09-09-2006, 11:31 AM
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Viiv Media Server
Anyone remember Intel's Viiv? Thoughts on an Intel Viiv-powered Media Server "Cube"?
 http://www.intel.com/viiv/ http://www.macobserver.com/article/2005/12/29.5.shtml http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2005/...04233043.shtml |
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09-09-2006, 12:31 PM
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viiv is nothing special which is why it's so forgettable. I think Apple will roll their own Media Centre based off of System on a chip designs.
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09-10-2006, 05:43 PM
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But who's making the chip? DreamBox uses PPC. I would think Apple would not go back. Especially now.
Ask Apple to use the Skulltrail SLI motherboard as a BTO option for the next Mac Pro's.
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09-10-2006, 10:19 PM
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You can cover most multimedia needs via a Broadcom BCM7411 chip that's used in Blu-Ray and HD DVD players. You still need a CPU of some sort.
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09-11-2006, 09:49 PM
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I am betting on the Sigma SMP8634, although it seems perpetually delayed. And people who are hoping for a $150 AirPort Express HD will probably be mightily disappointed
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09-12-2006, 08:29 PM
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This thread is looking pretty prescient right now.
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09-12-2006, 08:48 PM
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I'm pretty sure viiv was a windows technology only.
Besides it was ultimately just a flashly marketing name, anyone could make a computer that does viiv stuff they wanted to.
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edit: it turns out a spammer had resurrected this thread today and I didn't notice the original date stamps. I nuked him/her and now all is well, except for this post responding to a three year old statement. Last edited by JeffDM; 05-28-2009 at 02:09 PM.. |
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05-28-2009, 04:03 PM
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This was a blast from the past...2009 and Viiv is still as murky a marketing scheme as it was in 2006  |
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