2partsfusion DMS-701 Media Server HTPC Review
Summary
- Product Name: DMS-701 Media Server HTPC
- Manufacturer: 2partsfusion
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- Value Rating:
- Review Date: March 27, 2006 19:00
- MSRP: $ 2199.99 - $4894.99 (as tested $2840.99)
- Specifications
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Processor AMD Athlon 64 3500+, Socket 939, 90nm process, "Cool 'n' Quiet" enabled
Processor Cooling Zalman CNPS-7000B-AlCu
Memory 1GB Dual Channel DDR PC-3200 at 400MHz (2x512MB)
Motherboard NVIDIA nForce 4
Graphics Card Silently cooled Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce 6600 128MB DDR, PCI-Express x16
Hard Drive 1 80GB Serial ATA 7200 RPM w/8MB Cache
Hard Drive 2 250GB Serial ATA 7200 RPM w/8MB Cache
DVD Drive Dual-layer DVD-/+RW (16x max single-layer, 4x dual-layer)
Personal Video Recorder Card Hauppauge PVR-500MCE PCI TV/FM Dual-Tuner with hardware MPEG-2 encoderHigh Definition Card Single ATSC over-the-air high definition TV tuner
Sound 7.1 channel analog audio and digital S/PDIF output
Case OrigenAE X11
Case Cooling 2x 80mm fan, rear
Front I/O Ports (2) USB 2.0, (1) IEEE 1394a
Power Supply SilverStone 400 watt
Keyboard and Mouse Gyration Wireless Keyboard and Mouse
Remote Microsoft MCE Remote kit
Networking On-board NVIDIA 10/100/1000 LAN with Firewall
Rear I/O Ports (1) PS/2 Keyboard, (1) PS/2 Mouse, (1) Parallel Port, (1) Serial Port, (1) RJ45 LAN, (5) 3.5mm analog audio jacks, (1) coaxial S/PDIF output, (4) USB 2.0, (1) DVI-I, (1) VGA, (1) S-video output, (1) composite video output, (1) component (Y/Pb/Pr) video output, (1) TV coax in (internally split to two), (1) FM coax in, (2) S-video input, (2) composite video input, (2) sets of R/L stereo audio inputs
Internal I/O Ports (1) PCI Express x16, (1) PCI Express x1, (3) PCI slots, (2) ATA133 with NVRAID, (4) SATA with NVRAID
Dimensions 17.1 inch (W) x 6.3 inch (H) x 16.5 inch (D)
Pros
- Fully customizable and upgradeable
- Can do almost anything you need and many things you don't
- Fantastic customer service
- Extremely quiet operation
Cons
- Acts like a PC
- New technology + unanticipated conflicts = random odd behaviors
- Graininess and ghosting on Standard Definition content
- DVD player a bit loud
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