I think any time Google gets involved it’s for the better of competition. Not sure this will have an effect on the HTPC crowd since it appears more geared for set top boxes, but still it’s an intriguing prospect having a giant like them compete with the standard Comcasts of the world. The technology—designed to open set-top boxes, TVs […]
Read moreNot technically an HTPC case, but no reason it couldn’t work as one. Pretty sleek if you were to put this in the corner of your entertainment shelf. The Array looks a very different beast – a chassis specifically designed for home server use, offering six hard drive bays, a 300W PSU onboard with silent fan and sized to […]
Read moreA lot of titles this week, but there really isn’t anything I’m super excited with. I would like to take this moment to comment on how dreadfully awful Leap Year was. Seriously, I’m not opposed to a good romantic comedy, but WOW that movie was painful to watch! On that positive note, let’s go with a classic for our pick… […]
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Read moreDriver updates aren’t news that often, but AMD/ATI video cards have consistently taken a PR beating in the community when it comes to H.264/AVC profile L5.1 support. Looks like AMD finally added the feature to Catalyst 10.4 for all the l33t bittorrenters and x264 archivers out there. ATI Catalyst – Video enhancements H.264 Level 5.1 support ATI Catalyst can […]
Read moreAnother great week in news with Windows 7 Embedded taking some headlines with their integration of MCE, and then of course Vail Windows Home Server…and lots lots more! A huge week for Avatar and comments from last week get things started, before we take a look at Panasonic’s new top of the line plasmas and whether they’ll fit into our […]
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I never paid much attention to recliners because they always reminded me of my father and grandfather (read: old folks’ furniture). However, Berkline has integrated some impressive technology into their line of recliners, which my folks would never find a use for! I could definitely see myself in one of these chairs, working from home with a laptop, listening to […]
Read moreThe guys over at The Digital Media Zone sure like to talk. Looks like Adam (Entertainment 2.0) and James (Seen in 3D) have started up another podcast – this time about movies. I’ll let them explain the details: Welcome to the first episode of The Movie Podcast. This show is for all of your content junkies out there. Each […]
Read moreI know we have a lot of people interested in this model, so good news on its upcoming ship date. Hope you’ve been saving your pennies!! And yes, I am jealous! MSRPs on the TC-P50VT25 50-inch model and TC-P54VT25 54-inch model are $2,599 and $2,999, respectively, with availability the week of May 3. There’s no specific date, but the $3,399 […]
Read moreWe don’t normally post press releases, but this one I felt was important to everyone given the market of Media Center in the home theater crowd. It’s going to be interesting to see how this maps out, both from an enthusiast and OEM side. What say you, are you interested in building a Windows 7 Embedded HTPC? There are some […]
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