Updated on 8/8: Added section on Flash Video and Windows7 Testing ASRock ION-330 Nettop Today we take a closer look at the ASRock ION-330 Nettop device–a small form factor system that comes almost complete out of the box and appears to be a great match on paper to other HTPC clients. Being low powered, low cost and seemingly capable, can […]
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Movies are the pride of many a home theater PC user. While your friends may have a wall of movies, nobody can argue with the convenience of locally (or network) stored movies, being able to view information, filter and display them all within Media Center, and play them from a single remote without ever having to leave the sofa. It’s […]
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With the release of the Atom processor, Intel revolutionized the low-power computing industry. These days more and more netbooks are being sold with these inexpensive, low-power chips due to their ability to handle most day to day activities well while providing a long lasting battery life. Today I bring to you a Mini-ITX motherboard based on the Atom N270. […]
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Music is a natural player in a home theater PC environment, yet the idea of streaming has stayed in the shadows for quite some time. It could be that home theater users crave higher fidelity from their music, or that they already have the music they enjoy in their digital collections. That being said, I have often enjoyed the ability […]
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When Hulu started shutting down Boxee and other addins that utilized its service for a 10′ experience interface, people assumed one of the following–either the big content providers were uncomfortable blurring the line for television shows on their computers via a remote interface, or that they were working on something themselves and wanted the market to themselves. For better or […]
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Netflix in Windows Vista Media Center–not a new topic, having reviewed three community-developed applications exactly one year ago (May 2008)–but this time fully supported by Microsoft. This has been a dream of many since Netflix announced the availability of streaming content and dealt with the buginess of the unofficial applications in the aforementioned review. It has finally arrived, for Vista […]
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With the change over to digital television coming ever closer in the US, it is important to be aware of some of the options out there for digital converter boxes. Today we will have a look at an offering from Winegard. Specifications For your viewing pleasure, we start off with a video of the unboxing of the converter […]
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Battle of the HP WHS Boxes – EX475 vs the new EX487 If you are like me, you couldn’t wait to get your hands on the initial HP MediaSmart Windows Home Server system when they first came out last year. I received one and put it to the Battle of the Windows Home Servers , and it did wonderfully going […]
Read moreToday we have a plugin that is not even close to new…it’s actually been around since 2005, which pretty much makes it a classic. Sometimes things lose their relevance over time, but not so when you’re talking about a plugin that will help you out by automatically switching aspect ratios to match the material you are watching. Overview The Auto […]
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Logitech diNovo Mini Over the years, many have tried with little success to introduce a wireless keyboard into the living room home theater environment. Logitech has a number of wireless keyboards, but the diNovo Mini is the first introduced which brings about a small form factor along with a convenient array of hot media buttons to integrate seamlessly into […]
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