Press Release
Evesham's highly acclaimed PC that lives under the TV goes Hi-Def!
Introducing the e-box HD
Evesham,12th July 2007
The Evesham 'e-box' has been around for some time and has consistently proved its worth with both consumers and the press having won scores of awards. With the introduction of Windows Vista, Dual-Core processing and HD it was time for a revamp, and so was born the new e-box HD.
The new Evesham e-box HD is a fully functional DTR and an all round entertainment system for the digital home. Its key features include its small footprint, its almost silent operation and of course its fantastic looks. It is supplied as standard with a fully functional remote control giving you complete control of your digital entertainment from the comfort of your sofa.
Housed in a stylish black case with brushed aluminium front, the e-box HD marries state-of-the-art PC, TV, DVD and Hi-fi capabilities into one simple system and single-handedly brings the power and features of Windows Vista Home Premium and consequently Windows Media Center to your TV, to create the ultimate set-top box designed for the living room.
The AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 5000+ processor delivers the power of Dual-Core technology. Providing up to 70% higher performance than predecessors, Dual-Core technology ensures effortless, efficient multi tasking, ideal when you wish to run more than one applications at any one time. The e-box HD's processing power means you can be watching TV while downloading your home movies without any waiting times or system lags.
The new e-box HD is also ready to go AMD Live! With a free download from AMD's website you can enhance the entertainment capabilities of the e-box HD. AMD Live! puts you in the drivers seat of your digital lifestyle, consolidating all of your favourite movies, pictures, videos and TV programmes in one place. AMD Live! then allows you to access your stored digital media via devices you may already currently have, such as, Mobile Phones, MP3 players, TVs etc giving you complete control of your digital entertainment, anytime, anywhere.
The new e-box HD boasts a Dual DVB-T TV Tuner for extreme digital TV flexibility providing you with the ability to watch, time-shift and record live television and more notably, record one digital channel while watching another. Featuring a HDMI port it is easy to connect the new e-box HD to the latest HD TV's for a true Hi-Def experience.
A practical design for the smart digital home, the new e-box HD gives you instant access to front mounted USB connections making it easy to transfer data from any Digital Camera, Video Camera, External HDD or MP3 player and with 320GB of built-in storage supplied as standard you can store to your hearts content whether it be your favourite music, pictures or videos. You can even record up-to a staggering 150 hours of TV. If you choose to share your digital content a Sony DVD Writer is on hand.
The e-box HD is supplied as standard with Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium as well as a Logitech Cordless Keyboard and is available immediately from www.evesham.com. Prices start from just £699 inc. VAT and include a 3 year Gold Warranty backed by Evesham's award winning, UK based, technical support.
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Example Specification: e-box HD £699.00 Inc. Vat. AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ AM2 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 1GB DDR II RAM, 667MHz (2 x 512MB) 320GB 7200rpm S-ATA Hard Drive with 8MB Buffer Sony Slot DVD Writer Slim ATI Radeon X1250 Graphics (on-board) Dual DVB-T TV Tuners (inc. remote) 10/100/1000 LAN Onboard Sound Card Logitech Black Internet Pro Cordless Keyboard Ports - Rear: PS/2 keyboard, PS/2 mouse, Parallel, HDMI, VGA. 1394, 4xUSB, LAN, S-VHS, Y/Pr/Pb, 7.1 Audio Out, Coaxial SPDIF, 2*IR red eye connectors. Front Panel: 1394, 2x USB, 2x Audio Dimensions - 340mm(W) x 288mm(D) x 98mm(H) 3 Year Gold Warranty
For further information or images please contact: Kerri Chard Senior PR Consultant The PR Room Ltd Tel: 0845 094 2901 kerri.chard@theprroom.co.uk
ABOUT EVESHAM TECHNOLOGY LTD
Evesham Technology is a leading UK based provider of IT Solutions and Consumer Electronics. Evesham develop and assemble its own range of PCs, notebooks, servers LCD TV's and Satellite Navigation devices. Evesham PCs have become one of the highest award winning ranges of personal computers in the UK. www.lowestonweb.com is a subsidiary of Evesham Technology Ltd, specialising in peripherals and other IT related equipment. Evesham also has a reseller, retail and channel division.
Evesham's strength lies in its very strong relationship with manufacturers and suppliers. Evesham has regularly been partnered with Intel, Microsoft and AMD to bring new products to market in the UK. Evesham has also worked directly with Intel for server product development and has strong storage products based on co-operation with suppliers. Evesham is a strong leader in the promotion of the Microsoft Home Media Center and Microsoft Vista OS.
