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Silicon Mountain debuts Allio Link streamers and HTPCs
Up until now, the only way to really get the all-in-one "Allio Experience" was to purchase one of its HDTV / HTPC hybrids. But, let's just say you wanted to have that same experience on your current set. The answer? Silicon Mountain's latest wares: two new media streamer models and five Allio Link HTPCs. The entry-level $299 Allio Link ADTI-194500 gets powered by an Intel Atom N330 CPU and features 1GB of DDR2 RAM, 4GB of flash storage, GMA950 graphics, four USB 2.0 sockets, VGA / S-Video ports, Gigabit Ethernet and Ubuntu 9.04 running the show. If you're interested in an integrated DVD player, you can snag an upgraded model for $399. If those just aren't potent enough for your needs, you can snag one of five Allio Link Media PCs, which range from $659 to $1,199 and feature Windows Vista, 2GB of RAM, the same Atom N330 CPU, a built-in TV tuner and a 250GB HDD. Each of the units are available to order right now, with most shipping out within a week.
Silicon Mountain debuts Atom-based Allio Lite LCD TV-PC
It's just been a few months since Silicon Mountain rolled out its first Allio LCD TV-PCs, but it looks like the company has already found some room for expansion courtesy of everyone's favorite cost-reducing processor. While the TV portion of the 1080p 42-inch model and 720p 32-inch model each remain identical to their predecessors, the innards have taken on more of a netbook/nettop flavor, with each packing a dual-core Atom 330 processor, along with a 250GB hard drive, 2GB of RAM, and a DVD drive (no Blu-ray option, it seems), plus Windows Vista Home Premium for an OS. That, as you might expect, lowers the cost of entry a tad, with the 42-inch model now demanding $1,599 (the same as the full-featured 32-inch model), while the Atom-based 32-incher will run you $1,299.
Silicon Mountain gets Allio HTPC-infused HDTV into ten more stores
Troubled by your one and only option for purchasing one of Silicon Mountain's unique Allio HDTVs? No worries -- the company has just landed deals with ten more e-tailers in order to give you a litany of options when it comes time to purchase. Internet mainstays like Amazon, PC Mall, CompUSA, DataVision, TigerDirect and Safari Micro made the cut, all agreeing to offer the PC-in-an-HDTV that was recently loosed upon the unsuspecting public. Time to price compare, kids.
Silicon Mountain's Allio: 42-inch HDTV with built-in PC / Blu-ray player
Talk about putting all of your eggs in one basket. Silicon Mountain has evidently taken a note from Lumenlab with its incredibly multifaceted Allio. For starters, the 42-inch set arrives with a full-blown PC within, including an Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 CPU, 4GB of RAM, a 1TB hard drive and Windows Vista Home Premium. You'll also find a smorgasbord of inputs, a number of USB ports, wired / wireless networking options and a 1080p panel; speaking of the TV itself, it features a 2,000:1 contrast ratio, 400 cd/m2 brightness and twin 12-watt speakers. On top of all that, the California-assembled unit even includes a slim-line Blu-ray player, theoretically beating both Sharp and Funai to the market with Blu-ray-infused HDTVs. As of now, six different configurations are available (including a 32-incher) starting at $1,599, and the company is planning on offering "low-cost" versions with Ubuntu in the near future. Head on past the break for the full release.
Compass intros 47-inch 1080p PC / TV combo
They may not be for everybody, but PC / TV combos seem to be proliferating at a steady pace, a trend to which Korea's Compass is now further contributing. While specs on the PC end of the equation are a little light, the company's new 47-inch PT-47FHD model certainly looks to deliver the goods as an HDTV, boasting the full 1080p resolution, along with an 8 ms response time, 1,600:1 contrast ratio, and a generous supply of inputs (including four HDMI ports). No word on what it'll cost, but it should be available in Korea by the middle of next month.
LG's TVPC series of all-in-ones: expensive, short-term convenience
We've seen plenty of TV/PC combos from Japan, China and places beyond. Now, in a first from your daddy of consumer electronics -- South Korea -- we have LG's TVPC Series of all-in-ones. Details are light as are the specs for their first model out, the DA70-GPFANX. On the PC side of the house, you get a Celeron M 430 processor, 160GB disk and 1GB DDR2 memory, Intel GMA950 graphics, and unspecified WiFi all baked-in. But damn son, without the ability to upgrade unlike some slot loading PC/TV combos we've seen, any of that in-the-box convenience might burn you down the road since the LCD panel and tuner will likely be useful far longer than those anemic PC components. Still, it's enough power (until January) for checking email, working with Office apps, decoding DivX, and using LG's "invoke web" feature to automatically dig up information on the program you're watching. The LCD panel sports an 8-ms response, 500cd/m2 brightness, 800:1 contrast, and slot loading DVD drive all packed into a shiny black slab measuring in at 720 x 470 x 99-mm (28 x 18.5 x 3.9-inches). Switching between TV and PC modes can be done easily enough with a single button press on the remote control and/or wireless keyboard with integrated mouse -- no mention of PIP but it must be there, right? On sale in Korea for 1,850,000KRW (about $8,500 $2,002) -- crazy beaucoup-bucks for what looks to be a 22-inch display. The madness continues next month with the introduction of beefier models touting time-shift recorder functions.Update: Our currency translator has been fired, the kit sells closer to $2k rather than the $8k we originally quoted.[Via AVING] Read -- DA70-GPFANX (Korean)
