FUZE unveils whole-home media system

If you thought HTIBs were convenient, the FUZE Media System should have you grinning from ear to ear. Similar to the uber-pricey ConnectedLife.Home in a box, this all-in-one solution brings together a FuzeBox HTPC with "multiple CableCARD tuners," FuzeMini HD Media Clients, the Fuze Whole-Home remote, a four-inch wall-mountable touchscreen interface, and a number of on-wall control switches to deliver complete multimedia integration throughout your domicile. According to FUZE, you'll find "all the necessary components for media storage and distribution: a primary media server, video clients, audio clients, and multiple interface options." Interestingly, it even notes that "DRM-friendly whole-home HD video" won't be a problem with this here equipment, and while the firm has yet to talk dollars and dates, we'll hopefully be getting a much closer look at what's involved when it sets up shop at CEDIA.

[jason @ Aug 16th 2007 9:07AM]

This'll be interesting. There is no one-stop for this at the moment and I doubt they'll incorporate everything thats needed. Sure, it'll do a job - but there's tons of stuff that'll "do a job" providing you have a specific technologies, already.

If they want to accomodate everyone, there are a lot of standards and technologies to add to the bundle. If they assemble all of these things and then don't rape us in the pricing, they might have a winner.

[Julie Jacobson @ Aug 16th 2007 9:50AM]

There are pricing details and tons more info on the product at cedianews.com. The product is actually a Media Center PC, although Fuze goes out of the way to say "it is not a Media Center." Key thing about it is that it is built from the ground up to distribute music throughout the house -- something that really is novel. http://www.cepro.com/article/fuze_may_have_first_media_center_built_specifically_for_whole_house_audio/

[craig @ Aug 16th 2007 9:59AM]

Boy, what passes for novel these days.

[Noah Oliphant @ Aug 16th 2007 10:08AM]

Wow. I think I'll stick with my sonos. That way I don't have to hack holes in my walls to put in panels.

http://www.reciperate.com

[MrSatyre @ Aug 16th 2007 1:50PM]

I think I'll just stick with my Pioneer Elite PDP which can already do all of this over wired or wireless with any PC or Mac in my house.

[G @ Aug 16th 2007 2:03PM]

Can't wait for this one to come out. Meanwhile, I'm loving less uber-pricey home entertainment systems like this one :)

http://www.pixideal.ca/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=3224&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=165