RE: Takami

["Mark Hetherington" <markh@xxxxxxx>]

For anyone looking into a DIY approach, Keene Electronics (and others I
imagine) offer a replacement 5 1/4 blanking plate which moves a number of
the PC AV and USB inputs to the front. If you have a spare bay, or a
blanking plate over a HDD, this could be useful.

Mark.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Gordon [mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 06 April 2001 20:34
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Takami
>
>
> Takami - it means "excellent idea"
>
> 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 about to
> talk about one of the more interesting things I saw at the Ideal Home
> show...
>
> Believe it or not, it's from Tiny... (Yes, the PC complany slagged off
by
> Anne Robinson on Watchdog...)
>
> It's a PC, designed to be a total entertainment centre, along
> much the same
> lines as a number of people are talking about here.
>
> It's totally silver, It's in a case that's the same size as a
> piece of MIDI
> hi-fi kit, - about 15" wide, 4-5" high, and ??? deep...
>
> 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...)
>
> The following guff is from the promotional pamphlet that I picked up
om
> their stand....
>
> <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>
>
> So basically, it is a PC with all of the PVR stuff built-in. -
> details are
> 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...
>
> 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.
>
> It's available in the following packages:
>
> £999 - Takami plus 2 speakers & subwoofer (exclusive Ideal home
show deal
> "throws in" a Handspring Visor PDA)
>
> £1499 Takami plus 15" LCD flatscreen, 2 speakers, &
subwoofer. (Ditto the
> PDA)
>
> £1999 Takami plus 17" LCD flatscreen, 2 speakers & sub.
(Ditton PDA deal)
>
> £6999 Takami plus 42" gas plasma screen, 5 speakers, &
subwoofer, Dolby
> 5.1/DTS processor (I think it's the Videologic one) - (Ideal home
> show deal
> with this one is a portable DVD player "thrown in"!!)
>
> Optional upgrades include:
>
> £299 - the Videologic 5.1 DTS surround package
> £399 - 3 tier glass rack system
> £25 - wireless gamepad
>
> Oh, and all those prices >INCLUDE< VAT by the way...
>
> 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 one
> in my living room....
>
> Paul G.
>
>
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