Nvidia and Acer bring PC gaming at console prices

April 24, 8:38 AMPC Game ExaminerBryan Edge-Salois

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Acer will soon be introducing the AspireRevo, a small form factor PC capable of HDTV decoding and PC gaming -- at a starting price point of $299.

The AspireRevo is based on the Nvidia ION graphics chip platform and the Intel ATOM 230/330 processor. Nvidia's ION platform is based upon the GeForce series 9400M G graphics chipset -- a low-cost, low-power GPU capable of HD video decoding and DirectX 10-compatible PC gaming graphics power.

NVidia's ION enables the AspireRevo play 1080p HD movies, play DirectX 10 games, and run Windows Vista Premium with all 3D capabilities.  It's small, sleek, space-saving, and can be used as a fully functional home office PC or as a living room PC for casual gaming on your television.

Besides being equipped with the Intel® Atom™ 230 processor and NVIDIA® ION™ GPU, the AspireRevo comes with a choice of a Serial ATA Hard Drive or Solid State Drive and up to 4GB of DDR2 memory.  A Mini PCI Express slot offers the possibility of expanding memory capacity to make space for continuously growing multimedia files.

The AspireRevo -- it may be the real beginning
of the PC's invasion of the living room.

The Acer AspireRevo is a bold new direction for the PC industry. It is a compact, stylish, fully capable PC that uses less energy and provides a brilliant visual experience for daily digital life, games and even high definition video.
-- Acer press release

The AspireRevo features ethernet and wireless connections, and a Wii-like motion sensing game-controller/remote suitable for Web-browsing from the couch (used as an 'air-mouse'),  gaming, or simple remote control functions. In addition, the controller can be transformed into a racing wheel/steering device or a racket-like device for different types of games.

View ION technical specifications

Visit the AspireRevo home page for more information

View the AspireRevo press release