Cheap dual-format readers are getting cheaper and cheaper :). Buffalo Japan will be selling an external unit for around $440 in Japan, hopefully by the holiday season they are under $250. This is the only way most people are going to enter the format war, you can count me in as well. Everything USB There is no HD DVD burning […]
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Everyonce in awhile I browse the ‘net to check out what is happening in the software world. Mostly to see if there are any software updates I have missed etc. Of course, I always stop in at the plugin/skin sections and see what is happening there :). While over at Media Portal, I noticed that Harley is at work on […]
Read moreMy apologies for the slow news this week :). I have been distracted/busy. Some of it was real life and of course some of it was the new multi-player tower defense flash game at casualcollective.com. However, I am soooo over that fad, besides the fact I dream up mazes at night. In the HTPC world, I have been keeping myself […]
Read moreAuzentech’s X-Fi based card should hit the streets this week. FloppyHead So why is this a big deal? Computer audio, especially for media centers, has been stagnant. Auzentech is known for developing great cards for media centers. Creative’s X-Fi is a great card for gaming. Auzen X-Fi Prelude should be a good combination of both feature sets.
Read moreShuttle has always impressed me with how many features they can pack into those little cases, but I think they’ve really outdone themselves this time. Case Desings * NVIDIA® GeForce 7050PV/nForce 630a chipset * Supports AMD® Athlon[TM]64 X2, Athlon[TM]64 und Sempron[TM] series (HyperTransport 1.0) processors * Up to 4 GB dual channel DDR2-800 RAM (OC to 1066 MHz) * NVIDIA® […]
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Hauppauge HVR950 ATSC/NTSC Hybrid Review You’ve probably heard by now that in 2009, broadcast tv will all be changing over to digital TV transition. Because of this, any TVs, DVRs, etc. made from this point forward must also include an ATSC tuner. For the HTPC world this means that any PC TV tuner made from this point forward must have […]
Read moreIf you recall, Zap2it has cut off access to its free data service. A couple of services hope to step in and offer the community a reasonably priced solution. CT TV, the maker of CTPVR, hope to attract users with a 30 dollar a year price tag and Schedule Direct plans on charging 15 dollars for three months. Given the […]
Read moreHere’s a great rundown of the common misinformation or straight out disinformation spread around by laymen and your neighborhood brick and mortar electronics store. David Loves Life It pains me to surf the Internet and read the horror stories of people buying a Vizio at Wal-Mart, plugging it into analogue cable and wondering why “this new fancy HD” looks like […]
Read moreGenerally my advice to this question is to head over to an e-tailer such as monoprice or Blue Jeans and buy from them. However, for longer distances you want to ensure your cable will hold up. CEPro takes the easy way out and doesn’t actually recommend a cable but they do give sound advice. CEPro When dealing with longer cables, […]
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Nothing too exciting on the tube tonight, except, you know, for my favorite program! Mythbusters has been a favorite of mine for years and it got me to thinking what is my favorite episode. The weapons ones are always good but not my favorite. I think I would have to go with the episode where Adam escapes from a sinking […]
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