zondag 28 februari 2010

new mediacenter since I still miss it

Still thinking about the joojoo tablet but this might be an alternative for a low power solution for mediacenter on my HD tv. Although I have an HD decoder with pvr and a BR player and TV with DLNA functionality I still miss the ease of tuse of MS Mediacenter. So for watching tv and recording I have to take the poor quality cable receiver with pvr but for anything else (watch my homevideos, pictures and listening to my music) I like to use mediacenter again.

When the JooJoo tablet comes available this might be a great solution however the machine below (thanks to slashgear)  might be an option as well

Shuttle is well known for making small form factor computers for use in the home or office. The tiny systems can be used for all manner of things from gaming to HTPC rigs taking up little space. Shuttle has announced its latest SFF PC called the XS35 that will be seen at CeBIT next month.

The tiny SFF PC is only 3.3cm thick and is HD compatible. This may well be the best SFF PC Shuttle has for use as an HTPC machine in the living room. The chassis used for the XS35 is 1-liter class and has a standard VESA mount interface. That interface means you can mount the PC to the rear of a TV or LCD display.


The machine is complete, runs the Intel Atom D510 processor at 1.6GHz, and uses the NM10 Express Chipset. Graphics are handled by the NVIDIA GT218, otherwise known as the ION 2 platform. The machine has HDMI out, five USB ports, VGA out, LAN port, memory card reader, 2.5″ HDD, and an optical drive. The machine will be available in Q2 2010 at an undisclosed price.

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