AMD's All-in-One Media Machine

Drakewolf writes to tell us that despite the many failed attempts to bridge the gap between the PC and home entertainment systems, AMD has released several new products at CES under their LIVE! brand. The centerpiece was the AMD LIVE! Home Cinema, an all-in-one device that combines a set-top cable box, stereo receiver, DVD player, digital video recorder, and a PC.

yeah, I get it.

[macadamia_harold]

The centerpiece was the AMD LIVE! Home Cinema, an all-in-one device that combines a set-top cable box, stereo receiver, DVD player, digital video recorder, and a PC.

This device is to computing what the spork is to silverware.

Re:yeah, I get it.

[Anonymous Coward]

You mean... Awesome?

Re:Speechless

[God'sDuck]

I think I'll wait until after Microsoft sues the pants off of AMD for using "Live!" for the name of an online service combiner.

Re:! is the "Extreme" of punctuation

[Anonymous Coward]

Look, for $1000, a "home entertainment machine" that sucks is probably going to be a big seller, but for $3000, this thing better swallow.

(Hmmmm...probably should post AC on this)

Re:Speechless

[brusk]

Sir or madam,

I find your remark barely humorous, not rising to the level of "droll."

Re:A tad overpriced?

[jimstapleton]

Hey! Just because it violates thermodynamics by producing more energy in heat than it takes in via electricity...

AMD LIVE! brand

[Sodki]

Yeah, I have one of those old AMD cards. It was called Sound Blaster Live!.

Re:How is this something new?

[evilviper]

The $1000 version is probably Celeron based with minimal RAM.

AMD doesn't sell a lot of Celerons... Mainly because Intel makes them.