Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Announcement - AmperorUK has started to carry the HDX 1000
Our UK store has started to carry the HDX 1000. Here is the link to the digital media device category page. If you are in Europe and are looking forward to own a HDX 1000, be sure to check out our UK website (The HDX 1000 can be found under the Audio / Visual section). I'm sure they can offer the good service to you, as we do at here in US.
Friday, May 1, 2009
The Winner of our HDX 1000 Drawing is...
The winner of our HDX 1000 drawing is Henry Beecher.
Frankly speaking, we are always nervious about the drawing result. We have a random number generator to pick the winner. However, we only have the winner's name and email address. We don't know if the winner will response to our notification email, nor do we know if the winner is serious about trying out the HDX 1000.
This time, when we see Henry's response, we know the unit goes to a good hand. we were literally blown away with his setup picture.
As Henry discribed:
"In the wooden cabinet is a Vizio VW26L HD LCD TV displaying a YAMJ menu screen.
The sound system on top of the cabinet is a SoundMatters MainStageHD configured with a SubStage100 subwoofer (concealed under the cabinet) and a pair of Polk Atrium 45p rear-channel speakers (not in photo).
An Acer ASX1200 located on the bottom of the AV rack serves as an 64bit Vista HTPC running Orb, TVersity and PlayOn as well as Hauppauge HD PVR software and various video transcoding applications.
To the immediate left of the HTPC, and partialy obscured, is a Linksys NSLU2 (with unslung firmware) running TwonkyMedia which serves as a NAS and is configured with a 1TB SATA drive in an Antec MX-1 enclosure (standing vertically on the outside lower-right of the cabinet). A Hauppauge HD PVR1212 is just below the Antec enclosure. A Neuros OSD (SD PVR) is located under the lower-right corner of the LCD TV.
There are three internet set-top boxes: a Roku N1000 located under the lower-left corner of the LCD TV; a Vudu BX100 located on top of the HTPC; and a Verismo VuNow Pod configured with a 128GB SATA drive in AnyWare Xpress enclosure, both standing vertically between the Antec enclosure and the Linksys NAS (above the PVR1212).
There are thee digital media players: a Klegg MediaShareMega standing vertically to the lower left of the LCD TV (on top of the Roku); the HDX1000 configured with a 64GB SSD SATA drive stands vertically on top of the Klegg; and a D-Link DSM520 sandwiched horizontally on top of a Samsung BD-P1400 Blu-ray player and under a Sony RDR-GXD455 DVD recorder (all three in the mid-section of the AV rack).
Six devices (BD player, DSM520, DVD recorder, Roku, HDX1000, and Vudu) are connected via component, composite and HDMI switches. The VuNow Pod and Klegg are only connected via HDMI. These three types of switches are located on the top level of the AV rack as follows: top-most are two PylePro 4x1 HDMI switches connecting 4 devices each to the 2 HDMI ports on the LCD TV; under the HDMI switches is a MCM Electronics matrix 6x2 composite switch connecting 6 devices (listed above) to the Neuros OSD and DVD recorder; lastly, under the composite switch is an Impact Accoustics matrix 6x2 component switch connecting the same 6 devices to the HD PVR1212 and the LCD TV.
The DVD recorder is not ethernet capable. The VuNow POD connects wirelessly to the home network. All the other devices are wired with CAT5 RJ45 cable."
Thank you, Henry, for such a detailed explanation of your setup. Hope you enjoy your HDX 1000. And, remember to tell your insurance agent the HDX 1000 worth $1000 dollars!
Frankly speaking, we are always nervious about the drawing result. We have a random number generator to pick the winner. However, we only have the winner's name and email address. We don't know if the winner will response to our notification email, nor do we know if the winner is serious about trying out the HDX 1000.
This time, when we see Henry's response, we know the unit goes to a good hand. we were literally blown away with his setup picture.
As Henry discribed:
"In the wooden cabinet is a Vizio VW26L HD LCD TV displaying a YAMJ menu screen.
The sound system on top of the cabinet is a SoundMatters MainStageHD configured with a SubStage100 subwoofer (concealed under the cabinet) and a pair of Polk Atrium 45p rear-channel speakers (not in photo).
An Acer ASX1200 located on the bottom of the AV rack serves as an 64bit Vista HTPC running Orb, TVersity and PlayOn as well as Hauppauge HD PVR software and various video transcoding applications.
To the immediate left of the HTPC, and partialy obscured, is a Linksys NSLU2 (with unslung firmware) running TwonkyMedia which serves as a NAS and is configured with a 1TB SATA drive in an Antec MX-1 enclosure (standing vertically on the outside lower-right of the cabinet). A Hauppauge HD PVR1212 is just below the Antec enclosure. A Neuros OSD (SD PVR) is located under the lower-right corner of the LCD TV.
There are three internet set-top boxes: a Roku N1000 located under the lower-left corner of the LCD TV; a Vudu BX100 located on top of the HTPC; and a Verismo VuNow Pod configured with a 128GB SATA drive in AnyWare Xpress enclosure, both standing vertically between the Antec enclosure and the Linksys NAS (above the PVR1212).
There are thee digital media players: a Klegg MediaShareMega standing vertically to the lower left of the LCD TV (on top of the Roku); the HDX1000 configured with a 64GB SSD SATA drive stands vertically on top of the Klegg; and a D-Link DSM520 sandwiched horizontally on top of a Samsung BD-P1400 Blu-ray player and under a Sony RDR-GXD455 DVD recorder (all three in the mid-section of the AV rack).
Six devices (BD player, DSM520, DVD recorder, Roku, HDX1000, and Vudu) are connected via component, composite and HDMI switches. The VuNow Pod and Klegg are only connected via HDMI. These three types of switches are located on the top level of the AV rack as follows: top-most are two PylePro 4x1 HDMI switches connecting 4 devices each to the 2 HDMI ports on the LCD TV; under the HDMI switches is a MCM Electronics matrix 6x2 composite switch connecting 6 devices (listed above) to the Neuros OSD and DVD recorder; lastly, under the composite switch is an Impact Accoustics matrix 6x2 component switch connecting the same 6 devices to the HD PVR1212 and the LCD TV.
The DVD recorder is not ethernet capable. The VuNow POD connects wirelessly to the home network. All the other devices are wired with CAT5 RJ45 cable."
| Item | Manufacturer | Model | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| HD LCD TV | Vizio | VW26L | Displaying YAMJ Screen |
| Sound System | SoundMatters | MainStageHD | Concealed under cabinet and not in the photo |
| Subwoofer | SoundMatters | SubStage100 | |
| Rear Speakers | Polk | Atrium 45p | |
| HTPC | Acer | ASX1200 | Running Orb, TVersity, PlayOn |
| NAS | Linksys | NSLU2 | Flashed with unslung firmware |
| Drive enclosure | Antec | MX-1 | 1TB SATA drive |
| HD PVR | Hauppauge | HD PVR1212 | |
| SD PVR | Neuros Technology | Neuros OSD | |
| Internet STB #1 | Vudu | BX100 | |
| Internet STB #2 | Verismo | VuNow Pod | w 128GB SATA in AnyWare Xpress |
| Internet STB #3 | Roku | N100 | |
| Digital Media Player #1 | Klegg | MediaShareMega | |
| Digital Media Player #2 | Digitech | HDX 1000 | w 64GB SSD SATA drive |
| Digital Media Player #3 | D-Link | DSM 520 | |
| BlueRay Player | Samsung | BD-P1400 | |
| DVD Recorder | Sony | RDR-GXD455 | |
| HDMI switch X2 | Pylepro | 4X1 | |
| Component switch #1 | MCM Electronics | matrix 6 X 2 | |
| Composite switch #2 | Impact Accoustics | matrix 6 X 2 |
Thank you, Henry, for such a detailed explanation of your setup. Hope you enjoy your HDX 1000. And, remember to tell your insurance agent the HDX 1000 worth $1000 dollars!
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