Form factor and CEC are the big ones. There’s no PC you can build that will come anywhere close to the performance:size ratio of the steam machine. And getting CEC to work is possible, but not the easiest.
An optional function of HDMI that allows the device and tv to send/receive commands to each other. All modern TVs have it, and just about no PC hardware does.
Exactly this. We were trying to spec a small PC for my partner before the Machine got announced. A Fractal Designs Terra was the case we landed on
For the price, the deck is smaller, quieter, and reasonably spec’d. Plus instead of doing drivers and stuff myself, it’s done for me. And we have a warranty. Great deal for our teeeeeny desks
Can’t answer for everyone but I already have a PC. I got the steam machine mostly for the convenience of having a dedicated device for playing my games on the TV with a compact form factor.
At the price the steam machine is, why not just build a PC?
Form factor and CEC are the big ones. There’s no PC you can build that will come anywhere close to the performance:size ratio of the steam machine. And getting CEC to work is possible, but not the easiest.
What is CEC?
An optional function of HDMI that allows the device and tv to send/receive commands to each other. All modern TVs have it, and just about no PC hardware does.
Exactly this. We were trying to spec a small PC for my partner before the Machine got announced. A Fractal Designs Terra was the case we landed on
For the price, the deck is smaller, quieter, and reasonably spec’d. Plus instead of doing drivers and stuff myself, it’s done for me. And we have a warranty. Great deal for our teeeeeny desks
Can’t answer for everyone but I already have a PC. I got the steam machine mostly for the convenience of having a dedicated device for playing my games on the TV with a compact form factor.