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AMEX Digital Intros Worlds First Blu-Ray Set-Top Windows Media Center PC

By Alexander Grundner | May 15th, 2006 Interest Level: SMOKING HOT


amex mpc-505

Curious to see what the next generation of home theater PCs will look like? Then check out AMEX Digital’s MPC-505 series set-top PC. The 505 features a Blu-ray disc player, 1 terabyte (TB) of storage, 3.0 Ghz 64bit Intel Core Duo processor, 2GB DDR2 memory, integrated 802.11a/b/g WiFi, 7.1 channel onboard audio out, hybrid analog/digital (DVB-T) tuner, and HDMI (along with DVI) out for pristine high definition video (via AVING). In essence, the 505 can handle anything you throw it with ease. And with it’s slick silver enclosure and front panel VFD info display, you’ll be managing your digital entertainment experience in style. No word on pricing or availability as yet, so keep checking back with www.amexdigital.com for more details.

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  • CharlyD
    This looks to be a very exciting offering which I'm sure will not only do very well in the market, but also influence the whole direction for media center systems. Besides being a Windows Media Center PC, it includes a Blu-Ray DVD! With MS firmly behind HD-DVD, how did they get away with that? It also includes a display which will hopefully allow playback of audio without turning on a TV. Missing from the AMEX press release are any details on the audio codecs supported or d/a converters. Windows Vista will be supporting the UAA (Universal Audio Architecture) that is based on the Intel HD-Audio specification. A truly killer high-end product would support playback of 8-channel, 192 kHz, 24-bit uncompressed audio that can be delivered by BD-DVD sources and is supported in Vista.
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