With 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 […]
Read moreI haven;t made the leap into Pre-N, or MIMO G for that matter. I guess I was lucky with what little streaming I did to my laptop. However, Pre-N does hold promise of a future without wires. However, just for the speed of moving large files and the reliability of the connection, I would expect my next project to remain […]
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The title is pretty harsh in my opinion. Given that we are only a few weeks removed from the launch date, I am willing to cut MS some slack. Microsoft did not hide what they were selling with Ultimate so why someone would complain on a blog about buying a more expensive version and making a dumb-ass of themselves I […]
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Thanks, as always, for Chris L. pointing out this Media Center Remote Front panel from ACS! I see some nice potential for surrounding room control. For example, in a great room style house, you would not need an additional zone to listen to your HTPC, but it would be nice to have an inexpensive solution like this to control your […]
Read moreAs the title reads, we now have spam filtering for the register and contact process! This should cut down on those annoying posts we have been seeing as of late. Thankfully we have a kick ass systems admin who can get this stuff done. If it were left up to me alone we would be stuck with many more posts about […]
Read moreThe Daily Button Online Video News: YouTube to add NBA content and music videos Cooler News: Zalman VF900 GPU cooler review at hard-H20 RAM News: 2GB Corsair Dominator Twin2X2048-9136C5D review at Techgage Ram News: DDR2-800 Kingston and OCZ comparo at bit-tech Hard drive News: TechARP reviews 750 GB Seagate Barracuda Display News: Dell W3207C review at The Tech Lounge Display […]
Read moreDespite Sony's foot in their mouth attitudes as of late, they are still coming out with good hardware. SONY MAXIMIZES HD EXPERIENCE WITH LATEST SURROUND SOUND A/V RECEIVERS LAS VEGAS, Feb. 27, 2007 – Optimized for the high-definition, home entertainment experience, Sony today is introducing a new line of surround sound receiversThe receivers provide full HD features from 1080p performance […]
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