Are you getting ready to buy an Intel 6 Series (aka Sandy Bridge) based HTPC? If you are looking at any of Intel’s motherboards two things you need to do: 1- See our reviews on the DH67GD, DH67CF, and DH67BL by Andrew Van Til 2- Make sure to check the product code carefully before ordering to ensure you don’t get […]
Read moreThose of you around the HTPC world long enough will remember when Orb stormed onto the scene with the ability to stream your content from your HTPC across the internet–think SlingBox, and it even had some DVR capabilities. Well it looks like they have developed a Media Player-type product in the Orb TV that connects to your TV and uses […]
Read moreDo you want to lock all of your home theater devices in a closet and control them from a mobile device and over the Internet? Called Ether-IR, these devices will work with open source software, connect to Ethernet and transmit an infrared (IR) signal. They can be placed anywhere you have an Ethernet run. Ether-IR works from a computer, tablet, mobile device […]
Read moreOur friends at Anandtech recently posted a preview of the Nixeus Fusion XL. I’m not usually one to get too excited about a launch preview put together with an engineering sample, but this time was a bit different. The Nixeus Fusion XL is the first product to bring together two of the more interesting stories to come out of this […]
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The new Samsung BD-D8500 brings a whole slew of features to a seemingly benign Blu-ray player…or is it a PVR with 3D Blu-ray capability? A staggering number of new features include Freeview HD recording, built-in Wi-Fi, 3D playback and easy-to-use networking tools. Samsung continues to bring more HTPC-like features to its products thus relieving you of any need for other equipment. […]
Read moreAn update for the current stable release (10.0 Dharma) has been released. It is recommended that users update to 10.1 as it fixes a number of bugs and improves stability. The main focus of this release is to address a bug that could cause XBMC to freeze when updating a skin. We have held back skin updates from the main […]
Read moreWith the release of IE9 coming next week all of you Media Center folks might like this, if you use it for netflix. Honestly I can’t say I use Internet Explorer very much but I did have this issue yesterday. Just beware you will have to change registry settings. The fix has been posted on Microsoft website KB2512239. Please make a […]
Read moreSo far details around the specific performance improvements found in Panasonic’s 2011 Plasmas have been scarce. We’ll still have to wait for reviews to get the whole story, the HDGURU has been able to round up some details for those itching to upgrade. I think the most disappointing thing that came out of CES around the 2011 lineup was that […]
Read moreTo date, most implementations of active shutter 3D glasses technology have been incompatible with each other. With the release of its new Request For Proposal (RFP), the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) intends to standardize infrared (IR) physical and protocol layers to allow any manufacturer’s IR-based active shutter glasses to work on any display. While this is a good start, the […]
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Xtreamer announces the new ultimate HTPC and ultra compact PC. These are sporting Intel Atom Dual Core D525 & nVidia ION2 Processor. It can do anything a desktop PC can do but as a value packed alternative. Add-on options are available such as Blu-ray and hard drives. It can handle high-def graphics for any Media Center program you decide […]
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