The network component is still a little ways out, but it means users will eventually be able to stick their bulky multidisc changers in the closet, while keeping their Niveus systems in the home-theater rack.Ī separate, but even more exciting development is a new PC CableCard standard for connecting a cable television signal to a DVR-enabled PC, without going through an analog TV tuner. One difference is that the Niveus setup, dubbed the Ice Vault 200, allows you to daisy-chain several changers together, for up to a 1,000-DVD capacity.Īt CES, Niveus is showing off a new way to use the multidisc changers: streaming DVD content between the changers and a remote home-theater setup, via a small network extender box. The newest Denali system has Intel's Viiv tag, marking it as one of the new breed of entertainment PCs to finally make good on the promise of home-theater/PC convergence.Īlways on the cutting edge of home-theater PC innovation, the company now offers a Media Center-compatible, 200-disc DVD changer-the only one outside of the Sony VAIO XL1/XL2 that we've seen. The nearly $6,000 Niveus Denali, for example, is designed to be a totally silent PC, housed in a fanless case that acts as a giant 78-pound heat sink. Niveus has been producing high-end Media Center machines for several years, and they're almost as well known for their steep price tags as their inventive designs.

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