CineMagix Grand Theater - CNET
CNET have reviewed the Velocity Micro's CineMagix Grand Theater entertainment system which allows the user to store music for instant access, record TV shows digitally and in HD, create photo slideshows, and access the web from a television set. 'The CineMagix Grand Theater represents Velocity Micro's first foray into the realm of the all-out home theater PC. Blu-Ray, CableCard, Windows Vista Home Premium, quad-core CPUs--they're all here. You can also scale it back to more modest specs, starting at $2,195.
Our review unit came in with most of the bells and whistles listed above (minus the CableCard support), and for its $4,385 price tag, we found that its value compares well against systems from the likes of Niveus, Okoro, and other vendors that compete in the high-end home theater PC (HTPC) market. We still think that the current concept of a home theater PC is flawed, even with all of the new, Vista-supported features in this system. The problems inherent to HTPCs aren't really the fault of the PC vendors, though, and until a better solution presents itself, Velocity Micro's CineMagix Grand Theater is the system we'd recommend, as long as you don't mind hanging on to your audio receiver.
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