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Old Jan 16, 2013 | 1:22 pm
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vikmurthy
 
Join Date: May 2010
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I didn't see any follow-up posts on the Android PC on a stick suggestion, so I thought I'd share my very limited experience on the subject thus far.

After reading several suspiciously-glowing stories on Engadget about several different Android PC on a stick devices, I did a number of Google searches and read actual user comments that tended to be much more disillusioned. One such comment led me to the Tablet Republic website and a product called the Uhost2, an Android stick produced by a Chinese company called Smallart.

While the Uhost2 is not perfect (folks have been disappointed that the Wifi connects at only 72Mbps instead of 150Mbps, there have been some challenges with audio skips and delays), folks generally seem to be optimistic about the expected improvements from a Jelly Bean update (Android 4.1) expected to be released later this month, appreciate that the device's processor really runs at 1.4 GHz (versus 1.0 or 1.1 for many of its peers) and like that it dissipates heat effectively. It also apparently has Bluetooth built in and a decent build quality.

A couple of the more positive reviews from that site ...

http://tabletrepublic.com/forum/late...ally-3127.html

http://tabletrepublic.com/forum/uhos...tive-3266.html

I ended up ordering one today from a link on the Tablet Republic forum. From what I understand, I should receive the item in 3 weeks (hopefully, after the Jelly Bean update is released by Smallart). With any luck, I'll be able to get it to run Slingplayer and stream video wirelessly from my network. That being said, I don't suppose that a product like this is for the faint of heart. It might not exactly be blind plug and play. Cheers.

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