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ASUS's P22 Nova is a small (9x7x2 in, under 4 lbs.), attractive PC designed for the living room. Like we've mentioned before, It has a 1.86 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 160 GB HDD, Slot Loading DVD Burner, Bluetooth, 1 GB RAM and 802.11n WLAN. The cool thing is it has built in Hi-Fi Speakers, providing something more than TV speakers if you lack a 5.1 setup. Now it's available in North America for $899. [ASUS]
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ASUS Nova P22 Mac Mini Clone Now on Sale
ASUS's P22 Nova is a small (9x7x2 in, under 4 lbs.), attractive PC designed for the living room. Like we've mentioned before, It has a 1.86 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 160 GB HDD, Slot Loading DVD Burner, Bluetooth, 1 GB RAM and 802.11n WLAN. The cool thing is it has built in Hi-Fi Speakers, providing something more than TV speakers if you lack a 5.1 setup. Now it's available in North America for $899. [ASUS]More »
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These 1080p-capable Inteset media centers not only have a 7.1 channel surround sound, they have both Blu-ray and HD DVD support with a hybrid drive built right in. They also support Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD and DTS audio, which is great since you probably won't have enough cash left over after you buy this to get another media center. Couple that with two HDTV (over the air, not cable) and two SDTV tuners, and you've got a media center capable of replacing much of your current entertainment system. Having both Blu-ray and HD DVD, even in a mid-'90s styled box, is nothing to complain about. [Inteset via Cepro]
Inteset's Media Centers Offer Both Blu-ray and HD DVD
These 1080p-capable Inteset media centers not only have a 7.1 channel surround sound, they have both Blu-ray and HD DVD support with a hybrid drive built right in. They also support Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD and DTS audio, which is great since you probably won't have enough cash left over after you buy this to get another media center. Couple that with two HDTV (over the air, not cable) and two SDTV tuners, and you've got a media center capable of replacing much of your current entertainment system. Having both Blu-ray and HD DVD, even in a mid-'90s styled box, is nothing to complain about. [Inteset via Cepro]
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Niveus and MusicGiants Offering HD Music Downloads
Apple and EMI stole the spotlight earlier this month with their DRM-free music announcement, but now Niveus and MusicGiants are teaming up to bring you the first joint HD music store. The store will let audiophiles listen to and download music in the Lossless WMA format at rates up to 1,100 kbps. You'll also be able to download "Super HD" songs—tunes remastered in DVD Audio or SACD in 5.1 surround or 2.0 stereo with sample rates at 11,000 kbps. More »
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CEDIA 2006: Niveus Media Centers
These things are bananas, yo. Big, sexy, beautiful, quiet, powerful and amazing are just a few words to describe these media centers being show on display here at CEDIA. This ain't your Granny's media center. Hit the jump to see all of the details and some ass pictures (of the media center, perverts). More »
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Sony Vaio XL2 Media Center Reviewed (Verdict: It's 'aight)
Okay, so this isn't actually a "Media Center," Sony likes to call it a Digital Living System featuring MCE. But that is just fancy talk for a media center. This machine packs quite a punch. It is powered by a Viiv-compatible dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 320GB hard drive, GeForce 6600GT, wireless keyboard w/ touchpad, wireless networking, 200 disc changer, optical burner, HD tuner and—gasp!—an HDMI port! The price on this machine starts at a hefty $2,500. More »
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Evesham e-box3 Media Center PC
Another day, another average media center is being released, right? Eh, more or less correct. The e-box3 is powered by an Athlon 64 processor. The base model includes a 160GB SATA hard drive while the higher end model has a 260GB SATA hard drive. It has full PVR functionality with single or dual TV tuners. And because this is a U.K. media center, the e-box3 gives users access to over 30 DVBT Freeview channels with Windows Media Center Edition 2005 being the software of choice. This black beast will run you £699 ($1244) for the base model or £799 ($1421) for the plus model. At least it looks pretty. More »
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Microsoft Takes More of your Money with the LG LRM-519 DMR
Microsoft is teaming up with LG to design the LRM-519 digital media recorder. This features all of the bells and whistles of the average consumer electronics home entertainment system: RF, digital audio, composite video, standard audio, s-video, telephone, Ethernet, DVD burner, USB, IR, and even old-school serial controller. This DVR works a little different than the average bear. It connects to a fee-based Microsoft Program Service to download program schedules. This is better than the average DVR/DMR because it has the ability to actually utilize the Ethernet port and pretty much become a networked media center. The downside—$600 for this, plus monthly Microsoft fees. TiVo-killer it is not. More »
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Bang & Olufsen Media Contraption
This is the BeoMedia 1. It appears to be a media center of sorts. B&O has focused on simplicity with this media center by offering features that are most relevant to the user. It can do mostly the same features as any other media center: music playback, video playback, streaming radio, limited web browsing, etc. Nothing too spectacular, and if it is coming from B&O it will probably cost you your first born, but at least it looks kind of cool. More »
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Silent Media Center PC
The only thing that can ruin watching downloaded television shows on a media center is having a big, loud, gaudy, distracting media center doing all of the work. Genus-PC is trying to eliminate this problem by designing a fanless media center that's still small and sleek to easily blend into your home theatre system. Genius-PC is traditionally known for making heat dissipation equipment, so they used their general cooling know-how to design this machine with heat pipes rather than fans. It looks pretty sexy in this picture, but that does appear to be somewhat CG rendered. More »
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