There's been quite a few pre-packaged media servers popping up lately. One of those that looks promising is the Savicon Entegrator. According to Savicon's website:

All of our products include the exciting and simple to use E-Pad. The E-Pad puts you in control of your digital Media. The main components of the system are shown here. On top is the E-Pad. The box the E-Pad is resting on is our high performance A/V controller. The E-Pad communicates with the controller and other devices via the wireless 802.11b WiFi standard for computer networks. By adhering to standards, we are able to bring you products that are high performance and reasonable cost. Sticking to technology standards also provides a clear upgrade path as technology advances.

Some basic specs of the Entegrator Reference System are:


Operating System

• Windows XP Professional

Convergent Digital Applications

• e-Pad Wireless Control

Input Devices

• Gyration wireless keyboard and mouse


• V205 wireless Web Pad with 10" touchscreen

System Hardware

• CPU - Intel P4, 3.0 GHz, 800 MHz System Bus, 512 KB L2 Cache


• Motherboard - Intel D875PBZ


• Memory - 1 GB of Crucial PC3200 DDR


• Graphics Card - Matrox G550


• Hard Disk - Segate 120 GB barracuda SATA


• Optical Disk - Plexstor DVD+/-RW, CD-RW

Supported Interfaces

• DVI video output (100% digital from source to display)


• 8-Channels of 192K/samples-sec, 24 bit audio (for 7.1 or 5.1 audio system)


• IEEE 1394 Firewire (DV Camcorder/MP3 Player input/output)


• USB 2.0 (External Video and MP3)


• S/PDIF Coaxial Digital Audio


• 7.1 Channel 192K samples/sec, 24 bit analog audio output


• LAN 10/100/1000


• PCMCIA/Memory Stick/Secure Digital storage cards/floppy

There are several configurations available and the specs are for the low-end system. According to Mavicon.com, a complete system ranges from $9900-$14000, depending on the configuration. I really doubt it that Savicon can compete with that price point but I've been wrong before.



More About the Entegrator at Savicon.com