By
Siggy Moersch,
published on December 17, 2007
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: Hiper, htpc | Themes: Desktop Computers, Digital Entertainment, Home Theater
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: Hiper, htpc | Themes: Desktop Computers, Digital Entertainment, Home Theater
Contents
2. Technical Data
Details on the front of the Hiper HMC-2K53A-A3
| Dimensions | 430 x 310 x 53 mm |
| Motherboard | MSI K9AGM2 (MS-7327) |
| Hard Drive | 3.5" |
| Optical Drive | for Slimline CD/DVD/HD-DVD/Blu-Ray |
| Power Supply | 200 Watt |
| Front I/O | 2 x USB, 2 x Audio, 1 x S-Video , 1 x IEEE 1394a |
| Rear I/O | 4 x USB, 6 x Audio, 1 x S/P-DIF |
| 1 x S-Video, 1 x VGA, 1 x HDMI | |
| 1 x LAN, 1 x IEEE-1394a | |
| Card Reader | for SD, MMC, DF, MD, MS, SM |
| Front Display | Yes |
| WiFi | Yes |
| System Requirements | Microsoft Windows XP / MCE / Vista |
| Price | 489.00 USD |
The pre-installed motherboard of the Hiper Media Chassis.
| Form Factor | MicroATX |
| Chipset | AMD 690G |
| CPU Socket | AM2 |
| Supported CPUs | Athlon 64 X2, FX DualCore, AMD Athlon64 |
| Memory | 2 x Dual Channel DDR-II 800/667 MHz |
| maximal 4 GByte | |
| Onboard Graphics | Radeon X1250 in the AMD 690G Chipset |
| Graphics Interfaces | 1 x HDMI, 1 x VGA |
| Expansion Slots | 1 x PCI e x16, 1x PCIe x1, 2 x PCI 32-bit |
| USB / Firewire | 10 x / 2 x |
| Hard Drive Interface | 4 x SATA-2, 2 x IDE133 |
| Network | Gigabit-LAN |
| Sound | Realtek ALC888, 7.1 Sound |
Connectors on the back.
A detailed breakdown of the back side.
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I don't see why a manufacturer would design a HTPC without the ability to use the majority of the Tuner Card manufacturers. I think this is the best looking slim HTPC available, but it isn't really user friendly.
Other
Once again yest another HTPC concept falls flat.
I don?t see the value in first limiting yourself to a small box and then adding to that with the commitment to this mobo. All I can say is WTF, get the straight jacket dude, you?ll thank yourself in the end.
To the man that wants to avoid accountability and responsibility, freedom is the ultimate tyranny and love/god is a terrorist. LIve responsibily and please don't drink and breathe.