Anyone who's ever built an HTPC knows how important it is to have a quiet system in place. Nothing worse than a silent dramatic part of a film & hearing the whirring of the fans inside your system. Passively cooled video cards definitely help, but keep in mind they also increase the internal temperature of your system. PowerColor has partnered […]
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This is just a drop dead sexy remote from Logitech. It's a touchscreen & comes in at under $500, and seems to be more than capable. The question which will remain in the back of my head, is if you're using Vista MCE, do you really want to invest in a remote before the Sideshow-compatible remotes come out? Will these […]
Read moreThursday again, so that means it's time for the Media Center Show podcast. This time up is Todd Headrick from the Windows Home Server team. I've mentioned before my own personal dissapointment that there wasn't more integration with MCE on this, but nonetheless, it can still be a useful OS to backup & host your files. Here are the show […]
Read moreSpeaking of Toshiba, they just sent word that they are ready with their 51GB triple layer HD DVD discs. Is this the last salvo of a dieing format? Or are they retooling for a large offensive? Either way, the format war has some steam left in it. I will stay firmly planted on the fence with a bucket of popcorn […]
Read moreWe reported on Toshiba's entry level gen 2 system yesterday and today we have a review of their pro-line. The huge leap ahead here is that the XA2 is able to output 1080p and much quicker load times. On the audio side of things, the new player supports HDMI 1.3 which passes the new audio CODECS to a AVR or […]
Read moreIt looks like our representitives are earning their money this week :). Reps Rich Boucher, a dem from Va, and John Dolottle, a Cali repub, are set to intrdouce the FAIR USE. Good to see the RIAA lawsuit money wasn't able to bribe everyone in Washington. From the article: "The Digital Millennium Copyright Act dramatically tilted the copyright balance toward […]
Read moreWith the release of the 690G chipset to the public, HTPC enthusiasts everywhere are wondering if this is the next 6150 chipset killer. On paper, it appears to be very well suited with its integrated graphics sporting HDMI out with HDCP. However, it seems to fall flat with gaming performance only slightly better then the 6150 and CPU useage during […]
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I was just greeted with a lovely SPAM e-mail from ReplayTV, promoting their PVR software and offering me a whopping 20% discount on it. What's the problem with this? Where to begin. I know how Replay got my e-mail address, I gave it to them when I signed up for their beta program for their software before it was launched. […]
Read moreThe more and more I research speakers from the $1500 to $2000 range, the more I found out there is a lot of choices out there. It is going to take some serious research on my end to truly find out what sings to me. Secrets Of HIFI has a DCM set of speakers in their studio today. From the […]
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Not even a year after the HD-A1 entered our lives, Toshiba has released the A2. Somewhat confusing to me is releasing a second generation player without 1080p support, I think if nothing else this should have been a key inclusion. However, according to Ultimate A/V they did make changes in boot time, which was a big problem in the first […]
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