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This add-on board lets you receive digital DVB-T2 TV streams on your Raspberry Pi to view them or stream them over a network to other devices.
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Hi I wondered how the TV hat fits into the PI400? Do I need an extension header GPIO cable?. Or will the extension block that comes with the TV hat be adequate? Thanks
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Hi David, Welcome to the forum 
I’ve just tested a TV HAT from stock with the included extended headers and it’s not quite enough space once the RF socket is connected.
I’d recommend using a GPIO ribbon cable extender with the Pi400.
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Hi Trent,
Thanks for this advice, have ordered and will apply as you suggest.
Cheers
David
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Hi there… Does anyone know if there’s room for a fan or heat sink in the TV hat case with the TV hat installed? Specifically, this case… https://core-electronics.com.au/the-pi-hut-tv-hat-case-for-raspberry-pi-v2-0.html
PS… I’m a total noob
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Looks like you’d probably fit something low profile, like the Pimoroni fan shim, or a small heatsink from the assembly images:
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Cheers, mate!
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I agree, that’d be the best option unless you’ve got other HATs that you’re trying to fit into the set up too. I’ve linked it below for anyone who needs it:
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Thanks, guys… I’ve got some parts on the way… I’ll post here with pics of my build.
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Please do! We love to see what people make and hear back about how useful our advice was in case you find another solution.
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Photos below… In order to add the fan shim, I had to exclude a spacer below the pi and a spacer above the TV hat (and a screw). I don’t mind, though. Everything feels tight and doesn’t feel flimsy (although, I haven’t powered up the pi yet). If it poses a problem (most likely with noise) I could source some different sized spacers to complete the job. Otherwise, I’m happy.
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Is the raspberry pi tv hat compatible with the raspberry pi 4?
Hey James,
Thanks! 
Just ordered one!
Elijah
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Hi there
I know this gizmo will play nice with my shiny new 5 - but I’m curious to know whether or not it can be used in its RPi-brand case (the one with the built-in fan)?
Thanks a bunch
Neil
Hi Neil, Welcome to the Forums!!!
The TV hat does sit quite high on the Pi.
The case will require a bit of modifying to fit the antenna connector and the rest of the HAT and the inbuilt fan will also need to be removed to fit the HAT in the case as well.
Hi all, has anyone managed to fit this to a RPi 5 with active cooler? I recently upgraded my RPi 3 with the RPi 5 and realised that the TV HAT doesn’t fit the 5 after the active cooler is installed.
I measured the header that comes with the kit and its about 13mm tall (with 5mm pins), so I’m wondering if something like this will do the job: Raspberry Pi GPIO Tall Header - 2x20 | Buy in Australia | PRT-14017 | Sparkfun | Core Electronics
Hi Tys,
That is exactly what the tall headers are for. They were really handy to clear heatsinks or stack HATs.
Hi, can anyone comment on how well this handles current normal Australian digital TV? I’d like to build a Kodi “set-top box” and want it to work well 
Hi Andrew. That was exactly the reason I purchased a pi. IE To build a kodi box using the live TV function. So, to answer your question. Does it work? Yes. Does it work well? Absolutely not. My experience was that it worked but would become very sluggish at times. Other times it would require a reboot. And on two occasions, all the Kodi settings I had configured just totally wiped on their own. It was on that second wipe that I gave up.
That said, and if I remember correctly, there are a couple of ways to do this. 1, have your pi operate as both the frontend and backend. 2, use the pi as a backend only and utilise another device as the frontend. I only explored option 1 because I only had one device to play with. So, I can’t comment on the effectiveness of option 2.
I’ve since been using the Nvidea Shield as a kodi box but without the live TV function. It functions as a player for all the media on my NAS. It works very well. I love it. So, I could possibly setup the pi as the live TV backend and have kodi on the Shield point to the pi backend, but I haven’t bothered with it.
