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Computer Related => PC Hardware => Topic started by: Diesel on January 08, 2013, 16:04:22 PM
Has anyone seen or heard of these before.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20949071 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20949071)
No indication of cost though. :scratch-head:
Good find. Not seen this but I had heard Valve (steam) were aiming at the next gen smart TVs with a Linux based PC.
This unit would be for those who don't want to buy a new TV. This is the best explanation (http://www.polygon.com/2013/1/7/3849284/piston-valve-steam-box-xi3) I can find. Dinky unit at $500-1000, estimated.
Their previous products were based around a dual core Intel chip. Which is a bit of a backwards step really. Most modern PCs are quad core plus graphics and an Xbox 360 is a triple core running graphics as well.
Quote from: Snowcrash on January 08, 2013, 17:42:10 PMTheir previous products were based around a dual core Intel chip. Which is a bit of a backwards step really. Most modern PCs are quad core plus graphics and an Xbox 360 is a triple core running graphics as well.
Could that be a size issue Snowy, given the heat displacement required for the bigger chips ?. :scratch-head:
For sure. And heat generated/dissapated. But that would mean they're aiming at the low end of the market (technically) but at a medium end PC price.
I can build a pretty good PC for $1000 (£600) but it would be bigger. But it also wont have to run Windows, so will prob have more resources available.