Why are there very little technical specifications on the main site?
Hello fellow media center / HTPC enthusiasts!
This is a question often asked by our site visitors - "Why are there only general specifications for the VidaBox media center systems on your site?"
The answer is quite simple - it's because we keep constantly changing them all the time.
Unlikely standard media center and home theater PC / HTPC systems from major manufacturers, we didn't design these machines to be primarily computers, but designed them as home theater appliances. For example, you wouldn't necessarily compare the specifications of an XBox 360 directly with a computer - while they both can function as computers, the design of these two appliances are quite different, when one is designed to be primarily for gaming, and the other for productivity.
It may be good to publish specs so that consumers can have a 1:1, apples-to-apples comparison between our products vs the competitors. However, it may not be a fair assessment, because the design goals of our systems vs theirs are quite different. The majority of what people call "media center PCs" are simply PCs with media center installed. We designed our systems to be home theater systems first, and PC's second, for an optimal audio-visual experience. In most cases, very little or no tweaking, optimization, or reliability testing was done on these conventional media center PCs. It doesn't mean that these PCs are bad - it's just that they're designed primarily other tasks, and not really optimized to be an A/V server connected to a TV.
Furthermore, we keep constantly upgrading and updating our CPU's, RAM, and chipsets selections. The most basic specs are usually given, but as prices drop for certain components, we strive to upgrade those components for better performance, while maintaining the same price point.
Thus, it doesn't make sense for us to post one set of specs, have it change in 2 months, and then going back and updating all of the specifications. Much like an XBox 360, the important thing is that the machine works, not that it necessarily has the fastest processor or the most RAM.
At the end of the day, VidaBox™ media center systems, regardless of when they were manufactured or their technical specifications, have more than adequate hardware power to deliver an excellent audio-visual experience for any home theater. Theoretically speaking, we don't even need to keep updating the hardware, so that it's faster or better - but we do so because we believe in delivering the best possible value to you - the customer.
Sincerely,
The VidaBox Media Center & Home Theater PC / HTPC Team
This is a question often asked by our site visitors - "Why are there only general specifications for the VidaBox media center systems on your site?"
The answer is quite simple - it's because we keep constantly changing them all the time.
Unlikely standard media center and home theater PC / HTPC systems from major manufacturers, we didn't design these machines to be primarily computers, but designed them as home theater appliances. For example, you wouldn't necessarily compare the specifications of an XBox 360 directly with a computer - while they both can function as computers, the design of these two appliances are quite different, when one is designed to be primarily for gaming, and the other for productivity.
It may be good to publish specs so that consumers can have a 1:1, apples-to-apples comparison between our products vs the competitors. However, it may not be a fair assessment, because the design goals of our systems vs theirs are quite different. The majority of what people call "media center PCs" are simply PCs with media center installed. We designed our systems to be home theater systems first, and PC's second, for an optimal audio-visual experience. In most cases, very little or no tweaking, optimization, or reliability testing was done on these conventional media center PCs. It doesn't mean that these PCs are bad - it's just that they're designed primarily other tasks, and not really optimized to be an A/V server connected to a TV.
Furthermore, we keep constantly upgrading and updating our CPU's, RAM, and chipsets selections. The most basic specs are usually given, but as prices drop for certain components, we strive to upgrade those components for better performance, while maintaining the same price point.
Thus, it doesn't make sense for us to post one set of specs, have it change in 2 months, and then going back and updating all of the specifications. Much like an XBox 360, the important thing is that the machine works, not that it necessarily has the fastest processor or the most RAM.
At the end of the day, VidaBox™ media center systems, regardless of when they were manufactured or their technical specifications, have more than adequate hardware power to deliver an excellent audio-visual experience for any home theater. Theoretically speaking, we don't even need to keep updating the hardware, so that it's faster or better - but we do so because we believe in delivering the best possible value to you - the customer.
Sincerely,
The VidaBox Media Center & Home Theater PC / HTPC Team
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