Minimum hardware for RDP?

Question

linux

The point is this. There will be a terminal server on Windows, 2016. You need to connect to it remotely and that's it. To do this, it was decided to buy minimal hardware, the only one with a 1 Gb network card on clients, in order to have the potential to broadcast a 1920 * 1080 * 16-32_bit * 25_frames picture, if local.
The first question is how to choose the CHEAPEST client options for this case, so that the MAXIMUM that can - accept and resolve no more than the above picture, if RDP is on the local network. Well, of course, fewer requirements if via the Internet. Plus, just an OS, as an option, I will put Linux everywhere and I will stupidly use RDP. How to calculate the minimum hardware here and actually the question is right away - where can I buy it then, because such low requirements indicate rather old hardware ...
Or are there options for multipoint systems, where one computer will issue its own RDP session to each monitor?
You just need only and only an RDP connection, a monitor, a mouse and keyboard, and the Internet. No more tasks and load from this client side is required. Clients will be relatively close, in the same room.

Answer 1

Special thin clients are sold for such tasks: https://market.yandex.ru/catalog/54542/list?how=ap...
They usually have very modest characteristics and often something based on Linux with support for RDP connection is already preinstalled .

Answer 2

(Eh, the first time I got a low-quality photo)
Only one gigabit is not enough if you turn on several clients at the same time.
Judge for yourself. if we take 32 bits, each pixel will take 4 bytes:
1920*1080=2073600 x 4 ≃ 8MB/frame
8MB x 25fps = 200MB/sec

Answer 3

In theory, any PC no older than 15 years old can pull a thin client, the problem will be in the video card - can it be 1920x1080, and also can the version of the OS for the thin client that you are planning to install on it see this video card.
PS: such a PC may be cheaper than RDP CAL'a for it.

Answer 4

intel compute stick or its analogues, I think it will suit you