Pimoroni Ltd Reviews

This case is quality perfect had no issues building and I’m just waiting on ssd to arrive. It looks great on the desk too.

"It comes with components for both a single-player joystick layout and a two-player joystick layout, allowing you to choose your preferred setup during assembly. I opted for the two-player configuration.\r\nI used a Raspberry Pi 5 with an NVMe Base Duo, but the design also accommodates mini PCs. The bottom of the enclosure features multiple screw holes for secure mounting, and The bottom of the enclosure features multiple screw holes for secure mounting, and the rear panel has designated cutouts to accommodate external ports. To further support mini PCs, a specially designed panel is included for optimal port access.\r\nWhen playing retro games with a vertical screen layout via an emulator, the game screen is typically trimmed to fit within a widescreen display. However, the 19-inch display on the PICADE MAX is large enough that even in this trimmed state, the arcade gaming experience remains fully immersive.\r\nThe two speakers, combined with the large enclosure, deliver excellent stereo audio with great sound quality.\r\nThe tutorial is clear, detailed, and precise, ensuring a smooth assembly process. By following the instructions step by step, you can complete the build in about five hours, without any confusion or issues."

"Getting started with the 'Inky Frame + Accessory Kit' was a great experience - it's super nice that out of the box you can immediately just plug in a Micro-USB (or the battery pack) and see it running with the built-in examples. From there, I 3D printed a nice frame and used the provided feet to have it looking good on my desk a few hours later.\r\n\r\nI am a programmer but I've never used the Pico before - getting up and running with Thonny and MicroPython from my M1 Mac was quick and easy. From there, I modified some of the examples and started developing some custom displays working against a very simple back end. Highly recommend this kit for tinkering if you are happy writing some Python to get going! \r\n\r\nDelivery from Pimoroni to Sweden was fast and painless. Even though the VAT was pre-paid, I had to pay Postnord 175 SEK for the privilege of not-charging me any customs - but that's not on Pimoroni, as they had correctly paid the customs and labelled the package correctly."

"Very pleased with it, but I did have to have it replaced as the one I received was faulty. Excellent custom service though and the second one I received worked perfectly fine."

"All good, they do what they say they will. I have a pair sending temperatures to a Raspberry Pico (on a Pimoroni Pico Display Pack 2.8) running MicroPython (easy to wire via the Qw\/ST sockets).\r\nA couple of gotchas - Adafruit have a CircuitPython library, but its handling of I2C is rather different to MicroPython - I had to code my own functions to talk to the chip. Also, if you try and talk to it too quick at startup it seems to get stuck. My Pico now waits half a second before trying to communicate to these (but I don't know if that's an I2C issue, a Pico issue, a micropython issue, or a MCP9601 issue)."

"Does all it says it will. Colour and greyscale is clear. Screen is very sharp (my photos might not be).\r\nThe Pimoroni library is straightforward. \r\nIt leaves a handful of GPIO unused so the Pico can do more than just the display and the bulit-in buttons (in my case control a couple of heater elements). The Qw\/ST port makes hooking up other breakouts a doddle (in my case two MCP9601 thermocouple amplifiers).\r\nOne gotcha - the screen protector had a red stripe - I thought screen was faulty (and reported it as such) until Pimoroni friendly support put me right!"

"With the PGA2350, you can efficiently distribute the I\/O traces.\r\nVery good and effective product."