Niveus Media's new Denali Limited Edition HDTV Media Center PC
By Peter Rojas 
posted Jul 12th 2005 12:15PM
posted Jul 12th 2005 12:15PM
If you can actually afford the Niveus Media's new Denali Limited Edition HDTV Media Center PC, which they're claiming is the world's first Media Center PC with 1TB of storage and four TV tuners (two NTSC and two ATSC/HDTV), you can probably afford to hire someone to move it for you, too: this behemoth weighs a full 60 pounds. Not sure where all that extra weight comes from, but the Denali LE also packs in a 3.4GHz processor, 2GB of RAM, a dual-layer DVD burner, an ATI X850 ISF PCI Express video card, 24-bit/192KHz audio, and runs Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005.
Thats sweet. How much.
WOO HOOO! That's exactly what i wanted! ahhh... how much?
the weight I would imagine would mostly come from the built in receiver/amp. that junk is heavy. not to mention that thing is made of real metal, look at those heat sinks on the sides.
It's fanless so the weight is probably due to the fact that the case is a giant heatsink.
AAAH another useless piece overly prieced electronics for those with to much money or those that would rather spend their money on it than go out and spen their money doing something like a vacation to the beach to hang out with goodlookin bikinis...i geeks would love something like this, most likely the ones with wierd online names like zordu or names to that nature that have lost their girlfriend to xbox.....haha where did that come from
All the weght comes from the passive cooling.
Have a look at the pictures and you will realize there are no fans.
This is like one giant Hushmedia pc.
The addresses in my mind the main reason why mediaPCs haven't been successfull so far: noise from fans.
People don't want a hum in the background.
Now if these guys could go ahead and make is slimmer....
Looks like it's
Price: $4,799.00
The Niveus Media Center - Denali Edition is now available through retailers including Magnolia Audio/Video, Tweeter Audio/Video and select dealers nationwide. The Denali Edition starts at $4599. For further details, visit the company website at:www.niveusmedia.com
Limited Edition, as in limited in production to the small number of people that will buy this sweet machine.
It looks beautiful... if you guys can't lift it I will be glad to take it off your hands.
look at all those audio outputs...the extra weight must be from a built-in surround sound reciever. those things can weigh that much without a computer!
And NO HDMI input/outputs!!!!!
There's a DVI output
yeah but it doesnt look like itd behave well in my rack - or at least trying to get that heatsink into a 19" cabinet would be a TRICK to say the least. i think there are better options for this - such as having your data on a seperate array that you can open and maintain on a regular basis - this doesnt allow for much of that, it seems.
although it is rack sized, i wouldnt put it there. yuck. i can build a terrabyte array so much cheaper :x
Yeh I agree. I think we can make this box using a computer case and computer parts, a heck of alot cheaper than this thing. With an ATI card, firewire/usb, hard drives, etc.
If you already have a MCE 2005 machine and want the 4 tuners of this Denali beast, then you can probably do it yourself on the cheap:
Multiple SD tuners:
http://htpcnews.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13357&hl=
Multiple HD tuners:
http://htpcnews.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12199
Since MCE2005 is being used in the link provided by Grant and the Denali, does that add DRM or Broadcast Flag to HDTV captures? 2. Does the Denali and the link Grant gave, capture uncompressed hdtv? Thanks in advance.
I really like to look of this, ofcause its the IF ONLY sorta thing ... but no doubt I'll hack together some dodgy cheap version of something slightly similar.
Man I could make a HTPC with 4GB of RAM, 3.2 TB, 3.8Ghz, 4 SD tuners, and 2 HD tuners.. But it would cost ALOT.
I've read many Media Center reviews and I have yeet to find a reviewer on this earth who has thought about how these boxes will interface with cable or satilite HDTV, so I finally e-mailed the maker for an answer. Below is my question and the maker's responce:
Question: I have a quick question for your concerning HDTV media centers. Are they equipped for those of us who get HDTV via satilite? I always hear of tuner cards, which makes me assume they are for either cable or broadcast HDTV. I'll be living on a bus, so my only method for getting a signal is from someone like DirecTV.
Answer: All Windows Media Center systems are capable of viewing and recording HD content, but only from an over-the-air or ATSC tuner, meaning you would need an HD antenna on your bus in order to view/record HD content. Unfortunately, the ability to record directly from an HD set-top box (cable or satellite) is not yet available with media centers. I should clarify; you can view/record from an HD set-top box but you will be viewing/recording an analog signal, not HD. Of course, you can enjoy all of the other benefits of the media center without issues.
I just thought some of your readers might be interested in these details.
Pixelhead,
Execllent question, bud.
None of these what so call HTPC can't really captured any HDTV at all (just so you know, HDTV signal is encrypted). Audio wise, again none has digital audio input. Let just said you're watching HBO or SHO (SD, standard def) and the movie has DD5.1, guess what...NOPE, no 5.1, why? no Digital input.
So what the freaking "Home Theater" in "Home Theater PC"??? Don't fall for the hype and spend your money just to find out it's just another PC w/ fancy case and quiet cooling setup.
I have a question for your concerning HDTV media centers. Are they equipped for those of us who get HDTV via satilite? I always hear of tuner cards, which makes me assume they are for either cable or broadcast HDTV. I'll be living on saudi arabia so my only method for getting a signal is from someone like asatellite.