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Hands-on: $99 Android game console OUYA
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article published on 26 June, 2013
The crowd-funded Android-based console, OUYA, was launched yesterday.
Raising over 8 million dollars in funding via Kickstarter, the company called BOXER8 (since renamed to OUYA) has been manufacturing the low-cost ($99) and open home console, and since AfterDawn was a part of the crowd funding, we got the console a bit beforehand. So let's take a look.
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pmshah
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1. July 2013 @ 03:30 |
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I think it is a wonderful idea and cost effective PROVIDED...
1. I can use it as an Android based mini-pc also and add my own applications from googleplay.
2. It can be rooted
3. It consumes minimal power.
I have recently purchased one such device for $ 85/= for 24/7 service. It sports a 1.7 Ghz quad core cpu, 2 gb ram + 8 gb storage, usb + micro usb ports, HDMI output supporting 1080p resolution at 3.0 mbps+ bit rate and includes remote control + wifi keyboard/mouse. It is a little larger than an oversized USB wifi adapter. It consumes a mere 12 watts of power at the wall socket. I have VLC, Maxthon, uTorrent, Skype, Viber and Whatsapp installed on.
I will now search for ways to buy it and delivered to India.
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1. July 2013 @ 03:57 |
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Originally posted by pmshah:
I think it is a wonderful idea and cost effective PROVIDED...
1. I can use it as an Android based mini-pc also and add my own applications from googleplay.
2. It can be rooted
3. It consumes minimal power.
I have recently purchased one such device for $ 85/= for 24/7 service. It sports a 1.7 Ghz quad core cpu, 2 gb ram + 8 gb storage, usb + micro usb ports, HDMI output supporting 1080p resolution at 3.0 mbps+ bit rate and includes remote control + wifi keyboard/mouse. It is a little larger than an oversized USB wifi adapter. It consumes a mere 12 watts of power at the wall socket. I have VLC, Maxthon, uTorrent, Skype, Viber and Whatsapp installed on.
I will now search for ways to buy it and delivered to India.
Hey Pmshar. Can you send me the link for that TV PC stick you bought? I've seen other ones around but without the remote thrown in. It sounds great. Cheers.
The OUYA is more games orientated imo. Not just the device but the nurturing developer environment it's trying to foster ...like the store. Google Play is good but the games are orientated around a touch screen primarily not a regular controller. Try buying it from OUYA.tv direct.
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pmshah
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1. July 2013 @ 04:30 |
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Lookup AliExpressOriginally posted by Jemborg:
Originally posted by pmshah:
I think it is a wonderful idea and cost effective PROVIDED...
1. I can use it as an Android based mini-pc also and add my own applications from googleplay.
2. It can be rooted
3. It consumes minimal power.
I have recently purchased one such device for $ 85/= for 24/7 service. It sports a 1.7 Ghz quad core cpu, 2 gb ram + 8 gb storage, usb + micro usb ports, HDMI output supporting 1080p resolution at 3.0 mbps+ bit rate and includes remote control + wifi keyboard/mouse. It is a little larger than an oversized USB wifi adapter. It consumes a mere 12 watts of power at the wall socket. I have VLC, Maxthon, uTorrent, Skype, Viber and Whatsapp installed on.
I will now search for ways to buy it and delivered to India.
Hey Pmshar. Can you send me the link for that TV PC stick you bought? I've seen other ones around but without the remote thrown in. It sounds great. Cheers.
The OUYA is more games orientated imo. Not just the device but the nurturing developer environment it's trying to foster ...like the store. Google Play is good but the games are orientated around a touch screen primarily not a regular controller. Try buying it from OUYA.tv direct.
Lookup Hong Kong based AliExpress. They are BIG. So many new products are coming out weekly it would be difficult to to choose.
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Tarsellis
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8. July 2013 @ 22:10 |
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Originally posted by chefdamo:
for me its cheap in price it's HD 1080p and its 3d. In my book its a win win cant go wrong at 99 bucks.
It can decode 1080p, when XBMC finishes fully optimizing for it (currently there's just one for that works very well). I'm not so sure about 3D, maybe, probably with more optimizations.
But it can barely render 720p. Heck, they put a fan on the unit, but didn't even bother to over-clock it.
Originally posted by pmshah:
I think it is a wonderful idea and cost effective PROVIDED...
1. I can use it as an Android based mini-pc also and add my own applications from googleplay.
2. It can be rooted
Google Play store and the authentication framework have to be side-loaded through ADB from a non Google, non Ouya source.
It comes rooted, but you need to make some modifications with ADB, and have to redo that and reinstall SuperUser after every mandatory update.
But the bootloader is locked, and there is no recovery mode. If an OTA update bricks the unit, or other random thing happens, you can't recover yourself. Even a bricked PS3 can be recovered.
When no recovery mode was brought up to them, they called the Cyanogen crew incompetent to work on android.
Edit: formatting.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 8. July 2013 @ 22:11
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