1 Ben Heck's LCD Hack Challenge
Ben Heck's attempt to drive a salvaged LCD panel, usually linked to show how hard reusing bare screens is and why buying one is easier.
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2 How to reuse the old LCD Screen of your broken Laptop
Shows how to reuse a broken laptop's LCD panel by pairing it with a controller board; pointed to when people want a cheap screen for a Raspberry Pi.
3 Raspberry Pi: 8 Channel Relay step-by-step with software examples for automation
Step-by-step wiring of an 8-channel relay board to a Raspberry Pi with Python examples; people reuse its scripts and point to it for relay-board questions.
4 Build Your Own Portable Raspberry Pi (Part 1)
Ben Heck's portable Raspberry Pi build, cited for the cheap LCD he reuses, its voltage limits and the ports he removes from the board.
5 Raspberry Pi Kodi: Install Kodi XBMC on RetroPie with Custom Artwork and Controller Support.
A walkthrough for installing Kodi alongside RetroPie so one Raspberry Pi handles both retro games and media playback.
6 Using Relays and Relay Boards with the Raspberry Pi
Explains driving relays and relay boards from Raspberry Pi GPIO pins; people follow it as a wiring tutorial and ask whether 3.3 V logic safely triggers 5 V boards.
7 Raspberry Pi Laptop with Atrix 4G Dock
An Adafruit guide to turning a cheap Motorola Atrix Lapdock into a Raspberry Pi laptop, a frequent answer when portable Pi builds come up.
8 Build A Raspberry Pi Home Theater PC that Plays Netflix, Amazon & Your Media Collection!
A guide to building a Raspberry Pi media centre that streams Netflix and Amazon through XBMC, usually linked with a caveat about the paid PlayOn service it needs.
9 RetroPie: Installing and running Kodi / XBMC
A walkthrough of adding Kodi to a RetroPie install through the experimental setup menu so it launches from the Ports list, the standard how-to for this combination.
10 Raspberry Pi - How to use the GPIO
An early beginner tutorial on lighting LEDs and reading buttons from Raspberry Pi GPIO pins with the RPi.GPIO Python library.
11 How to Connect Raspberry Pi to a Laptop LCD Panel via LVDS/LCD Controller Board
Connects a Raspberry Pi to a salvaged laptop LCD panel through an LVDS controller board; offered as a basic example for people reusing old screens.
12 Using Optocouplers with the Raspberry Pi
Explains how an optocoupler isolates a Raspberry Pi from motors, pumps and other noisy loads; answerers recommend it as a clear account of how the part works.
13 Raspberry Pi Tutorial 34 - Wireless Pi to Arduino Communication with NRF24L01+ Part 1
Part 1 of a tutorial linking a Raspberry Pi and an Arduino over nRF24L01+ radios; often cited by people following it who then ask for help.
14 Raspberry Pi 3: Extreme Passive Cooling
A methodical comparison of Raspberry Pi 3 heatsinks under load, showing that the tiny stick on ones sold for the Pi do very little.
15 How to Make a Raspberry Pi Smart Mirror
A complete walkthrough of building a Raspberry Pi smart mirror, valued for listing every part and showing the frame construction step by step.
16 RetroPie Add A Power Button / Switch Raspberry Pi 1 2 3
A popular tutorial for adding a working power button to a Raspberry Pi, pairing a switch with a small script that shuts the board down safely.
17 Making Fun: Mission Control Desk
A tour of a homemade mission control desk built for a child, packed with switches and lights, shared as a project idea for anyone wanting lots of buttons.
18 Using a 16x2 LCD Display with a Raspberry Pi
Wires a 16x2 character LCD directly to Raspberry Pi GPIO pins with a contrast potentiometer; widely followed as a first display project.
19 Servo Control with the Raspberry Pi
A Raspberry Pi GPIO walkthrough that people follow to drive a servo with PWM pulses, also cited for basic LED wiring to the board's pins.
20 How to Secure a Raspberry Pi with SSH keys
A guide to setting up SSH key login on a Raspberry Pi, recommended for anyone whose Pi is reachable from the wider network and wants passwords turned off.
21 Raspberry Pi driving an Iphone 4 LCD
Demonstrates a Raspberry Pi driving an iPhone 4 screen through a MIPI DSI to HDMI adapter board; cited when people ask about reusing phone displays.
22 My First Arduino Uno Project
Shared with a wink in Arduino and Raspberry Pi threads as a fitting reply to project photos; the clip itself is not described, so expect a light-hearted reference.
23 Raspberry Pi Automated lights with 8 channel relay, PIR motion sensor
A short tutorial on driving a relay from a Raspberry Pi to switch lights, adaptable to timers or sensors.
24 RaspberryPi: File Server / NAS Network Attached Storage how to step by step
A walkthrough for turning a Raspberry Pi into a simple network drive that Windows and Mac machines can see.
25 Make Your Own 15.6" Full HD Screen for 32 bucks for use with Raspberry Pi, DSLR, Video camera
Shows how to reuse a salvaged laptop LCD panel with a cheap controller board as a Raspberry Pi monitor; regularly linked for the wiring involved.
26 Retropie 3.6 Tutorial - A beginners Guide to Setting up RetroPie on the Raspberry Pi 3
A beginner friendly walkthrough for installing RetroPie on a Raspberry Pi 3, widely linked as an easy starting point for emulation.
27 Raspberry Pi Tutorial 1 - Mac Headless Setup
A beginner tutorial for setting up a Raspberry Pi without a monitor over a direct network cable, with separate steps for Mac and Windows.
28 Raspberry Pi: 4-channel Relay step-by-step with example scripts for home automation
Shows a Raspberry Pi switching relays from its GPIO pins through a web page, with PHP calling Python scripts, often linked for home automation.
29 Rpi 2 PLEX MEDIA SERVER + TRANSCODING!! 1080p Setup & Testing
A full walkthrough for turning a Raspberry Pi 2 into a Plex media server, from writing the SD card to mounting a USB drive.
30 Use a Raspberry Pi to Fix Everyday Problems. Become the Office Hero!
A Raspberry Pi project that shows whether an office toilet is occupied by updating a web page from a switch, often linked as a door sensor starting point.
31 RetroPie N64 Tutorial - Nintendo 64 Emulation Setup and Config
A RetroPie walkthrough for getting Nintendo 64 emulation and controller mapping working on a Raspberry Pi, repeatedly offered to people stuck on setup.
32 Arduino vs. Raspberry Pi - Which is best? | AddOhms #7
A short AddOhms explainer on the difference between an Arduino and a Raspberry Pi, used to help beginners pick the right board for a project.
33 Connect to a Raspberry Pi Zero W via USB - No Mini HDMI Cable Needed
Walks through reaching a Raspberry Pi Zero W over USB with SSH, a common guide for people setting one up without a mini HDMI cable or monitor.
34 Raspberry Pi: step-by-step instructions for a Speaking Alarm Clock
A maker's demonstration of a Raspberry Pi alarm clock that speaks the weather, news headlines and prices, linked as a project idea.
35 Raspberry Pi - GPIO & Python (2/9) - LED on & off
A beginner tutorial on wiring an LED to Raspberry Pi GPIO pins and controlling it from Python, typical of what newcomers are pointed to first.
36 How To Make A Cluster Computer (Part 1)
Opening part of a three part guide to building a small Raspberry Pi cluster, suggested to newcomers curious about clustering several boards together.
37 Game Boy Zero Custom Part Build Guide Part 1
Part one of wermy's build walkthrough for a Raspberry Pi RetroPie project, widely treated as the go-to guide, with a parts list in the description.
38 Raspberry PI Heatsink with Fan
A home test measuring Raspberry Pi temperatures with a heatsink and fan, cited in debates over whether the board needs any cooling at all.
39 RetroPie Tutorial - A beginners Guide to Setting up RetroPie on the Raspberry Pie 2
A frequently recommended beginner guide for turning a Raspberry Pi into a RetroPie retro gaming console, with companion videos covering controller setup.
40 Using the Raspberry Pi as a Full Desktop with Lots of USB Devices
A manufacturer's demonstration of a powered seven-port USB hub working with a Raspberry Pi, cited by people choosing a hub that will not back-feed power.
41 RetroPie & KODI Custom Build (link included)
Shows a dual-boot Raspberry Pi image that switches between RetroPie and a Kodi build from inside either system, with a ready-made SD image available.
42 Raspberry Pi - (Relay) Controlling mains electric
A Raspberry Pi demonstration of switching a mains lamp through a relay board, recommended as a clear explanation for anyone wanting to drive bigger loads from GPIO.
43 The RPiCluster
A Boise State video of a 33-node Raspberry Pi cluster, linked as an impressive example of what the boards can do rather than as a build guide.
44 HACKED!: Portable DVD Player
A walkthrough of wiring a salvaged portable DVD player screen to a Raspberry Pi, linked for cheap display options when buying new is not wanted.
45 Streaming PC Games to the Raspberry Pi 2!
A guide to streaming PC games from a desktop to a Raspberry Pi 2 connected to a television; linkers found it detailed enough to follow.
46 Weekend Projects - Raspberry Pirate Radio
A Raspberry Pi pirate radio demo, linked as inspiration and a starting point for turning a Pi into an FM transmitter.
47 Easy Raspberry Pi Garage Door Remote over Wifi (home automation)
Viewers used this as a simple starting point for switching relays from a web page on a Pi, with the code linked by the creator.
48 Using Limelight-Pi to remote control Steam games from a Raspberry Pi
A demonstration of streaming PC games to a Raspberry Pi with Limelight, shared to show the playable performance you can expect.
49 RetroPie: Emulation 101 - Configuring RetroPie on your Raspberry Pi
A guide to installing the RetroPie image on a Raspberry Pi, offered repeatedly to people asking how to get emulation running.
50 Raspberry Pi - Resize the partition to fill the SD card
An early Raspberry Pi tutorial on growing the root partition to use the whole SD card on Debian images; one user reported trouble following it.
51 Raspberry Pi - Quake 3 demo
An early Raspberry Pi alpha board running Quake 3, cited in 2012 as evidence of what the hardware could manage before release.
52 Setting up Raspberry Pi as an OpenVPN Server (Step by Step Tutorial)
A walkthrough of installing an OpenVPN server on a Raspberry Pi; two people report following it without problems and the comment section helps with troubleshooting.
53 EEVblog #716 - Raspberry Pi 2 Xenon Flash Problem Explained
Dave Jones explains why a camera flash can reset a Raspberry Pi 2, linked whenever the photoflash reboot quirk comes up.
54 Controlling a DC Motor with the Raspberry Pi
A beginner tutorial on driving a small DC motor from Raspberry Pi GPIO with a transistor and PWM, suggested as a basics starting point.
55 Low End Tech - How to Setup Dual Monitor on Raspberry Pi
Shown as proof that two displays can run on an older Pi through a USB adapter, though it needs kernel changes and performance is limited.
56 Raspberry Pi Heatsink Efficiency
Cited as a measured temperature test suggesting a heatsink alone makes little difference to an early Pi, so cooling is rarely needed.
57 How To Install Retropie 4.4 And install Roms Raspberry pi 1 2 3 Or Zero
A beginner friendly RetroPie installation walkthrough that several people point newcomers to when they want a Raspberry Pi emulation box running.
Hidden gem58 OLD:Raspberry Pi - How to control motors...
A beginner tutorial on driving DC motors from a Raspberry Pi with an L298N board, often followed by people building their first robot.
59 #133 Safe Shutdown for Raspberry Pi with Super Capacitors
Andreas Spiess covers building a small battery backup that lets a Raspberry Pi shut down cleanly during a power cut, praised as a good overview of the challenges.
Hidden gem60 Simple Button Input with the Raspberry Pi
A classroom-style walkthrough of reading a push button on Raspberry Pi GPIO, covering pull-up versus pull-down wiring before the Python code.
61 Raspberry Pi Tutorial 2b - Remote Desktop & VNC over LAN on PC
A tutorial for reaching a Raspberry Pi desktop from a PC over SSH and VNC, recommended as the guide to follow for remote access.
62 ambi-tv: computer-less ambilight-clone based on Raspberry Pi
A Raspberry Pi based Ambilight clone that lights the wall behind a television from its HDMI signal without a PC, recommended to people wanting the same effect.
63 Pi SP - The Worlds Smallest Portable Raspberry Pi Computer in a GBA SP Case!
A build video showing an Odroid-W single board computer fitted inside a Game Boy Advance SP, often cited as proof that a Pi Zero handheld is possible.
64 Ben Heck’s Raspberry Pi MAME Portable Part 1
A Ben Heck build showing how to pack a Raspberry Pi and a small screen into a handheld, linked often for portable console ideas.
65 Raspberry Pi as a NAS with Samba - How To
Walks through installing and configuring Samba on a Raspberry Pi so a drive can be shared over the network; auto-mounting external drives is not covered.
66 Raspberry Pi Tutorial 26 - GPIO DHT22 Digital Temperature + Humidity Sensor
Part of a numbered Raspberry Pi tutorial series, showing how to wire a DHT22 temperature and humidity sensor and read it from Python 3.
67 Raspberry Pi: Multi-boot with BerryBoot
A guide to setting up BerryBoot so one SD card can hold several operating systems and choose between them at boot on a Raspberry Pi.
68 Raspberry Pi - How to SSH - Remote view your Pi...
An early tutorial on reaching a Raspberry Pi over SSH from a Windows PC, including enabling the server and forwarding the desktop with Xming and PuTTY.
69 Raspberry Pi as a Webcam Server
Shows how to turn a Raspberry Pi into a webcam server that streams a USB camera over the network, often passed on as a starting point.
70 Raspberry Pi PirateBox For Anonymous File Swapping
Linked when people suggest the PirateBox project for a Raspberry Pi, including on a Pi Zero, with a note that it can be made portable.
71 Raspberry Pi - Change keyboard layout to US from default British layout
A short fix for a Raspberry Pi keyboard typing the wrong symbols, walking through switching the default UK layout to US.
72 Ultrasonic Sensor with the Raspberry Pi
A guide to reading an ultrasonic distance sensor from a Raspberry Pi, including a resistor divider to drop the 5V echo signal for the GPIO pins.
73 Watching Live HD Television with a Raspberry Pi and HD HomeRun Prime running OpenELEC XBMC
Shown as a walkthrough for streaming live television to a Raspberry Pi media centre from a HDHomeRun network tuner over UPnP.
74 New Raspberry Pi 3 (2016) Review - Unboxing and Tutorial
A beginners' setup guide that people found helpful when preparing a fresh SD card with NOOBS for a new Raspberry Pi.
75 Ben Heck's Raspberry Pi Point and Shoot Camera
Ben Heck strips unneeded parts off a Raspberry Pi to build a compact camera, cited as the standard example of shrinking a Pi by desoldering.
76 Heinz Automato 2
An older clip that members bring up when a new project reminds them of it, linked for comparison rather than as a tutorial.
77 Smart Mirror Progress: October
A builder's demo of a Raspberry Pi smart mirror with voice commands, shared as a realistic example of what a newcomer's first project can look like.
78 Retropie Installation & Configuration Tutorial
A RetroPie setup guide that several people followed to get emulators running on their Raspberry Pi, including the Model B+.
79 Learn to Build a Portable Raspberry Pi (Part 2)
Part two of Ben Heck's Raspberry Pi handheld console build, admired as an ambitious example of portable gaming hardware and battery repackaging.
80 Make your own Ambient Lighting with the Raspberry Pi Zero
A GreatScott! guide to driving APA102 addressable LEDs from a Raspberry Pi, recommended as a solid walkthrough to follow.
81 Stepper Motor Control with the Raspberry Pi
A tutorial on controlling servo motors from Raspberry Pi GPIO pins, suggested as a natural next step once basic GPIO control feels comfortable.
82 How to fit a reset switch to your Raspberry Pi Rev 2
Explains how to add a momentary reset switch to the Raspberry Pi's reset header, a simple soldering job linked repeatedly as the standard how-to.
83 Raspberry Pi: File Server (NAS Network Attached Storage) setup
A walkthrough of setting up a Raspberry Pi as a low-power NAS, shared as a helpful starting point for home file sharing.
84 Raspberry Pi - Getting Inputs from Buttons...
A beginner tutorial on reading a push button from Raspberry Pi GPIO pins in Python, used by one person as the basis for a doorbell camera project.
85 How to build a Raspberry Pi MAME in a NES
A detailed guide to building a Raspberry Pi RetroPie console inside an NES shell, including wiring the original power and reset switches.
86 Raspberry Pi 3 Bluetooth Networking
Andrew Mulholland sets up Bluetooth PAN networking on a Raspberry Pi 3 using a Mac as gateway; followed by people sharing a phone or laptop connection over Bluetooth.
87 Raspberry Pi 3 Nintendo 64 Emulation - 20 N64 Games Tested with RetroPie 3.6
A test of Nintendo 64 emulation on the Raspberry Pi 3 under RetroPie, cited to show which games run acceptably and where stuttering remains.
88 Setting Up RetroPie 2.6: How To Get Your LXDE Desktop Back
Shared as a guide for switching from RetroPie into the Raspbian desktop on the same card, with one user reporting the method worked well for them.
89 Use Raspberry Pi GPIO pins with SenseHat attached
Shows how to reach the Raspberry Pi GPIO pins with a Sense HAT fitted by swapping its header for a stacking header; recommended in Raspberry Pi help threads.
90 Raspberry Pi Robotics #2: Zumo Robot
A quick tutorial on driving DC motors from a Raspberry Pi through an L298N H-bridge board, used by several people for simple robot builds.
91 DHT22 Raspberry Pi Humidity Temperature Sensor Tutorial
A tutorial for wiring a DHT22 humidity and temperature sensor to a Raspberry Pi and reading it with Python via pigpio, which people confirm works.
92 Tinkernut - Weekend Hacker: Make A Raspberry Pi Web Server
A beginner-friendly walkthrough for setting up a web server on a Raspberry Pi, followed successfully by several people new to the Pi.
93 Full HD Screen/Window & Audio RealTime Mirroring from PC to RaspberryPi with the browser
A demo of UV4L streaming between a browser and a Raspberry Pi, linked to show that browser based screen and camera casting works without add-ons.
94 Raspberry Pi Zero Extreme Teardown
An electronupdate teardown that decaps a Raspberry Pi's BCM2835 and inspects the board's power supply parts, cited for low level hardware details.
95 UV4L raspidisp driver in action & Rpi screen sharing over the web with Chrome (plugin-free)
Demonstrates the UV4L raspidisp driver streaming a Raspberry Pi's HDMI output to a browser over WebRTC without plug-ins; offered as a fast remote desktop alternative.
96 Raspberry Pi Mini NES Classic Console
A maker's short demo of a scaled down NES style Raspberry Pi console, cited as an example of a clean 3D printed case with a working reset button.
97 Raspberry Pi 2 Windows 10
Linked to explain that Windows 10 IoT on the Raspberry Pi is a headless embedded platform for sensors and devices, not a desktop Windows.
98 What are the input voltage thresholds for the Raspberry Pi's GPIO pins?
Measures the input voltage thresholds of Raspberry Pi GPIO pins; often cited for the roughly 1.2 V switching point, though it tests an older Pi model.
99 Raspberry Pi with a 3.2" TFT with Touch control
A demo of a cheap 3.2 inch SainSmart touch TFT running on a Raspberry Pi, linked as evidence that the display works.
100 Windows XP on Raspberry Pi 3
Shows Windows XP running on a Raspberry Pi 3; shared as a curiosity, with one commenter noting older Windows versions run much faster.
101 Ultimate Raspbian (Raspbian+Retropie+XBMC) By Cerb for Raspberry Pi
A demonstration of combining RetroPie with XBMC on a Raspberry Pi, passed around as proof the setup works, with links in the description.
102 Microsoft Windows applications on a Raspberry Pi
Shows a way to run Windows programs on a Raspberry Pi under Raspbian using Wine; linked as a possible route rather than a tested one.
103 Raspberry Pi 2 Workstation ★Geeking Off★
Someone turns a Raspberry Pi into a desktop workstation; shared as an example of what a Pi can manage for everyday use.
