The arctic mc001bd may be their first foray into the htpc space. The arctic cooling mc001 bd entertainment center is built around the intel atom d525 processor, which is a dual core design which operates at 1. This unit has been discussed in a variety of other threads but i thought with recent developments it deserved a thread of its own. Instead of including a ssd, arctic have plumped for a large 500gb 7200rpm 16mb cache mechanical hard drive and a 4x bluray player. Moreover, thanks to a special software, the ram above 3. What would be the best settop box other than apple tv to run. Arctic mc001 media center is an allinon entertainment center pc with home. Eminent media player and arctic mc001 entertainment center. After considering all information available to me, id like to purchase the barebones unit and add 4gb ram and 64gb ssd. As a result arctic are now taking orders for a limited edition media centre with xbmc 12 openelec 3. We give away mediaportal for free but hosting and software is not for.
Artic are releasing a limited edition of their media centre mc001 xbmc. Being capable of extending its use beyond simply playing disks, more and more. Openelec have just announced that they have a new partner arctic a company probably best know for their cooling products. Went to buy two of them after reading this article and i gave up. The arctic mc001 is a multimedia pc, which more than a normal pc or a multimedia streamer provides, it is a refined entertainment center both devices combine with one another. Last year, arctic revealed the underlying potential of allinone home entertainment centers. Kodi formerly xbmc is a free and opensource media player software developed by the xbmc foundation, a nonprofit technology consortium. Kodi formerly xbmc is a free and opensource media player software application developed. Arctic mc001bd entertainment center pc with bluray. Arctic announced the availability of their mc001 xbmc passive htpc today.
Arctic equipment k481 wireless htpc keyboard product. While buying a prebuilt htpc isnt nearly as much fun as building yourself, there are some. Schau fur alternativen mal hier vorbei htpc hardware september 20. Arctic mc001 media center barebone pc usff 1 x atom.
Kodi software project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. What would be the best settop box other than apple tv to run xbmc. Openelec provides a complete media center software suite that comes with a. Arctic mc001 media center tv tuner and recorder mini.
Our first notable mc001 entertainment center was successfully launched and remarkably praised by numerous media in usa cpu, techpowerup, tomshardware, europe kitguru, madshrimps, prohardver, pc tuning, hw. Post new comment click here to post a comment for this news story on the message forum. Arctic unveils cheaper mc001xmbc htpc geeky gadgets. Want an htpc that is sleek, silent and pretty much plug and play. Cheap raspberry pi media streamer will run special xbmc software.
No sound on any hdmi output and the sub is not getting signal red led instead of green. Arctic unveils the mc101 series trinitypowered htpcs. Arctic release limited edition mc001xbmc media centre. This is list of software projects or products that are thirdparty source ports, modified forks. I turn off the system via remote controller tv, av, db etc. Openelec wikimili, the free encyclopedia wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Zypern, agypten, aquatorialguinea, athiopien, osterreich. On 5 february 20, openelec announced that they had jointly developed, with arctic, a manufacturer of computer cooling systems based in switzerland, a passively cooled entertainment system the mc001 media centre, based on the kodi 12 openelec 3. Arctic has been diversifying their product range greatly in recent years.
This new set top box runs xbmc 12 frodo as the operating system and openelec. This is list of software projects or products that are thirdparty source ports, modified forks, or derivative work directly based on kodi entertainment center formerly xbmc media center, an open source media player application and entertainment platform developed by the nonprofit technology consortium xbmc foundation. Arctic have released their limited edition media centre using xmbc 12 platform for those who want to use it in their living or their bedroom. If you need a box to do this, it would be worth taking a look at arctics mc001xmbc which offers an atom cpu, amd 5430, dvd drive and openelec 3. Arctic cooling mc001dvds video recensione hw legend.
Arctic mc001 media center is an allinon entertainment center pc with home theater capabilities. Packed with wifi, tv tuner, 8gb ram, and 1tb of storage, the mc101 brings us plenty of power for our media needs and is also able to deliver decent gaming performance. Think of it as a slim pc that comes with windows 7, cyberlink power dvd 10, and windows live essentials security software. Arctic has informed us that its svelte, passivelycooled mc001 e home theatre pc htpc is now going to come preinstalled with the latest xbmc 12 frodo and openelec linux software. Nfe arctic fox firmware update predator 228 support added. Brighten up with the mc001, you can take you designing your leisure time home.
Since 2010, arctic expanded its business by starting a range of products to cater other consumer demands beyond that. The arctic mc001bd is the bluray model of arctics entertainment center line of atonbased systems. If you need a box to do this, it would be worth taking a look at arctic s mc001xmbc which offers an atom cpu, amd 5430, dvd drive and openelec 3. Arctic gmbh, formerly known as arctic cooling, is a swissfounded manufacturer of computer cooling components, mainly cpu and graphics card coolers, case fans and thermal compound. Via has unveiled its latest nano x2 eseries dualcore processors, and they want to make your htpc and other embedded. Arctic believe their mc001 bd is more than just a media player so we put it to the test to see.
News arctic updates mc001e htpc with latest xbmc frodo. News arctic updates mc001e htpc with latest xbmc frodo looks fantastic, great price. Openelec short for open embedded linux entertainment center is a linux distribution designed for home theater pcs and based on the kodi formerly xbmc media player. The arctic mc001 xbmc is available in the united states and europe. Designed as a hybrid integration between kodixbmc media center software and. Our first notable mc001 entertainment center was successfully launched and remarkably praised by numerous media in usa cpu, techpowerup, tomshardware, europe kitguru, madshrimps, prohardver, pc tuning, hw legend, informaticaeasy, 59 hardware, cowcotland and canada overclockers online etc. It is a multiplatform hometheater pc htpc application. Arctic has released a small form factor pc that comes preinstalled with the recentlyreleased xbmc 12 media center software. Artic fox firmware also guys i do not currently own any of the mods that use af except the pico which is the wifes so ive only used basic functions she is a toodle vaper at 15 watts so af is not so important to her.
Logitech illuminated k830 keyboard lets you control a htpc in the dark. And the company has leveraged their skills to cool the entire system passively extremely well. The team works very hard to make sure the community is running the best htpc software. We give away mediaportal for free but hosting and software is. Arctic mc001 media center is an allinon entertainment center pc with. The arctic mc001 has more to offer than a pc or a multi media streamer its a refined entertainment center which combines both devices. Arctic has informed us that its svelte, passivelycooled mc001e home theatre pc htpc is now going to come preinstalled with the latest xbmc 12 frodo and openelec linux software. En arctic introduce its new home multimedia pc during computex 2011, a completely fanless solution for home entertainment.
Arctic announce development of their multimedia pc mc001. The arctic mc001 bd is the bluray model of arctic s entertainment center line of atonbased systems. Overall the unit is not only compact, but also offers very capable internals with a bluray drive, 500 gb hard drive and 4. They also announced plans to provide further builds for the arctic mc001 systems on their next release. Dec 07, 2015 just upgraded to 679 from the 677, probably not a major upgrade to some but i bought the 677 just before all the hdcp 2.
The arctic cooling mc001 bd arrives in a plain white box with a high resolution image of the product on the front and a list of key selling points on the left inside are two packages. Based on the intel atom d525 and the amd mobility radeon hd 5430, the unit comes with openelec preinstalled. The link to the arctic remote on amazon looks significantly different than the one that comes with the limited edition openelec htpc. Arctic offers a wide range of products to fit all needs. This time, they worked in partnership with openelec, and this media center, integrated with the latest xbmc platform, will be. Packed with a powerful amd radeon gpu and a bluray drive, the asrock visionx htpc isnt only pretty to look at, it. Kodibuntu uses kodi software for all media playback and is primarily designed for baremetal installations to achieve instanton type boot to achieve a settop box experience on an htpc. Arctic releases mc001xbmc htpc running xbmc 12 arctic has released a small form factor pc that comes preinstalled with the recentlyreleased xbmc 12 media cen trending. While their foray into some things like toys or gaming consoles may be a bit too far fetched for some, the mc001bd media center takes the company back to the roots.
Arctic equipment k481 wireless htpc keyboard product overview. The front of the mc001 bd is populated with an ir receiver, 2 usb 3. To play back flac files stored on your pc or nas you need to install software that supports sharing of flac files via dlna on your pc or use a nas that supports flac files. Arctics latest home entertainment system user an amd a104600m apu, bringing a powerful combination of cpu and gpu in a tiny little box. Openelec has done a good job of making setup and configuration painless, which is certainly critical. Been using arctic fox for about 6 months and i have nothing but praise for it. The arctic mc001 has more to offer than a pc or a multimedia streamer its a refined entertainment center which combines both devices. Jun 10, 2011 en arctic introduce its new home multimedia pc during computex 2011, a completely fanless solution for home entertainment. The supremacy a htpc has over a dvdcd player or a cablebox is evident. Arctic announced the availability of their mc001xbmc passive htpc today. Hardware maker arctic has announced a new media center set top box called the mc001 xbmc. In reaching this goal we are working every day to make sure our software is one of the best. List of software based on kodi and xbmc infogalactic.
And now with xbmc 12 is out, bringing a modern audio pipeline and live tv to the platform, its a great time to upgrade or check out the htpc software. What the hell do you want to use audiocds in an htpc for. They also announced plans to provide further builds for the arctic mc001. Press release arctic s android remote app for mc001 series entertainment centers remote mc for android is here from arctic. Arctic mc001 media center tv tuner and recorder mini pc. But its primary competition these days is the array of cheap, streamingonly settop boxes from roku, amazon, and the like, all of which deliver on easeofuse and on easeoffinding content. Next day i am turning the receiver on and there is no sound. Arctic mc001 media center with tv tuner mini pc as home.
With mc001, you can spice up your leisure time with movies, music, tv and radio programs and enjoy all sorts of webbased activities ranging from checking emails, reading news, shopping online, social networking and many more. Arctic bundles openelec with lower priced mc001xbmc. This home theater pc is the ultimate addition for your home cinema as an upgrade solution for your xbox 360, wii, playstation 3 and itv. Offering the widest software library, from office productivity suite to powerful 3d. Arctic entertainment centre mc001bd media pc 4gb 7hp with. Buy ablegrid trademarked ac adapter for arctic cooling ac mc001 bb media center barebone pc power wire cord brand new. Advanced cooling solutions for pc, including cpu cooler, vga cooler and case fans.
Arctics android remote app for mc001 series entertainment. By continuing to browse this site you are agreeing to our use of. May 06, 2011 home pc arctic announce development of their multimedia pc mc001. Updated to the latest ivy bridge mobile hardware, the asrock visionx htpc is a highpower htpc option that is ready to knock the socks off its competitors. It replaced xbmcbuntu which in turn replaced xbmc live, the former official live cd linux distribution. This softwareupgraded version of the mc001e htpc, known as the mc001xbmc eu, packing a 1tb drive, is also on a halfprice special offer right now direct from arctic for 199. The mc001bd is the same device but with a few subtle differences. Via has unveiled its latest nano x2 eseries dualcore processors, and they want to make your htpc and other. The multimedia pc mc001 is now available with an optional upgrade of dvbt hd mpeg4 tuner preinstalled to satisfy the. Mit dem mc001, konnen sie ihre freizeitgestaltung zuhause aufpeppen. Arctics mc001 is undoubtedly a masterpiece to long for. This is list of software projects or products that are thirdparty source ports, modified forks, or derivative work directly based on kodi entertainment center formerly xbmc media center, an open source media player application and entertainment platform developed by the nonprofit technology consortium xbmc foundation kodixbmc is royaltyfree and crossplatform. Arctic cooling mc001e barebones mediaportal an open.
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