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Wrapping up the features discussion, we think networking is an all-important consideration for a home theater PC. Assuming you have a traditional desktop or laptop at home as well, you're going to want to transmit your media from one device to another, and many people will also want to minimize living room cable clutter. Our CineMagix Grand Theater review unit came with dual 10/100/1000MBps standard network adapters. Velocity Micro also offers an 802.11b/g adapter for an extra $59, and it plans to add wider bandwidth 802.11n in the future.
Velocity Micro's default support plan with the CineMagix Grand Theater covers you for the standard year with toll-free tech support hours from 4 a.m. to 8 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, and from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. PT on Saturday. You can extend the warranty for a longer duration and for 24/7 emergency phone support. Velocity Micro's Web site provides extensive support resources, as well.
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System configurations:
iBuyPower Value 640
Windows Vista Home Premium; 2.13GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E6400; Intel P965 Express chipset; 1,024MB 677MHz DDR2 SDRAM; 256MB Nvidia GeForce 7600 GS; 320GB Seagate 7,200rpm Serial ATA hard drive
Polywell Poly i680 SLI
Windows XP Professional SP2; 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700; 2,048MB DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz; 768MB Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX; (2) 150GB Western Digital 10,000rpm Serial ATA/150 hard drives (RAID 0)
Shuttle XPC P2 2700g
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005; 2.4GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+; 2,048MB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz; 512MB Nvidia GeForce 7900 GTX; 150GB Western Digital 10,000rpm SATA
Velocity Micro CineMagix Grand Theater
Windows Vista Home Premium; 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600; 2GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM; Intel 82975X BadAxe II chipset; 640MB Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS; (2) 400GB Seagate 7,200rpm hard drives (RAID 0)
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Velocity Micro CineMagix Grand Theater:
$1,799.00
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