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Dell’s new Studio Hybrid would make a great Media Center PC

Sean Alexander has posted details on Dell’s new Studio Hybrid. First off it looks a great, takes only 65watts of power and has HDMI. It would make a great Media Center PC either directly connected to a TV or serving Extenders. This could be an ideal Media Center Server for me, I was looking for a tower unit but the HP TouchSmart has had me reconsidering that idea and now this Dell adds to my confusion!

Checkout the details on Dell’s web site, prices start from $499

Posted Jul 29 2008, 02:34 PM by Ian Dixon
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on 08-01-2008 5:24 PM

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Mark wrote re: Dell’s new Studio Hybrid would make a great Media Center PC
on 08-03-2008 2:55 AM

Problem would be the TV Input. They have an option for the USB TV Tuner but a friend of mine tried it a while ago and it didn't work very well. Maybe it does now? Like you I'm thinking this little box can do it all in a small package...the big question I haven't found anywhere is if its LOUD or not. Anyone?

RemkoR wrote re: Dell’s new Studio Hybrid would make a great Media Center PC
on 08-04-2008 8:53 AM

This Dell machine would fit nicely in the living room. It could have a blu-ray drive but does the Intel GPU support HW acceleration for H264 ? It's not in the specs.

digitalfreak wrote re: Dell’s new Studio Hybrid would make a great Media Center PC
on 08-04-2008 6:51 PM

No, the GPU is the Intel X3100.  Does not hardware accelerate h264 or VC-1.

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