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Title: 100 Dollar Game Consoles
Post by: trekiej on September 16, 2015, 06:31:59 AM
Hello.
Concerning low cost Game Machines, would anyone like to share their experience with getting uAe or Aros on any of these?
Also, has anyone used the Nvidia Shield stb?
Thanks.
Title: Re: 100 Dollar Game Consoles
Post by: Duce on September 16, 2015, 06:54:54 AM
I've used the Shield quite a bit with the various android emulators and have had a great experience with it, fwiw.

Though I'll readily admit it's on the costly side for an emulator device, it's been, by far - the best portable emulation solution I've found.
Title: Re: 100 Dollar Game Consoles
Post by: trekiej on September 16, 2015, 07:43:03 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exx-B-qprXQ&index=109&list=WL
I like this.
Title: Re: 100 Dollar Game Consoles
Post by: Duce on September 16, 2015, 02:02:49 PM
Lol, a "console killer", it ain't.
Title: Re: 100 Dollar Game Consoles
Post by: trekiej on September 16, 2015, 05:58:33 PM
I would have to say that I am impressed.
Google Play has a lot of emulators.
Title: Re: 100 Dollar Game Consoles
Post by: trekiej on September 17, 2015, 09:32:31 PM
Any Raspberry PI news?
Title: Re: 100 Dollar Game Consoles
Post by: XDelusion on September 17, 2015, 09:35:09 PM
Quote from: trekiej;795850
Any Raspberry PI news?


Pi 2 B is the bomb.
Title: Re: 100 Dollar Game Consoles
Post by: xboxOwn on September 17, 2015, 09:57:06 PM
Quote from: trekiej;795716
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exx-B-qprXQ&index=109&list=WL
I like this.

Wait? Isn't PS 4 still better than this? I mean my PS 4 does HDMI quality images.
Title: Re: 100 Dollar Game Consoles
Post by: trekiej on September 17, 2015, 10:36:30 PM
I believe the reviewer stated that the PS4 was better over all.
The Shield has 4K movies. I am not for sure about games.
2048
Title: Re: 100 Dollar Game Consoles
Post by: danbeaver on September 18, 2015, 12:10:42 AM
Quote from: trekiej;795853
I believe the reviewer stated that the PS4 was better over all.
The Shield has 4K movies. I am not for sure about games.

For about half the price of a Shield one can purchase one of the various Android TV's; some have 3.0 USB, some do 4K (I'm not sure of a current need for it), the Ugoos UT3S has 4 GB RAM and 32 GB storage with good CPU and GPU power (though $160), and because there are so many variations in features, one can find just what they want.

The Nvidia Sheild though, is full featured and less boxy than the others, and depending on finances may be the best option for running emulation software of various types to a large screen monitor/TV
Title: Re: 100 Dollar Game Consoles
Post by: trekiej on September 18, 2015, 12:20:56 AM
It looks like the shield is at the top of the stack. I dislike the idea that the unit with no HDD can not be upgraded to have one. The external HDD and SD card option good though. I hope it does not need a pervasive internet connection. At times I would need to go to my relatives house and use his internet.
Title: Re: 100 Dollar Game Consoles
Post by: danbeaver on September 18, 2015, 11:34:15 PM
Keep this in mind:

http://www.geek.com/chips/some-nvidia-shield-android-tv-boxes-are-being-recalled-1634040/
Title: Re: 100 Dollar Game Consoles
Post by: trekiej on September 19, 2015, 05:20:32 AM
I did see that some one talked about that on Youtube.
It seems to affect the HDD of the $299 unit.
Title: Re: 100 Dollar Game Consoles
Post by: trekiej on November 24, 2015, 12:55:14 AM
I saw a Chrome Book at a local pawn shop and it 2 GB Ram and 16 GB of SSD storage space.
Any idea what it could be used for, emulation, Aros, etc?
Title: Re: 100 Dollar Game Consoles
Post by: danbeaver on November 24, 2015, 07:37:02 AM
Quote from: trekiej;799495
I saw a Chrome Book at a local pawn shop and it 2 GB Ram and 16 GB of SSD storage space.
Any idea what it could be used for, emulation, Aros, etc?

  Coffee Table coaster?  Door Prop?  It really depends on the CPU chip type, GPU, glue chips and version of "linux" that it runs...
Title: Re: 100 Dollar Game Consoles
Post by: som99 on November 24, 2015, 11:18:02 AM
Besides using the PSP as a portable Amiga emulator I'll chip in a word for "stationary" around 100USD mark system. The Intel Compute stick, yes it's a "tiny" x86 soc that you just plug into your monitor or TV (via HDMI). Then you can use WinUAE  that blows away the Android/ARM ports in features and performance and you also score a fully working x86 Windows/Linux machine and can use it as a HTPC etc and open up the door for huge amounts of x86 software. And great for the ones that want a dedicated x86 Amiga emulator machine.

Specs: Intel Atmo Z3735F (4 cores @ 1.33GHz), 2GB ram, 32GB eMMC Storage and a micro SD slot.

Tho limited to one USB port a USB-Hub is nearly a must if not going for a all in one keyboard/mouse combo and you do not need any USB peripherals on top of that.

Soon there will be a new stick out with a faster CPU and 4GB of ram so might be worth waiting for that one.

(http://i68.tinypic.com/nwd2fn.jpg)
Title: Re: 100 Dollar Game Consoles
Post by: trekiej on November 27, 2015, 06:44:08 AM
Thanks. I still would like to put Amiga OS 4.1 FE on a laptop.
It would be cool to put it on an Arm system.

Door prop, coaster, chuckle :D

Chrome Book: I think it is a dual core
I guess I could solder in a larger NAND, say a 128 GB chip minimal?
Title: Re: 100 Dollar Game Consoles
Post by: Matt_H on November 27, 2015, 12:16:28 PM
I have one of the Compute Sticks. Decent little box once you replace Win 8.1 (I upgraded to Win 10). It requires power over micro USB, so it's not quite as clean a solution as just plugging into HDMI. Haven't tried WinUAE on it yet. The internal storage fills up real fast with just day-to-day Windows piggyness, so make sure to get a microSD card to go with it.
Title: Re: 100 Dollar Game Consoles
Post by: trekiej on November 27, 2015, 03:08:07 PM
Thanks Matt.
Title: Re: 100 Dollar Game Consoles
Post by: XDelusion on November 27, 2015, 09:05:58 PM
There are these:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIgF_t0dNbM

http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/desktops/ideacentre/stick-300/?cid=us:sem|se|google|All_Products|NX_Lenovo_All_Products_DSA&ef_id=VhdrAwAABCWVuK4o:20151127210521:s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdQ6icfBcDY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wciMWIAbZYw
Title: Re: 100 Dollar Game Consoles
Post by: fishy_fiz on November 28, 2015, 09:07:26 AM
If AROS and UAE are a priority then x86 hardware solutions are the way to go.
Not just because of the hardware advantage, but software wise x86 offers better choices for both, AROS having best support under x86 and uae having the best versions under x86.
Im quite fond of my baytrail tablet. Only portable device I've used that runs any Amiga software I've thrown at it at full speed.

For a super cheap option a PSP is surprisingly capable, but unfortunately Amiga emulation is too slow.
Title: Re: 100 Dollar Game Consoles
Post by: 7valleys on November 28, 2015, 11:13:22 AM
It's got wifi and bluetooth, one USB port is probably overkill.


Quote from: som99;799505
Besides using the PSP as a portable Amiga emulator I'll chip in a word for "stationary" around 100USD mark system. The Intel Compute stick, yes it's a "tiny" x86 soc that you just plug into your monitor or TV (via HDMI). Then you can use WinUAE  that blows away the Android/ARM ports in features and performance and you also score a fully working x86 Windows/Linux machine and can use it as a HTPC etc and open up the door for huge amounts of x86 software. And great for the ones that want a dedicated x86 Amiga emulator machine.

Specs: Intel Atmo Z3735F (4 cores @ 1.33GHz), 2GB ram, 32GB eMMC Storage and a micro SD slot.

Tho limited to one USB port a USB-Hub is nearly a must if not going for a all in one keyboard/mouse combo and you do not need any USB peripherals on top of that.

Soon there will be a new stick out with a faster CPU and 4GB of ram so might be worth waiting for that one.

(http://i68.tinypic.com/nwd2fn.jpg)
Title: Re: 100 Dollar Game Consoles
Post by: trekiej on November 28, 2015, 04:05:14 PM
Thanks XDel