Mini PC vs. Streaming Box for Home Theater: Which One Actually Fits Your Setup
Choosing between a mini PC and an NVIDIA Shield TV for your home theater? Here’s when each option makes sense, plus the best quiet mini PCs for 4K streaming in 2026.
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Mini PC or Streaming Box: Which One Actually Belongs in Your Home Theater?
Should you get a mini PC or a streaming box like the Nvidia Shield for your home theater? Here’s how to decide — and what to buy in 2026.
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Getting LCDSmartie Working on a PCIe Parallel Port Card and VFD on 64-Bit Windows
A PCIe parallel port card won’t respond to LPT1 or LPT2 in LCDSmartie — here’s how to find the real I/O address in Device Manager and get your VFD running on 64-bit Windows.