:\/\/geni.us\/RFuiruG\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-card-affiliation__button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buy Raspberry Pi Now<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-card-affiliation\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-affiliation__content\">\r\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/geni.us\/ynOOdj\" class=\"sc-card-affiliation__badge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$59.97<\/a>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"sc-card-affiliation__image\">\r\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/geni.us\/ynOOdj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\r\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/61pDf%2BaePXL._SL1200_.jpg\">\r\n            <\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"sc-card-affiliation__body\">\r\n            <div class=\"sc-card-affiliation__text\">\r\n                <a href=\"http:\/\/geni.us\/ynOOdj\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-card-affiliation__title track-link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Raspberry Pi 3 Desktop Starter Kit (16Gb, White)<\/a>\r\n                <p class=\"sc-card-affiliation__supplier\">\r\n                From: <strong>Amazon<\/strong>\r\n                <\/p>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"sc-card-affiliation__cta\">\r\n                <a href=\"http:\/\/geni.us\/ynOOdj\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-card-affiliation__button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buy the Deluxe Starter Kit Now<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<h2><b>Retro-gaming<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is the Raspberry Pi&#8217;s key feature: <\/span><b>it can be used to emulate old consoles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. In other words, to play all those video games from our childhood.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center; width:100%; margin:12px 0;\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n  google_ad_client = \"ca-pub-8132844949421936\";\r\n  var google_ad_slot = '9677578764';\r\n  if (window.innerWidth <= 470) {\r\n    google_ad_width = 300;\r\n    google_ad_height = 50;\r\n  }\r\n  else if (window.innerWidth < 1360) {\r\n    google_ad_width = 468;\r\n    google_ad_height = 60;\r\n  }\r\n  else {\r\n    google_ad_width = 728;\r\n    google_ad_height = 90;\r\n  }\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nowadays most people buy the mini-PC for this reason. After all, isn\u2019t it nice to have all those titles from your youth in the palm of your hand? We recommend you dig a little on Youtube to find different installation tutorials. It\u2019s not hard, but it&#8217;ll take longer than a few seconds, to find what you&#8217;re after.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97497\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/chronotrigger-artwork-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/chronotrigger-artwork.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/chronotrigger-artwork-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/chronotrigger-artwork-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><b>Multimedia center<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Using a Raspberry Pi motherboard to emulate video games is the top reason these days, but the second most popular has to do with converting the \u201cgadget\u201d into a <\/span><b>multimedia center<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The idea here is to convert the motherboard into a multimedia center that you can link to your TV. For example, you may have an SD card with lots of space (or an external hard drive), full of movies, TV shows or even music. Through the Raspberry Pi, you can create an <\/span><b>all-in-one\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">device of audiovisual material to plug into your TV. And it\u2019s worth it. We recommend you go to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kodi.softonic.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kodi<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, essential software for carrying out this task.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kodi (previously known as XBMC), is an excellent free and open-source entertainment center that calls itself a High Definition Hub for all types of media.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Kodi\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_optimized,f_auto\/p\/42136f50-96d0-11e6-a196-00163ec9f5fa\/747640709\/kodi-logo.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Kodi<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/kodi.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Kodi<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--70\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"70\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"7\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\">7<\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/kodi.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;width:100%\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\nvar google_ad_client = \"ca-pub-8132844949421936\";\r\nvar google_ad_slot = '9677578764';\r\nvar google_ad_width = 300;\r\nvar google_ad_height = 250;\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/div>\n<h2><b>Mini-PC<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a motherboard, Raspberry Pi has an <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>unexpected<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> idiosyncrasy: <\/span><b>why not use it to build a tiny PC?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> It\u2019s true you won\u2019t be able to play games or do complex tasks with this device, but you can use some effortless and straightforward features, such as playing multimedia files (ahem, as we mentioned above) or even browsing the Internet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97498\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/raspberry-pi-1024x702-1024x702.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/raspberry-pi-1024x702.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/raspberry-pi-1024x702-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/raspberry-pi-1024x702-768x527.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><b>For programming<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We\u2019ll end this post with a widespread use for students, the central origin of these motherboards: <\/span>programming<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Yup, Raspberry Pi is a fantastic gadget for those diving into the arduous and wonderful world of programming. Thanks to its simplicity, you can use it as a learning tool when adapting lines of code. The program you should take a look at is called <\/span><b>Scratch.<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-starred-link\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-starred-link__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_optimized,f_auto\/p\/2388dce8-9b2e-11e6-b9aa-00163ec9f5fa\/219299277\/ifttt-logo.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-title\">\r\n        <p class=\"sc-card-starred-link__title\">All about IFTTT<\/p>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__button\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/all-about-ifttt-and-its-purpose-part-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\">Read Part 1 <\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/all-about-ifttt-and-its-purpose-part-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know why you bought the NES Mini; it\u2019s nothing more than a Raspberry Pi.\u201d If you like video games and you keep up-to-date with the industry, you\u2019ve undoubtedly heard this before. Is it wrong? Well, not really, since the Nintendo Classic Mini has a Raspberry Pi 2 inside of it (with some changes,\u00a0 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-4-best-uses-for-a-raspberry-pi\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The 4 best uses for a Raspberry Pi&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9091,"featured_media":97495,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":1},"categories":[],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-97244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9091"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97244"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97244\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":328271,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97244\/revisions\/328271"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97244"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=97244"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=97244"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=97244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}