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IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

Form factor and CEC are the big ones. There’s no PC you can build that will come anywhere close to the performance:size ratio of the steam machine. And getting CEC to work is possible, but not the easiest.

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frank@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Exactly this. We were trying to spec a small PC for my partner before the Machine got announced. A Fractal Designs Terra was the case we landed on

For the price, the deck is smaller, quieter, and reasonably spec’d. Plus instead of doing drivers and stuff myself, it’s done for me. And we have a warranty. Great deal for our teeeeeny desks

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PostaL@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
What is CEC?

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- IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  An optional function of HDMI that allows the device and tv to send/receive commands to each other. All modern TVs have it, and just about no PC hardware does.
  
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  - nocturne@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    It is what allows a TV to switch to the correct input when you turn on a device correct?
    
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