Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Okoro's ultraslim SX100 HTPC updated with quad CableCARD support]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/24/okoros-ultraslim-sx100-htpc-updated-with-quad-cablecard-support/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/24/okoros-ultraslim-sx100-htpc-updated-with-quad-cablecard-support/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/24/okoros-ultraslim-sx100-htpc-updated-with-quad-cablecard-support/#commentsWho says you need a supercomputer in your den to record four high-def feeds at once? Okoro Media Systems, a long-standing player in the pre-fab HTPC business, has just unleashed the latest update to its OMS-SX100, which measures in at just three inches tall and should slide in easily to whatever AV cabinet you're currently using. The base $1,695 system is equipped with a 2.93GHz Core i3-530 processor, 4GB of DDR3 memory, a Blu-ray drive, 2TB SATA hard drive, integrated 7.1 channel surround sound, Windows 7 (SageTV 6.5 is an optional install) and gigabit Ethernet. Oh, and did we mention a quad HD tuner and room for up to 219 hours of DVR footage? It's up for order in the source link, but we'd caution against just venturing down for venturing's sake.

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Okoro's ultraslim SX100 HTPC updated with quad CableCARD support originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cablecardHTPCintelmedia center pcmedia pcMediaCenterPcMediaPcokorookoro media systemsOkoroMediaSystemsoms-SX100on saleOnSaleotaquad cablecardQuadCablecardSX100Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:59:00 EST<![CDATA[Okoro's GX series HTPCs ship with SSD, USB 3.0, Core i7 and... an iPad?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/okoros-gx-series-htpcs-ship-with-ssd-usb-3-0-core-i7-and-a/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/okoros-gx-series-htpcs-ship-with-ssd-usb-3-0-core-i7-and-a/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/okoros-gx-series-htpcs-ship-with-ssd-usb-3-0-core-i7-and-a/#comments Yeah, it's true -- Okoro Media Systems is shamelessly hopping on the tablet PC bandwagon, and it's actually bundling an iPad with each GX series HTPC in order to give customers an elegant way to control their multi-zone audio setup (or whatever else you feel like controlling). 'Course, the GX line ain't the cheapest on the block, with starting prices just south of five large. That said, if you're looking for the most bodacious HTPC on the planet and you can't find the time to build your own, you can look forward to a Core i7 processor, upwards of 6GB of RAM, an 80GB SSD boot drive (paired with a 2TB 6Gbps media HDD), Blu-ray support, USB 3.0 ports and a quad CableCARD tuner. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Tap that source link if you're interested in customizing your own, but only if you're kosher with never leaving your home again in order to finance it.

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Okoro's GX series HTPCs ship with SSD, USB 3.0, Core i7 and... an iPad? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jul 2010 07:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>6gbps6gbps sata6gbpsSataapplecablecardcore i7CoreI7desktopgxhtpcintelipadmedia center pcmedia pcMediaCenterPcMediaPcmulti-zonemulti-zone audioMulti-zoneAudiookorookoro media systemsOkoroMediaSystemsOMSpcquad cablecardquad-cablecardQuadCablecardremote controlRemoteControlsatasata 6gbpsSata6gbpsThu, 08 Jul 2010 07:06:00 EST<![CDATA[Okoro Media Systems upgrades HTPC range with Core i3 / i5 CPUs, bitstreaming and USB 3.0]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/okoro-media-systems-upgrades-htpc-range-with-core-i3-i5-cpus/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/okoro-media-systems-upgrades-htpc-range-with-core-i3-i5-cpus/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/okoro-media-systems-upgrades-htpc-range-with-core-i3-i5-cpus/#comments You picked up an Okoro media PC last month, didn't you? If you're nodding up and down in a worried fashion, you're probably better off ignoring everything else we'll say in this post. For the rest of you HTPC hounds, the boutique outfit has something that's very likely to pique your interest (and kick that upgrade itch into high gear). Announced today, the company is adding Core i3 and Core i5 processors to its 2010 media center PC lineup, and as if the extra horsepower weren't enough, users will also find native bitstreaming of TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio on every system save for the Q100. You'll also get a 64-bit copy of Windows 7, up to 8TB of internal storage space, optional Blu-ray playback, quad CableCARD support and the new holy grail of transfers, USB 3.0. You can hit up the outfit's webstore now to configure your dream machine, and if you so desire, you can check out its dedicated trade-up program that'll last through May 31st.

Okoro Media Systems upgrades HTPC range with Core i3 / i5 CPUs, bitstreaming and USB 3.0 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bitstreamingcore 2010core i3core i5Core2010CoreI3CoreI5HTPCintelmedia center pcmedia pcMediaCenterPcMediaPcokoroOkoro media systemsOkoroMediaSystemsFri, 12 Mar 2010 20:01:00 EST<![CDATA[Okoro OMS-BX300 goes for the 'you must be high' end]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/27/okoro-oms-bx300-goes-for-the-you-must-be-high-end/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/27/okoro-oms-bx300-goes-for-the-you-must-be-high-end/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/27/okoro-oms-bx300-goes-for-the-you-must-be-high-end/#comments You know, with the PS3 slumming it in a lower weight class and $300 price point, you'd think it'd be hard to sell people on costlier "Blu-ray Digital Entertainment Systems," but that hasn't stopped Okoro from trying. Updating its BX300 unit with dual Blu-ray Lightscribe drives, a Core i7-920, 6GB of 1,333MHz DDR3, pair of hot swappable 2TB HDDs in RAID1, and a 64GB SSD for OS duties is all well and good (okay, it's kind of awesome), but -- even though it has come down some -- the price is still a loony $3,095. There are also dual NTSC / ATSC / QAM tuners and a CableCARD option to go along with an ATI Radeon HD 4850 -- and for an extra $800, you can get the slinkier touch pad remote-pimping version pictured on the right. Ah well, just another reason to envy rich people.

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Okoro OMS-BX300 goes for the 'you must be high' end originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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For some there's nothing better than the warm glow of indicator lights coming from a huge stack of home theater equipment. Others, though, prefer consolidation, and that's what Okoro Media Systems's upcoming OMS-AX100 will offer: an HTPC with an integrated 5.1 channel amplifier from D2Audio (a 7.1 version also avail). With 100 watts per channel you can plug your non-powered speakers right into the unit and, through HDMI and component inputs, connect other sources, too. However, with only one of each, you're going to have to choose favorites among gaming systems. Orders can be placed now to ship in June, and a base Windows Vista-equipped machine with 500GB of storage, 4GB of memory, and an AMD Athlon 64 X2 5050e 2.6GHz processor will set you back $1,650. A Blu-ray drive bumps the price another $190, which seems like a worthy upgrade -- if only because you might have a hard time finding an empty input for an external one.

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Okoro Media Systems's OMS-AX100 amps up your boring HTPC originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 May 2009 07:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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For some there's nothing better than the warm glow of indicator lights coming from a huge stack of home theater equipment. Others, though, prefer consolidation, and that's what Okoro Media Systems's upcoming OMS-AX100 will offer: an HTPC with an integrated 5.1 channel amplifier from D2Audio (a 7.1 version is also avail). With 100 watts per channel you can plug your non-powered speakers right into the unit and, through HDMI and component inputs, connect other sources, too. However, with only one of each, you're going to have to choose favorites among gaming systems. Orders can be placed now to ship in June, and a base Windows Vista-equipped machine with 500GB of storage, 4GB of memory, and an AMD Athlon 64 X2 5050e 2.6GHz processor will set you back $1,650. A Blu-ray drive bumps the price another $190, which seems like a worthy upgrade -- if only because you might have a hard time finding an empty input for an external one.

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Okoro Media Systems's OMS-AX100 amps up your boring HTPC originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 May 2009 07:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Okoro Media Systems isn't the first HTPC maker to offer up systems with Intel's potent Core i7 within, but it clearly has no issue with showing up to the big ball a few months late. Starting now, prospective buyers can select the OMS-TH550, OMS-GX100 or OMS-GX300 with a Core i7 within, and we're also told that two forthcoming HTPCs -- the RK200 and RK300 -- will be available with the CPU in due time. Oh, and if you're looking for a little something to sweeten the deal, Okoro's offering 5% off on a number of machines and is throwing in a free The Dark Knight Blu-ray Disc with BD-equipped rigs. Shame the starting prices are still through the roof.

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Okoro Media Systems crams Intel's Core i7 into select HTPCs originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Okoro Media Systems isn't the first HTPC maker to offer up systems with Intel's potent Core i7 within, but it clearly has no issue with showing up to the big ball a few months late. Starting now, prospective buyers can select the OMS-TH550, OMS-GX100 or OMS-GX300 with a Core i7 within, and we're also told that two forthcoming HTPCs -- the RK200 and RK300 -- will be available with the CPU in due time. Oh, and if you're looking for a little something to sweeten the deal, Okoro's offering 5% off on a number of machines and is throwing in a free The Dark Knight Blu-ray Disc with BD-equipped rigs. Shame the starting prices are still through the roof.

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Okoro Media Systems crams Intel's Core i7 into select HTPCs originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Core i7CoreI7hdHTPCIntelmedia center pcmedia pcMediaCenterPcMediaPcOkoroOkoro Media SystemsOkoroMediaSystemsOMS-GX100OMS-GX300OMS-TH550RK200RK300Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:14:00 EST<![CDATA[Okoro Media Systems ships 2009 OMS-LX100 HTPC]]>http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/okoro-media-systems-ships-2009-oms-lx100-htpc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/okoro-media-systems-ships-2009-oms-lx100-htpc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/okoro-media-systems-ships-2009-oms-lx100-htpc/#comments2009 isn't even here yet (at least on the right coast of Planet Earth), but Okoro's being exceptionally proactive by announcing that its '09 OMS-LX100 is already shipping. The system, which is a revamp of the original that popped out in 2006, is situated in the outfit's "low profile" range of HTPCs, and it brings to the table a 2.2GHz Core 2 Duo E2200 processor, 4GB of DDR2 RAM, a front-panel display, optional 7-inch touchscreen, dual-layer DVD writer, up to 2TB of HDD space, NVIDIA's GeForce 9300 with 512MB of RAM, an ATI Digital CableCARD tuner, 7.1-channel audio output and an OTA HDTV tuner. Power users can certainly push the $1,725 base configuration well north of two large should they choose, but good luck explaining that to the SO.

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Okoro Media Systems ships 2009 OMS-LX100 HTPC originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Okoro Media Systems ships 2009 OMS-LX100 HTPC originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Okoro intros the CX-series of CableCARD-equipped HTPCs originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 02:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Okoro intros the CX-series of CableCARD-equipped HTPCs originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 02:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cable cardCableCardhtpchtpcsmedia pcmedia pcsmediapcmediapcsokorookoro media systemsOkoroMediaSystemsoms-cx100Tue, 06 Nov 2007 02:31:00 EST<![CDATA[Okoro Media Systems shipping CableCARD-equipped rigs]]>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/22/okoro-media-systems-shipping-cablecard-equipped-rigs/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/22/okoro-media-systems-shipping-cablecard-equipped-rigs/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/22/okoro-media-systems-shipping-cablecard-equipped-rigs/#commentsHot on the heels of Dell and HP launching (or in the case of the latter, relaunching) CableCARD-equipped machines of their own, along comes Okoro Media Systems to give you yet another option to consider. Truth be told, you've now got five more alternatives to ponder, as the firm's OMS-TH540, OMS-TH550, OMS-BX300, OMS-GX100, and OMS-GX300 all come with CableCARD availability. Christopher Curry, VP of Sales and Operations, even stated that CableCARDs should "soon be available in [the outfit's] entry-level systems," too. Price wise, the ATI TV Wonder Digital CableCARD Tuner (or two, if you so choose) will run you $250 (apiece) above the price of the standard "OTA HDTV and Analog SDTV Recording" option.

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Okoro Media Systems shipping CableCARD-equipped rigs originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cablecardhdtvhtpcmedia centermedia pcmedia pcsMediaCentermediapcmediapcsokorookoro media systemsOkoroMediaSystemsshippingWed, 22 Aug 2007 10:37:00 EST<![CDATA[Okoro Media Systems shipping CableCARD-equipped rigs]]>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/22/okoro-media-systems-shipping-cablecard-equipped-rigs/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/22/okoro-media-systems-shipping-cablecard-equipped-rigs/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/22/okoro-media-systems-shipping-cablecard-equipped-rigs/#commentsHot on the heels of Dell and HP launching (or in the case of the latter, relaunching) CableCARD-equipped machines of their own, along comes Okoro Media Systems to give you yet another option to consider. Truth be told, you've now got five more alternatives to ponder, as the firm's OMS-TH540, OMS-TH550, OMS-BX300, OMS-GX100, and OMS-GX300 all come with CableCARD availability. Christopher Curry, VP of Sales and Operations, even stated that CableCARDs should "soon be available in [the outfit's] entry-level systems," too. Price wise, the ATI TV Wonder Digital CableCARD Tuner (or two, if you so choose) will run you $250 (apiece) above the price of the standard "OTA HDTV and Analog SDTV Recording" option.

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Okoro Media Systems shipping CableCARD-equipped rigs originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cablecablecardhdhtpcokoroOkoro Media SystemsOkoroMediaSystemsOMS-BX300OMS-GX100OMS-GX300OMS-TH540OMS-TH550othersWed, 22 Aug 2007 10:37:00 EST<![CDATA[Okoro's BX100 and BX300 HTPCs pack HD DVD / Blu-ray combo drive]]>http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/07/okoros-bx100-and-bx300-htpcs-pack-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/07/okoros-bx100-and-bx300-htpcs-pack-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/07/okoros-bx100-and-bx300-htpcs-pack-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-drive/#commentsOkoro Media Systems has been Blu-ray savvy for some time now, but apparently it's looking to bring the peace with a dual-format combo drive in its BX series of HTPCs. The BX100 resides in a fairly slim 4.13-inch tall enclosure and includes an Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 processor, 2GB of DDR2 RAM, 350-watt power supply, optional seven-inch touchscreen, your choice of operating system and media center software, 500GB of hard drive space, NVIDIA's 256MB 8500 GT graphics card, a total of three TV tuners, and a smorgasbord of ports including PS/2, FireWire, serial, optical / coaxial digital audio outputs, two DVI ports, VGA, component, S-Video, composite, Ethernet, and four USB 2.0 connectors. The beefier BX300 steps up to a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 CPU, 1TB of storage spanning two 500GB drives, NVIDIA's 256MB GeForce 8600 GTS graphics card, and a 7.1-channel sound card. Both systems look to be available as we speak with a built-in HD DVD / Blu-ray combo drive, and while the BX100 can be yours for $2,995, the base BX300 will run you an extra $600.

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Okoro's BX100 and BX300 HTPCs pack HD DVD / Blu-ray combo drive originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 11:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Okoro's BX100 and BX300 HTPCs pack HD DVD / Blu-ray combo drive originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 11:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Okoro Media Systems adds Core 2 Extreme to OMS-GX300 HTPC originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 01:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Okoro Media Systems busts out a pair of Blu-ray media PCs originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 10:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Okoro Media Systems now shipping Core 2 Duo based systems originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Aug 2006 06:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Okoro's Core Duo-powered OMS-LX100 HTPC originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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