Talk:Devices

Are devices only supporting Android really a HTPC

Should devices like Amazon Fire TV and OUYA which only supporting Android really be listed here as a "HTPC"? Suggest to change title or remove those devices, as I argue that only devices that can be reinstalled with either Linux, OSX, or Windows should be classified as a "HTPC", as I think that pure Android devices are not HTPC by definition, not even those based on Android 5.x OS version. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gamester17 (talk • contribs)

I disagree. They are HTPCs even if they don't run a typical desktop OS. Android allows people to install and run all sorts of applications, including allowing people to install software that they themselves code and complie. They are computers by definition. If someone runs home theater software on them like Kodi then I don't see a better description than HTPC. Android itself uses the Linux kernel. BSD is not on your list, but that would also count as an HTPC.

Regardless of the exact definition of "HTPC", the usage on the wiki is pretty clear. This is a list of devices that can run Kodi. -- Ned Scott (talk) 15:05, 28 April 2015 (EDT)