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ericl
08-21-2006, 09:16 AM
Wow, does this look cool. It's an HTPC with not just a Blu-Ray player, but it's a RECORDER as well! In addition, it's got some seriously killer specs:


Intel® Core 2 Duo 64bit Processor
4GB DDR2 RAM
1.5TB (SATA Supported) Hard Disk Drive
Integrated ATI X1600 with Full HD 1080P HDMI out
Dual Hybrid digital TV turner with PIP (Picture in Picture)
$2,000 and they even throw in a free Blu-Ray disc of your choice!
100/1000 Base-T LAN and 802.11bg Wi-Fi networking
Microsoft® Windows® Multimedia Centre Edition 2005

Incredible! I would love to have one of these. It brings up a couple questions for me though:

Can you record HD into it? can I get HD content from my Comcast cable box onto this thing?
A very compelling product like this makes the format war all the more obnoxious - who knows who's going to win? I'm not going to commit on a device like this until there is some certainty about the next gen formats.
On the subject of the format war, how modular is this thing? Could the BD drive be replaced with an HD-DVD drive?
I haven't actually used MS Media Center, but I'm a bit skeptical about it..



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Read the whole press release (http://www.amexdigital.com/Press_Release-E_M505BDR.htm)
Thanks to Engadget! (http://Engadget.com)