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Read moreFree Day is January 7th, 2010!
Maybe this should just be sent to the Hot Deals section but I thought this was kinda cool. For those of you that like to build your own electronics, SparkFun is basically giving away upto $100 worth of stuff (per address) to people on Jan 7th. All you have to do is pay for shipping. Sounds like a great deal […]
Read morePP3 now available via Windows Update
You may have read reports of this coming today, but now it’s confirmed as being live! If you’re running Windows Home Server I highly recommend updating to Power Pack 3, lots of nice enhancements if you use Media Center. MediaSmartServer Power Pack 3 has now been released to Windows Update and can be installed by clicking on the Settings Tab […]
Read moreThis Horgan Becket media cart is somewhat expensive
Now here’s a snazzy TV stand! It would make working behind it a snap with those wheels, but yeah I’d agree that the cost is fairly prohibitive. CrunchGear Yeah, I know this Horgan Becket media cart is incredibly sexy, but don’t get too attached. It costs $12,000.
Read morePowerDVD 9 patch to bring bitstreaming to Radeon 5000 users
Now here’s a cool announcement. If you’ve been holding off on spending several hundred dollars on a sound card just for this, you’re soon to be in luck! I think this is significant if only because it’s one more point that can no longer be made by the old home theater crowd for why HTPCs aren’t good. EngadgetHD Well the […]
Read moreNovember 24th Blu-ray Releases
We have been spoiled the last two weeks with a flury of awesome Blu-ray selections, so it was about time we came back to reality with a slower week. Here are the picks… MissingRemote’s Pick of the Week Funny People Although this movie is called Funny People, it is a very dark comedy. There were of course a fair amount […]
Read moreDrobo announces the Drobo S
Drobo has made a name for themselves with their small NAS-like devices, and are continuing their line of products with a professional and enterprise devices announced today. The Drobo S starts at an MSRP of $799 and includes the following features: High performance desktop storage for professionals and small offices Best-in-class performance that is up to 50% faster than current […]
Read moreTroubleshooting Standby
Proper standby support is an essential part of the HTPC experience, something that can help transform the “PC” experience into one much closer to “CE”. While it’s not great when the HTPC in the living room wakes up for “no reason”, when the one in the bedroom does it in the middle of the night – it can be a […]
Read moreVidaBox vCase3 Review
VidaBox is a company more well known for their own OEM HTPC systems, but here is a review on a chassis they have begun selling. The price is rather steep at $299, but if you have wanted one of their chassis, at least you now have the option versus having to buy the whole thing from them. TheDigitalLifestyle There […]
Read moreCommercial Skipping With SageTV – Comskip and Dirmon2
We’ve covered Commercial Skipping with cablecard and Windows Media Center, and here Brent covers the specifics of getting the awesome commercial skip functionality ready with his SageTV setup. GeekTonic In the video I press the play button on my remote to show you the status bar during playback of a show. Then the show gets to a commercial – at […]
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