Passive Technologies intros Blu-ray / HD-DVD combo media center

It's far from the first, but those looking to go format neutral while still keeping things neat and tidy in a media center now have another option to consider from the folks at Passive Technologies, which has just introduced its new LifestationHD unit. While exact specs are still somewhat light, in addition to that Blu-ray / HD-DVD combo drive, you'll apparently get "silent operation" courtesy of unit's DynaChill 3 cooling system, along with an AMD processor of some sort, SSD storage (or up to 9TB with the optional Lifeserver), and "audiophile grade" audio, with a Bluetooth remote and keyboard also available as an option. No word on a price, but given that these things come custom-installed, it likely won't be cheap.

[kjb434 @ Dec 18th 2007 2:26PM]

Considering LG's was $1000, I see this one hitting much higher.

[lo-kii @ Dec 18th 2007 3:04PM]

i wouldnt be shocked to see something in the 4k-5k range.

[Joe @ Dec 18th 2007 5:17PM]

But does it decode and/or stream Dolby Digital TrueHD or DTS HD-Master audio soundtracks?

Probably not.

[kynetx @ Dec 19th 2007 10:55AM]

I'll start to get excited when someone makes a player that is cheaper than buying two players separately.