Acer Revo RL100-U1002 Desktop Computer (Black)
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Acer Revo RL100-U1002 Desktop Computer (Black)
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Acer Revo RL100-U1002 Home Media Center PC comes with these specs: AMD Athlon II Neo Dual-Core Processor K325, Windows 7 Home Premium, NVIDIA nForce 520 LE Chipset, 4096MB DDR3 Memory, 750GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive, 8X DVD-SuperMulti Double-Layer Drive, Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader, Dolby Home Theater V3 Audio Enhancement, High Definition Audio Support, 3 - USB 2.0, Acer Wireless Touchpad with Keyboard Function, 2.65 lbs. | 1.2 kg (system unit only), 1 Year Parts and Labor Limited Warranty with Toll Free Tech Support, Registration/Limited Warranty Card, Microsoft Office Starter 2010, McAfee Internet Security Suite Trial.../ Acer Revo RL100-U1002 Desktop Computer (Black) / new and used parts
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Acer Revo RL100 : Acer Revo RL100-U1002 Desktop Computer (Black)
Very pleased with this purchase. Has fully enabled us to shut off DirectTV, which cost us about $115/month. So this thing effectively pays for itself in about 3 months or so.
I'll start with the positive then discuss the negatives that prevented me from giving it 5-stars.
Positives: Very small, thin, sleek design. The popout touchpad/keyboard is a smart feature that works very well.
We have ours connected to a 45", 1080p Vizio via HDMI. The system is more than powerful enough to handle streaming large content and the graphics card renders a nice picture. With the device featuring an optical audio port, we're also able to connect it directly to our surround sound speaker amp. It also has a couple of USB ports if you want to connect hard drives, although it does have built in storage and local networking capability, too. So far we've been able to stream music and video via our home network with no problems. The system was simple to setup and has been very stable so far.
The negatives. First, it runs on Windows, so expect to deal with all the standard Windows-related issues. I firmly attribute hangs and larded up programs to Windows and not this device at all. In fact, I really appreciate Acer didn't pre-load the device with extra applications beyond its media player.
Also, in order to get full functionality from the touchpad you need to run Internet Explorer as your browser. This is unfortunate b/c of the volume and content of popups that IE doesn't do a good job of blocking. If you're going to stream from - shall we say - primitive sites beware of what can get through. In my case, when I'm streaming sports from third-party sites I opt to use Firefox or Chrome and sacrifice some of the touchpad features like zooming and scrolling.
To date we have been able to find all the content we want online. The only limitation is live sports. If you go through a league-sanctioned site (i.e. MLB.tv, NHL Center Ice, etc) its all good. However, those providers do subject you to local blackout restrictions, so if you live within the t.v. market of your favorite team you'll have to go elsewhere to get the game. In those instances the third-party sites are more than capable of delivering a watchable feed, however, image quality is compromised. Especially for faster moving sports like football and hockey. Otherwise, everything else we watch - i.e. NBC.com, HBO-Go, Netflix, etc. - comes in very stable and with top-quality imaging. Sometimes you have to wait an hour or longer for the content to become available on their websites, though.
If you pair this up with the Boxee software then you can get DVR-like functionality. While you may not be able to watch stuff live, at least you can watch at your convenience. I haven't quite figured out how to fully operate Boxee, but it is a nice compliment.
Bottom line: with this device available, if you already pay for internet you need not pay for cable. If you're a super-stickler about image quality streaming sports and live within your favorite team's t.v. market then you may want to wait a year or two for things to catch up. But if you just want to get sports, t.v., movies, etc. this gets you good to go.
