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Antec 30124 VERIS Basic Multimedia Station from: Antec List Price: $39.99 Amazon.com's Price: $29.99 You Save: $10.00 (25%)as of 09/09/2010 06:56 EDT Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Brand: Antec EAN: 0761345301244 Item Dimensions: Label: Antec Legal Disclaimer: We do not in any way represent that any part we sell is legal to possess in your jurisdiction. Check with you local authorities to ensure it is legal for you to possess before buying! Manufacturer: Antec Model: Basic MPN: Basic Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Antec Studio: Antec Features:
Accessories: Editorial Review: Product Description: The Multimedia Station family is a complete solution for home theater PC builders: a stylish IR receiver, a remote control and iMEDIAN HD by iMON software for media management and playback. With four distinct models available, the Multimedia Station can fit the needs of all builders, while the included MEDIAN HD software allows supports full 1080p resolution and is compatible with Windows MCE and all versions of Vista and XP. The Multimedia Station provides all the hardware and software you need to turn your PC into an entertainment center, in an easy to use, easy to install package. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Decent attempt, but failed in the details maybe 3 1/2 starsThis device is actually made by Soundgraph and is also sold as an iMon product. The Soundgraph guys make these gizmos for most HTPC supppliers like Zalman, Antec, Silverstone, etc. It is probably worth the 20 bucks I paid for it, but not much more. I was mostly interested in the integrated IR receiver, to use with Windows Media Center and the Windows remote for MCE. I only really bought it for that, as I have no plans to use the silly remote provided in the Varis box. Pros To the credit of the product, it does actually work. Looks integrated if you have a 3 1/2 inch wide floppy slot in your case You do NOT need the iMon software if you want to control Windows Media Center It works with the Windows Media Center remote Cons The construction is total junk. The 3 1/2 inch chassis its mounted in has the holes in many wrong places. I had to do surgery to get it to mount properly in my HTPC case (case was weird too), but the chassis ... Read More Rating:  - Great ProductThis product is awesome. I have been using it more then my TV. It was a little tough at first to get it to find the media I wanted it to play. Since I did it has been great updating itself and everything. The controls are a little touchy and I havent gotten my Logitech Remote to completely control it yet but it does most and I think it is doable. Totally worth the money! Rating:  - horrible software cripples otherwise good productThere's only one reason to get this product, if you need the remote to be able to power on the computer. Other than that, the horrible software (both for configuration and the media player) ruin what would otherwise be a perfectly fine product. Several keys are locked out on the remote, making it impossible to reprogram them for anything other than their default. Even some keys, such as the arrow keys, won't reprogram even when the configuration utility seems to allow it. For example, setting the arrow keys to control the mouse. Even if the settings show it set up like this, the keys will still only function as arrow keys. Another example, the back button is set to the backspace key. This works for a lot of apps, but if you want to change it to the escape key (a logical alternative) it will not allow you to do this at all. About 7 of the keys are like this. Even if those issues were fixed, the software has other limitations, and is comprised of confusing and unintuitive ... Read More |
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