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Last week I shipped my screamer VM box back to the company for the upgrade needed to enable cable card support (and to get a few things fixed – busted USB port and screw down the hard drive cage).

I am so missing this computer but when it comes back, it will be without question the meanest, screaming-est pc on the planet.

I wrote about this great pc on this blog last year. I can’t believe how much I miss it. So c’mon guys, I’m going into screamer withdrawal.

Just received an email from Chris Morley at Velocity Micro that they are shipping these awesome machines at last!

I’m still enamored of the custom box I received and think it’s an awesome Media Center box not to mention a screamer of a Vista machine.

If you’ve been waiting for the ability to use a cable card and get high def in the US via Media Center, it’s finally here.

Here’s the computer I have here.

Looks like Velocity Micro is gearing up to sell OCUR/Digital Cable Tuner Vista machines for high definition Cable TV via CableCard.

http://www.velocitymicro.com/wizard.php?iid=89 for AMD

I have this computer here, sans DCT. It’s definitely a winner.

http://www.velocitymicro.com/wizard.php?iid=96 for the Intel version.

I couldn’t believe the email I received on 12/13. Microsoft and AMD asked if I wanted a custom built Vista Media Center from Velocity Micro. An eval I could use, talk about and then later either return to MS, give away, or keep. I checked the email for spoofed headers because I just don’t get emails like that every day. It’s the nicest desktop I’ve ever seen by far. The proc is X2 5000, ASUS mobo, SATA all the way, ATI x1950, ATI Theater Pro 660 tuner, and of course Windows Vista Ultimate. I also discovered that a full copy of Office 2007 was also pre-installed. And a 64 bit version of CA eTrust AV.

Close-ups of front and back are below.

It’s quite the machine and has center stage in my living room, hooked up to my 45 inch LCD. I’m running sound out through SPDIF to my Home Theater. Came with one of those MCE keyboards. I like the keyboard but not the stick mouse on it (too stiff) so hooked up a wireless MS notebook mouse. When I find the Gyration Air Mouse I’ve hidden away somewhere, I’ll replace the mouse with that.

And it’s up and running. DHL was here very early and I’ve had a fun day setting up this super screamer that Microsoft and AMD sent me.

I’m going to relax and watch a little TV now.