Agree, that list is silly.
I want to get the cheapest simplest computer that will only be used to download and stream video. What are the minimum specs I should look for?
Windows OS ideally.
How can you use the law to force someone not to do something, without violence?
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Do you mean you just want to consume streaming video (like watching YouTube)? Any laptop is going to be able to do that.
or a raspberry pi
The only one of these I ever use is hope this helps, and as others have said that’s because I genuinely hope it helps. I do get mega tilted when others use the remaining phrases.
Absolutely hate “let me know if you have questions” because yeah, no shit, and most people are clearly trying to passively aggressively tilt you with that crap (it’s easy to tell when that’s not the case).
Torrent and play them. Has to be windows so my girlfriend can operate it.
Look for something touted as a reasonable budget option for a HTPC?
Thanks for the input!
Again, that’s pretty much anything made in the last 15 years. Go to ebay and buy something used.
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Not really in for a huge black and white fight over all state action being violence. I know how that plays out. I’ve read my share of Foucault. Let’s just assume we disagree and save the effort. Cheers.
Any $300-$500 Windows machine from BestBuy or Amazon would be fine.
That was my thinking too. Just wondered if I cared about min cpu or graphics. Onboard graphics will be fine hey?
It is 2022. Anything. Is. Fine.
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Unless you want native 4k, see zikzak’s post.
The limiting factor would probably be if you cared about 4k video. A Raspberry Pi was mentioned and I have read those have uneven results for playing 4k resolution.
Thanks don’t care about 4K. I’ll just get the base machine. Sounds like it will be fine.
Cheers
Pis are basically impossible to find now. They can’t even come close to meeting demand. Even the crappy knockoffs that sell for a 3x the price are hard to find in stock. It’s been like this for at least a year. Not sure why that market is so broken.
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That’s not what I’m stating. I’m asking legit what do you mean that’s not someone physically taking religious clothing off the person
would hazard a guess it has to do with chip shortage?