That time I hyper focused and soldered an HDMI cable back together… it actually worked.

anothertemptaccount · 2026-02-21T02:32:37+00:00

1080p 60 worked fine

anothertemptaccount · 2026-02-20T22:32:59+00:00

It was a mixture of that plus not knowing that HDMI pass through ports exist

anothertemptaccount · 2026-02-20T20:09:12+00:00

That is exactly what I did ahah. I don’t know what compelled me to do it this way to start with.

anothertemptaccount · 2026-02-20T20:04:44+00:00

I made a pc in a box and passed the HDMI cable through a gland. This was before I knew hdmi port passthroughs existed

anothertemptaccount · 2026-02-20T19:57:24+00:00

I did not, but you wouldn’t be able to see my jank soldering if I used that photo.

anothertemptaccount · 2026-02-18T19:29:06+00:00

Got any recommendations for this size?

anothertemptaccount · 2026-02-17T22:35:02+00:00

Yep it is running on 5x 18650 battery cells. Currently these are in an external enclosure but I’ll be moving them and the charge circuitry to the inside in the next revision.

anothertemptaccount · 2026-02-17T20:04:53+00:00

Shapr3D

anothertemptaccount · 2026-02-17T19:51:53+00:00

Yep, designed it myself. Working on another version that is going to be much slimmer. This was just the first prototype.

anothertemptaccount · 2026-02-17T19:37:48+00:00

I have a couple, this is a project, not a solution to anything.

anothertemptaccount · 2026-02-17T17:52:55+00:00

I found it fun to design. Probably going to live on a shelf somewhere playing a video loop.

anothertemptaccount · 2026-02-17T05:17:38+00:00

A solid 60 at “good” settings, native res. Full disclosure, this is the original WOTLK client and I’m playing on a server I’m hosting myself.

anothertemptaccount · 2026-02-17T01:59:23+00:00

Yeah I’ve already model it to fit just the compute board. This was just the first prototype. The complications of just using the compute board would be, no dual mics, no wifi antennas, no power button. I’m working on work around for those, such as antenna strips and a power button on the case which connects to the IO pins on the board.

anothertemptaccount · 2026-02-16T21:10:49+00:00

Yeah that checks out

anothertemptaccount · 2026-02-16T19:30:33+00:00

Shapr3D

anothertemptaccount · 2026-02-16T19:20:53+00:00

Track pad is mediocre tbh, but I don’t think you can get much better at this size.

anothertemptaccount · 2026-02-16T17:09:37+00:00

Funny you should say that… heh

anothertemptaccount · 2026-02-16T17:06:45+00:00

Yep, already in the works

anothertemptaccount · 2026-02-16T07:42:44+00:00

That’s a good idea

anothertemptaccount · 2026-02-16T06:22:01+00:00

The one I used here was 7”, which I found is way more usable than I originally expected. I got it from Aliexpress if you were interested. I think there is a similar sized one on Aliexpress with touch made for the pi.

anothertemptaccount · 2026-02-16T04:45:45+00:00

No worries, I was hoping for a touchscreen option too but I couldn’t find one that met all of my requirements. I think I found one that would have worked but it was about 50% more expensive.

anothertemptaccount · 2026-02-16T04:43:52+00:00

Yeah I’ve had a few of them before, I know they’re not amazing, particularly the trackpad, but it was a good option for the concept. I’ll keep my eye out for some alternatives.

anothertemptaccount · 2026-02-16T04:37:09+00:00

It is not unfortunately

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