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  • I’m confused. Are you saying YOU can’t tell the difference, or that their is no technical difference?

    Because, anecdotally, I’ve owned a variety of these devices, and I can absolutely tell the difference. Which sucks, because I bought cheaper devices hoping for reasonable parity of experience. I’m not saying my cheaper devices are bad, just that clearly the Shield TV performs better.

    As to the actual specs, there is also clearly a real world difference between the bog standard Amlogic SoC (1/8, 2/8, 2/16), and the Tegra SoC.

    It’s entirely reasonable to argue that the difference isn’t worth the extra cost, fine. But it’s dishonest to say there is no appreciable difference.

    TBF I haven’t used the newer “low cost” Shield with the 2/16 Tegra SoC, so I can’t really speak to how it performs relative to something like Chromecast with Google TV.



  • I said Playstore Certified, and yes, they are mostly the same when you look under the hood, at least for those classes of devices, per generation.

    Same, or similar SoC, with 2/8 (sometimes 2/16) specs.

    Once you get up to the 4/32 range, you’re already looking around the same price (+/-) of a Shield TV.

    Also, lol @ citing LTT, for anything. Just because a broken clock is right twice a day, doesn’t change the fact that it’s broken.

    And for the sake of being fair, I didn’t even mention the 1/8 boards.



  • As someone who owns both Nvidia Shield TV and standard cheap (Google certified) devices, all running Projectivy, it’s not really comparable.

    The Shield runs smoother, has significantly less minor/annoying issues, and actually receives fairly regular updates.

    Now, the new Chromecast with Google TV does get updates, but it doesn’t resolve the first two differences.

    If you can’t afford, or justify the extra expense, for an Nvidia Shield TV, completely understandable. But don’t pretend that the user experience is the same, because it’s not.






  • limonfiesta@lemmy.worldtoLinux@lemmy.mlAlternatives to VirtualBox?
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    3 months ago

    Virtual Box is a Type 2 hypervisor, which means it’s running on top of the OS, and not directly on the hardware.

    KVM is a Type 1, which runs directly on the hardware itself.

    There are pros and cons to each, and VBOX is a great piece of software, but it is more resource intensive than other options available.


  • limonfiesta@lemmy.worldtoLinux@lemmy.mlLinux is fucking awesome
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    3 months ago

    There’s plenty of good reasons to keep a windows device updated and available for use.

    Honestly, I prefer that to spinning up a windows VM, especially if your needs include Windows software that interfaces directly with external hardware.

    I realize that’s not an option for everyone, but for those who have an extra device available, or can afford a used laptop to keep in a closet, it’s well worth it IMO.







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    8 months ago

    No, because the barrier to entry for car manufacturing is significant.

    If the other major car manufacturers weren’t already working a similar advertising system/platform, they’ve already scheduled multiple meetings to catch up.

    This isn’t a problem that will be solved by the market and competition, only by regulation.

    And I don’t consider tech savvy users learning how to hack and disable these features as a resolution, it’s just mitigation.