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Key Features
With the ACER Aspire iDea 500 Media Centre PC you can record, pause, and watch live TV. Collect and listen to music. Organise and share photos. Even download and watch movies with theatre-quality picture and sound. All with the new Acer Aspire iDea featuring Intel® Viiv™ technology and Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition. The Acer Aspire iDea combines leading PC technology with the best Consumer Electronic features yet is so quiet you will be amazed. With dual hybrid TV tuners, HDMI, SCART and numerous other ports combined with internal keyboard and remote control receivers as well as a memory card reader, the Aspire iDea packs rich features into a very attractive Living Room form factor.
Designed as a complete digital entertainment system, the Aspire iDea is clearly intended to bring the computer closer to the needs and expectations of the growing number of home users looking for an easy-to-use instrument that delivers seamless digital convergence and a truly captivating entertainment experience.
The Aspire iDea defines a new era of stylish home entertainment. With overall dimensions of just 430 (W) x 335 (D) x 70 (H) mm, the beautifully sculpted Aspire iDea has a truly striking profile, combining cutting-edge precision and timeless quality in an ultra-low-profile form designed to enhance the most sophisticated living rooms.
The Aspire iDea harnesses the latest low-power consumption technology, transforming the bulky home computer into a stunning entertainment device. Powered by Intel® Core™ Duo processor running on Intel® Viiv™ compliant chipsets with support for High Definition, Dolby® Digital Live and DTS Connect, and combined with 1024 MB of DDR II system memory (with support for up to 2 GB) the Aspire iDea is as sleek as it is powerful.
The use of low-power consumption electronics ensures that the Aspire iDea has a particularly low noise floor of just 23 dBA when idle (28 dBA heavy load), making it almost inaudible in the home environment and quite unlike any other Media Center PC that has come before.
Operating System
- Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
Processor
- Intel® Core™ Duo processor with Intel® 945GT + ICH7M-DH chipset (Viiv™ Technology)
System Memory
- 2 x 512 MB SODIMM DDR2 533/667 MHz memory
TV Function
- 2 x Hybrid Analog + DVB-T Digital TV Tuner for simultaneous TV viewing and recording (2 x Analogue or 2 x DVB-T)
- Video playback media: CD, VCD, SVCD, DVD, DVD dual layer
- HDMI supported resolutions up to 1080p with HDCP support
- DVI supported resolutions up to 1920 x 1200
Audio System
- High Definition audio with support for Dolby® Digital Live & DTS Connect
- Dolby® Surround 5.1 channel decoding
- Virtual Surround Sound by DTS Neo PC
- 7.1 Channel analogue output with S/PDIFsupport for digital output
I/O Video Interface
- 1 x DVI-I output
- 2 x S-Video: one " Input " (front), one " Output " (rear)
- 1 x HDMI output
- 2 x Composite RCA: one " Input " (front), one " Output " (rear)
- 1 x Set of Component (Y Pb Pr)
- 2 x SCART: one " Input " (S-Video, CVBS, Stereo), one " Input/Output " (System’s CVBS, Stereo output and 2nd S-Video, CVBS, Stereo input)
- TV antenna Input and Output
- VGA output with DVI to VGA adapter
I/O Audio Interface
- 2 x S/PDIF: one " coaxial ", one " optical "
- 7.1 Channel Audio output (8 x RCA)
- 1 x 1/4-inch Headphone output (front)
- 1 x 1/4-inch Microphone input (front)
- 1 x Stereo Input RCA (front)
- 1 x FM Antenna Input
I/O PC Interface
- Intel® PRO 10/100/1000 Network Connection
- 4 x USB port (2 in front)
- Wireless LAN antenna (IEEE 802.11g)
- 2 x IR Blaster
- 2 x IEEE-1394 port (front 4 PIN, rear 6 PIN)
- Memory Card Reader (support for Compact Flash, Compact Flash II, Micro Drive, Secure Digital, MMC, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro)
Hard Drives
Optical Devices
- Slot-in DVD-RW Dual, Double Layer drive
Housing Dimension
Operative Acoustic
- 23dBA (Idle) and 28dBA (Microsoft® Media Center Edition heavy load)
Input Devices
- Wireless keyboard with built-in touchpad (receiver integrated)
- Microsoft® Media Center Edition remote control (receiver integrated)
- Accessories and Cables
- S-video cable
- FM Antenna cable
- IR Blaster cable
- Stereo audio + Video RCA cable
- HDMI cable
- DVI cable
- Stereo RCA cable
- SCART L-Type cable
- Coaxial Digital Audio cable
- DVI to VGA adaptor
- Stereo to Mini-phone Jack Y-cable
EMI/Safety
Software
- Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 , Symantec Norton® Internet Security 2006, Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® V7.0, NTI CD Maker Gold, Power DVD 6.0
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