Mark M. submitted a story from Ehomeupgrade about Envive and its latest product dubbed TheaterStation. Ehomeupgrade The TheaterStation utilizes Envive’s Spin™ User Interface which allows users to navigate through content stored on the device without being hampered by complicated menus or cumbersome controls. It is capable of playing back of High Definition content over HDMI, DVI and Component video outputs […]
Read moreThese are some of the CES highlights that I thought were of interest from Engadget: http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/hauppauge-intros-wintv-hvr-950q-usb-tuner-with-clear-qam-support/ – Hauppauge intros WinTV-HVR-950Q USB tuner with Clear-QAM support http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/whoa-dinovo-mini-has-a-hidden-ps3-compatibility-switch/ – Whoa — DiNovo Mini has a hidden PS3 compatibility switch http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/panasonic-gets-official-with-wirelesshd-transmission-system/ – Panasonic gets official with WirelessHD transmission system http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/comcast-panasonic-showing-off-portable-dvr/ – Comcast, Panasonic showing off portable DVR http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/06/samsung-intros-spinpoint-m6-500gb-standard-height-laptop-drive/ – Samsung intros Spinpoint M6 […]
Read morePC Perspective, those lucky bastards, are at CES this year and have coverage of Nvidia’s ’08 plans. Of interest to me is the IGP that will offload 100% VC-1, H.264, and MPEG-2. PC Perspective Specific graphics details on this part are still sketchy, but I am betting that it features 2 ROPS and the full 16 stream processors. The most […]
Read moreI had High hopes for this review seeing as I have the AMD version of this board. But it comes with Intel Integrated graphics and of course they have no idea on how to review an HTPC designed board. Not one test on video quality or performance with 1080P content. But with Intel integrated graphics and no hardware acceleration I […]
Read moreI would call you crazy if I thought a tuner card that can do analog, OTA HDTV and QAM would be priced under $50. Well, Hauppauge, famours for the tuner cards has done it. What remains to be seen if they bring stable drivers and good image quality to the table. One of these cards and a SageTV license would […]
Read moreEngadget has their weekly post for high-def DVD releases. I can’t say I would get any of this week’s releases. The rock was pretty good, but I doubt I would splurge. EngadgetHD * Mobsters (Universal) * The Pianist (Universal) * White Noise (Universal) * White Noise 2: The Light (Universal) * Zodiac: Director’s Cut (Paramount)
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