OEM Media Center PCs
HP has seen fit to include a bunch of new tools in their latest update to the MediaSmart line. The first one is the iStream iPod application that streams music, videos and photos directly from your home server. The second tool is a Video converter that will convert higher qyality videos into a mobile friendly size. There is a number […]
Read moreReading about Niveus HTPCs is a little bit like reading an article about the latest Ferrari. You want it, you yearn for it but it is out of reach for most folks. Here is your chance to hop on a Ferrari for cheap, about $1500 cheap. For a custom built Blu-ray equipped HTPC, you are not going to get a […]
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The P500 builds upon S1Digital’s already successful line of ProLine Series Media Centers and provides customers with powerful features in a high-end, custom designed chassis. Available with up to four CableCard HDTV tuners plus an unencrypted QAM/ATSC tuner, Blu-ray movie playback with Profile 2.0 features, movie archiving capabilities, and three terabytes (2TB useable) of internal RAID-5 storage. The P500 supports […]
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S1 today announced a free upgrade to Microsoft Windows 7 operating system for all customers who purchase a new S1Digital Media Center starting Jan 20th, 2009 and will run until March 31st, 2009. Windows 7 is the next major release of Microsoft’s Operating System which will power S1Digital’s Media Centers and includes exciting new features and enhancements. More information on […]
Read moreA $1000 price tage for a CableCard equipped HTPC really won’t break down any barriers in the HTPC world.Let’s face it, if you are out shopping a TiVo looks a lot more attractive in terms of price than an HTPC. In my opinion, releasing tuners that are reasonably priced for all major TV sources would be a much better way […]
Read more"Just wanted to let you guys know of a mention of your great site on the revision3 show Systm. They mention the article about making an MCE remote work with Cyberlink PowerDVD for Blu-ray playback. Well done again" Revision3 With Blu-Ray drives selling for as little as $129 it makes sense to include one in your next HTPC build. You’ll get […]
Read moreHauppauge has gone and made the HD-PVR all official like with its very own product page. Below you will find the specs for what is considered the Holy Grail of the DIY HTPC builder. This will have a huge impact for HTPC software, such as SageTV, that choose to support this software. No longer will you have to go directly […]
Read moreLooks like OmWave has partnered with Omaura to bring some pretty sweet looking WHS machines to the market. ehomeupgrade There’s been a lot a buzz around the gorgeously designed Omaura PC enclosures and OmWave is smart enough to capitalize on that to release a Windows Home Server wrapped in the smoking hot case called OmServer.
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There are a lot of press releases that hit the wires that typically amount to a company congratulating itself for releasing a new product. Though this press release isn’t that different it does show how Niveus is advancing the Media Center platform. They are utilizing a new movie front-end plug-in that better emulates the Vista look and feel. Keeping the […]
Read moreUnion, NJ – MAINGEAR Computers, the premier high performance boutique integrator in North America is proud to announce the immediate availability of their new Axess HD Home Theater media center. Featuring 1080p Full HD graphics courtesy of the AMD ATI Radeon HD 3200 GPU, the included Universal Video Decoder provides for a stunning high definition experience with advanced post processing […]
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