DISCover Makes Another Appearance...

[Clashman]

This time it's from Alienware, though, not Apex:
http://www.alienware.com/product_de....aspx?SysCode=PC-DHS2&SubCode=SKU-DEFAULT

It doesn't come cheap, though. Prices start at $1400.

 

[PC-Engine]

That's pretty sweet, but for a starting price of $1400, I'd rather just build one using a Ahanix or Silverstone HTPC case myself.

 

[megateto]

watch live TV from a Microsoft Xbox

Am I missing something??

 

[digitalwanderer]

watch live TV from a Microsoft Xbox

Am I missing something??

Well there is a little asterick by that blurb that reads: "* May require additional upgrades or devices"

Mebbe they mean you can hook your Xbox up to it and watch an picture-in-picture of a TV feed while the Xbox is going, or vice-versa.

That wouldn't be too hard to do.

 

[XavierS]

The page says the computer is running Windows XP Media Center edition, so they are probably just talking about the Xbox Media Extender. That lets you stream live TV from a Media Center Computer to the TV the Xbox is hooked up to.

 

[PC-Engine]

Not exactly on the same level but it's about 1/3 to 1/2 of the price fully loaded.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/mobile/display/asus-digimatrix.html

 

[Clashman]

400 dollars buys you the Digimatrix with built-in graphics and sound, no HD, no CPU, etc. And I've heard there's a crapload of problems with them, too.

Personally, I would prefer something more like this, (at least, if they could get that stupid handle taken off the top.):
http://usa.asus.com/products/desktop/s-presso/overview.htm

 

[Ty]

It's a shame. I really was going to build a HTPC (Silverstone case, they're darn sharp looking) but with them crashing left and right, I figured the wife would be pretty pissed off. For now, the average user is better off with a TiVO unit imo.

 

[PC-Engine]

400 dollars buys you the Digimatrix with built-in graphics and sound, no HD, no CPU, etc. And I've heard there's a crapload of problems with them, too.

Personally, I would prefer something more like this, (at least, if they could get that stupid handle taken off the top.):
http://usa.asus.com/products/desktop/s-presso/overview.htm

The Spresso looks realy ugly IMO. Anyway Newegg is selling the Digimatrix for only $320 and that includes a builtin CD-R/RW/DVD slim drive so all you need is cpu, HDD, memory.