The Daily Button – March 4th, 2008

Welcome to another edition of The Daily Button. The biggest news to hit the web today is no doubt the official release of the 780 series IGP from AMD. High def playback from integrated graphics is one part of the HTPC Holy Grail that we can finally scratch of our list. Now all we need is Hauppauge to make their component capture card become a reality and we will all become VERY happy campers.

 


VMC Plugin News: Squeezebox comes to Media Center @ Chris L.

VMC News: Query based recording @ Ehomeupgrade

Online TV News: Will Amazon Unbox add HD video @ PVRWire

Online TV News: AppleTV Take 2.0 review @ Ars  

Online Music News: Amazon does Linux @ Zatz Not Funny 

Video Card News: Palit GeForce 9600 GT review @ Hardocp 

Motherboard News: AMDS 780G review at The Techreport 

PSU News: Enermax Modu82+ review @ SilentPCReview (highly recommended) 

Hard Drive News: WD Caviar Green Power review @ SilentPCReview 

Interconnect News: Audiophiles can’t tell the difference between Mosnter Cable and coat hangers @ EngadgetHD

Blu-ray News: Will Blu-ray be the next DVD? editorial @ EngadgetHD

Display Device News: HDTV tech face-off @ Home Theater Mag
(Interesting results with Pioneer’s excellent 720p set winning over 1080p sets of different technologies in the same price range).