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#301934 17-Oct-2022 10:57
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Like many here, I have parents with an old all in one pc (? HP) which is fine to surf but not much more.

I've started recording more video in 4k (25/50) on my galaxy 21u or an old gopro 6 of the kids but my parents pc can't play these files.

Previously I would re encode to 1080 but can't be bothered as much now. Have also dabbled with uploading to private you tube channel and letting them watch there but internet a little slow.

So what should I look at chipset cpu/grafix wise so my parents can play these video files natively?

Extra points for pointing me in direction of all in one or if I get separates a good video monitor too.

Thanks all.

A.


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  #2983652 17-Oct-2022 11:48
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I personally dislike AIO's because you are basically paying for a non portable laptop, but literally anything with a half decent modern GPU should be fine.

 

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/WKALEN27501/Lenovo-IdeaCentre-AIO-5-27IOB6-27-QHD-Intel-i5-114

 

That for instance has an RTX 3050





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  #2983740 17-Oct-2022 13:54
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Must be an old system, realistically any Intel system beyond a 7th gen CPU should be just fine. Look into an Intel NUC and a monitor, that way you can upgrade whatever you need.





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  #2983801 17-Oct-2022 14:16
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Thanks for following feed back.

NUC would have the grunt I'd expect but easier to have the HDs within a box.


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