Feature-packed PCs are becoming home entertainment hubs
By David Ranii, Raleigh News & Observer
February 23, 2004
The new Gateway FMC-901X looks nothing like a computer. But it could provide a glimpse of the future of home computing.
It's a squat device that resembles an oversized electronic component - such as a TiVo recorder or an FM tuner - and, like them, it's designed to be connected to your TV or stereo.
The machine is a powerful PC with all the usual functions, from e-mail to word processing. But it's also a digital entertainment hub. It can turn your computer monitor into a television, or a television monitor into a computer screen. It's a digital video recorder that, like TiVo, can make "live" TV pause and rewind. It's a digital jukebox that can manage your CD collection. It receives FM radio signals, plays and burns DVDs and organizes and stores digital photos.
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By David Ranii, Raleigh News & Observer
February 23, 2004
The new Gateway FMC-901X looks nothing like a computer. But it could provide a glimpse of the future of home computing.
It's a squat device that resembles an oversized electronic component - such as a TiVo recorder or an FM tuner - and, like them, it's designed to be connected to your TV or stereo.
The machine is a powerful PC with all the usual functions, from e-mail to word processing. But it's also a digital entertainment hub. It can turn your computer monitor into a television, or a television monitor into a computer screen. It's a digital video recorder that, like TiVo, can make "live" TV pause and rewind. It's a digital jukebox that can manage your CD collection. It receives FM radio signals, plays and burns DVDs and organizes and stores digital photos.
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