The Tech Report has an excellent review of the Radeon HD 2400 and 2600 series, they include metrics important to HTPC users including tests of the decoding abilties, HD image quality, power consumption, and noise. The Tech Report The Radeon HDs may have good reason for consuming a few more CPU cycles and a little more power than the GeForces in […]
Read moreInteresting to say the least. But with so many people already owning DVR/PVR’s in their homes, are consumers really asking for something like this that will increase the cost of the unit? TV Squad Pause TV would most likely use flash memory, although it could also be hard drive based. A TV tuner and flash memory would be integrated into […]
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Have $900 to drop on a remote control? I’m not sure high end customers like that would think about Philips…but who knows! Pretty nifty remote, but I still can’t get over that price. Gizmodo No worries, the TSU9400 is equipped with 2.4GHz wireless capabilities to operate your home theatre without line-of-sight. The 64MB of onboard memory will remember all of […]
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Not the sexiest box in the world, but this isn’t the final version. And plus, I think you’d take it when compared to the more expensive S3. But my question is, if this thing retails at less than $300, who would buy the S3 anymore for $600+?? Gizmodo A tipster sent us these spy pics of what he says is […]
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I have to agree with Gizmodo in that this is probably the best looking router ever made. This router would look right at home next to a big, shiny, flat screen TV. The LCD screen definitely adds that "WOW" factor, too. Having just installed a touch screen thermostat, this would definitely fit in. I hope it performs as good as […]
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Toshiba is set to release a couple of 120Hz LCD televisions with built-in HD recorders in Japan. Obviously, these won’t be coming to North America anytime soon, especially without some sort of DRM. I think I’m more surprised by the prices, though… Engadget Each features a bevy of tuners and 300GB slot loading disk with a hunger for more via […]
Read moreYou should always secure as much knowledge as you can prior to making a Home Theater purchase. You might want to steer away from reading owner threads at AVS, but arming yourself with knowledge about particular technologies is that way to go. Electronic House helps us out in the speaker department by describing the difference between Bipole and Dipole. Electronic […]
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Logitech Harmony 880 & 890 Universal Remote Review Today I am taking a look at the Harmony 880 & 890, two of the higher end remotes from Logitech for their Universal Remote line. With a cost of $200 & $275, let’s see if it’s worth the additional cost when compared to other models… Harmony remotes by Logitech. What more can […]
Read moreWithout Managed Copy, how is someone supposed to store the movies they own on a hard drive? Here are two legally questionable products that can rip a HD-DVD or Blu-rayto a hard drive. Floppyhead The goal of any media center user should be to store as much content as possible digitally. The release of the next generation of DVDs, known […]
Read moreAt least Jenny didn’t forget that we are a user submitted news site, I guess its time for another contest :D. She sent in word that a new version of My Movies has hit with a few new features and some bug fixes. Ehomeupgrade My Movies now also functions as a data-provider for Media Center’s "DVD library" for the users […]
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