Gigabyte BRIX Projector - a very unique product...

[LinusTech]

NCIX: http://bit.ly/1iIjelr

Amazon: http://georiot.co/1E0f

 

Gigabyte's BRIX line of mini PCs ranges from super tiny, to super powerful, to super versatile and everywhere in between. Today we've got one of the most unique models in the series that actually has a projector integrated into it!!

 

[XTankSlayerX]

Someone is going to make a "Shat brix" joke somewhere... Hi Linus!

[Barrington]

hmm $600 + storage and ram would make a pretty sweet steam inhome streaming system

[MustardFTW]

Personally I can't think of a situation where this would be usefull to me.

[Redheadsrule13]

Seems like a smarter and more compact entertainment system than a buying a console and a TV. All you need is a wall and you've got your steam machine and movie watching device all there without need for a TV, just a blank wall. 
I think it'd be pretty sweet to have people over and watch them get confused as to why the lounge is pointing at a blank wall, then flick this little box on the coffee table on and watch their reaction.

[shadydutchguy]

I would do this, throw 1-2gb ram in it, get a USB to boot it with any OS(or a Msata card and instal the OS) and use a external USB HDD form +/- 1tb to watch movies on it when needed or as new mainscreen for gaming now and then when its hooked up to a proper PC.

[JAKEBAB]

wow i never knew they had this version this would be great for like u said linus in a dorm want to chill with some girls have a movie night project it on the wall perfect! also it be cool yet probs expensive compared to other solutions but to be able to daisy chain these so like have this as a monitor then have the brix with the 4hdds then have the brix iris pro one and have them all working together to play a game or if u could do like those people did with raspberry pi's how they daisy changed them to make a super computer imagine a brix super computer with a bunch of these stacked i think that would be awesome but obviously not practical it would also be nice to have in your kids room so they wanted to watch a movie and u could stream a movie straight to there room using that and they probably would thing the big screen is cool to have in the room.

[Notree]

Could be very nice for my camp. We rarely use the tv except at night.Could be nice to throw some movies on  a USB and just project them.Would save a ton of space also.

[atrash]

Put this on your bedroom bed bulkhead and project it to the ceiling. Bam! Movies in bed. Or watching pron.

[MuffinTopMike]

Never really been a fan of mini projectors as the lamps are pretty weak (75 lumen's), they don't project a very large image and you need a really dark room to watch them. I think this would be good for slideshows or business presentations but for watching movies I think people should turn to a larger projector.

[darkspeedy26]

my toughts:

- i would never buy this, but if it would be able to run of a battery, i could see it being a bit more interesting. Then you could put whatever you want on it, and go litterally anywhere.

- what mdnorman38 said... you can't make every place dark enough. For business i fear this does not give you enough light. (on many cases the rooms are still dimly lit, so people can write things down 'n stuff) If i would have to convince some people (with a presentation), i would choose for another option, so everyone is able to see it.

- it doesn't appear to have a mic input, but i could not immagine anyone using a microphone on this thing anyways

- how loud is this? When the projector is running + the thing is calculating stuff, this thing would be making some noise. If i would be watching a movie, or someone is sneaking from behind in a game, i dont want an airplane sitting next to me

Edited March 14, 2014 by darkspeedy26

[MiguelOliv]

1^st I thought that it would be great for teachers that teach like post labor hours, those kind of education, workshops etc and it's a little cool device to have on classes, instead of a laptop and a projector, that always is a pain to set and to view etc etc, but then I went to see the price and it's expensive, on an optic of only having this for that kind of work it's good, it's tiny, you can easily configure it, but as I said the cost is a drawback.  

[JJB]

I would use it to watch movies with friends, instead of taking my laptop with me

[PortentousLad]

I have no clue where or how I would use this, but damn do I want one!

[Megabikerjoe]

if there was a great projector inside, I could see this making sense, but not with a bad projector without any features.

[HarmlessPyjama]

That BRIX projector makes a lot of sense in universities/schools/etc. In my university we use a wireless projector(that is mounted in a classroom and doesn't have any features) + laptop(that is REALLY slow) "combo". It would be more convenient to have all-in-one compact solution with a fast and responsive m-sata storage and sort of ultimate mobility(sometimes it's needed). I don't know about money aspect though but I'm pretty sure that dedicated laptop and dedicated wireless projector cost more but makes less sense.

[ChrisRK]

I already have a mini projector in my bedroom for whenever I feel like watching a movie or something. This would be awesome to have there instead of my netbook on the side!

[DyGr00339]

I'd enjoy this, only issue is the price  

 

I'd pay $400 tops, but I could also do with a pentium

[spwath]

I would like to see the brix pro with the projector integrated in. That would be a sure buy for me for collage

[MellowCream]

This would be good for my science teacher... 

[aaronu]

I have been waiting for these things tome out. Ive been looking for low power solution for running servers like minecraft and mumble. Think this hits the spot. I hope amd provides a simular solution.

[TheBlairventure]

I found this mini projector/PC to be interesting. Would be great for modders.