I've been going down the rabbit hole and deciding to full commit to creating a 4 channel/raspberry PI setup. Similar to this.
I'm planning on getting a Channel Plus Model 5445 Quad Video Modulator on eBay so I can just have one device for setting up the 4 channels and playing on my CRT.
Now, I want to figure out the cheapest way to buy 4 Raspberry Pis and a method for getting video out via composite so it can plug into the 4 composite in ports on the RF Modulator.
https://thepihut.com/collections/raspberry-pi-cables/products/a-v-and-rca-composite-video-audio-cable-for-raspberry-pi
I found this cool cable but it would mean buying a Raspberry Pi that has a 3.5mm jack. The Model 3 appears to be the cheapest Pi with a jack at $20ish bucks each.
$20x4 for the Pis + $4 x 4 for the cables = $96 total.
Do you think there's a cheaper way to go than that?
The raspberry pis need to:
- Be able to output video via composite (without too much soldering/custom building?)
- Be able to read off video files off a USB or SD Card (whatever makes most sense)
- Play videos in random/shuffle order from a directory. Video files would be 720 or 1080p at most.
Thank you!
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