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Re: Headlines - Nano vs. Atom: VIA goes on the offensive
Whats the point in 1080p playback on a 7/9/10" screen? even 720p is pretty pointless...
Whilst i can fully see the point in their product with regards to media playback the market they are aiming at with this marketing video seems to be be a bit wrong.
In the mini-note/netbook whatever you want to call it market the over 3x power consumption is the number that matters. In my opinion, what you want is excelent battery life so therefore the compromise on performance is acceptable.
HTPCs are computers which are going to be used in the home for prolonged periods of time, often as use as servers aswell as entertainment playback so low power which doesnt compomise on performance is the ultimate goal.
At the right price point i think they would sell these things like mad to the HTPC market, just need to get thier marketing more directed towards that goal.
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