Chris Lux, Media Center enthusiast, is up this time with Ian on his weekly podcast on everything Media Center…along with some news and coverage from the past week, so give it a listen! Show Times: 00:23 Coming up 01:15 How To Build A Great Media Center For Your Home 01:42 Media Center Integrator Alliance Offers Training at CEDIA Expo 2009 […]
Read moreI think this is debatable given how slow blu-ray has been climbing up, and the continued prevalence of DVD players. Of course there will be users who must have the extra fidelity of blu-ray, but for the majority they’re still fine saving $20 and just buying the DVD…so I’m not sure how blu-ray is "remaining dominant" HighDefDigest To give a […]
Read moreDoes this really surprise anyone? Maybe the only surprising thing is that the number is only 14 billion. Should we be worried how they even got that number? Either way, I don’t think Hollywood is really hurting considering how box office records continue to be broken with each major release. EngadgetHD For us that is good news and we can’t […]
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Obviously these type of portable hard drive/players must be doing decently in sales, since every company seems to be coming up with one…but who is buying them? For $350, you can build yourself a pretty decent HTPC, or heck, a bit more and you can buy a laptop that can just connect to your HDTV. I must be missing something […]
Read moreSome very fair and very astute observations as to the many heads which Microsoft manages, and unfortunately the instances where they step over each other for the disservice of the end user. It makes staying loyal to Microsoft difficult when everything doesn’t play together nicely–ahem….I love my Zune, yet absolutely zero MCE integration to make life easier. The Digital Media […]
Read moreSo my first taste of freedom was installing Windows 7 on my Athlon 3200+ with ATI IGP. Vista performance on this "Designed for XP" laptop was miserable at best, downright crappy at the worst. Hulu barely performs and often stuttered on 480p content. If you can believe it, I could not even carry a webcam conversation without it stuttering horribly. […]
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I know it was just the other day we posted a link to another review of this chassis, but I think SPCR’s perspective on detailed noise is unique enough that it’s worth another look. Enjoy! SilentPCreview Antec’s first mini-ITX case is a solid if not flawless entry into a sector that is new to the brand. The overall airflow design […]
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Ah, the HP MediaSmart LX195…a confusing beast in that it falls under the home server family, as it only has a single hard drive. Sure you can expand via USB, but at that point you probably would have preferred going with the bigger MediaSmarts. Indeed, this product is most likely for those with moderate storage needs, who would enjoy the […]
Read moreThis is I’m sure going to be a different answer for every individual, but brings up some interesting thoughts to consider as technology evolves requiring significant upgrades for ultimate support. MN Maven I now however, find myself in a predicament, I have an older AV receiver, that I spent a pretty penny on 4 years ago, that is no longer […]
Read moreIt’s all about the bottom line at the end of the day, and it seems Toshiba is finally swallowing their pride and considering Blu-ray. It’s about time, Sony sold VHS after their Betamax fiasco, so can’t we all just get along and bring those prices down for everyone to enjoy?!? HighDefDigest According to Nikkei, a provider of Japanese business news, […]
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