Re: If you want smart, put an operating system on it
"Of course, it was basically a monitor with a PC built into it - and it cost more than a similar quality monitor and a similar quality PC."
They're called All-In-One PCs. Most PC vendors sell them. Apple has had iMacs for a long time as well.
Their selling point is just a tidier desktop than with a separate PC+monitor. Less cabling and such. People buying these are not interested or perhaps not even aware that the computer part may be obsolete after some years. Style over substance.
Tying a PC behind a monitor can still be done with various VESA mounts but the PC power button typically ends up behind the large monitor so isn't very accessible so you'll end up with a kludge, like enabling power-on via mouse/keyboard which excludes Bluetooth.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
