Mini-ITX always seems to be right on the cusp of bursting into the mainstream. Low-power and cool running processors abound and many of the major manufacturers are offering compelling mini-ITX motherboards, but for those of us that like to roll our own systems, the biggest challenge in selecting components for a mini-ITX build is often in selecting the right case. […]
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I’m sure by now that many of our regular visitors have already downloaded and installed the Windows 8 Release Preview that Microsoft dropped late last week, but if you haven’t been drawn in by the sweet siren song of pre-release software, then you might be surprised to discover that Windows Media Center is nowhere to be found in this final […]
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The Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, is underway in Los Angeles, and despite the convention’s video gaming focus, there is more home theater and media news to be found there each year. This year is going to be no different, and Nintendo was the first to let slip an interesting tidbit. Nintendo isn’t scheduled to take the stage at the […]
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When Intel introduced the Thin Mini-ITX form factor with the DH61AG board, we were impressed with the performance and potential of the platform; however, the innovative form factor lacked any accompanying chassis to take advantage of the extra thin profile. Fortunately, that situation is changing with the introduction of LIAN LI’s PC-Q05 which supports the new Thin Mini-ITX form factor. […]
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So the key question for us all is how will this work with Media Center? Any chance this will allow WTV files (copy-freely of course) to be transfered to mobile devices? While I’m sure some of you already use DVRMSToolbox or MCEBuddy or even Handbrake (which now reads WTV files BTW) to do this, it would sure be nice to have a simple […]
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We haven’t had a chance to take a HTPC-centric look at IVB’s HD 2500 so more traditional gaming-style reviews will have to do – stepping into that space AT takes a look at the GPU. Unfortunately, there’s no look at its capability with respect to madVR, but since they found that The 2500’s performance is tangibly worse than last year’s […]
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