Building on the announcement about the latest line of Barracuda’s from yesterday, I managed to find a few reviews of the 3TB model. Everyone seems pretty impressed with this 3 platter monster’s performance. However, it’s currently being advertised at nearly $300, so I think most people around here (myself included) will be waiting for the price to drop a little. One […]
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Yet another announcement I’ve been anxiously awaiting! My multi-platter 1TB drives have been begging me–practically laughing at me–to upgrade them to 1.5TB or 2TB models. But, I have refused to purchase anything with more than 2 platters or anything that spins at less than 7200rpm. As a result, I’ve been suffering from feelings of size inadequacy for some time now. […]
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I have been anxiously awaiting the release of real-time FlexRAID for over a year now. It would appear that not only will I get my wish, but anyone using Windows Home Server 2011 will also have an additional option to bring back drive extender-like technology. Just to be clear, FlexRAID works both with or without WHS. In fact, it also […]
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I recently had the opportunity to utilize my extensive (though, not bullet proof) backup regimen and it managed to save my bacon in a fairly substantial way. While this certainly is not isolated to HTPCs, I thought it might be a good idea to remind people of the importance of regular, reliable backups. As everyone surely knows by now, SageTV […]
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Home security seems to be one of the more complex and confusing areas to get into. This FrontPoint system seems to make everything pretty simple, particularly for the DIYer. While I fully understand that a monitoring service is important–if not critical–for any home security system, that’s always been the sticking point for me. Who wants to add another monthly bill […]
Read moreThe fall season of 2011 has begun and we already have the first casualty in Playboy Club. This is the first time I decided against recording any new shows that simply sounded interesting. Normally, I queue them up and watch them at some point later on, often after the first season is over or the show has even been cancelled. […]
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After the uproar created by previous Netflix announcements, this is right in line with what I had said might be the–seemingly ludicrous–reasoning behind the creation of a second business unit. From the customer perspective, it sucks, but from a business perspective, it would have been precisely what was necessary. Obviously, this is pure speculation on everyone’s part, but time will […]
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I’ve always preferred a larger HTPC so I can put additional cards or more disk space, but I know many people prefer them as small as possible. An interesting little device reviewed here, but it would appear to not handle HD playback very well. If you’re in the market for a little PC to hitch a ride on your PC […]
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I don’t know that I’d want to try squeezing this behemoth into my HTPC, but it may very well work for people in some situations. Even if you aren’t interested in such a cooler, you owe it to yourself to click through and take a look at the pictures of this cooler. Overall, they seemed pretty impressed with the performance. […]
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One cable to rule them all! The promise has been made many times, but HDBaseT seems poised to actually pull it off. The question is how long until everyone can get it? The HDBaseT Alliance was showing off some of the early hardware at Cedia and it definitely looks impressive. The TV in the picture is not only getting audio […]
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