Alienware cans Hangar 18 HD media server before its time

It was under two years ago when we initially caught wind of Alienware's Hangar 18, and while the outfit seemed pretty bullish about the thing just 12 months ago at CEDIA, things have apparently went south. As of right now, the Hangar 18 website simply redirects back to the company's homepage, and CSRs are now informing inquiring consumers that the HTPC is simply no longer available for purchase. We know, this thing was overkill in every sense of the word, but it's not like that's stopping Niveus, Exceptional Innovation and all those other guys from making headway. So long, Hangar 18 -- we barely knew ya.

[Thanks, Aaron]

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 29th 2008 12:16PM]

Uh...it was $7,000 at release. Completely overpriced. It was probably the best cablecard solution in terms of features but the price was ridiculous. Not surprising that it died. The niveus price is silly too. Two digital cable tuners for $1200? Insane.

Why are all the cablecard machines outside of HP and dell so expensive?

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 29th 2008 1:35PM]

Answer: an overpriced, bloated piece of shit specifically designed to take advantage of ignorant consumers who think they're getting the best PC's and laptop's.

what is 'Alienware', Alex.

Correct!