The advent of digital downloads and music / movie streaming have made the HTPC scene quite popular. While pundits keep on debating the reasons as to why the HTPC remains a niche market, companies have recognized that a new market has opened up, namely, that of the media streamer. While streaming conventionally refers to communication of the IP variety, it is customary to include playback of media from local sources while discussing this market. The selling point of the media streamers lie in the fact that, unlike HTPCs, they do not consume a lot of power and they are supposed to work right out of the box. For the purpose of this article, we will not cover media streamer platforms which consume more than 50W in detail..
Media Streamer platforms compared
Posted on Wednesday, June 16 2010 @ 7:00 CEST by Thomas De MaesschalckAnandTech has taken a look at media streamer platforms, including HTPCs, game consoles, Internet media streamers, and other devices. You can check it out over here.
