Thanks for the replies, I can't wait to get my hands on the Pi and start playing!

Bit of an obscure song off an old rock ballads CD...

Overnight Sensation by The Raspberries

...I though it sounded appropriate

<t>Hello, well I guess this is fairly self explanatory.<br/> <br/> Will the USB ports found on a lot of HD TV's power the Pi?<br/> <br/> There must be a fair amount of current pulled through them as they power external HD's plugged into them when using the media player features!<br/> <br/> Any idea'...

<t>Sorry Admins!<br/> <br/> I posted first and then saw your READ BEFORE POST post.<br/> <br/> HDMI & Composite at the same time?  No,  one or the other not both.  No dual displays unless you can find a USB monitor that works with Linux, or buy two R-Pis and install some desktop spanning softwar...

<t>Hello, I think I've checked all the topics so sorry if this is duplicated elsewhere but...<br/> <br/> ...can you use both video out ports at the same time? i.e. Dual Screen (Mirrored)<br/> <br/> If you can then that would make rasbPi excellent for supervisory purposes in a controlled environment ...