Topic: New breed of HTPCs: 2011

[arudorin]

Hi guys,

Been looking for a low-cost, eco-friendly and fully functional HTPC.
Here are the most potent contenders during my hunt... 

ACER Revo AR3700



- 1.8 GHz Intel Atom D525 dual-core processor (1 MB L2 cache)
- 250 GB HDD (not a lot but atleast meron )
- 2 GB of installed DDR3 RAM (800 MHz)
- Integrated NVIDIA ION Graphics (good enough for HD???)
- Headphone + Optical out
- Wifi (of course it's a PC!)
- 6 USB ports (unfortunately it's a 2.0, who cares unless you're transferring a lot of file everyday!)
- HDMI (a must-have)
- Analog (what? i can connect this to my crt?  )
- Multi-Card Reader
- Included wireless keyboard and mouse (yes!!!)
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (alright WMC7 right out of the box! but still prefer XMBC!  )

PRICE: Around P22,000 (imported) (air freight thru my client!) 



ZOTAC ZboxHD with Bluray (oh yeah bluray!)



- Blu-ray video playback (oh yeah! sweet!)
- NVIDIA ION technology with 512MB of DDR3
- NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology
- Intel Atom D525
- mini-PCI Express slot
- two USB 3.0, USB 2.0 port (yes future proof with 3.0!)
- eSATA 3.0 Gb/s
- DVI + HDMI (syempre naman)
- S/PDIF optical output
- 6-in-1 memory card reader
- 802.11n WiFi
- 250GB hard drive
- 2GB of DDR2 lang?? pwede na! 

PRICE: Around P24,000 (imported) (air freight thru my client!)
just 2K for bluray! wow! 

will add more soon.. 

[FrancisD]

Check out the post below

http://www.pinoydvd.com/index.php/topic,145557.0.html

Its an amd e350 in the smallest form factor you can fi neednd with remote and all the connectors you may need. Its likely the most competitive out there. Should sell for USD 300...

[arudorin]

wow! 13K lang! available locally pa and the best thing is the WMC remote with a sweet green button in the center.. weeeee! 

thank you so much sir FrancisD! great find..

will try to get the best price + air shipping from my client.. hehe 

[klpangan]

Any news from your client boss? hehe interested ako