It’s somewhat humerous that it’s taken until 2010 for reports like this to finally be published by Nielsen. For years show ratings have been hurt by unaccounted DVR users. This isn’t the first report we’ve seen implying these numbers this year, but it’s a good sign that they’re continuing to show what we already know–using a DVR lets you watch […]
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Today we have for review the QNAP NMP-1000P universal media player device. If this sounds and looks familiar, it’s because we have previously reviewed its predecessor, the QNAP NMP-1000 which was a very capable media player that could play a wealth of formats. Tim’s main points of argument were the cost and size of the player. While neither of those […]
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I was speaking with a friend of mine who’s new to the Home Theater PC space and he brought up a great point–after saying how much he loved the new site design, he admitted to being a bit overwhelmed by some of the content that basically assumes you know some of the standard knowledge about this world of HTPC. I […]
Read moreRemember that big GoogleTV that was supposed to revolutionize the way people watch TV? Well…hold off on that for a bit I guess. I’d be very surprised if Google really was backing out, my guess is they are going to just improve things they went wrong with. Better to realize this sooner than later I suppose. NYTimes.com is reporting that […]
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THIS CONTEST HAS ENDED! THANKS TO ALL FOR PARTICIPATING ENTER TO WIN: 2 x Western Digital AV-GP 500GB Hard Drives Courtesy of our friends at HD-Stor and Western Digital, we have up for grabs 2 x 500GB hard drives from Western Digital, their AV-GP line of optimized devices. If this sounds familiar, it’s because Josh recently looked […]
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This is neither new news (it was released last week) nor HTPC news but I thought it was worth mentioning nonetheless that “Microsoft Security Essentials v2” is available for download. Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) v1 was my preferred anti-virus application and v2 makes significant improvements without adding bloat. I know many HTPC enthusiasts prefer to ignore anti-virus protection on their […]
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We had a lot of fun putting our Holiday Wish List for 2009 together, so we figured we should try doing it again. I bugged all our staff writers and asked them what is tops on their wish lists for this year. Aaron Ledger (aka Swoon) If I had a wish from last year, it was a new 58″ Panasonic […]
Read moreWe’ve posted about some of the earlier release candidates for XBMC, one of the best free media center applications out there, and it’s finally gone live! Congratulations to the team, it looks phenomenal. But that’s just the beginning of Dharma. We have improved the entire experience. As always, we strive to play all of the current media formats available, including […]
Read moreWe’d like to thank everyone who entered the Amulet Devices contest. To show our appreciation we have negotiated a discount for everyone who entered to win the Amulet Remote but didn’t win. The Amulet Remote normally retails for $199 but with this discount, you can buy the Amulet Voice Remote for only $180. Just visit Amulet Devices’ online shop and […]
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Hey folks, both Michael Welter and I will be attending the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this (well, next) year which kicks off January 6th. We’ll be there on the 7th and 8th and try to update you on anything interesting we find out as it happens. If there’s a particular subject or vendor you would like us to […]
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