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Check out Dell’s Zino HD HTPC
Tue Aug 18, 2009 at 12:00 PM ETTags: Dell (all tags)
Leaked shots offer glimpses of system inputs, outputs, and more
There’s not a lot known about Dell’s new Zino Home Theater PC, but we can surmise a lot from the pictures leaked earlier this week. Dubbed the Mac Mini killer my some, the Zino HD has clearly gotten a few things right.
The machine is small and sleek and shiny, and that’s important for a piece of hardware that’s going to be sitting in your living room. Taking a closer look at the front of the Zino, we see a pair of USB ports, an audio jack and a card reader. There’s nothing new here, but the essentials are present.
The back is a bit more interesting though, with with USB and eSATA slots meaning plenty of room for expansion. As expected, there is an HDMI output and Ethernet port. Sound hookups seem fairly lacking, but perhaps Dell knows something we don’t.
The specs are still a mystery, including what kind of optical drive the Zino HD uses. It is fairly safe to assume that if Dell’s goal is to compete with the mini by ducking under the price, a standard DVD drive is stock. Whether there are any plans for Blu-ray on the Zino, we have yet to find out.
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Mark Cuban, Dell Team Up for Blu-ray Bundle
Fri Dec 15, 2006 at 04:29 AM ETTags: High-Def Disc Marketing, HDNet, Dell (all tags)
Editor's note: an earlier version of this story mistakenly stated that Mark Cuban is not yet supporting HD DVD. While this Dell bundle deal is Blu-ray only, both Cuban's Magnolia and HDNet are actively supporting both HD DVD and Blu-ray. We apologize for the error.
Mark Cuban's HDNet high-def cable network is teaming up with Dell computers to bundle original HD content with the company's computers.
Cuban, who is also a co-owner of indie studio 2929 Entertainment, most recently shook up the industry by championing the "day-and-date" release of movies in theaters and on television and home video simultaneously. Steven Soderbergh's controversial 'Bubble' was the first, which along with five other titles, Cuban and home video arm Magnolia Entertainment quietly released on high-def disc this past August.
Cuban and Magnolia have now struck a deal with Dell to bundle a series of Blu-ray titles with PCs beginning in early 2007. Launching the partnership is 'HDNet World Report Special: Shuttle Discovery's Historic Mission,' which will be packaged with Dell's XPS M1710 computer.
"Our combination of great programming, captured and displayed at only the highest quality, is a win-win opportunity for HDNet, Dell and consumers who want the very best high-definition home-viewing experience," Cuban said in a statement. "Through this opportunity, HDNet is able to provide high-quality original content to one of the computer industry's premiere companies."
We're always happy for any opportunity to bring the next-gen formats to the masses, and if high-def is going to have a "maverick mogul" on its side, it might as well be Cuban.
We'll keep you posted as this story develops...
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- Related links:
- Cuban Has High-Def for Dell [Hollywood Reporter]
- Earlier on High-Def Digest:
- Psst! Magnolia Jumps Into Blu-ray with 'Bubble (Sep 28, 2006)
- 'Architect' to Hit Theaters, DVD and Both High-Def Formats in First Day-and-Date Cross-Format Release (Nov 16, 2006)
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