I turned this $55 Raspberry Pi into the ultimate streaming device
…I had no intention of turning it into a DIY NAS . With only five apps running, the Pi 4's hardware hit the sweet spot of streaming convenience — for my family and…
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I built my own smart TV setup with a monitor and a cheap device, and it turned out better than I expected
3d agoYour smart home needs fewer Raspberry Pis and more boring microcontrollers
5d agoSomeone turned a $50 smartphone into a Linux laptop, and it works better than you'd think
6d agoNode-RED unlocks smart home automations that Home Assistant's UI was never designed to handle
1w agoI moved my Zigbee coordinator off a Raspberry Pi after a year and everything got better
…Scaling a smart home requires better hardware The Pi worked fine when I ran only the smart bulbs with the Zigbee coordinator in Home Assistant. If I could go back and tell…
The new Maintenance dashboard is the Home Assistant feature I did not know I needed
Ayush Pande May 14, 2026, 1:30 PM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…
I run Snapcast on a Raspberry Pi, and it's a Sonos replacement that cost me nothing
…His expertise broadly covers computers, smartphones, game consoles, headphones, smart home products, browsers, and apps. Sign in to your XDA account For multi-room home audio, I’ve had my eyes on…
I replaced enterprise gear with a $50 compact PC, and my power bill thanked me
…and wish to get a smart home and home lab up and running, it's enticing to go big and loud, picking up some high-performance hardware at a fraction of its…
TrueNAS SCALE tried to do everything, so I gave it one job and moved the rest to Proxmox
…Proxmox can do storage and my esteemed colleague Ayush Pande would happily use Proxmox on all hardware, including TVs, vehicles, and smartphones, but TrueNAS SCALE has some impressive advantages when it comes…
Raspberry Pi 5's price hike pushed me toward mini PCs, and now I can't justify going back
…His expertise broadly covers computers, smartphones, game consoles, headphones, smart home products, browsers, and apps. Sign in to your XDA account When Raspberry Pi 5 got a price hike, my first reaction…
Home Assistant's intimidating reputation is completely undeserved once you survive the first week
Ayush Pande Apr 19, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…
Your smart home needs both an ESP32 and Raspberry Pi 5, not one or the other
…His expertise broadly covers computers, smartphones, game consoles, headphones, smart home products, browsers, and apps. Sign in to your XDA account For the past few months, I’ve been making the case…
I stopped recommending the 3GB Raspberry Pi 4, and here's why
…His expertise broadly covers computers, smartphones, game consoles, headphones, smart home products, browsers, and apps. Sign in to your XDA account As a hobbyist, I love experimenting with SBCs and microcontrollers . However…