>> "All the answers you need are in the press release, if you care to read it."
"the system can handle a wide variety of computing needs including high definition video, gaming, sharing digital photos, surfing the web, and other tasks consumers expect from full-size systems."
Sounds like any other computer... except for the size and power consumption.
Yeah, I think it is really form factor that is the key. For me, when they are cheap enough and have Wifi built in I would love to hook one up into each TV in the house and network them all to a main desktop or media server. Then I could just stream everything i want to any TV, and do computer crap from any one of them in the house, and do it on the cheap (relatively). Or I could be way outta line by thinking this is remotely a good solution for what I want.
No, that's exactly what this is for. In fact they should just allow you to mount it to the back of the TV using a VESA mount. Then you can watch Hulu or ABC.com or TV.com or whatever from any TV in the house.
Don't forget you'll need to buy a wireless keyboard for each one of these though.
And of course a $150 4 foot Monster Cable M1000 4' HDTV HDMI Cable.
The device is aimed at gamers and TV watchers, generating a 3D image with use of a pair of 0.7-inch OLED panels, which each display separate images, doing away with the ghost imagery that often comes along with 3D displays.
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I can understand the netBOOK... small, portable, light, cheap, great battery life.
What's the point of a netTOP? Will these be sold alongside traditional desktops?
All the answers you need are in the press release, if you care to read it.
>> "All the answers you need are in the press release, if you care to read it."
"the system can handle a wide variety of computing needs including high definition video, gaming, sharing digital photos, surfing the web, and other tasks consumers expect from full-size systems."
Sounds like any other computer... except for the size and power consumption.
Gotcha.
Yeah, I think it is really form factor that is the key. For me, when they are cheap enough and have Wifi built in I would love to hook one up into each TV in the house and network them all to a main desktop or media server. Then I could just stream everything i want to any TV, and do computer crap from any one of them in the house, and do it on the cheap (relatively). Or I could be way outta line by thinking this is remotely a good solution for what I want.
No, that's exactly what this is for. In fact they should just allow you to mount it to the back of the TV using a VESA mount. Then you can watch Hulu or ABC.com or TV.com or whatever from any TV in the house.
Don't forget you'll need to buy a wireless keyboard for each one of these though.
And of course a $150 4 foot Monster Cable M1000 4' HDTV HDMI Cable.
@fanfoot
Damn man, can't I just rig up some coat hangers for my HDMI?