Enspire AVR-200 Reviews & Tests

Expert review by : Andrew Kliem (goodgearguide.com.au)

Enspire AVR-200

The Enspire is another model in the increasing sea of pre-built media centre PCs. As a totally convergent home entertainment device, media centres of...

Slim, Quiet

Not quite powerful enough

A cheap, small media centre that has a few problems with under-the-hood grunt, but mostly operates quite well.

Nov, 2006

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Expert review by : Asher Moses (cnet.com.au)

Enspire AVR-200

The Enspire AVR-200 is an attractive, entry-level home theatre PC that boasts a seven-day EPG, the intuitive Windows MCE recording interface and dual TV tuners.

Highly affordable ; Free 3-month subscription to the ICEguide EPG ; Dual HD TV tuners ; Attractive design ; Intuitive Windows MCE interface ; Great remote ; Copious connectivity options

Core package lacks the cabling required to interface with a display ; No user manual included as yet ; Lacks a card reader ; Not powerful enough for gaming or intense content creation

It's certainly not as powerful as other media centres we've tested - games appeared as more of a slideshow than a fluid, cinematic experience - but this qualm is virtually eradicated from one look at the AVR-200's extremely reasonable price tag of...

Nov, 2005

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Expert review by : SmartHouse Team (smarthouse.com.au)