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French retailer mocks €1039 Steam Machine with “Stim Machine” RX 9060 XT PC for €999 (videocardz.com)
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[–] 20 points 2 months ago (7 children)

And that system I'm sure doesn't have HDMI-CEC like basically every general GPU. So one of the biggest conveniences of a console that Valve had to specifically develop custom hardware for is missing, like nearly every gaming PC for whatever reason.

Valve should sell a barebones version of the Steam Machine without SSD or RAM for whatever that price would be.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    I am sorry, you lost me. Could you elaborate a bit more?

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  • [–] 18 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    TL; DR - you can control some aspects of your TV (volume, input selection, etc) if your TV and GPU supports the HDMI-CEC protocol. I'm not sure if many retail GPUs support CEC, but I'm guessing the OP is suggesting they are few and far between.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    Also, if you use an AV-receiver, you can switch all devices on with just the controller. That, in my eyes is a huge USP for the Steam Machine. Of course anyone can build a PC on a similar budget. But that won't work as well as a living room gaming device.

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