Thursday, May 13, 2004
Apex Announces Final Specs For ApeXtreme
Posted by Suhit Gupta in "NEWS" @ 04:00 PM
"Apex Digital Inc. has finalized the specifications of its revolutionary ApeXtreme (pronounced Apex Extreme) PC game console/DVD player/Digital Video Recorder, it was announced by Apex’s Steve Brothers. At the heart of the system will be AMD’s AthlonXP 2000+ processor chip; video will be supplied by NVIDIA’s nForce2 IGP graphics processor; all of which will be integrated on a motherboard produced by Biostar. The ApeXtreme will also utilize NVIDIA’s GeForce4 MX graphics card to supply smooth, crisp graphics. Additionally, the company has added DIgital Video Recording (DVR) functionality to the device since it was originally unveiled at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) where it was honored as the "Best of CES" in the "Home Audio & Video" category, as well as being a CES Innovations Design and Engineering Showcase Honoree."
"'By creating the first game console that will play PC games and combining it with a full-featured DVD player and a Digital Video Recorder, Apex is defining a new product category,' said Brothers. 'And just like with all of our other products, we want to provide the best technology at a price that makes sense to consumers. Working with AMD, NVIDIA and Biostar allows us to do that.'"
I have actually been watching out for the ApeXtreme for a little while now because it really seems like a revolutionary device, and you all know how much I am into the all-in-one kinds of units :). This one will combine a game console which will be able to play any PC game, a full-featured, high-end home DVD player, and a HDD based DVR. The specs on the unit are fantastic and this means I won't have to sacrifice performance or quality when going for it. It will have Component, Composite and S-Video outputs, dual channel 256 MHz DDR SDRAM, 40 GB hard drive, five USB connectors and networking capabilities. The device also boasts 5.1 channel Dolby digital audio output. The device should be available everywhere in third quarter of this year and is rumored to cost $499.
"'By creating the first game console that will play PC games and combining it with a full-featured DVD player and a Digital Video Recorder, Apex is defining a new product category,' said Brothers. 'And just like with all of our other products, we want to provide the best technology at a price that makes sense to consumers. Working with AMD, NVIDIA and Biostar allows us to do that.'"
I have actually been watching out for the ApeXtreme for a little while now because it really seems like a revolutionary device, and you all know how much I am into the all-in-one kinds of units :). This one will combine a game console which will be able to play any PC game, a full-featured, high-end home DVD player, and a HDD based DVR. The specs on the unit are fantastic and this means I won't have to sacrifice performance or quality when going for it. It will have Component, Composite and S-Video outputs, dual channel 256 MHz DDR SDRAM, 40 GB hard drive, five USB connectors and networking capabilities. The device also boasts 5.1 channel Dolby digital audio output. The device should be available everywhere in third quarter of this year and is rumored to cost $499.
