The Register – 4 – 1TB HDD Comparison

El Reg Compares 4 – 1TB Hard Drives Hitachi, Samsung, Seagate, and Western Digital. It is what is. Not done from an HTPC viewpoint  Reg Hardware In the last 12 months or so, the price of the Hitachi has fallen to £159 which pitches it squarely against the Seagate ST31000340NS Barracuda ES.2 and Western Digital’s WD1000FYPS RE2-GP. Hitachi uses five […]

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PS3 Firmware 2.2 Now Available

I don’t own a PS3, but with this update it’s definitely a compelling purchase for anyone considering a Blu-ray player.  Gizmodo PS3 Firmware 2.2 has just been made available for download. The update adds the Blu-Ray 2.0 standard, otherwise known as BD-Live, and will enable downloadable movie content, such as games, wallpapers and ringtones.

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Free Network Audio Sender/Multi Zone System

MickP just posted a fantastic guide/build log on his Multi Zone Audio experience over on the SageTV forums.  Its a great read if your interested in the topic. SageTV For some time I’ve been trying to work out a way of sending audio directly from one of my machines to another. I’ve looked at various hardware solutions such as those […]

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Tom’s Hardware Reviews 780G

And the cost of HD HTPC entry gets cheaper…  Unfortunately, still only SPDIF audio (no multi-channel HD) via HDMI though.  Have to wait for the 8200 for that bit. Tom’s Hardware With today’s introduction of its new 780G chipset, AMD is finally enabling users to build an HTPC or multimedia computer for HDTV, HD-DVD or Blu-ray playback that doesn’t require an add-in […]

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Report: Toshiba to Abandon HD DVD

Has anyone seen this? DailyTech Reuters cites an NHK Japan source stating that Toshiba will be officially pulling the plug on HD DVD as early as next week. "We have entered the final stage of planning to make our exit from the next generation DVD business," said the source, who asked not to be identified.

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Apple TV upgrade available

I’m not an Apple TV user myself, but figured this would be of interest to those who do use it (or plan to use it). Apple All the new features of Apple TV — including movie rentals, a built-in music store, and big-screen access to Flickr photostreams and .Mac Web Galleries — are available now as a free software upgrade. […]

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