Comments on: Alienware HTPC, with a twist http://www.hometheaterblog.com/hometheater/2005/10/alienware-htpc-with-a-twist/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alienware-htpc-with-a-twist Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Toddhttp://www.hometheaterblog.com/hometheater/2005/10/alienware-htpc-with-a-twist/#comment-331 Todd Wed, 05 Oct 2005 12:04:00 +0000 http://www.hometheaterblog.com/?p=326#comment-331 This thing does look interesting, but I find the video output options rather distressing. Just composite and S-Video or DVI-I, the latter of which doesn't have much support in HDTVs, does it? (Every HDTV I've seen with DVI uses a DVI-D connector.) Or does Alienware intend to make a custom DVI-I to Component/HDMI adapter similar to what ATI has done with some of their Radeon graphics cards? This thing does look interesting, but I find the video output options rather distressing. Just composite and S-Video or DVI-I, the latter of which doesn’t have much support in HDTVs, does it? (Every HDTV I’ve seen with DVI uses a DVI-D connector.)

Or does Alienware intend to make a custom DVI-I to Component/HDMI adapter similar to what ATI has done with some of their Radeon graphics cards?

]]> By: Toddhttp://www.hometheaterblog.com/hometheater/2005/10/alienware-htpc-with-a-twist/#comment-6658 Todd Wed, 05 Oct 2005 12:04:00 +0000 http://www.hometheaterblog.com/?p=326#comment-6658 This thing does look interesting, but I find the video output options rather distressing. Just composite and S-Video or DVI-I, the latter of which doesn't have much support in HDTVs, does it? (Every HDTV I've seen with DVI uses a DVI-D connector.) Or does Alienware intend to make a custom DVI-I to Component/HDMI adapter similar to what ATI has done with some of their Radeon graphics cards? This thing does look interesting, but I find the video output options rather distressing. Just composite and S-Video or DVI-I, the latter of which doesn’t have much support in HDTVs, does it? (Every HDTV I’ve seen with DVI uses a DVI-D connector.)

Or does Alienware intend to make a custom DVI-I to Component/HDMI adapter similar to what ATI has done with some of their Radeon graphics cards?

]]> By: Jonathan Greenehttp://www.hometheaterblog.com/hometheater/2005/10/alienware-htpc-with-a-twist/#comment-330 Jonathan Greene Tue, 04 Oct 2005 21:53:01 +0000 http://www.hometheaterblog.com/?p=326#comment-330 As much as this interests me... MCE is not a killer UI. The hardware on media centers is certainly capable, but the software falls well short. Music management is sub-optimal and of course the full lack of HD content from your cable company As much as this interests me… MCE is not a killer UI.

The hardware on media centers is certainly capable, but the software falls well short. Music management is sub-optimal and of course the full lack of HD content from your cable company

]]> By: Jonathan Greenehttp://www.hometheaterblog.com/hometheater/2005/10/alienware-htpc-with-a-twist/#comment-6657 Jonathan Greene Tue, 04 Oct 2005 21:53:00 +0000 http://www.hometheaterblog.com/?p=326#comment-6657 As much as this interests me... MCE is not a killer UI. The hardware on media centers is certainly capable, but the software falls well short. Music management is sub-optimal and of course the full lack of HD content from your cable company As much as this interests me… MCE is not a killer UI.

The hardware on media centers is certainly capable, but the software falls well short. Music management is sub-optimal and of course the full lack of HD content from your cable company

]]>