Over the last year we Media Center enthusiasts have slowly seen Media Center, piece by piece, slip away. Last year at CES we saw the rise and fall of the Dish Network Media Center tuners. We saw Linksys discontinue their V2 Extenders , with the likes of Dlink and HP following suite right after. Last week at the Electronic House […]
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Moneual MonCaso 312 Review If you’ve decided to put your HTPC where it can be seen, you owe it to your eyes to put it in a chassis that makes it look like it belongs. A nice case is an essential part of any build but unfortunately are not inexpensive. The Moneual MonCaso 312 looks the part of a sleek […]
Read moreEDIT: Beginning this week, I will start noting the Warner Brothers titles which will have the 30-day rental window imposed on them. I will place ** next to the title. I can’t remember a week with fewer overall selections of Blu-ray titles, but there are always at least one winner. I did have the unfortunate luck of watching "Housebroken" with […]
Read moreI’ve personally used this PSU from FSP, but this has been around for a long time–it is only 400 watts. But, ever since Antec got out of the Phantom-silent PSU’s, this is one of the last remaining players in the game. And it is completely silent, as unlike the Phantom this one does not even have an emergency fan…so plan […]
Read moreWhat say you? Are you a fan of 3D? I think it’s safe to say you either love it or hate it. I’m on the hate it bandwagon, and partly agree with what this gentleman is saying. Time (and the Consumer’s wallets) will tell, but I’d rather have OLED TV’s be mainstream than 3D. TechRadar From that point on, the […]
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Here’s a review of the successor to Panasonic’s X10 Plasma TV, the X20, which seems to do a great job for its price range. Not perfect, but I don’t think I would mind having this in my living room. FlatPanelsHD X20 is a typical Panasonic plasma-TV. Straight away you recognize the things that have made the Panasonic plasma TVs […]
Read moreZatz Not Funny covers a first look at Friday’s announced Netflix for Wii streaming. Looks like it’s a unique experience, but remember the picture quality of the Wii will limit things (ahem…no HD). Here’s a the video:
Read moreAt $7000, this projector is probably not in most of our futures, but the idea of a dual lamped projector is pretty clever. And it seems to do a solid job as well. Audioholics Continuing our look at presentation projectors, we took a look at the Sanyo PLC-WLC500L, a unique dual lamp system that is designed for flexible installation, high […]
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Pretty interesting statistic. I’m not at all surprised though given the unlimited usage model. Pay attention and you’ll see DVD rentals are still rising, it just so happens that so too is streaming. Which if you figure you have to watch something while you wait for new movies, sorta makes sense. FeedFlix We’ve posted in the past about Netflix’s […]
Read moreWell, if you have still been holding out to view Netflix movies on your Wii (anyone…anyone?), then you’re in luck! Looks like Netflix has finally started shipping the disc to allow you to do what you’ve been able to do on PS3’s, XBox’s and your HTPC for a long time now.
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