Whether perusing the aisles of a local electronics store or browsing the pages of an online retailer, searching out a HDTV, a personal computer and a Blu-ray player to boost your multimedia standing can be an arduous task. Well, stop stressing, because the tech boffins at Silicon Mountain have an all inclusive package that solves each of the above product dilemmas.
Silicon Mountain offers up the all-in-one Allio HDTV, PC and Blu-ray player. Image: Silicon Mountain.
More pointedly, the Allio HDTV with Integrated PC and Blu-ray Player is now available throughout North America, delivering either a 32-inch or 42-inch high-definition television complemented by a full-function PC system and an onboard Blu-ray/DVD player.
Offered up as “the first product of its kind” available in North America, Silicon Mountain’s ambitious converged entertainment and productivity solution is built around a Full-HD LCD display, which covers both high-definition and standard-definition media disc playback thanks to a combination Blu-ray and DVD player and an integrated digital recorder for PVR.
Striking forth beyond the traditional boundaries of TV, the Allio also encompass oomph-worthy personal computing thanks to an upper-tier system powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo E4800 processor, a whopping 4GBs of RAM, a similarly large 1TB of hard drive storage and Windows Vista Home Premium (64bit).
In addition to the typical analogue and digital audio-video inputs found on the majority of today’s high-definition televisions, the Allio looks to extend connectivity to other computers and home-based devices through the introduction of wireless and wired networking capabilities and several USB ports.
Of course, the convergence of PC and HDTV in a single piece of hardware gives prospective customers access to “Internet video,” or rather the ability to stream HD content from online media providers directly to the TV screen without requiring unruly fiddling.
Furthermore, the Allio is capable of delivering picture-in-picture and split-screen capabilities for the viewing of multiple content sources on a single screen, be they from cable, satellite or Internet providers, or even through Blu-ray and/or DVD playback.
“During product development, we discovered that our testers regularly expressed disappointment in their own large screen television and home theatre configurations after using Allio for just a few hours,” boasted Tré Cates, president and CEO of Silicon Mountain.
“The results are clear,” he added. “The Allio HD TV / PC experience simply suits our modern digital lifestyle better. The converged experience will boost productivity and interactive behaviors, and bring families together around the next generation of appliance, just as the early television and radio did for generations past.”
Built in America, the Allio line is available in a total of six pricing and spec configurations, starting with the $1,599.99 USD entry-level model and its 32-inch screen, Intel E5200 processor, 2GBs of RAM, support for DVD/CD, and the Windows Vista Home Premium operating system. The basic 42-inch model is priced at $1,999 USD.
The 32-inch and 42-inch top-tier configuration listed above retails for a respective $2,399 USD and $2,799 USD.
Lower retail prices are expected in the near future as Silicon Mountain has said it plans to offer Ubuntu Linux versions of the Allio all-in-one system.
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