Do you think th enew Acer AspireRevo AR1600-U910H at Newegg will run the software?

[droberts01748]

I just spotted the Acer AspireRevo AR1600-U910H at NewEgg for ~$200. I am thinking I'd like to put it on my main TV with the Sage software and move my extender (HD200) to another room. Currently I run the extender in stand alone and do nothing with my server license. Does anyone spot any gotchas I'm missing? It's not a powerhouse, but I want to serve as a Sage server and an occasional web browser (10 foot) and that's about it?

Here's the link.

Thanks, I appreciate any constructive thoughts.

-Dave Roberts

[gplasky]

Depends on what OS you're putting on the client. ION LE is NOT the same as ION graphics. In ION LE they left out support for DirectX 10. So this is more aimed at netbooks running Windows XP. It should still hardware accelerate mpeg2 and h.264 but won't take advantage of Vista/Windows 7 technology. Let us know how it goes. It could work just fine.

According to recent details that have surfaced on the Internet, the Santa Clara, California-based graphics chip maker has released a second version of its much-hyped ION chipset, coming to provide OEM vendors with a choice for a cheaper nettop/netbook platform. The new version, dubbed NVIDIA ION LE, has been designed for the entry-level
market and is reportedly the same as the company's initial ION GPU, but without the support for DirectX 10 graphics. The move will enable netbook and nettop manufacturers to roll out new, cheaper versions of ION-based products.

In a recent news-article on Fudzilla, NVIDIA's Igor Stanek, product PR manager for the EMEA region, said that the “ION LE is SKU of the ION GPU that is identical to ION, except it only supports DX9. This product is designed specifically for Windows XP on Netbooks and Nettops and we are going to offer LE SKU just for OEM market.”

Gerry

[sainswor99]

Originally Posted by droberts01748

I just spotted the Acer AspireRevo AR1600-U910H at NewEgg for ~$200. I am thinking I'd like to put it on my main TV with the Sage software and move my extender (HD200) to another room. Currently I run the extender in stand alone and do nothing with my server license. Does anyone spot any gotchas I'm missing? It's not a powerhouse, but I want to serve as a Sage server and an occasional web browser (10 foot) and that's about it?

Here's the link.

Thanks, I appreciate any constructive thoughts.

-Dave Roberts

What will you be using for tuners? It looks like a sweet box for a client, but I'm not sure about a server.

[thomaszoo]

I have this one from Newegg that I use only as a server.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16856107043

It does a great job. It can't handle transcoding very well and comskip on HD PVR files takes a long time, but everything else works great for me. For you to use a similar powered machine also as a client will depend on your video card. Personally, I plan to stick with the extenders for the WAF and the low hassle factor.

[Yooper]

I also saw this. I was wondering if it would be a good candidate to replace the HD100? It has hdmit and vga outputs.

[SHS]

Originally Posted by thomaszoo

I have this one from Newegg that I use only as a server.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16856107043

It does a great job. It can't handle transcoding very well and comskip on HD PVR files takes a long time, but everything else works great for me. For you to use a similar powered machine also as a client will depend on your video card. Personally, I plan to stick with the extenders for the WAF and the low hassle factor.

That becuases your's is non ION motherboard which has a very chess'es GMA 950 and it performance is very bad and it very old integrated graphics device date back at lease 5/6 years.
Have ever wonder why Asus starterd add to there Eee Box the Radeon HD 4530 I wonder why they didn't go with the nVidia ION?.