For some people, sound can make or break a home theater. For others, they just want to set it up, have it work and generally sound decent. Today I’m going to step through some of the critical factors in determining how to connect your Home Theater PC to your audio system. Hopefully the information will allow you to determine the […]
Read moreIn an interesting development, Calrad has announced that they will be developing integrated playback of Blu-ray into XLobby. It’s always good news to see more companies working on providing access to HD video. XLobby.com We have received our licensed S3-1080P card and Bluray DVD drive as well as a license to playback material. So we will be testing systems over […]
Read moreNot really a surprising move (and a day or two old), but drastically reduced prices of HD DVD Xbox 360 Add-ons for anyone that thinks $50 isn’t a bad deal for the collection available. As a result of recent decisions made by Toshiba, Hollywood studios, and retailers, Microsoft plans to withdraw from HD DVD. Xbox will no longer manufacture […]
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Snapstream Beyond TV 4.7 On September 27, 2007 Snapstream released their latest version of Beyond TV and added a bunch of new fucntionality. Let’s take a quick look at some of the fun new toys they’ve bundled in. Snapstream has added some great new functionality in their latest release. Here’s the official line on what’s available: Automatically Sync Recordings […]
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Auzentech X-Meridian 7.1 Soundcard The X-Meridian has been on the market since last fall and has developed a strong following among the HTPC audiophile market. With high quality DACs and replacable Op-Amps this sound card shows a lot of potential. Let’s take a look at how it performs in an average home setup and on our audiophile test bench. […]
Read moreMy current HTPC has begun to stagnate a little. While it still runs great, I haven’t made any significant advances with it in the last year. Forever on my mind is a HTPC build that I would put together if I weren’t living off of student loans. In my current situation, I have only the one large tv that has […]
Read moreI just got an interesting email from the support folks at Auzentech that I thought might be worth sharing. This is the first I've seen of sound card manufacturers discussing a timeline for supporting HDMI (real full bandwidth HDMI, not just SPDIF pass-through). I'm quite happy as the X-Tension is an add on board that should work with either the […]
Read moreLooks like Epson has released a contender of a projector for your Home Theater room. With 1080p projection finally reaching affordable price points I suspect a few of you will get the itch for 100+ inch projection screens. I know I'd love to install a projector in my home, because will even a 70" tv ever be enough tv? Audioholics 1080 looks […]
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Monoprice High Quality Speaker Banana Plugs – Solder Type Haven't you always thought banana plugs were the coolest thing ever? I know I have….they just weren't $10/pair cool. That's where Monoprice comes in. They have some very solid banana plugs for less than $2/pair, with prices getting even cheaper if you order multiple pairs at once. Despite being solder type […]
Read moreBlu-ray may have just won me over. This is exactly (possibly…specifications are still pending) the kind of drive that needed to be released for the PC market. I don't need to burn 50 GB discs. I just want to play them back in all their high definition glory. Please just tell me it's available in black.
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