facattack
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Its got an Intel Celeron but its cheap...
I haven't seen many reviews. But its cheaper than the Alienware Alpha console.
I haven't seen many reviews. But its cheaper than the Alienware Alpha console.
It's tempting, but, do I really need it?
I've had something similar to this for a long time, the issue with it is presumably lack of 4K capability though.
I have a nice VGA -> NTSC converter. If it doesn't have VGA out, that's a deal breaker.
If you needed something in that form factor with VGA out some of the Intel NUC models have VGA.
The NUC5PGYH currently runs a bit more, somewhere around $230
Bought one of those for my kid for Xmas, added a 128Gb SSD and it's a pretty responsive machine. Perfect for her needs. I'd totally get one for my TV in the living room, except it won't output 4k, so I'll just stick with the quad core AMD system I have connected to it, though I am planning on adding a GTX 950 to it so I can get it to push out a full 4K.
you won't even see the difference between 1080p Full HD and 2160p Ultra HD
so-called "4K" even though it's really only 3.84K
Why do you convert to NTSC? That's gonna be a pretty fuzzy image.
You'd have to be nearly blind not to see the difference. I have a 65" 4K Sony Bravia, it replaced a 47" 1080p TV I had before, there is a significant noticeable difference between the 2 TVs. The 4K TV has a way sharper image, almost life like. The difference is akin to that of SD vs 720p. So I think this graph is wrong, or at least quite flawed. At the store I compared a 65" 1080p TV to that of the 4K in the same size, and even there you could see the difference, it's staggering and noticeable from quite a ways away (across the store).
When 1080p first started appearing, it was sometimes referred to as 2K by people in the AV industry. So the same thing happened when 4K was emerging. They needed something to call it, and 4K was close enough and much shorter than 2160p so it just stuck. 720p could technically be called 1K. I would be willing to bet that when the standard is ratified and agree upon it will most likely be called 2160p and UHD.
Why do you convert to NTSC? That's gonna be a pretty fuzzy image.
The real test will be to see if you can tell the difference between real "4K" program material and upscaled 1080p program material from your normal viewing distance..