Abstract: The popularity of video downloading means that media players are becoming increasingly essential, even if your PC media source is in another room. But what if the PC is small enough to tuck under your TV? Enter Acer's super-compact Revo 100. With full Win...
Why would you pay £500 for this media PC, rather than £300 for a combined PVR and Blu-ray player? It's slimmer, sleeker and includes a full 64-bit version of Windows 7 Home Premium. If you fancy accessing the Internet using your telly, as well as some ...
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Published: 2011-01-25, Author: David , review by: alphr.com
An affordable Blu-ray player, media streamer and PC in one, and with a wonderfully innovative remote...
Slim, quiet, easy to use, comes with keypad/trackpad controller, Blu-ray support,
No online store, Clear.fi interface is basic, specialised config means you pay a premium
The Acer Revo 100 looks good, solves the problem of a boring keyboard and mouse in your living roomKey specsBlu-ray, Ethernet, HDMI, Optical, USB, Wi-Fi, Windows 7...
Attractive and slim, Power-efficient, Innovative touchpad/keyboard, Price
CPU performance walks a tightrope, Video performance not acceptable for videophiles, Can't bitsream HD audio, Incompatibility with Denon AVR-2112, Can't install standard NVIDIA drivers, Included Blu-ray software not integrated with WMC, Loaded with unnece
The Acer Revo RL100 is an HTPC that we want to love. It sports an attractive aesthetic and has a clever design featuring the innovative touchpad/keyboard. The small size and included stand provide a great degree of flexibility.Depending on the expecta...
Abstract: Video Review: The Acer Revo 100 is both slim and practical for any living room with a Blu-ray drive, removable touch pad controller and Acer's clear.fi program that makes connecting to other network device and television as easy as ever. Chris Hardwick...
Touchpad keyboard is a real attention grabber, Bluray and digital TV capable, Slim, living roomfriendly design
Mediocre performance given the asking price, Touchpad keyboard is a pain to use for many computing tasks
The Revo 100 looks good and manages the home theatre PC concept about as well as anything we've seen. A pity, then, that it's so expensive for the power on offer.
Touchpad keyboard is a real attention grabber Blu-ray and digital TV capable Slim, living room-friendly design
Mediocre performance given the asking price Touchpad keyboard is a pain to use for many computing tasks
The Revo 100 looks good and manages the home theatre PC concept about as well as anything we've seen. A pity, then, that it's so expensive for the power on offer....
Abstract: Acer’s Revo 100 is a Home Theatre PC (HTPC), capable of replacing most – if not all – of the devices connected to your television today.We’ve looked at more than a few hardware media players – devices that bring your digital movies, music and even YouT...
