Comment on Acer Revo RL100-U1002 Desktop Computer (Black) by Graysand.
Awesome little HTPC,
Been searching for a reasonably priced HDMI output quiet HTPC for my living room, and this absolutely fit the bill. Powerful enough to stream without buffer/lag from network, dvd, TV, Hulu, Netflix, etc (which comparably sized Atom-based units just couldn’t do).
Absolutely quiet. Looks just like another piece of AV equipment in my entertainment unit.
I’m using with Win7 Media Center, and the home-network based SiliconDust HDHomeRun Dual High Definition Digital Television HDHR3-US (Black) to pick up HD+clearQam from my basic-cable. The HDMI output works wonderfully with my receiver & TV for full surround-sound TV/Vids and 5.1 DVDs. Added several WMC Addins for Hulu & Netflix & remote-access. Thrilled with results, and cancelled my Tivo.
Shared some folders out to home network, and it’s become our central music/photo server in the house, as well as our TV/DVR.
The remote/keyboard that comes with this thing is good enough for couch-based web-surfing. However for serious HTPC channel/media surfing, I took the IR receiver from this
Windows 7 Vista XP Media Center MCE PC Remote Control and Infrared Receiver for Home, Premium and Ultimate Edition and teamed it with a Logitech Harmony 600 Remote – Universal remote control – infrared for very nice/comfy remote for this HTPC.
With the free (downloaded) Remote Potato WMC7 server added on, the Acer is also powerful enough to let folks at home watch TV, even while it’s streaming recordings over the web to remote viewers.
This totally silent beautiful little box is now the cornerstone of my entertainment world.
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