Bamboopictures
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A PC the size of a thumbdrive! How would you use it in a production environment?
http://www.hannspree.eu/en/computing/snnpdi1b-micro-p
http://www.hannspree.eu/en/computing/snnpdi1b-micro-p
Turn your HDMI monitor into a Quadcore PC!
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Nice idea....I've thought about it too, but ended up using a more powerful miniPC for production environment. 
I gave the stick PC a pass mainly due to the lack of USB3.0 connectivity.
Chose the Zotac Zbox miniPC instead for various production purposes with my HDMI 7" portable field monitor & BMD 17" Monitor.
Main uses are as follows:-
1) Data Wrangling/backing up/copying files out on location.
2) Configuring/Controlling my BMD & other video devices that require ethernet port.
3) Live encoding HDSDI signals to H264 .mp4 files with my BMD H264 Pro Recorder.
4) Hosting live graphics output to HDSDI signal via my AJA ROI device.
Using it with a 7" monitor is quite painful, very small, but gets the job done for basic file copying.
The unit is VESA mountable, so footprint is close to minimal.
Am still working out a convenient way to supply portable power as unit uses 19volts. The intel NUC model that is similar to this unit uses 12vdc which we can easily use a Vmount to power it up.
Why not a mini laptop some may ask.... Well for under $400, I can't find a small lappy with 4x usb3.0 ports & eSata connectivity in such a small package.
I gave the stick PC a pass mainly due to the lack of USB3.0 connectivity.
Chose the Zotac Zbox miniPC instead for various production purposes with my HDMI 7" portable field monitor & BMD 17" Monitor.
Main uses are as follows:-
1) Data Wrangling/backing up/copying files out on location.
2) Configuring/Controlling my BMD & other video devices that require ethernet port.
3) Live encoding HDSDI signals to H264 .mp4 files with my BMD H264 Pro Recorder.
4) Hosting live graphics output to HDSDI signal via my AJA ROI device.
Using it with a 7" monitor is quite painful, very small, but gets the job done for basic file copying.
The unit is VESA mountable, so footprint is close to minimal.
Am still working out a convenient way to supply portable power as unit uses 19volts. The intel NUC model that is similar to this unit uses 12vdc which we can easily use a Vmount to power it up.
Why not a mini laptop some may ask.... Well for under $400, I can't find a small lappy with 4x usb3.0 ports & eSata connectivity in such a small package.
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Bamboopictures
Senior Member
Thanks for sharing Dixon! The Zotac's a great find. Sounds like you put it through a lot of heavy lifting. Wonder if it will run Wirecast?
Looks like Window's answer to Apple's Mac Mini ? :bsmilie: :dunno:
I would have tried running Wirecast if my license was for Win8.1 
Being a quad core celeron 1.83ghz processor, I'm pretty sure it will run well coz Wirecast is still running fine even on my older core2duo Macbook Pros. Unfortunately, I dun have a lot of PC based Windows app other than the stock standard BMD Apps like ATEM SOftware, Media Express, etc...
Being a quad core celeron 1.83ghz processor, I'm pretty sure it will run well coz Wirecast is still running fine even on my older core2duo Macbook Pros. Unfortunately, I dun have a lot of PC based Windows app other than the stock standard BMD Apps like ATEM SOftware, Media Express, etc...
Bamboopictures
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Worth a try with a trial version. The 4 USB ports on the Zortac sounds really attractive. I'm running Wirecast on a Macbook Air 11" but I have to tether a thunderbolt breakout box and its oversized power brick just to add one more USB port. Silly right?
Yeah, i find that Thunderbolt is still quite inconvenient. Unless u find bigger drives or devices that have two ports, it's pretty restricted. A silly thunderbolt port extender itself is already over $350...and need an external power too. In fact, the last mac I got was an i7 Mac Mini (which they don't release anymore)...preferred to have more connectivity options than performance.
Even for video applications, as long as you work in the right codec, you don't need that much processing power or fancy gfx capabilities. Just need fast drives.
Even for video applications, as long as you work in the right codec, you don't need that much processing power or fancy gfx capabilities. Just need fast drives.
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