Re: Takami

[Kevin Hawkins <tivo@xxxxxxx>]

I saw this too at the show and it looked well thought out and cosmetically
nice. I was surprised at it being from Tiny too.

I did ask but have since forgotton on the processor side - seem to remember
700 Mhz but it could have been 800. I remember thinking it was ok.

The literature is no use at all - in fact what's quoted by Paul is even
mor=
e
than I remember being on the 'arty' handout they gave.

On the PVR side it acts more like a standard video recorder than say a Tivo
ie you set times and channels and it records (it has no program guide as
such). But it does mean you can catch the ends of your favourite progrs
rather than the cut off that Tivo frequently does. I guess this could be
added in software later say through Digiguide. I think the record time was
10 hours or so

Kevin

on 6/4/01 8:33 pm, Paul Gordon at paul_gordon@xxxxxxx wrote:

> Takami - it means "excellent idea"
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> If you are wondering if I've just fallen off my trolley and started
> wittering on about some hippy rubbish, then fear not. I am actually
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to
> talk about one of the more interesting things I saw at the Ideal Home
> show...
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> Believe it or not, it's from Tiny... (Yes, the PC complany slagged off
by
> Anne Robinson on Watchdog...)
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> It's a PC, designed to be a total entertainment centre, along much the
sa=
me
> lines as a number of people are talking about here.
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> It's totally silver, It's in a case that's the same size as a piece of
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DI
> hi-fi kit, - about 15" wide, 4-5" high, and ??? deep...
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> It has a built-in DVD-ROM drive, front mounted USB (x2), front mounted
> microphone & headphone sockets, and a front-mounted IR receiver.
(it does
> NOT look a like a PC, it looks like a DVD player...)
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> The following guff is from the promotional pamphlet that I picked up
om
> their stand....
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> <Marketing guff starts>
> Takami shows all terrestrial channels.
> Takami links to your existing sat. or cable connections
> Takami records TV programmes without videotape and stores them in its
own=
tv
> library
> Takami connects to your camcorder and plays your footage
> Takami offers you T:Break :- the pause live TV feature
> Takami offers all the usual features tou expect from a DVD player
> Takami is Dolby Digital and DTS compatible
> Takami plays CDs
> Takami records 150 CD's onto its built-in jukebox
> Takami can connect to MP3 internet sites to download & store music
> Takami plays any internet radio station
> Takami is a powerful PC
> Takami has a wireless keyboard
> Takami functions are operated by a single remote control
> Takami gives instant internet access
> Takami plays the latest games on CD or DVD ROM
> Takami has 2 USB ports to connect.... whatever...
> <Marketing guf ends>
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> So basically, it is a PC with all of the PVR stuff built-in. - details
ar=
e
> hard to come by at the moment, - this thing has only just been
launched (=
at
> the show), and isn't even on Tiny's website yet. So I don't know the
> specific hardware details with regards to processor, memory HDD size
etc.=
..
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> It did look impressive when I saw it though, - they had several set up
> playing DVD's out to a 42" plaasma screen and a 5.1 sound system.
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> It's available in the following packages:
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> =A3999 - Takami plus 2 speakers & subwoofer (exclusive Ideal home
show de=
al
> "throws in" a Handspring Visor PDA)
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> =A31499 Takami plus 15" LCD flatscreen, 2 speakers, &
subwoofer. (Ditto t=
he
> PDA)
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> =A31999 Takami plus 17" LCD flatscreen, 2 speakers & sub.
(Ditton PDA dea=
l)
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> =A36999 Takami plus 42" gas plasma screen, 5 speakers, &
subwoofer, Dolby
> 5.1/DTS processor (I think it's the Videologic one) - (Ideal home show
de=
al
> with this one is a portable DVD player "thrown in"!!)
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> Optional upgrades include:
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> =A3299 - the Videologic 5.1 DTS surround package
> =A3399 - 3 tier glass rack system
> =A325 - wireless gamepad
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> Oh, and all those prices >INCLUDE< VAT by the way...
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> It's probably not the Mutt's nuts internally, but it looked to be well
> integrated, it looked nice, and I wouldn't have minded too much having
on=
e
> in my living room....
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> Paul G.
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