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anyone miss the Aldi Medion PC ....
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MKIII 138
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/2867_4445.htm
BLU-RAY Disc, HD-DVD, DVD + CD Playback
BLU-RAY and HD-DVD maximise the High Definition capabilities of today’s state of the art televisions and monitors. Push the boundaries of your entertainment system and experience movies the way film makers intended. Also writes all standard CD/DVD formats (dual layer DVD+/-RW burner).
INTEL® VIIV™ TECHNOLOGY with CORE™ 2 DUO PROCESSOR E6750
With an Intel® Core 2 Processor you will experience revolutionary performance, unbelievable system responsiveness and energy efficiency second to none. You can handle HD content or do more at the same time like playing your favourite music, running a virus scan in the background and all the while editing videos and pictures.
The latest NVIDA® GEFORCE® 8600 GS graphics card with HDMI connection for enhanced quality, High Definition video entertainment
Passively cool and silent for full-on HD gaming power and high quality PC video performance. 256 MB DDR2 SDRAM with DVI, VGA and TV out.
Gigantic 500GB S-ATA Hard Disk
8 MB, super fast 7,200rpm. Storage for more than 100,000 songs, photos or 300 hrs of TV recordings.
Huge 2048 MB DDR2 SDRAM working memory
With 667 MHz 64 bit, dual channel memory.
Integrated WLAN IEEE 802. 11n Draft
Allows super fast download speeds either on your home or office network, satisfying all your multimedia needs. Max. Speed 300 MBit/s, IEEE 802. 11 b/g compatible.
A World of Television
3-in-1 TV Tuner, DVB-T, DVB-S and analogue TV including remote control.
Windows Vista™ Home Premium Operating System
Windows Vista™ Home Premium delivers enhanced productivity and entertainment at home and on the go, making it easy to enjoy digital photos, music, TV, games and movies, while providing a whole new level of security and reliability on your desktop.
8-channel High Definition Audio
Enjoy amazing digital ‘home cinema’ surround sound. Use in conjunction with a suitable speaker set (not supplied).
BLU-RAY Disc, HD-DVD, DVD + CD Playback
BLU-RAY and HD-DVD maximise the High Definition capabilities of today’s state of the art televisions and monitors. Push the boundaries of your entertainment system and experience movies the way film makers intended. Also writes all standard CD/DVD formats (dual layer DVD+/-RW burner).
INTEL® VIIV™ TECHNOLOGY with CORE™ 2 DUO PROCESSOR E6750
With an Intel® Core 2 Processor you will experience revolutionary performance, unbelievable system responsiveness and energy efficiency second to none. You can handle HD content or do more at the same time like playing your favourite music, running a virus scan in the background and all the while editing videos and pictures.
The latest NVIDA® GEFORCE® 8600 GS graphics card with HDMI connection for enhanced quality, High Definition video entertainment
Passively cool and silent for full-on HD gaming power and high quality PC video performance. 256 MB DDR2 SDRAM with DVI, VGA and TV out.
Gigantic 500GB S-ATA Hard Disk
8 MB, super fast 7,200rpm. Storage for more than 100,000 songs, photos or 300 hrs of TV recordings.
Huge 2048 MB DDR2 SDRAM working memory
With 667 MHz 64 bit, dual channel memory.
Integrated WLAN IEEE 802. 11n Draft
Allows super fast download speeds either on your home or office network, satisfying all your multimedia needs. Max. Speed 300 MBit/s, IEEE 802. 11 b/g compatible.
A World of Television
3-in-1 TV Tuner, DVB-T, DVB-S and analogue TV including remote control.
Windows Vista™ Home Premium Operating System
Windows Vista™ Home Premium delivers enhanced productivity and entertainment at home and on the go, making it easy to enjoy digital photos, music, TV, games and movies, while providing a whole new level of security and reliability on your desktop.
8-channel High Definition Audio
Enjoy amazing digital ‘home cinema’ surround sound. Use in conjunction with a suitable speaker set (not supplied).
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Not bad tbh - bluray as well!
MKIII 138
yup, 8channel out, Digi tv, media center and remote ..
i bought one...
thinking about blueray and it was gonna be £350 for a PS3 with crappy games just for this, yet its the winning format and £250 for HD-dvd. with this pc you get both via HDMi also and TrueHD with powerdvd ultra.
i bought one...
thinking about blueray and it was gonna be £350 for a PS3 with crappy games just for this, yet its the winning format and £250 for HD-dvd. with this pc you get both via HDMi also and TrueHD with powerdvd ultra.
That's what I was worried about, not fussed about Blu/HD and I guess that is where a lot of the money is going. Always built them myself in the past but got out of the loop over the past few years and completely baffled by it now.
Revels Mum & Sister
It isnt a crap system dont get me wrong but its aimed at a media centre rather than a gaming PC. In fact if I didnt have a PS3 and HD-DVD add on for the Sarx box 360 I would be down there with all the pikeys getting one
If you have built before not much has changed. You have helped me loads before with the photo stuff so feel free to PM me and I will give you a run down of whats current and decent for gaming
If you have built before not much has changed. You have helped me loads before with the photo stuff so feel free to PM me and I will give you a run down of whats current and decent for gaming
MKIII 138
correct.
its what i wanted. blueray,hddvd, Digital terestrial TV video/audio web streaming and some power to run some new games which it has.
the specs for gaming are pretty decent for me but then again im sat typing on a computer wih a 1.5ghz proc and old GeForce Nvidia GFX card. i already have xbox360 for games. It will still run some decent PC games, and a 8800 gt upgrade isnt out of the question.
the gem of the system is that it supports 8channel audio and HDMi audio i.e TrueHD sound for movies which the xbox360 HD-DVD drive doesnt. and the PS3 doesnt support HD-Audio either due to its non V1.3 HDMi compliant HDMi output.
with ps3 you dont get full HD audio
with xbox360 you get no upscaling on SD-DVD and poor HD-DVD performance via component or VGA.
with this PC everything is 1080p direct digital @ 24hz + TrueHD. Even the freeview can be routed via HDMi and run @ 1080p and it can output analogue tv like this aswell !
for movies and audio it isnt actually a compromise and just like the PS3 codecs and software improvements mean better performance.
i paid under £600 for it aswell
but you are 100% correct its not some watercooled games monster, TBH i prefer to just switch on 360` get onto live and hammer out a few hrs on COD4 for that.
edit* pikeys dont walk into aldi and spend over £600 on a pc. they buy them from there mates who twok them from schools and colleges
Aldi has some great deals that come out, like the Tom Tom satnav last year £250 halfords, £75 in Aldi. problem is you have to be quick.
I bought my PC from there about a year ago. Not missed a beat, and is a very good media centre PC.
I got flamed for it too when I bought it. The uber geeks on here just don't seem to understand that to the majority of us a computer is simply tool. Getting satisfaction from building one and saving £50 for all the hassle isn't high on some peoples priorities.
I got flamed for it too when I bought it. The uber geeks on here just don't seem to understand that to the majority of us a computer is simply tool. Getting satisfaction from building one and saving £50 for all the hassle isn't high on some peoples priorities.
MKIII 138
spot on m8
lol, meggerman, the 360 is able to upscale and gives great HD-DVD playback, especially since the firmware is upgradable, its a weapon for a hundred notes!
correct.
its what i wanted. blueray,hddvd, Digital terestrial TV video/audio web streaming and some power to run some new games which it has.
the specs for gaming are pretty decent for me but then again im sat typing on a computer wih a 1.5ghz proc and old GeForce Nvidia GFX card. i already have xbox360 for games. It will still run some decent PC games, and a 8800 gt upgrade isnt out of the question.
the gem of the system is that it supports 8channel audio and HDMi audio i.e TrueHD sound for movies which the xbox360 HD-DVD drive doesnt. and the PS3 doesnt support HD-Audio either due to its non V1.3 HDMi compliant HDMi output.
with ps3 you dont get full HD audio
with xbox360 you get no upscaling on SD-DVD and poor HD-DVD performance via component or VGA.
with this PC everything is 1080p direct digital @ 24hz + TrueHD. Even the freeview can be routed via HDMi and run @ 1080p and it can output analogue tv like this aswell !
for movies and audio it isnt actually a compromise and just like the PS3 codecs and software improvements mean better performance.
i paid under £600 for it aswell
but you are 100% correct its not some watercooled games monster, TBH i prefer to just switch on 360` get onto live and hammer out a few hrs on COD4 for that.
edit* pikeys dont walk into aldi and spend over £600 on a pc. they buy them from there mates who twok them from schools and colleges
Aldi has some great deals that come out, like the Tom Tom satnav last year £250 halfords, £75 in Aldi. problem is you have to be quick.
If i didn't have my ps3 and 360 with HD-DVD, i'd have been looking at one of these too but I have all i want, especially now the 360 is also my media player with DIVX now.
RB 182
You can get Blu-Ray writers as well now for the PC - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/120884
MKIII 138
perhaps with software upgrade it upscales now ?? ive not heard that one though TBH il check it out on AVforums mine in a new model and still does 525i res.
i disagree with it being a great weapon for £100. each to their own but my Xbox360 and my other two mates, and my bro`s all sound like a 747 taking off in your living room. the medion is near silent.
also its component or vga i.e not best PQ ( I have a £2200 47" 1080p highend philips LCD no point putting substandard stuff in)
also its 1080i not `P`
also there is no HDaudio support.
i actually think a toshiba EP30 is a better way to spend money on HD-DVD as you get 7 free HD-DVD`s with the player ! and its only £170 now the EP35 is out
cheers.
also the price is the factor, £200 for a BD-writer and then £70-100 for a hd-dvd writer makes £300 half the price of the whole system !
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LOL, mate, do some research, without a dvd in the drive the hd-dvd is not that bad actually, granted its louder than my ps3 which is silent but not as bad as playing a dvd or game in the main drive.
Its 1080p through VGA and also upscales.
Unless you have a 42" 1080p screen you aren't going to notice the face anyway as there is nothing wrong with vga or component, looks nothing different to my HDMI PS3 with bluray on a 32" screen. (*edit, as you edited your post, it plays in 1080p so no loss of picture on your amazing 47"! plus all the new consoles have HDMI anyway.)
HD audio support, well depends how fussy you are with your sound, personally I have 5.1 and that sounds amazing enough to me, i really couldn't care less about it being any better than that, its only in my bedroom, not a 100 seater theatre!
Its also able to present at 24fps so in reality theres not much it can't do, for £100 its bloody good value and a very good piece of kit! The drive in the median really isn't going to be any better.
Plus, for the sound, if you want to spend the kind of money on a dolby true sound system then you really wouldn't want to connect it to something like the drive in the PC, its a budget drive etc.
p.s. its not got a BD or HD-DVD writer, its just a reader, it only writes cd's and dvd's.
BD writers are expensive, not even seen the price of a HD-DVD writer, plus, have you seent he price of the media! Its cheaper to buy a retail disc!
MKIII 138
a.) i have 47" screen.
b.) iam fussy about PQ and audio.
c.) i like all in one functionality i.e the remote that comes with a media pc you press buttons everything works, quiet, fast etc..
not sure why some people are getting irate
the original thread was to help anyone who may want a good start into HD movies, audio and gaming ?!? ffs cliosport never changes lol
btw VGA is washed out on 4 LCD`s ive seen now. it may be acurate but wheres the colour and edge definition ?
via HDMi you can alter sharpness, HDMi blacklevel, colour etc..
ohh and it supports deep colour also.
each to their own.
lol, you always get so defensive and protective over anything you buy like its the only option and best choice, you always do it.
I said it was a great buy but your facts to others are wrong.
I edited my post after you did about your huge tv you have.
360's come with HDMI now so thats not the issue.
You say that you want the best tv and the best sound etc, so why buy a cheap pc with a cheap HD drive in it and pc sound system, surely you would want a high quality unit if you are that bothered about all that stuff.
Its great value, but its right at the bottom end of the scale as far as high def movies and sound are concerned mate.
MKIII 138
btw with regard to cheap pc system i suppose if your a proper IT / home computer ned then yes it is, im mr joe blogs with this stuff @ home im fully aware of how s**t hot a £2.5k alienware system is.
lets just get some facts out before i abandon this thread as its been a waste of time helping out really.
1. HDMi or S/pdif (what you use ! ) audio = OUTPUTTED TO ONKYO AMP WHICH CARRIES OUT DD-DAC DECODING i.e 24bit burrbrown DACS and miles better than xbox360 interal decoder or ps3 for that matter
2. HDMi Video for games = highest quality output method with no difference to THEE most expensive consumer PC you can buy i.e direct digital 100% perfect.
3. HDMi 1080p decoding by Hardware NVIDIA 8600 GT for both formats using improved chipsets
NVIDIA PureVideo™ HD Technology2
* Dedicated on-chip video processor
* High-definition H.264, VC-1, MPEG2 and WMV9 decode acceleration
* Advanced spatial-temporal de-interlacing
* HDCP capable3
* Spatial-Temporal De-Interlacing
* Noise Reduction
* Edge Enhancement
* Bad Edit Correction
* Inverse telecine (2:2 and 3:2 pull-down correction)
* High-quality scaling
* Video color correction
* Microsoft® Video Mixing Renderer (VMR) support
ALL DIRECT DIGITAL.
HD audio and HD video
ok, but we can agree to disagree.
Im well happy with it
lets just get some facts out before i abandon this thread as its been a waste of time helping out really.
1. HDMi or S/pdif (what you use ! ) audio = OUTPUTTED TO ONKYO AMP WHICH CARRIES OUT DD-DAC DECODING i.e 24bit burrbrown DACS and miles better than xbox360 interal decoder or ps3 for that matter
2. HDMi Video for games = highest quality output method with no difference to THEE most expensive consumer PC you can buy i.e direct digital 100% perfect.
3. HDMi 1080p decoding by Hardware NVIDIA 8600 GT for both formats using improved chipsets
NVIDIA PureVideo™ HD Technology2
* Dedicated on-chip video processor
* High-definition H.264, VC-1, MPEG2 and WMV9 decode acceleration
* Advanced spatial-temporal de-interlacing
* HDCP capable3
* Spatial-Temporal De-Interlacing
* Noise Reduction
* Edge Enhancement
* Bad Edit Correction
* Inverse telecine (2:2 and 3:2 pull-down correction)
* High-quality scaling
* Video color correction
* Microsoft® Video Mixing Renderer (VMR) support
ALL DIRECT DIGITAL.
HD audio and HD video
ok, but we can agree to disagree.
Im well happy with it
look, told you, you always do this.btw with regard to cheap pc system i suppose if your a proper IT / home computer ned then yes it is, im mr joe blogs with this stuff @ home im fully aware of how s**t hot a £2.5k alienware system is.
lets just get some facts out before i abandon this thread as its been a waste of time helping out really.
1. HDMi or S/pdif (what you use ! ) audio = OUTPUTTED TO ONKYO AMP WHICH CARRIES OUT DD-DAC DECODING i.e 24bit burrbrown DACS and miles better than xbox360 interal decoder or ps3 for that matter
2. HDMi Video for games = highest quality output method with no difference to THEE most expensive consumer PC you can buy i.e direct digital 100% perfect.
3. HDMi 1080p decoding by Hardware NVIDIA 8600 GT for both formats using improved chipsets
NVIDIA PureVideo™ HD Technology2
* Dedicated on-chip video processor
* High-definition H.264, VC-1, MPEG2 and WMV9 decode acceleration
* Advanced spatial-temporal de-interlacing
* HDCP capable3
* Spatial-Temporal De-Interlacing
* Noise Reduction
* Edge Enhancement
* Bad Edit Correction
* Inverse telecine (2:2 and 3:2 pull-down correction)
* High-quality scaling
* Video color correction
* Microsoft® Video Mixing Renderer (VMR) support
ALL DIRECT DIGITAL.
HD audio and HD video
ok, but we can agree to disagree.
Im well happy with it
its great value for money, i said that but you slating the 360's capabilities is just laughable, its a brilliant bit of kit and no different in quality to any other player, its also got optical out so thats what i'm using to my sony5.1 unit, good enough for me.
if i was as bothered as you about quality though i wouldn't be putting it all through a £600 pc from aldi, thats all i'm saying, and then to go and say the 360 doesn't do this and doesn't do that, well, sorry but it does.
Come on, you didn't even know it did 24 fps, 1080p and upscaling of dvd's so that shows how much you knew about the capabilities of the 360. Plus your innaccuracy of the BD player and not burner.
For a home pc, its a great buy, but its certainly not the top end entertainment machine you make it out to be.
MKIII 138
agree.
didnt **** xbox360 drive, its not ideal to call a pc low end and yet use a hd-dvd drive as a reference point.
i think you misunderstand the technology, perhaps a £200 HDMi cable will be ok for you when a £2.50 one is the same
its all fully digital !a.) misinterpreted me never thought it had BD burner
b.) did you mention its only does it through VGA and i use component ?
i dont know everything regards to the xbox360 hddvd drive, but i do know thats its a cheap way into hd and ultimatley flawed.
you are clearly a snob.
basically you have an R26, a cheap french 2001 chassis with miles less build and badge than an Audi (alienware)
see my point... for the money it does what a £1200 media pc does due to it having better decoding technology for HD than any cheap HD-DVD player, and like PS3 its software upgradeble.
the transports are LG, i.e very good and all the data is fully outputted digital.
there is NO loss in quality !?! what cant you understand about this.
sure get yourself a £5k SIM DLP projector with 4meter wide screen and compare then you may notice subtle differences but this Medion PC loses out in almost nothing with HD/Blueray movies.
combine with WLAN,500GB drive, Pretty sorted GFX card, built in Digi TV, remote with media center all setup etc.. for £600 its a fookin bargain and that is the end of that.
really, why you seem to think Aldi stuff is crap il never know, now we have moved into fully digital connectivity audio and display technology there is very little to shout between the most high end and the low end.
like i said, you enjoy yours and il enjoy mine.
THE END.
*edit: bought a topend £550 sony DVD player a while back, used component image was fantastic. then bought a £26 Samsung HD870 inc HDMi lead ! upscaled to 1080i direct digital over HDMI (i.e no A-D conversion) picture is miles better.. 1:1 mapped also
lol, you can't let it lie can you, have to start on the insults.agree.
didnt **** xbox360 drive, its not ideal to call a pc low end and yet use a hd-dvd drive as a reference point.
i think you misunderstand the technology, perhaps a £200 HDMi cable will be ok for you when a £2.50 one is the same
a.) misinterpreted me never thought it had BD burner
b.) did you mention its only does it through VGA and i use component ?
i dont know everything regards to the xbox360 hddvd drive, but i do know thats its a cheap way into hd and ultimatley flawed.
you are clearly a snob.
basically you have an R26, a cheap french 2001 chassis with miles less build and badge than an Audi (alienware)
see my point... for the money it does what a £1200 media pc does due to it having better decoding technology for HD than any cheap HD-DVD player, and like PS3 its software upgradeble.
the transports are LG, i.e very good and all the data is fully outputted digital.
there is NO loss in quality !?! what cant you understand about this.
sure get yourself a £5k SIM DLP projector with 4meter wide screen and compare then you may notice subtle differences but this Medion PC loses out in almost nothing with HD/Blueray movies.
combine with WLAN,500GB drive, Pretty sorted GFX card, built in Digi TV, remote with media center all setup etc.. for £600 its a fookin bargain and that is the end of that.
really, why you seem to think Aldi stuff is crap il never know, now we have moved into fully digital connectivity audio and display technology there is very little to shout between the most high end and the low end.
like i said, you enjoy yours and il enjoy mine.
THE END.
*edit: bought a topend £550 sony DVD player a while back, used component image was fantastic. then bought a £26 Samsung HD870 inc HDMi lead ! upscaled to 1080i direct digital over HDMI (i.e no A-D conversion) picture is miles better.. 1:1 mapped also
I never slated the pc, i said it was good value, i was questioning you slating the 360 comparing it saying it wouldn't be as good visually.
How the hell was i supposed to know you use component and not vga, i'm not a mind reader.
Why you call me a snob i'll never know, i own a 360 for hd-dvd and a ps3 for bluray (both the cheapest way to get high def in the home if you already have them for gaming) so how that makes me a snob i'll never know, you're obviosuly running out of arguments saying the same things over and over again.
We are back to the old R26 thing again eh, you had to bring that into it didn't you, you were always saying the r26 was no different to yours and that the lsd made no difference.
You clearly just arguing on forums and really don't know much about what you harp on about, you jsut read things on different forums and run with them.
Mr. i have a 47" 1080p top of the range phillips tv has the nerve to say i'm a snob! If its all digital and its all the same, then why did you spend so much money on a phillips 47" when you could have got one a lot cheaper than that?
I know you'll come back again as you can't help it, you love this type of thread, you are in your element, i've been watching you participate in these for years from afar and laughing to myself, now i get to experience it too.
You are the greatest meggerman, noone can match your ultimate knowledge on all things car and AV related (well as long as its on avforums anyway
). So I will bow down to your superior knowledge.
MKIII 138
sigh...
im getting an R26 in mid jan
my point was actually how amazing the R26 is compared with say an Audi S3. the price is half of the audi (alienware) and in most conditions the R26 is as good.
not talking as a gaming machine. purley as a media center for new HD content due to connectivity and decoding hardware inside the machine.
anyways, like i said we will have to agree to disagree. we are in fact faling out over a pc which is quite sad
im getting an R26 in mid jan
my point was actually how amazing the R26 is compared with say an Audi S3. the price is half of the audi (alienware) and in most conditions the R26 is as good.
not talking as a gaming machine. purley as a media center for new HD content due to connectivity and decoding hardware inside the machine.
anyways, like i said we will have to agree to disagree. we are in fact faling out over a pc which is quite sad
that is the funny part, the R26 after your preaching about how it was the same as a cup, driven one properly now have wesigh...
im getting an R26 in mid jan
my point was actually how amazing the R26 is compared with say an Audi S3. the price is half of the audi (alienware) and in most conditions the R26 is as good.
not talking as a gaming machine. purley as a media center for new HD content due to connectivity and decoding hardware inside the machine.
anyways, like i said we will have to agree to disagree. we are in fact faling out over a pc which is quite sad
Thats one decision I won't argue with you on btw, that IS a weapon
I agree, we'll stop now, i'm just watching the Prestige on my poor quality HD-DVD addon anyway, i'm thinking of turning it off its that bad a quality
8600? Would play everything currently in the pc chart with ease
You two just have sex and get on with it?
Revels Mum & Sister
Id like to see it run COD 4, Crysis and there are numerous overs unless you want to run them at 20FPS at 800X600
It IS a cheap lower end card mate, 8800GT for £140 is a GREAT gaming card that will give a damn good crack of everything about at the moment at a decent res with some eye candy turned on. The 8600 just wont do this. I have seen it with my own eyes fella. We churn out a few Gaming PC's a week at work and I am a game geek and it wont play all the latest games at decent res period
MKIII 138
and whats £50 anyways, a pc is upgradeble, its £500 cheaper than most highstreet pc`s with simular spec, sure you could build a monster if you were well into pc modding scene but the fact remains as a starting platform its pretty powerfull and has lots of potencial.
I use the console for gaming, but this pc will still play lots of games and run almost every Nvidia GFX demo etc..
its basically as powerfull or more than an xbox360 with its ATI Xenos !
I use the console for gaming, but this pc will still play lots of games and run almost every Nvidia GFX demo etc..
its basically as powerfull or more than an xbox360 with its ATI Xenos !
MKIII 138
we did and it was great thanks.
MKIII 138
i actually take that as a compliment lol
quick.. to AVforums where we can thrap over plasma screens..
