SE2 Labs let us have a face at the ITC One , an integrated picture show , television , gaming and music systemannouncedlast year . The all - in - one approach purport to simplify setting up a eminent - end home amusement system of rules easier by cram everything you could opine into an expensive loge . The construct is interesting , but so is the $ 25,000 price . The system is beautifully assembled and impressively spec’d , but unless you ’ve got that kind of money just floating around and do n’t know what Blu - ray discs are , this probably is n’t for you .
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The obvious worry is that such a system will just be a heap of element , cobble together with little regard for serviceableness and ergonomics . The ITC One is not that . The troupe has meld an Xbox 360 , Wii , Apple TV , iPod dock and a DVR with various audio / videophilic computer hardware in a relatively elegant manner , packing everything into an attractive aluminium case . place is at a agiotage in this setup , so most of the inner components are stripped of their cuticle , and in some cases augment ( optic audio out is bypassed to colligate straight to the S / PDIF connective on the Xbox and Apple TV , and the Xbox induce a Modern heat sink and buff ) .
Most of the hardware is plugged into a central provision , which ITC take saves 50 % index at idle and 33 % during use over an equivalent traditional console of hardware . Networking is shared , and the systems can be controlled with facial expression - forward LCD or the all - in - one remote control , which is simple and well designed , with move predisposition , 4 - 6 calendar month battery life on 2 AA batteries with an Apple - esque charge indicator . It ’s also got a brilliant alarm that beeps when you press the “ lost distant ” button on the master unit ( honestly , this should be everywhere ) .
For $ 25,000 though , we expect more than a clean build and cunning remote , and there are some department where the ITC One disappoints . First , Blu - ray is not standard . Seriously . If you are the sort of person who is contrive on dropping this much immediate payment on a home theater setup you probably wait to be able to act the rife HD data format . A BR player will be useable as an upgrade , but you ’ll have to say so long to your precious Wii to make space .
Second , it seems like a massive ball of the hardware cost is for overprice ( and over - hyped ) A / Little Phoebe ironware . The Vidikron upscaler , power conditioning computer hardware and aforementioned visual out electrical shunt are all perfect example of the cost - ineffective gimmicks that infestation home theater today . You could buy all of the nub hardware ( Xbox , DVR , Apple TV , etc . ) in here for less than $ 5,000 , and it ’d be pretty hard to justify the $ 20,000 premium for the slick presentation and under - the - goon hardware improvements .
It ’s decipherable that a circumstances of thought has buy the farm into the ITC One , and it take some inspired design and engineering to cram all of this hardware into an attractive , usable box seat . The unusual conclusion not to include Blu - ray by nonpayment ( or even at all , at until they finish engineering it ) leaves the One cripple , and the permeant A / five hypeware press the toll way out of range for just about anyone , into the realm of professional theater installs . The ITC One is usable now .
[ SE2 Labs ]
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