Not All H67 Motherboards Will Support Ivy Bridge

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A few weeks ago Intel released a BIOS update for their H67 Media Series motherboards that provided support for next generation 22nm CPUs, better known as Ivy Bridge. Shortly their after the file was pulled because of issues with bricked boards. Well today an updated BIOS dropped offering this, and a few other features. As I was working my way […]

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HighPoint Launches RocketCache 3240X8 (RC3240X8)

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I generally use a dedicated SSD + standard 3.5″ hard drive in any build that requires significant local storage, but not everyone wants to managing separate logical drives or pay out for a 60GB+ OS drive so many vendors are producing hybrid solutions to leverage the relative strengths of both storage options. HighPoint enters this market today with the RocketCache […]

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nMEDIAPC HTPC 7000B Micro-ATX / Mini-ITX HTPC Case

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nMEDIAPC has made a name for itself in the home theater PC (HTPC) community for consistently delivering well-built, good-looking, and reasonably-priced chassis comfortable in the A/V stack. Offering a brushed aluminum front panel and a street price of $80, at first glance the HTPC 7000B seems to carry on this tradition. Coupled with two 120mm fans, we should expect excellent […]

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It’s Official – Ceton Tuners Now $199

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If you stay on top of the current deals, you surely noticed that both of the InfiniTV models dropped $100 over the last few days on Amazon and other retailers. One-off discounts aren’t generally news, but today it became official with Ceton announcing that they are changing the MSRP of their Digital Cable Tuners (DCT) to $199 making it the […]

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ARCTIC Audio Relay – DLNA Audio Renderer

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My first exposure to DLNA devices was lacking. It was the clunky standard that everyone “supported” in their own way, but no one really did well enough to call “working”. Fortunately it has slowly evolved on both the device and software layers to the place we are today, where DLNA is actually useful for many things like control and media […]

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SIGMA DESIGNS SMP8910 Not Suspended

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Given the positive conversation I had with SIGMA DESIGNS at CES I was a little surprised to see a rumor floating around that the SMP8910 had been suspended. If true, this would be a major setback for those waiting for Dune HD’s Pro media player so I fired off an email to find out. Fortunately, my contact at SIGMA was […]

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Onkyo Unveils Mid-range 2012 Lineup

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When we dropped in on Onkyo during CES I was impressed with InstaPrevue and MHL, but a little disappointed in my ability (or better said, lack thereof) to pry any details from them regarding the 2012 lineup. Given the vague answers received, I was a bit concerned that those features wouldn’t make it into enough of their products to really […]

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