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Article: Hi-Fi + PC = ? (industry news).(VIA Technologies Hi-Fi PC)(Product/Service Evaluation)
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- The EMedia Digital Studio Magazine
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- January 1, 2003
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Hi-Fi PC? Sounds like something from a corny Q & A joke.
Question: What do you get when you cross a high-fidelity audio system with a personal computer?
Answer: A stereo that crashes all the time.
Not if VIA Technologies has anything to say about it. The company's recently announced Hi-Fi PC combines "instant-on" CD, DMD, and Video CD playback with the flexibility, power, and connectivity of a standard PC system. Housed in a sleek, compact aluminum case (19cm wide x 19cm high x 34cm deep), the Hi-Fi PC has the modern appearance of a consumer electronics unit, but performance and flexibility that exceeds most current devices.
The Hi-Fi ...