Skip to main content

Velocity Micro’s Raptor MultiPlex HT/Gaming Hyrbid PC is armed to the teeth

raptormultiplexLast month, we featured an article that analyzed the intertwined worlds of home theater and gaming, and since its publication, the two have only become more buddy-buddy. In fact, news recently came along that electronics manufacturer Velocity Micro – anxious to contribute to all of this togetherness – has released its Raptor MultiPlex hybrid HT/gaming system.

Aside from sporting a truly awesome appellation, the hybrid home theater and gaming system serves as a  media streaming box, DVR, Blu-ray player, and gaming PC. Wow, that’s a mouthful. If only it could cook your breakfast.

According to Randy Copeland, President and CEO of Velocity Micro. the company has always been focused on “… powerful enthusiast desktops and stunning home theater PCs.” Given that fact, a convergence of the two seems a logical choice.

Digging down to the details, the aluminum-encased Raptor MultiPlex is available with an Asus P8Z77-V Pro Motherboard with Thunderbolt, Intel Core i5 and Core i7 Ivybridge processors, an NVIDIA GTX 600 series graphics card, solid state boot drives, three 2TB hard drives in RAID5 configuration, and TV tuners capable of recording up to four programs simultaneously. It certainly doesn’t look like Velocity Micro skimped on the hardware.

If you’re a big PC gamer and a home theater enthusiast, this seems like a pretty unique opportunity to conveniently merge your respective passions. Considering all you’ll be getting, the $1850 starting price point doesn’t even seem too daunting.

The Velocity Micro Raptor MultiPlex is available now.

Adam Poltrack
Adam is an A/V News Writer for Digital Trends, and is responsible for bringing you the latest advances in A/V…
How to use Apple Music Sing
Apple Music Sing on an iPhone.

If you're someone who likes to sing along to your music a lot, then you might be interested to know that Apple Music has had a feature called Apple Music Sing that basically turns your iOS device or Apple TV into a karaoke machine.

Arriving late in 2022, the little-known feature enhances the lyrics feature of the Apple Music app that lets you read along with the words of your tunes. There's also a new volume control slider that lets you fade the vocal track out, so you can sing it yourself. Available only for Apple Music subscribers, it's a feature that's sure to be a holiday sing-along hit.

Read more
Dish lets you watch cable, Netflix, YouTube, and more in one place
Man watching NFL on Dish.

There are a million streaming services to try these days, with everything from Netflix to Disney having something to offer. Keeping track of all of the bills can be a headache, however, especially for the budget conscious. If you try a ton of services, you might even end up with one that you continue to use but forget to cancel. It would be nice, then, to bundle them all together, from one platform, where you can watch everything side by side. Dish lets you do that with a ton of services, including Netflix, with no special fees. All you need to do is choose add-ons at checkout when you build your bundle. The monthly additional charges for each are clearly displayed and the packages are easy to find, so go ahead and tap the button below to start building your bundle yourself. Or, continue reading for more information and answers to your big questions about switching to Dish.

Why you should try a Dish add-on
Dish add-ons are an optional part of signing up for Dish that makes customizing your package both simple and engaging. No matter what programming you want, you can likely get it from Dish. The premiere add-on has to be Netflix, which gives you the opportunity to pay your Netflix Premium or Netflix Standard bill directly through Dish. Should you like Netflix and want to keep it after you quit Dish, you can, but you'll have to pay then-current rates for Netflix via their own billing program.

Read more
The 4 best long range TV antennas in 2024
The Antennas Direct ClearStream 2Max mounted outdoors.

You don’t need to pay a cable provider for access to your local stations. As long as you have an HD TV antenna, you’ll be able to pick up broadcasts from whatever towers are in-proximity. But what if the nearest monolith isn’t beaming PBS into your living room? It sounds like you may want to invest in a long range TV antenna.

Where traditional antennas are designed for indoor use, long range models typically do their best work when mounted outdoors, high up on a structure. You’ll also want to make sure it’s aimed toward the towers you’d like to grab stations from.

Read more