So you just took advantage of some of the great deals out there for some dual core (or heck, quad core) cpus & motherboards. You took the time, carefully planned, and then assembled your full system. Then you go to make your purchase of Windows Vista, only to be faced with the decision: Should I buy the x86 (32-bit version) […]
Read moreSoo? As the title hints at.. What games do you play? I remember grinding out many of a level on WOW early on in my addiction. Of course, as my addiction grew, the relaxed nature of playing just wasn't cutting. I played a few other games but never really got into the gaming end of things after that. I suppose […]
Read moreThe Daily Button Video Card News: Evga GF 8800 340MB review at nvnews Video Card News: Gigabyte 7600GS HDMI review at Motherbaords.org Cooling News: SilentPCReview 92mm fan roundup Motherboard News: ECS AMD690GM-M2 Motherboard review at TweakTown Motherboard News: NVIDIA "MCP72" Details Unveiled at Daily Tech Storage News: InPhase to laucnh 300GB holographic storage at the Register Storage News: Akasa […]
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nMedia MCESKB RF Keyboard A HTPC is unique in many ways from a typical desktop PC and the keyboard requirements are no exception to this rule. Read on to see how well this keyboard/trackball performs in this environment. INTRODUCTION nMedia has been in business since 2004 creating cases and accessories for the HTPC enthusiast. Their philosophy and vision […]
Read moreIf you can get over the surprise of seeing a hardware review on a software company's blog. Ok, so it's not actually by a Snapstream employee (Terminal is a community member), so it's ok. But it's a keyboard!! We all know how excited people get for those. Well right off the bat I was a little disappointed because the BTC […]
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Looking for a mini-case to house your next HTPC project? Virtual Hideout has a SFF case that will house a matx mobo. It actually has a nice clean look to it, although there are a few other cases I would consider before purchasing this one. I prefer the horizontal cases rather then cube style cases. From the review: The X-Gene […]
Read moreThe gang at Viper Lair has taken on a pretty big task by comparing three major OSes. This type of review can be as long as you want it or as short as you want it. In this case, the went with a battery of tests to see how individual tasks perform. However, from a Media Center perspective, there is […]
Read moreNot for you 1-bedroom apartment renters, this is a massive sub, and weighs in at around 70lbs, but at $680 it sure can deliver (shhh, it better!). So if you're interested in upsetting your neighbors, it seems like this can do the job. The LFM-1 Plus is a wonderfully musical sub with enough impact and slam to satisfy even the […]
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Not a terrible revision from Toshiba, if you're in the market for a $1k HD DVD Player. The one thing they really make clear is just how great the image quality is, so if that's your thing & you have the money, you could do much worse. In addition to being built on an IC platform that's much faster than […]
Read moreIt's a good thing I don't compete with Chris for who can find the most MCE plugins. This one is rather interesting, and pretty neat if you can use remote storage locations. That way say you have your server being your main bitorrent downloader, then you can access that from your MCE. Not sure yet as no public download is […]
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