ASUS My Cinema-U3100Mini HDTV Tuner

For those trying to keep up with todays tuners, here’s a USB offering from ASUS that does ATSC and QAM.   At $50-$60, it’s at about the same price as its competition. I also liked the ArcSoft TotalMedia software that came with the tuner. However, there’s a wealth of free and open source software available for use as well as […]

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Circuit City closing remaining stores

Always sad to see a major chain fail, especially one that employs over 30,000 people.  Still this may be a chance to score some deals on HT equipment.  I’ll be on the lookout for a medium sized flatpanel for the bedroom.   Liquidation sales begin as early as Saturday, January 17, 2009, and will last as long as it takes […]

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Vantec Nexstar 3 eSATA / FireWire Enclosure

If you’re like me, you’ve upgraded the hard drive in your HTPC a few times and now have some spares laying around with no way to connect them.  In that case, you need to get yourself an external enclosure.  Today Club Overclocker is reviewing a new offering from Vantec.   Vantec shows once again that they build some pretty awesome […]

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Windows 7 on a Netbook

Are you wondering if W7CM will work on a Atom powered netbook? James puts it through a few tests to see.     My next task was to test out the new music wall and try to play some music. This is where it turned south. Apparently, the music wall uses a lot of resources. When I first started playing […]

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Video: Programming your Logitech Harmony Remote

There has been discussion in the forums recently about how to properly setup a Harmony remote to drive all of those components sitting in your entertainment center.  Do you use the Devices?  Do you use the Activities?  Do you get up and push the buttons on the front of the devices?  Watch the video and find out! Build What you’ll […]

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Choosing an antenna for your HDTV reception

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In a recent article, we discussed how there is nothing special about an "HDTV" antenna.  So now the question becomes, which antenna is the right one for you?  Without going into details about specific antennas, this article will introduce you to the various types of antennas and some of their more imprtant characteristics.  We will also cover which antenna type […]

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