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Hey guys, I have a gaming/media center HTPC, hooked up to my tv, and after seeing a friend's dual monitor setup, I've been thinking how cool/useful it would be to have something similar. After thinking about it, I pictured that the Wii U gamepad, with its touchscreen, would be an awesome setup for windows 8, and my HTPC SETUP. There is also nvidias project shield, however its not exactly what I have in mind. I don't really prefer the clamshell style.
I have looked around a bit, but so far the only thing I've found similar is jinxing digitals s7300 gamepad 2. For personal preference, I like the overall layout of the wii u Touchpad. I was hoping anyone might know of any other such devices that would work similar?
What I envision is having the wii u gamepads touchscreen as my main display, with my tv as a secondary. This would be cool since windows 8 is touchscreen optimized, with its gestures, etc. I think it would be cool to use metro, have my desktop, media center, etc launch from the touchpad screen, and being able to select a game/movie/etc, and having it launched onto the "secondary display" while being able to use the touchpad for other things, say finding a new game to play, new movie to watch, surfing the web, etc. plus, with its gamepad controls, it would be convenient for games as well, lol.
So, anyone know of any other device similar in style to the wii U gamepad? Basically it would just stream my HTPC main display, allowing me touch interaction, and game controls. I also was curious if anyone who knows more about project shield than I do, knows whether whatever software nvidia uses for streaming will be specific to the project shield only? Or will most any tegra 4 capable device be able to use the streaming software? Any help on all this would be appreciated. One of the reasons I don't prefer shield, is I like the wii U tablet style because its more user friendly. I think the clamshell style would come off too "nerdy" by my friends & family, and using a slightly bigger touchscreen In similar style to the wii u touchpad just seems a little more friendly. Users being able to swipe, tap, etc to navigate through menus, XBMC, etc. it would be nice. Thanks for the help.
I have looked around a bit, but so far the only thing I've found similar is jinxing digitals s7300 gamepad 2. For personal preference, I like the overall layout of the wii u Touchpad. I was hoping anyone might know of any other such devices that would work similar?
What I envision is having the wii u gamepads touchscreen as my main display, with my tv as a secondary. This would be cool since windows 8 is touchscreen optimized, with its gestures, etc. I think it would be cool to use metro, have my desktop, media center, etc launch from the touchpad screen, and being able to select a game/movie/etc, and having it launched onto the "secondary display" while being able to use the touchpad for other things, say finding a new game to play, new movie to watch, surfing the web, etc. plus, with its gamepad controls, it would be convenient for games as well, lol.
So, anyone know of any other device similar in style to the wii U gamepad? Basically it would just stream my HTPC main display, allowing me touch interaction, and game controls. I also was curious if anyone who knows more about project shield than I do, knows whether whatever software nvidia uses for streaming will be specific to the project shield only? Or will most any tegra 4 capable device be able to use the streaming software? Any help on all this would be appreciated. One of the reasons I don't prefer shield, is I like the wii U tablet style because its more user friendly. I think the clamshell style would come off too "nerdy" by my friends & family, and using a slightly bigger touchscreen In similar style to the wii u touchpad just seems a little more friendly. Users being able to swipe, tap, etc to navigate through menus, XBMC, etc. it would be nice. Thanks for the help.