We can't tell you precisely how much we've been yearning for an L-shaped
media streamer, but we
can tell you that
Compro has made the hopes, dreams and wishes of quite a few content junkies come true with the debut of its VideoMate T1000W. Showcased late last week at SecuTech Expo 2009, this network media streamer is an all-in-one solution that handles content shuffling, TV tuning, internal storing of files, expansion ports, WiFi access, support for USB DVD players and even
BitTorrent files. As expected, pretty much any file format you could think of is supported here, though the DVB-T tuner won't do us Yanks much good in the homeland.
Fudzilla asserts that the unit should hit shelves overseas this May, though the £200 ($293) price tag just might scare away most potential buyers.
[Thanks, TheLostSwede]
posted Apr 26th 2009 6:33PM
Shove an ATSC tuner in it and allow me to use it as a dvr and I'll buy it immediately. I'm getting tired of turning on my PC every time I want to record and watch recorded TV.
no HDMI? can you fail any harder?
Look again, or better yet, read the article. There is an HDMI.
all i see is a remote.
Uhm, obviously you didn't even read the article.
Pretty slick.. i'd buy one right now for $293.
If it is £200 then it will probably be under $200 as we get truly ripped off over here. The prices never reflect the exchange rate.
Why not just build your own PC, for just a little bit more money, that can do so much more and that in the future will be fully upgradeable when needed.
a PC will always require a keyboard and mouse connected, even if they aren't used. I for one think that a keyboard and mouse don't belong in the living room.
Also, there's the issue of the fan noise coming from the PC...
Both of which, are not acceptable in the living room.
@Mark
Seriously? You never heard of a remote for a HTPC?
There are plenty of options for building a cool and quiet PC as well, not to mention your going to be watching videos and listening to music, which will drown out any little noise your computer may have if you build really cheap and don't invest in large slow fans, or a case with sound suppression built in.
IMHO, the biggest con against a living room PC is the energy draw. If you're going to leave it on 24/7, you don't want a 100+ watt computer chugging down electricity to the tune of a couple hundred dollars a year. Kind of like leaving an SUV idling in the driveway.
Now, if the atom platform would ever get it's act together and give us 1080p playback at 35watts, it would be a fair trade off. I'm hoping we're only 6 months away from having more options in that area.
Real HT Info
That remote looks just like the remote for Popcorn Hour
http://www.cnet.co.uk/i/c/blg/cat/blog/popcorn_hour/popcorn_hour_3.jpg
Odds are, it's the same software/hardware for the most part. A screen shot would be very telling.