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8_1_Van
Explorer
Jan 15, 2015

Intel Compute Stick, Windows 8.1 on HDMI TV !

This looks interesting.
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http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/compute-stick/intel-compute-stick.html


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  • The sleekness of an HDMI mounted computer is kind of lost when you have to start plugging USB device cables and wireless receivers into it... maybe Intel will find a niche to market this to, but I'm not buying one :)
  • wa8yxm's avatar
    wa8yxm
    Explorer III
    I do use a Chromecast, Not 100% happy with it, this device would do what it does not.

    As for the "Wired keyboard and mouse" I do not think that is necessary, Though I am using a wired keyboard on this laptop, which does not have blue tooth, the mouse is wireless (Receiver plugged into usb port) on my other net book (which has Blue Tooth) I do not use BT (yet) but the KB is doubled (Wired and wireless) and the mouse likewise (Wired and wireless) using the same kind of dongle on the USB port. Along with 2 RS232 adapters and a Sound card when I get it fully set up, which should have been today but Amazon sent the sound card to my MAILING address, roughly 1,000 miles (rounded) from my physical address.
  • Kind of gimmicky in my opinion...

    Most of us sit a good distance from our televisions, and as such, reading the "fine print" of most web pages, emails, etc is kind of difficult without the vision of a hawk.

    It could be plugged into a monitor on a desk, but the website does not mention if it supports bluetooth, so you'll need a wired keyboard and mouse - might as well use a laptop or chromebook

    For (commerical) digital signage there's already several HDMI connected solutions out there that cost a lot less than $150 (beaglebone from TI for example)

    For watching streaming media, Chromecast, Amazone FireStick, ROKU, all cheaper and offer a more television optimized interface.

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