ApeXtreme is a home Console created by Apex Digital Inc. The console has lots of funtions, functions like playing computer games, playing VCD, DVD, CD and even ethernet connectivity. The console is based on "Glory Personal Gaming Console Platform" P.G.C.P by VIA's. The big and main feature for it is the ability to play PC Games, this features was bought to the console by DISCover, but not only this console can play PC games alone, serveral systems can now play them even the new Windows Media Centre has the power to do so. DISCover are the only company that came up with this feature.
System Specifications
These are the Tech Spec of the console, similar to a Personal Computer
- TYPE: Homing Console
- Processor: AMD Athlon XP 2000+ Processor
- RAM: 256MB Dual Channel DDR RAM
- MotherBoard: Biostar nForce2 Motherboard
- Graphic's Card: NVIDIA GeForce4 MX Graphics
- HD: 40GB Hard Disk Drive
Features
- 4 Front / 2 Rear USB Ports
- 10/100 Ethernet Port
- 56K V.92 Modem
- Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio
- CD/DVD Player
- Personal Video Recorder
- Video Outputs: DVI, Component, S-Video, Composite
Comparison
These is the comparison between the Home console and Other consoles
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| Nintendo Gamecube | Sony Playstation 2 | Micrsoft Xbox | ApeXtreme | |||||
| CPU | Type | IBM PowerPC | EmotionEngine | Intel Pentium III | VIA C3 | Speed | Visual Boy Advanced, Boycott | XP and Mac |
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Release Date
It was reported that the Home Console was release late Spring 2004, later it was later stated the home console was launched at Consumer Electronics Show located in Las Vegas on 9th of January. The home console comes in 2 prices just like the xbox 360
- $299 (£200) for the basic model
- $399 (£299) for the beefier version