New CableCARD-Ready Media Servers
- Posted: Jan 12, 2009 at 7:42 AM
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Ace Digital Home introduced a new line of Windows Media servers at this year’s CES. The LMS 250 media servers are based on AMD’s “Maui” Home Theater and the AMS 250 servers are based on Intel’s DG45ID Home Theater. Both feature an anti-vibration and acoustically dampened CD type chassis, 2 GB PC800 DDR2 memory, a 500 GB Seagate Pipeline CE Quiet hard drive, a 22X DVD-RW Drive (and room for a second drive or Blu-Ray drive), 12 USB 2.0 Ports, a Firewire Port, Front Mount Audio/USB Ports, 52 in 1 Multi-Flash Card Reader, and Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium with Cablecard support.
The LMS 250 features the 'Maui" Platform with 7.1 HD Audio Preamp and an AMD Triple Core - 8600 X3 Processor. The AMS 250 offers an Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 Processor instead as a part of their DG45ID Home Theater platform. The OS used is Windows Vista. Either server would fit in well in your living room and both are priced starting at $999.00.
What makes these servers so unique is their support for CableCARDs. Instead of having to rely on an external cable box, such as the one provided by your cable company, you can use the servers’ built-in ATI tuner card to record live TV. Although some cable providers in the U.S. have been hesitant to hand out the cards, it is mandated by law that they make them available to you – so just remind them of that if you run into any trouble!
To really trick out the servers, you'll want to upgrade the DVD drive to a Blu-ray device for $100 and/or add another CableCARD tuner for $250. That last step will be necessary if you want to record one show while watching another live.
The LMS 250 features the 'Maui" Platform with 7.1 HD Audio Preamp and an AMD Triple Core - 8600 X3 Processor. The AMS 250 offers an Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 Processor instead as a part of their DG45ID Home Theater platform. The OS used is Windows Vista. Either server would fit in well in your living room and both are priced starting at $999.00.
What makes these servers so unique is their support for CableCARDs. Instead of having to rely on an external cable box, such as the one provided by your cable company, you can use the servers’ built-in ATI tuner card to record live TV. Although some cable providers in the U.S. have been hesitant to hand out the cards, it is mandated by law that they make them available to you – so just remind them of that if you run into any trouble!
To really trick out the servers, you'll want to upgrade the DVD drive to a Blu-ray device for $100 and/or add another CableCARD tuner for $250. That last step will be necessary if you want to record one show while watching another live.
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