Windows 7 Release/keynote
At the 20 minute mark there is a review of media center with touch capabilities. Also and I thought this was huge, they are releasing the kindle for w7. [Wall Street Journal Blogs]
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Geektonic Reviews the Popcorn Hour C200
It would take a very special media streamer to pry the HTPC out of my A/V stack. Based on the spec’s the PCH C200 could be the one to do it, if only it was also a SageTV extender 🙂 I’ve used the earlier version of the Popcorn Hour A-110 a little and have used the SageTV HD Theater […]
Read moreWindows 7 Officially Launches Tonight
MissingRemote is a very broad community for all things home theater, but it’s not often we get a product with as much hype and excitement as this the case on October 22nd–the launch of Windows 7. We will continue bringing you around the clock news, reviews articles and guides, but wanted to remind everyone as they enter the fun of […]
Read moreReminder: 4 Days Left in Contest Giveaway!!
Just a reminder to everyone, our 2 week news submission contest is almost over!! Don’t forget to get those News Submissions in ASAP to have a great chance to win the ASUS AT3N7A-I Mini-ITX Motherboard we reviewed recently! See the original post for details!
Read moreAMD Athlon II X2 240e & Athon II X3 435
I think this is another win for AMD in the HTCP area. These prices can’t be beat. The combo deals that Newegg and Fry’s will be rolling out will probably be great deals. I wonder if the wife is ready for a replacement. There’s really no reason to go out and spend $600 on a CPU if your main […]
Read more5900rpm Seagate Hard Drives: Barracuda LP, Pipeline HD .2
We have a very active thread going on in our forums regarding the cost to noise benefit of going with a Solid State hard drive in your HTPC after Intel announced an upcoming 40gb version at $160. To counter that, SPCR has 3 super quiet Seagate hard drives for review, that while mechanical do a fantastic job of staying quiet–with […]
Read moreNew Media Browser Released: The Phoenix Has Landed
Media Browser is an incredibly powerful movie and TV plugin for your Windows 7 Media Center system. While rumor had it they were going commercial, that hasn’t happened yet…so take advantage while it’s still free! DMZ The guys from Media Browser have been hard at work and it shows. Though I’ve only had a few hours to toy around […]
Read moreHD Nation Episode 15: DIY DVR Upgrade! 65″ 1080p HDTV = $999, Roku Netflix vs. Blu-ray & More
A 65" 1080p HDTV for Under $1000! Stuff 300 Hours of HD In Your DVR: Upgrade the Hard Drive! Our Top 5 Movies in HD on Netflix, Can you play Blu-ray disks on OS X machines? The Blu-ray Releases For The Week of October 20th, 2009.
Read moreApple Refreshes the iMac, Mac mini, and Apple Remote
Not sure how many Mac fans there are here, but you’ll be happy to know (well, your wallets won’t be) that Apple is updating the insides of some of their hardware, including the sexy and small Mac Mini’s. Of course, pricing is still about the same and with the plethora of small form factors out there, one has to onder […]
Read moreSonos’s All-In-One Connected Speaker System
Sonos has really done well for themselves and continue to evolve their already dominant marketplace on home audio distribution. Dave Zatz takes a look at their new zone player, which really looks like it’s going against the good old overpriced Bose systems we’ve become familiar with. ZnF The S5 provides integrated WiFi functionality yet, to maintain high availability audio streaming, […]
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