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Cryo PC Alto – Part 2 Introduction Yesterday we took a look at the raw performance of the Cryo PC Alto HTPC. Today it’s more about the usage experience. I won’t lie to you, it’s going to get subjective and opinionated, but that’s what makes these types of reviews that much more fun. Media Viewing With an HTPC, one of the biggest parts of its usage is going to be media viewing. This means watching DVDs, Blu Rays, streaming on sites like Youtube and listening to music. Physical Media DVD watching was a nice experience with the Alto, though it’s hardly something that you’d expect to go awry. With the PC setup as a media station, it boots straight into Windows Media Centre, letting you watch the DVD from within that OS subsystem, or you can exit out and do things with your own chosen piece of software. Blu Rays were slightly different, mainly in the fact that the Alto doesn’t come pre-loaded with any software that you could use to play one. Trying to do so from within Windows Media Centre just brings up an error message. It might be a bit pernickety, but considering there are no free solutions, I’d have liked to have seen some Blu-Ray software included with the Alto: especially since you get a Blu-Ray drive in the system build. However, once you get things started, the Alto is a lovely way to watch your HD media. It produces a great picture and the sound is more than adequate. Real hardcore sound enthusiasts may feel the need to add a sound card to their build (this can be done with the Cryo PC configuration) to get the utmost ouf of their speaker setup, but for a standard 2.1 system, I doubt you’d notice much difference. That said, it’s not like you need to upgrade, as the onboard chip supports up to 7.1. Streaming Streaming as above really, no problems with the video or audio, regardless of quality. This is what you’d expect from a system around the £1000 mark, but it’s comforting to know that there’s no gremlins waiting for you with streaming video. Since there’s no built in wireless connectivity – which I would like to see in a media PC – you do need to provide your own, or hook up a traditional ethernet cable. The former will provide some problems for HD streaming as 1080p is simply not possible on a traditional WiFi N speed network. TV viewing is nice and easy with these system. Again, no bundled software, but you can download it straight from your bundled card’s manufacturer site. Hooking up an aerial gives you immediate access to several channels and once they’re scanned and locked in, you’re good to go.
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Cryo PC Alto - Cuid 2 Réamhrá Inné bhí muid ag féachaint ar fheidhmíocht amh an ríomhaire Cryo Alto HTPC. Sa lá atá inniu tá sé níos mó faoi na taithí a úsáid. Ní bheidh mé bréag a thabhairt duit, tá sé ag dul a fháil suibiachtúla agus tuairimí, ach is é sin cad a dhéanann na cineálacha na n-athbhreithnithe sin spraoi i bhfad níos mó. Meáin Ag féachaint ar Le HTPC, tá sé ar cheann de na codanna is mó de a úsáid ag dul a bheith sna meáin féachana. Ciallaíonn sé seo breathnú ar DVD, ghathanna Blu, sruthú ar shuímh cosúil Youtube agus ag éisteacht le ceol. Meáin Fhisiciúil Ba DVD faire le taithí deas leis an Alto, cé go bhfuil sé ar éigean rud éigin gur mhaith leat a bheith ag súil le dul awry. Leis an thus ríomhaire mar stáisiún na meáin, buataisí sé díreach isteach Windows Media Centre, ligean ar cíos leat féachaint ar an DVD as laistigh den fochóras OS, nó is féidir leat scoir amach agus rudaí a dhéanamh le do píosa roghnaithe féin bogearraí. Ghathanna Blu bhí beagán éagsúil, den chuid is mó ar an bhfíric nach ndéanann an Alto teacht réamh-luchtaithe le haon bogearraí gur féidir a úsáid a imirt ar cheann. Ag iarraidh é sin a dhéanamh ó laistigh Windows Media Centre thugann ach suas teachtaireacht earráide. D'fhéadfadh sé a bheith ina pernickety beagán, ach níl breithniú a bhfuil aon réitigh saor in aisce, ba mhaith liom a thaitin go bhfuil feicthe roinnt bogearraí Blu-Ray san áireamh leis an Alto: go háirithe ós rud a gheobhaidh tú tiomáint Blu-Ray sa chóras a thógáil. Mar sin féin, nuair a fhaigheann tú rudaí a thosaigh, is é an Alto ar bhealach álainn chun féachaint do na meáin HD. Táirgeann sé pictiúr mór agus tá an fhuaim níos mó ná sásúil. Is féidir díograiseoirí fuaime Real hardcore bhraitheann ar an ngá le cárta fuaime a chur ar a thógáil (is féidir é seo a dhéanamh leis an chumraíocht PC Cryo) a fháil ar an ouf ndícheall a thus cainteoir, ach do chóras caighdeánach 2.1, amhras agam gur mhaith leat fógra mórán difríochta. É sin ráite, nach bhfuil sé cosúil is gá duit a uasghrádú, mar a thacaíonn leis an sliseanna ar bord suas go dtí 7.1. Streaming Streaming mar atá luaite thuas i ndáiríre, níl aon fadhbanna leis an físeán nó fuaime, beag beann ar ardchaighdeán. Tá sé seo cad ba mhaith leat a bheith ag súil ó chóras ar fud an marc £ 1,000, ach tá sé comforting a fhios go níl aon Gremlins ag fanacht leat le físeán sruthú. Ós rud é s ann a tógadh ar bith i nascacht gan sreang - agus ba mhaith liom a fheiceáil i PC meáin - gá duit a chur ar fáil do chuid féin, nó Hook suas traidisiúnta ethernet cábla. Beidh an iar-a chur ar fáil ar roinnt fadhbanna HD sruthú mar 1080p nach bhfuil ach is féidir ar wifi traidisiúnta N líonra luas. Is féachana teilifíse deas agus éasca leis na gcóras. Arís, ní cuachta bogearraí, ach is féidir leat é a íoslódáil go díreach ó láithreán monaróir do chárta cuachta ar. Hooking suas aeróg thugann tú rochtain láithreach ar roinnt bealaí agus nuair a bhíonn siad a scanadh agus faoi ghlas i, tá tú go maith chun dul.