Okay, good to know. Thank you! Maybe I'll give it a shot and see how it goes. I'm not really sure what to expect so far. I know that emulation station has a shutdown option, but I'm not really clear on exaclty what that does and how the Pi is powered back on (or does that just close emulation statio...

Thanks! Good to know. My only other concern would be that my 2-year old daughter (or anyone in my family) might power it off by mistake. If I do a software shutdown (sudo shutdown -h now) every time it's not being used but leave it on, would this be a solution (or do you have to unplug and plug back...

Haha, just re-read my post. When I said "keep costs down" I wasn't thinking energy costs. I meant that I've seen some solutions that cost $30 or more for accessories that automatically turn off the Pi a couple minutes after shut down and other, similar, solutions. That cable found was around $7. But...

I guess I had not even considered just leaving it running all the time. Kind of against my nature, haha. That is a good thought, though. Any ideas as to reasons to not do this or should I just plan on shutting it down when it needs to be restarted? I only plan on using it for RetroPie and probably w...

Thank you for the response and the links! One thing that I am trying to avoid with the power supply is having to unplug it to turn off the Pi every time I am done. I am trying to keep costs down, so I thought that USB on/off switch cord looked like a good solution. I'm not sure how I would do that w...

Hi! I have just ordered a RPi B+ and a few peripherals, but am a little stuck on the question of how to power it. I am planning on using it for RetroPi. I would like to plug in two controllers. I'm looking into PS2 vs wired PS3 vs wired XBOX 360 controllers, but that's another story. Regardless, I w...