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DFTT

]]>Aug 15th 2008 11:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/Aug 15th 2008 12:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/Aug 15th 2008 1:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/
Sheesh.]]>Aug 15th 2008 1:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/Aug 15th 2008 4:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/Aug 15th 2008 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/Aug 15th 2008 12:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/Aug 15th 2008 12:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/Aug 15th 2008 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/Aug 15th 2008 5:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/But will it blend?
The iPhone is better.
The cake is a lie
I can't believe its not butter!!!!]]>Aug 15th 2008 11:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/
Will it run doom?]]>Aug 15th 2008 11:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/Aug 15th 2008 11:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/Aug 15th 2008 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/Aug 15th 2008 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/Aug 15th 2008 1:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/Aug 15th 2008 5:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/Aug 15th 2008 7:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/Aug 15th 2008 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/
And hey... you think he re-dubbed the price at the end?]]>Aug 15th 2008 12:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/Aug 15th 2008 12:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/Aug 15th 2008 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/Aug 16th 2008 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/Aug 15th 2008 12:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/Aug 15th 2008 12:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/Aug 15th 2008 12:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/
I fail.]]>Aug 15th 2008 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/Aug 15th 2008 5:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/Aug 16th 2008 5:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/
Now I get it the via chip can handle the video, and other more powerful (and power hungry) can as well, but let's look at this from a software and platform standpoint.

What if it was running linux and mplayer, and a far less processor intensive codec (not windows media video). Or even OS X and quicktime.

My point here is that this box may still have a purpose for $300, and it's smaller than a mac mini! It might make a great little hackintosh that can ACTUALLY handle 1080p video.

There are too many weak links here that could be causing the 1080p video to be choppy, windows xp, windows media player, and windows media video.

The second thing is that you are upscaling 1080p video to whatever that displays native resolution is (which is clearly higher than 1920x1080). If the displays output settings were native at 1920x1080, you wouldn't incur as much of a processor hit, but I don't know how windows media player and the video card work, to output at 1080p. I didn't see any screen flicker to adjust the resolution, so I would think it's outputting upscaled 1080p video.

I call shenanigans.]]>Aug 15th 2008 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/Aug 15th 2008 12:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/Aug 15th 2008 1:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/Aug 15th 2008 12:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/Aug 15th 2008 1:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/Aug 15th 2008 12:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/Aug 15th 2008 7:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/
You're saying you won't buy a desktop with an optical drive? Cos that's what your post says.

Nice grammar.]]>Aug 15th 2008 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/Aug 15th 2008 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/Aug 16th 2008 1:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/
There is a use for these things... but to play back HD video? Please. What are you expecting?

na]]>Aug 15th 2008 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/Aug 15th 2008 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/
I'm partial to the black one myself

http://www.jr.com/asus/pe/ASU_EBXB202BKX/?JRSource=socnet

The white one looks like a wii

http://www.jr.com/asus/pe/ASU_EBXB202WKX/?JRSource=socnet

]]>Aug 15th 2008 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/Atom-Athlon-Efficient,1997.html

so much for your Atom/Nano chatter.... AMD still rocks your socks off!]]>Aug 15th 2008 1:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/
I'll try my best to proof read equation 'grammer' next time to make it 'layman' clear.

And thank you for commenting on my comment. It's constructive criticism like this that will make me the best professional commenter someday.

Correction:

Desktop / no optical drive = No sale]]>Aug 15th 2008 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/
i.e. Laptop + huge power adapter = no sale
or phone - VGA screen = no sale

I assumed that's what you're trying to do, what you actually seem to have done makes no sense at all]]>Aug 15th 2008 2:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/15/asus-eee-box-b202-detailed-and-tested-on-video/Aug 15th 2008 4:03PM