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Jun 07 th
by Verena at 15:50 66

10,9,8,7,... Who is the most active One Living Room Insider Part II



Here is the ranking as at June 07, 2010, 14:35

NETBUZZR 49
ABAS  48
SZYMON 26
SMEJDA 25
JUUSOPALANDER 21
ZAUBERLINCHEN 21
CASI 20
KINGG 18
PONKKO 17
ROBERT.VOIGT  16
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FARBENSPORT 15
THOMASE 14
STEFANOSSWALD 11
ROBERTGRINDE  5
CASCHY  1
MTANGE 1
MILOS 1
MAJK 0
AKI 0
MISSRATEN 0

The project ends next Friday, 18th of June - which means 13 days to go! Tell us your opinion about your little "Q"!

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  • Jun 07 th
    AbaS said at 16:11:
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    Congratulations netbuzzr :P

    But be prepared guys. I was absent in the last days so in the next time videos and pictures will follow :)

  • Jun 07 th
    smejda said at 16:11:

    My private opinion about Esprimo Q1510 is quite positive. So far I was wathing a lot of Hi-Res videos a lots of them on Youtube. My personal favorite is remote controller. I like to sit on couch and watch pictures and movies. What I’m missing is track ball to handle mouse pointer.

    Device looks very elegant and fits to my living room. I did not test Esprimo for entertainment yet but will do it soon and you will see results of those tests. Device is really tiny which is good, as I wrote I’m missing TV card a lot, for me it would be big improvement.

  • Jun 07 th
    JuusoPalander said at 16:36:
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    My name is still typed wrong, could it be fixed please? :D

    I'm going to make a little gaming test today, gonna install Civilization IV and try how it runs on Esprimo. Report coming in later today.

    Here's a little list of games I think will run well on Esprimo:

    1. Civilization series
    2. Heroes of Might and Magic series
    3. Settlers series
    4. All the flash games

    So there are plenty of choices for gamers also :)

  • Jun 07 th
    AbaS said at 16:57:
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    I already tested Call of Duty: Modern Warfare!

    Later I will make a video of its performance which is acutally pretty good for this small device :)

    I already tested Counter-Strike Source:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kpZi3gzi7Y&hd=1

  • Jun 07 th
    netbuzzr said at 17:27:

    I wrote a new artivel about what is possible in reference to technical improvement for Mini PCs like the Esprimo

    http://netbuzzr.com/allgemein/mini-pcs-was-ist-eigentlich-moeglich/

  • Jun 07 th
    netbuzzr said at 19:52:

    In my new video i show you how to have fun playing a very old game with the Esprimo

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kpfWjTB9HU

  • Jun 07 th
    netbuzzr said at 20:08:

    Next Video shows SNES on my Esprimo.
    Wow, thats fun!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lu4k0ojbMI

  • Jun 07 th
    netbuzzr said at 20:41:

    And last but not least, playing my beloved N64 on the Esprimo. It's like a allround gaming console. Only smaller ;-)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKLinvdwJPA

  • Jun 07 th
    AbaS said at 21:36:

    Check out performance of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXts6urapvE&hd=1

  • Jun 07 th
    AbaS said at 21:38:

    NEw blog: Gaming on ESPRIMO
    http://www.mixblog.eu/2010/06/07/esprimo-q1510-gaming/

  • Jun 07 th
    AbaS said at 23:18:
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    I made some pictures.

    This one shows how to replace battery in mouse.

  • Jun 07 th
    AbaS said at 23:18:
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    This one shows the remote control

  • Jun 07 th
    AbaS said at 23:19:
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    And this one the keyboard

  • Jun 07 th
    Ponkko said at 23:41:
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    Shot from our living room. ESPRIMO Q1510 does a good job and hides from view almost completely. This also shows how much equipment it can replace. From this, we could remove the old XBOX that we have used to stream movies, the Western Digital WD TV Live that also served the same purpose and naturally the DVD player can be thrown out. Perhaps even the Xbox360 too as we don't play that much with it any more. ;)

  • Jun 08 th
    Ponkko said at 00:04:
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    Here you can see some of the major components that make up the Q1510 motherboard/system.

  • Jun 08 th
    AbaS said at 01:18:
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    This is the welcome screen of Media Center :)

  • Jun 08 th
    AbaS said at 01:19:
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    Oh what's that? CyberLink support in Media Center :) very nice!

  • Jun 08 th
    farbensport said at 07:08:
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    I love the HDMI-Connection to my HD-TV!

  • Jun 08 th
    farbensport said at 07:13:
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    The Esprimo Q1510 has a lot of serial interfaces... I never thought that a so called miniPC does have so many like the Q.

  • Jun 08 th
    farbensport said at 07:20:
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    This is how I follow up the keynote from Steve Jobs presenting the new iPhone yesterday. Great Esprimo keep me up2date - on the couch.

  • Jun 08 th
    farbensport said at 07:27:
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    This is how u setup the wireless mouse. Very easy to handle!

  • Jun 08 th
    zauberlinchen said at 09:36:
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    My next Report.
    Bluetoothfunction.

    http://zauberlinchen.over-blog.de/article-bluetooth-handy-und-ich-51860913.html

  • Jun 08 th
    netbuzzr said at 10:45:
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    If you wouldn't know that this is a mini PC you could think it's a tiny gaming console

  • Jun 08 th
    netbuzzr said at 10:45:
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    It's really mini. Looks like the small brother of my XBox 360 and PS3.

  • Jun 08 th
    netbuzzr said at 11:11:
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    That are my favorite designs. If i can keep my Esprimo, it will be a hard decision ;-)

  • Jun 08 th
    robertgrinde said at 12:28:
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    Wow, all you guys are so lucky to have received your Esprimo to play with, I still have not received mine, and when it came for delivery today I was asked to pay about €372 just to receive the package, has anyone else paid to received their Esprimo?

  • Jun 08 th
    Casi said at 14:54:
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    Two ideas, one solution: First point: Sometimes I need a little kick in the butt to keep myself active.
    Second points: I want to point the readers on my blog to the esprimo-articles i write in these days. So here is the solution - another header and a new widget. Easy to find for my readers AND for myself ;)
    This is how i try to kill two birds with one stone ;)

  • Jun 08 th
    Casi said at 15:34:

    You asked for my opinion about the "little Q" so i can tell it to you in just one short phrase: I'm really overwhelmed :)
    First I thought of never wanting such a small device - not even for my living room. But some days of testing the Q1510 changed my mind :)
    I don't miss a tv-card too badly, because i will be going to buy a tv-stick if the esprimo will find his home in here. My number one-feature of my first test-days until now: Watching Blu-Rays of course - and watching hd-content on youtube. It's so awesome to lie comfortably on the couch and start the discs with the remote control. it's really the first time, that the windows media center makes sense to me ;)

  • Jun 08 th
    Casi said at 15:37:

    a little story of one of these tech-blog-guys, a little esprimo and a big new tv and how they all met in my living room, preparing for the fifa world cup in south africa ;)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4mX0g5Foxc

  • Jun 08 th
    JuusoPalander said at 16:00:
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    So, I installed the Civilization IV + Warlods + Beyond The Sword add-ons and then tried to start the game.

    When starting the game, Windows says something about changing theme from Aero to Windows Basic so that the would game works correctly.

    Secondly, an error message pops up and the process is terminated. No Civilization IV for me then!

    I'm not quite sure what caused the error but maybe it has something to do with the Intel graphics chip?

  • Jun 08 th
    AbaS said at 16:32:
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    Sweet cute dongle :)

  • Jun 08 th
    AbaS said at 16:32:
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    And it's soo small, you can use it even for your laptop!

  • Jun 08 th
    Verena said at 16:51:

    @RobertGrinde: We checked this with DHL and unfortunately your assumption was right. There had been some tax added in your case, which should not be the case. Of course we will pay for this costs! Did they tell you where the package is storaged or better: Is it possible for you to get the package back?

  • Jun 08 th
    netbuzzr said at 20:20:
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    As i mentioned in another comment, a lcd-display would like nice, i made a concept of it. Tell me if you like it.

  • Jun 08 th
    netbuzzr said at 20:21:
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    And a second concept, that i have created. Maybe the buttons could be more flat and with blue light, but imho the idea is not bad, or?

  • Jun 09 th
    StefanOsswald said at 01:26:
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    I know you wrote it before (and we had this diskussion already) - no change of the rules. So the only way to keep the ESPRIMO (and i really like it) is not to produce content with quality but quantity. Ok, now I will do that too.

  • Jun 09 th
    AbaS said at 01:27:

    The idea doesn't look that bad at first.

    But if you think about it it's very hard to find real usage for that!

    Usually the ESPRIMO is placed somewhere with the TV. So you have to stand up and go to the ESPRIMO to use it.

    The other point is that the energy usage of this panel would be big. This may annoy users and is of course important for "Green-IT". ;)

  • Jun 09 th
    StefanOsswald said at 01:28:
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    Ooops, added the wrong picture, wanted to use this one. (would be great to edit comments)

  • Jun 09 th
    AbaS said at 01:39:

    @Stefanosswald:

    Verena already ended this discussion with reasons.

    Editing comments would end with the problem that posts may not be valid anymore after your edited it...

  • Jun 09 th
    Casi said at 01:46:

    today was time to check out some games on the esprimo :)
    @JuusoPalander - i tried installing an old simpsons-game. "hit and run" is from 2003 and is running on the esprimo without a single prob :)
    Here a clip from the intro :)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL6DZKdGJPs

  • Jun 09 th
    Casi said at 01:48:
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    Even older than the simpsons-game: one of the greatest classics - diabloII
    so awesome to see it this huge :)
    and guess, how my first hero is called ;)

  • Jun 09 th
    Casi said at 01:57:
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    i also tried out farm- and fishville. little silly games that steal too much of my time - but what can i do? i am addicted ;)
    In the pic u can see fishville. and because it's a little small even on such a huge tv, when you are sitting three metres away i tried a little trick: i just use the zoom-function of my browser to make the window bigger - and now i can take care of my farm and my fish while lying on the couch ;)

  • Jun 09 th
    Casi said at 02:00:

    woohoo - three hours to go until i have to get up ;)
    so - last entry for tonight:
    i just wrote a blog-posting (german) to tell about my first gaming-experiences with the esprimo:
    http://www.zweipunktnull.org/blog/2010/06/09/zocken-auf-dem-esprimo-q1510/

  • Jun 09 th
    netbuzzr said at 09:13:

    I gave an overview of gaming on the Esprimo in a new blogpost:

    http://netbuzzr.com/unterhaltung/spiele-auf-dem-esprimo/

  • Jun 09 th
    zauberlinchen said at 10:18:
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    A short view from the device Manager


    http://zauberlinchen.over-blog.de/article-einblicke-in-die-systemsteuerung-geratemanager-und-einiges-mehr-51912926.html

  • Jun 09 th
    JuusoPalander said at 14:59:
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    My design for the Esprimo design challenge :)

    The panther represents speed and agility. It's ready to strike just before the sunrise.

    Complicated chemical structures of technology combined to nature's best properties makes a perfect combination called Little E.

  • Jun 09 th
    JuusoPalander said at 15:09:

    And speaking about the design, here's a little blog post on that, comparing Q1510 to Mac Mini.

    Episode 11: Jeans and T-shirt?

    http://juusopalander.com/blog/episode-11-jeans-and-t-shirt/

  • Jun 09 th
    JuusoPalander said at 15:18:

    I compiled a small list of freeware programs I would pre-install, or at least download for later use, to Q1510:

    -Google Chrome / Mozilla Firefox browser
    -IrfanView picture manager
    -Adobe Reader
    -Flash Player for browsers
    -Java Environment package
    -All the latest drivers
    -VLC player for videos

    You’re going to need the most of them for sure in the first day or two so why not to install them before starting at all? :)

  • Jun 09 th
    AbaS said at 15:31:

    @JUUSO / JUSO?

    - Browser: As you maybe remeber there was / is a big fight between Microsoft and the EU because of the browsers. Fujitsu shouldn't pre-install more browsers than windows does. ;)
    - IrfanView: Not every person uses this software (for example me) ;)
    - Adobe Reader: If Fujitsu gets a license they could pre-install it.
    - Java: As already mentioned it's all about the license
    - Flash player: NO! People should download it themselves because then they always install the newest version. :P
    - Latest drivers: Afair all drivers were already included.
    - VLC: Nice idea but many people prefer other software so that everbody wants something other.

    The list is very nice but not very suitable for all users. ;)

  • Jun 09 th
    JuusoPalander said at 15:39:

    Thanks for comment Abas, and it's Juuso with two U's :)

    That's why there's "I would" because they're my personal preferences.

    Another solution could a program, AutoUpdate software where Fujitsu could add RSS feeds for different programs that are willing to let Fujitsu computer users to download their latest software. That way there could be a variety of choices for every user.

    A program like that is already available for drivers but not for other freeware software yet. I wonder who could code that for me :) I'd love it!

  • Jun 09 th
    AbaS said at 20:57:

    Alright Juuso (:P):

    The idea with the AutoUpdater sounds great but there is still the question if the majority needs those applications. ;)

    Usually people are disturbed by pre-installed software because for them it looks like advertisement and not like a feature.

    This is why pre-installation of software is almost "dangerous" for the image. :P

    But Fujitsu could provide a website with an overview:

    People can suggest new software. They can comment it and rate them. This would be really nice. :)

  • Jun 09 th
    farbensport said at 23:20:
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    Stay tuned and don't miss the FIFA worldcup 2010! I think this event will blowing us away. But I feel very save while watching the games in my livingroom with the help of my Esprimo Q1510. Even the biggest german newspaper loves the little Q ;)

  • Jun 09 th
    Casi said at 23:34:

    @farbensport - haha, nice one ;) this one seems to mark the birth of the "Volks-Esprimo" ;)

  • Jun 09 th
    Casi said at 23:37:

    @Juuso - great choices :)
    but i don't want to have the adobe reader pre-installed on my device. i prefer the foxit reader pretty much. it's so small and fast - and not worse than the adobe reader :)
    http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/

  • Jun 10 th
    farbensport said at 00:12:

    @casi: that's exactly what i thought ^^

  • Jun 10 th
    farbensport said at 12:24:
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    I compare the Esprimo Q1510 with a good book. His size makes a good reading. Perfect for a dramatically and exciting matter.

  • Jun 10 th
    farbensport said at 12:37:
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    This must be the so called "golden ratio". A perfect relation.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ratio

  • Jun 10 th
    robertgrinde said at 20:50:
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    As I wrote before, I had some trouble getting the little "Q" but it was worth the wait! It is truly small and silent.I will take some comparison shots of the Esprimo next to my other HTPC soon :D Here you can see my Esprimo all set-up.

  • Jun 10 th
    robertgrinde said at 20:51:
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    The Esprimo is so small! Here you can see it beside my custom built HTPC.

  • Jun 10 th
    robertgrinde said at 21:22:
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    I see a lot of you have installed games on your Esprimos, I just installed The Sims 3 for my sister as I am not the biggest game fan myself, but she loves it!

  • Jun 10 th
    netbuzzr said at 21:44:
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    I installed Sim City and it worked well.

  • Jun 10 th
    netbuzzr said at 21:46:
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    And now checking out Surpreme Commander

  • Jun 10 th
    robertgrinde said at 22:10:
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    @netbuzzr Cool, I only have some old games laying around but my sister is really eager on trying them all out on the little"Q" I have to say that games were not the first thing I was thinking about using the Esprimo for, but playing computer games on a 46" screen rather than a 24" monitor is really nice!

  • Jun 11 th
    netbuzzr said at 19:30:
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    Hey look.
    The postman brought me a package today

  • Jun 11 th
    netbuzzr said at 19:31:
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    Hey there was an Camera in it!

  • Jun 11 th
    netbuzzr said at 19:32:
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    Yeah my brand new Canon Ixus 130 arrived today.
    Thank you again!

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