MINI PC with smart screen being prepared

[admin]

Hello everyone.
We are working on a mini PC with LED screen. Just like the COLORFUL Vulcan series graphics cards.

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If MINIPC comes with a 2-3 inch screen which is LCD panel, what do you want it to display? In addition to displaying basic performance monitoring information, customize it with your favorite text, pictures or GIFs. hopefully you can provide some ideas for us to consider.

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[dragonpoo]

Any idea what kind of resolution it would include? When I think of a 2-3 inch screen, I'm imagining something with maybe 240x160 resolution. But maybe you're looking at something that only has 80x80?

I would want a way to customize it, and of course, a way to turn it off. Not all systems need a display to be running all the time. But general system information (task manager, temperature, utilization, etc) could be helpful. Although if I wanted to use it as a specific-use system, like for gaming or streaming, I would want information more specific to those uses.

[Gabe]

I would want a way to customize it, and of course, a way to turn it off.

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Being able to customize it, if possible, as in what you want it to display, would be fantastic.

At least for me, I'd want it to display system temp(s) for sure (at least CPU), and maybe CPU and RAM utilization percentages.

[dragonpoo]

I'll be honest, I'm usually torn between liking to keep systems separate and having multiple purposes to a single system. I also like having a single physical system run multiple VMs for different purposes, especially when computers are so huge. Then mini-pcs come along and offer a tiny footprint and let me break things up into multiple physical systems. It's like a mix of everything I like.

So, if I wanted to have a mini PC hosting my plex server files (ignoring the need for large drives, which is harder in these tiny footprint devices), without logging in to check on it, a quick glance at the screen could show me CPU, drive, and network usage. I'd probably want something similar if I had a torrent or file server, just a quick glance at what it was doing.

If I have a mini PC as my primary desktop, connected to two monitors, then I don't know if I need a tiny screen to show me much content, although if it could show me how many notifications (like Windows 10/11 offer) I missed, or maybe new chats or emails, that might be useful.

If I was into hardcore gaming, I assume there is information through some of the online streaming services like Twitch, that could be useful without needing to take up space on my main screen. Or again, system performance information so I know if there's a problem or if things are going well.

I think my biggest thing is making it flexible.