Always sad to see a major chain fail, especially one that employs over 30,000 people. Still this may be a chance to score some deals on HT equipment. I’ll be on the lookout for a medium sized flatpanel for the bedroom. Liquidation sales begin as early as Saturday, January 17, 2009, and will last as long as it takes […]
Read moreNot to get everyone’s hopes up again, but has anyone else seen this? Aw, snap! Just over a month after DirecTV went and killed its totally promising HDPC-20 tuner, in flies this. DISH Network is apparently gearing up to unveil some sort of HD-capable DISH-to-Windows Media Center liaison, with current test setups involving a modified ViP 211K receiver attached […]
Read moreIf you’re like me, you’ve upgraded the hard drive in your HTPC a few times and now have some spares laying around with no way to connect them. In that case, you need to get yourself an external enclosure. Today Club Overclocker is reviewing a new offering from Vantec. Vantec shows once again that they build some pretty awesome […]
Read moreAre you wondering if W7CM will work on a Atom powered netbook? James puts it through a few tests to see. My next task was to test out the new music wall and try to play some music. This is where it turned south. Apparently, the music wall uses a lot of resources. When I first started playing […]
Read moreFor those of you that want to test out the Windows 7 Beta but still want to use Vista or XP as well, this is a nice, easy to follow guide for setting up a Multi-Boot Windows system. I haven’t tested it (yet) myself and there are a couple of commands that may look intimidating, but but follow the guide […]
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Read moreThere has been discussion in the forums recently about how to properly setup a Harmony remote to drive all of those components sitting in your entertainment center. Do you use the Devices? Do you use the Activities? Do you get up and push the buttons on the front of the devices? Watch the video and find out! Build What you’ll […]
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In a recent article, we discussed how there is nothing special about an "HDTV" antenna. So now the question becomes, which antenna is the right one for you? Without going into details about specific antennas, this article will introduce you to the various types of antennas and some of their more imprtant characteristics. We will also cover which antenna type […]
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After using Boxee with my Apple TV for a few days (Day 1 Setup | Day 2 First Use ) I noticed the one downside about using AppleTV as my platform of coice–I absolutely hated the remote. I don’t have abnormally large hands, yet the remote would constantly get lost in my hands and pushing buttons was not very comfortable. […]
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