Compare these laptops

hello all,

I was wondering if you could help me figure out which of these is better. The use is going to be to serve as HTPC for my parents in the living room via HDMI cable, general computer browsing, maybe some Rosetta stone if they get motivated enough.


I just got an Acer one for $200 . The following model (definitely needs a 4 GB memory stick upgrade)

http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/model-datasheet/NU.SH6AA.001





How does it compare to this one ? I am aware it's an older model. Someone is offering it to me for $250. (Might be able to get it for cheaper). It is in brand new condition. No warranty though. friend bought it and never used it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230129


thanks for you input

 

Those are notebooks. No way will they work as a HTPC.

 

Thanks for replying .

Why not? It has hdmi out and I mostly just want to stream videos from my desktop.

What can't the laptops do specifically?


Also. Out of the two. Which is better, size notwithstanding?


Thanks against for reading

 

Greetings, waryuser...

If you can grab the ASUS for that price, do it. Good machine.

 

Because they are not designed for that use. If this is just for watching Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, etc, there are good blu-ray players or the Roku, which will work.

If you are using as a DVr, noteboks do not accept cablecards, and generally the low end units GPu for the hdmi output is not that great.

 

Thanks Caliban. So you think that would be a better deal?

How does it compare to the acer aspire one I linked?

Thanks again for replying!

Thanks for the reply Brownizs. Its not just for watching streaming video. It is also for streaming all kinds of videos from my desktop PC. I have a WD live that streams video from my PC but it is limited as to what types of video it can decode. I figured a full fledged PC would work well. and I want it to double as a laptop setup for my parents to learn another language using rosetta stone.

I was hoping one of these would be able to output quality 1080p videos via HDMI.



It's either this or a jailbroken apple TV with XBMC on it, but no rosetta stone or internet browsing etc.

 

The problem lies, in that there is very little stuff filmed in 1080P. Majority is going to be 720p, or upscaled to 1080p/24.

 

thanks again brownizs. Is that that really true? A quick google search did not yield any answers. That sounds right because I read that most Tv shows are filmed on 720p?

What kind of things are filmed in 1080p? box office films? I always thought that the raw film footage they use was much higher quality because they are for the big screen (films I mean). What about documentaries? My parents like watching things like planet earth. Do you think future documentaries will be filmed in 1080p?


PS: (I think planet earth is actually filmed in 1080i?), according to the box.

 

Non really, for the majority. Here is a listing of movies shot on The Red Epic, which is a true digital camera, that is capable of filming in 1080p/48fps http://www.red.com/shot-on-red/cinema A Synapse on The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, explaining what the future is holding http://www.movies.com/movie-news/th...y-japanese-trailer-soundtrack-streaming/10287

More info on the camera, and other films http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Epic#Epic Films that are 4,000 and higher are getting to the point that you are seeing 1080p in its true glory, but due to the amount of bandwidth it takes to get it to the consumer OTA & through Pay to Watch systems, the current equipment those use, can never deliver it as 1080p, so in turn you get downscaled to either 720p or 1080i, on Blu-Ray 1080p/24.

 

Thanks for the info and good read brownizs. Definitely didn't know that those new cameras were so light and that theaters are getting refitted to show the films.

Back to the laptops. I still need something to stream to the living room.

So I'm getting a sense based on Caliban that the asus is the better pc?


Any more input would be appreciated.