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Another sw package is volumio, but I haven't tried that.
I am using PiCorePlayer...
It comes with 5v and 1A as default which is useful as I only use the Pi as a music server. I also thought about going in through the gpio pins as I HATE micro usb with a passion.Cheers, Lol
1A to a Pi3 will not be enough. You need 2A minimum, preferably 3.Using the GPIO pins for power works well, but you may wish to add your own fuse, as you will be bypassing the RPis polyfuse...
Hi Hal, thanks for the reply. I was going for the completed board I linked to because:1) I have zero soldering skills and no soldering iron2) I'm in the UK and it was what I found on ebay UK.For the board I was considering would I still need a psu with 6.3v 3A supply? I thought I would buy a readymade psu instead of a transformer but would that be re-introducing more crap into the system such as noise, ripple etc?cheers, Lol
@Wayne - that's £50 sterling, add a potential 20% import duty and £8 handling for the Post Office and I'm looking at ~£70! Scandalous!@Hal - the listing for the board you recommend says this: "inlet and outlet pressure differential minimum: 2.5 volts"Does that mean to get 5v out I need to supply AT LEAST 7.5v?Also, do I NEED a discrete transformer or would a wall wart do the trick?Thanks, Lol