The Best Deals and Steals On The HD GURU’s Recommended HDTVs

The HD Guru, his real name escapes me, always looks out for your best interest. He has the scoop on some of the hot TV deals out there.   Pio/PDP5020FD 1080p Plasma 50” $3999.99/$2499.99 JR Pan/TH42PX80U 768p Plasma 42” $799.99/$649.99 JR Sam/LN40A630* 1080p LCD 40” $1599.99/$1199.99 BB&CC Sam/LN46A630* 1080p LCD 46” $1899.99/$1399.99 BB&CC Son/KDL32XBR6 1080p LCD 32” $1199/$999.99 BB Note-This […]

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HD-PVR

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Each new technology the crosses path with the rabid HTPC enthusiast seems to be the holy grail. Last year it was QAM tuning and CableCard. With the distaste of these two technologies in our mouth are we ready for a new idol that will be the object of our daily HTPC prayers? Hauppauge has decided the time is right and […]

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QNAP TS-509 Pro Turbo NAS Now Supports iSCSI and AES 256-bit Encryption

  QNAP Systems, Inc. today unveils the new firmware version 2.1.0 for the high performance TS-509 Pro Turbo NAS to support iSCSI target service and a number of security solutions, e.g. AES 256-bit volume-based encryption, automatic policy-based IP blocking, instant SMS alert, and the powerful Surveillance Station for live video monitoring and recording of up to 4 network cameras. The new […]

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Lothar’s transition to digital tv

By now you have more than likely heard that February 17, 2009 all analog OTA tv transmissions in the US will cease and become digital transmissions.  In order to use them with your older analog TVs (or analog TV tuners as the case may be) a new converter box is needed.  In order to help out, the US government is […]

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Asus EEE HD

So, now the EEE can handle HD?   Asus has announced a pair of new Eee Box models called the Eee Box B204 and B206. The two new systems add some interesting features and capabilities to the Eee Box line. Asus is calling the two machines the world’s smallest desktop PCs with HD capability. The two tiny Eee Box systems […]

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The Most Reliable HDTV Brands Are … ?

PC World polled 16000 readers to compile this list. Most popular brands did well, however a few well known names did not. Take a look.   We know what our trusty friends at the AVS Forum have recommended in terms of plasma TVs and LCD screens. PC World magazine did its own poll of readers—16,000 TV owners—to see what they […]

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Jetway NC92-230-LF Mini-ITX Motherboard

Jetway appears to have a decent Atom based ITX motherboard that is capable of driving an HTPC according to this review.  It’s not super indepth but you can get a good feel for the board.   This board packs one of Intel’s greatest chipsets, the 945GC + ICH7, along with the venerable Intel GMA 950 Graphics core. This board will […]

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OCZ ramp up pen drive speeds with eSATA Flash

Quite frankly, I’m a little surprised that this hasn’t already been done considering there are many motherboards these days that have eSATA ports on them.  Hopefully they will be getting even faster as time progresses.   OCZ claims the Throttle eSATA’s read and write speeds to be up to 90MB/sec and 30MB/sec respectively; far superior to the aging USB 2.0 […]

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