Raspberry Pi 5 - DisplayHub Forum https://displayhub.us/community/raspberry-pi-5/ DisplayHub Discussion Board en-US Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:32:02 +0000 wpForo 60 The video is choppy or otherwise not smooth https://displayhub.us/community/raspberry-pi-5/the-video-is-choppy-or-otherwise-not-smooth/ Sat, 28 Feb 2026 17:47:35 +0000 Most devices work just fine on the encoders, but we also have to be real about what a Raspberry Pi 5 can handle. We choose this single-board computer because of its availability, pricing, etc., but it can get overwhelmed. Ya, a Radxa board or and Orange Pi could potentially work better and we may at some point offer those as an encoder but for now, we simply do not.

One of our beta installations called after installation to say, "Take it out; the picture sucks." When the installer arrived, they discovered the venue owner had basically turned it into Homer Simpson's webpage. They had created a full-screen overlay and text and set the encoder to be 60 fps at 1080p. This is just too much for a little Raspberry Pi. Surprisingly, it was mostly keeping up, but it was causing screen tearing and some frame drops. The installer actually requested we remove those options, but it really comes down to expectations and possibly training. We offer many ways to tweak and massage the encoders; removing these options would simply limit what the end user can do. 

]]> Raspberry Pi 5 admin https://displayhub.us/community/raspberry-pi-5/the-video-is-choppy-or-otherwise-not-smooth/ Current state of the encoder configuration https://displayhub.us/community/raspberry-pi-5/current-state-of-the-encoder-configuration/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:48:52 +0000 Current state of the encoder configuration

]]> Raspberry Pi 5 admin https://displayhub.us/community/raspberry-pi-5/current-state-of-the-encoder-configuration/ Can a Raspberry Pi 3 or 4 be used? https://displayhub.us/community/raspberry-pi-5/can-a-raspberry-pi-3-or-4-be-used/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:06:48 +0000
  • Yes, we are aware that the Raspberry Pi 4 has hardware encoding. After months of testing and tweaking and general mucking about, it was determined it just couldn't do what the Raspberry Pi 5 does in software.
  • But the Radxa and Nvidia and the _____________ are more powerful
    - Yes, those are great boards, and sometimes they are even decently priced, but at the time of this post, they are not supported.
  • Can I have access to the source code to write my own encoder?
    - The answer is a no, we are not technically open source; although we dont hide the source, it's not public.

The short answer is, we only support Raspberry Pi 5 at this time.

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