HTPC Hardware (MB, RAM, Video Card etc)
Here’s a quick review of an HTPC case from Lian Li, makers of all aluminum chassis. I used to have one, and the design was wonderful, not sure I’m a HUGE fan of this design but it seems to serve its purpose. You can see from the pictures here, that the center bar is VERY close to my graphics card, […]
Read moreA lot of hard drives are claimed to be quiet and usually sacrifice some performance. By lowering their speeds to sub 6000rpm they of course, run quieter. Here are two drives SCPR put against each other that are 7200rpm drives that appear to be pretty darned quiet. With all the innovation in digital storage, it is easy for drives like […]
Read moreThis is some disheartening news, Intel has revealed a silicon design flaw in their Sandy Bridge line of CPU’s and Chipsets. After a raving review by Missingremote’s Andy VanTil, hopefully Intel can fix this issue quickly and not delay the further roll-out of the Sandy Bridge line. Intel said Monday that it discovered a design flaw in a chipset circuit and has “implemented a silicon fix.” […]
Read moreI had a chance to check out VUDU on Boxee while at CES and it looked great. I’ll be updating when I get home tonight. Tons of bug fixes as well so make sure to read the release notes if you are encountering issues. We have released a new version of the Boxee Box firmware. Your Box will update automatically […]
Read moreThis is a nice looking case, but it’s odd that the review didn’t mention exactly how much it costs (yet price was listed as a con)–odd. Anyhow, a quick google search found it anywhere from $400-600! Quite a range for a high end HTPC case, but as you would expect with a 7″ touch screen. Not so very often we […]
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Aaron already gave us a first look at Hauppauge CableCARD Prototype Revealed but that wasn’t all Hauppauge had in store for us. Colossus HD PVR We’ve talked about it a few times already but it was nice to see it person and I expect a lot from it. The new PCI-E uses a different chip, the ViXS XCode-3111, that should […]
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While at CES we had a chance to meet with ZOTAC and we are very happy we did. Their ZBOX and Mini-ITX motherboards have done very well over the last year among HTPC enthusiasts and I expect their new lineup to do just as well. What I really liked about their new products is that they will be offering a […]
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When Windows 7 Media Center Embedded was first announced I made the below tweet so when I first saw the Haier TV I was pleasantly surprised! (I’m also taking full credit…) btw, Would love to see a TV manufacturer use W7 Embedded w/ Media Center for smaller sets. I want an all-in-one kitchen TV powered by MC7. Keeping reading to find out […]
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While at CES we had a chance to meet up with Jeremy and Austin from Ceton with a guest appeareance from beta tester extraordinaire and OpenCable guru erkotz. We’ve already let you know they were coming but this was our first time seeing them. For those considering cancelling their existing orders on the InfiniTV 4….don’t. At least I don’t recommend […]
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If you remember earlier this year, Hauppauge and SiliconDust forged a partnership to team up on CableCARD tuners so we were eager to find out the status of the yet to be released Hauppauge 2-tuner USB version. The partnership between the two involves Hauppauge using its manufacturing clout to make both the SiliconDust HDHomerun Prime and the Hauppauge USB tuner. […]
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