2006-03-07 - Cinéma Chez Soi: "A high-performance Media Center PC"

The European tour of the Shuttle XPC M1000, the very first Media Center PC in Hi-Fi format from Shuttle continues, and the results remain the same. The PC earns praise wherever it goes. This time it's the French magazine Cinéma Chez Soi that fell in love: "Because once everything is set up, this Media Center PC turns out to be quick and impressive when it comes to sound and image quality."

A Media Center PC needs to be quiet and offer impressive sound and images. So how did the Shuttle XPC M1000 fare? "Silence is gold and this Media Center PC can barely be heard or even not at all in some cases." So far so good. What about video? "The NVIDIA 6600LE graphics card is of excellent quality and delivers images at 1920 x 1080 (1080i) without breaking a sweat… it also has a DVI output which can be connected to an HD ready screen without any hesitation, as it offers the best quality." Which only leaves the sound quality out of the equation: "The Shuttle is fitted with the famous Creative Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit, 8-channel chip. The result is excellent here as well." Here is then the Shuttle XPC M1000's hat trick!

Conclusion:

The conclusion was easy to guess then: "Because once everything is set up, this Media Center PC turns out to be quick and impressive when it comes to sound and image quality."

Overall score: 4/5

Pros:

• Excellent video card
• Dual tuners
• Remote control and wireless keyboard
• 7.1 Sound

Source: Cinéma Chez Soi, February 2006