Hands-on with Niveus Media's Denali, Rainier and Cargo media wares

Niveus Media came to this year's CEDIA locked and loaded, and while most typical consumers won't look too far past the sub-$2,000 Vail system, those with cash to spare and colleagues to impress will certainly appreciate the Core i7-powered $19,999 Pro Series n9 media center PC. The rig setup on the show floor had said HTPC connected to four dual-CableCARD boxes via USB ($1,500 a pop), giving it the ability to record eight HD shows simultaneously while streaming HD movie clips to ten other Media Center Extenders (without a hiccup, might we add). The mid-range Denali was also on hand, and Blu-ray drives were found across the board. We also spent a tick with the new v1.5 Niveus Movie Library, which very neatly enabled us to surf to any media stored locally or on the networked 16TB Cargo Media Server. Even if you can't afford it, this stuff is still worth a look -- check it all out here at Engadget HD.

[madgamer @ Sep 4th 2008 6:20PM]

Are there ever even 8 things on TV at the same time that are worth watching? Even for a family that seems pretty crazy. Awesome tech none the less.

[phanbouy @ Sep 4th 2008 6:43PM]

Monkey see, monkey do (I don't know why)

[Bogus83 @ Sep 4th 2008 6:53PM]

My thoughts exactly. That's enough processing power for a family of four to EACH record two HD shows while simultaneously displaying movie clips in every bedroom and bathroom in the house. And that's a big freakin' house!

[Xerloq @ Sep 4th 2008 6:56PM]

All I want is the software they use to rip the movies to disc. Can't seem to find an easy way to do a whole-disc backup for the media servers.

[Bogus83 @ Sep 4th 2008 6:58PM]

Really? Google "doom9" for starters.

[Xerloq @ Sep 4th 2008 7:18PM]

Thanks. Been there. I'm not into the whole "work" thing, so I want something that will take the whole DVD as a backup without me doing anything. Not so labor intensive, ya know?

[Mike @ Oct 22nd 2008 4:59PM]

Ever used Slysoft products?

[YOO. @ Sep 4th 2008 6:59PM]

It looks like an old Xbox.

[projektR @ Sep 4th 2008 7:15PM]

Yah, but does it play Doom?