People have been knocking the ASUS Xonar HD line of cards–the first in the industry to allow you to bitstream your content–since they came out with the Xonar HDAV earlier this year. That being said they are still the only players in the bitstreaming game and have now added to their arsenal with a PCI-based low-profile card strictly for you […]
Read moreSomehow this snuck past me in yesterday’s podcast roundup, but here’s the Home Theater guys covering all things blu-ray players, discussing the new and existing players and the different price options that exist for consumers today. HDTV Magazine Now that you can find Blu-ray players at Wal*Mart for less than $150 we thought it would be a good idea to […]
Read moreIt’s been quite a while since we released a system guide with our recommendations and price analysis on building your very own Home Theater PC, so we figured now is as good a time as any. We’ll start with the high end and next week will release the low end system. While some websites or magazines go pretty absorbant with […]
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Normally when you hear about a DIY Geek Home theater you’re thinking what, a couple grand, maybe a projector with some automation tied in, maybe a comfy seat or sofa. This guy is not your normal geek. This project took him SEVEN (7!!) years and $90,000!!! Considering everything done though, had he had it professionally installed he probably would have […]
Read moreProbably the most videos I have ever seen for an unboxing of a unit, especially from a forum post. Here’s the original unboxing, but visit the actual NetworkedMediaTank forums for the full details and all 100 of youtube videos (or so it seems). Still trying to get one of these Popcorn Hour units in-house to do our own comparison, so […]
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I’ve been drooling over this 900 remote from Logitech since it was announced just a few weeks ago. This is basically the Harmony One with its gorgeous touch screen along with some RF and other capabilities. Looks like this reviewer loves it as well, no surprise as this is up there on the price spectrum, at $400 MSRP. i4U […]
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Ian Dixon had previously done a video review of the original Niveus Zone, now Gizmodo takes on the ZONE Pro unit. Gizmodo Here are the specs: 1080p, Blu-ray drive, HDMI 1.3, eSATA, Core 2 Duo, Gigabit Ethernet and a $2000 price tag. It lands in a strange spot between performance and "HTPC-ability", as in the ability to sit nicely […]
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I wasn’t sure whether to put this under OEM PC’s or Extenders just given the ridiculous size of this unit. Looking at the specs I’m withholding judgment until I see someone throw some actual HD content at this, but they claim it’s going to be able to handle it. Gizmodo Measuring just 4x4x1 inches, the fanless, XP-based system operates […]
Read moreGreat guest writeup over at GeekTonic regarding head to head battle of BeyondTV and SageTV. This user has some serious investments in both applications and it shows in the detail of the writeup. Lots of information to digest but a good read if you’ve been considering either HTPC software application. And if you’re in need of more head to head, […]
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Pretty feature filled OEM Media Center here, and I love the unique option of allowing the customer to select SageTV if they prefer it over Windows Media Center. $3100 gets you the box but it doesn’t look like it comes with the cablecard tuners themselves. ZDNet To record video off those cards, the OMS-BX300 includes a pair of 2TB […]
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