HardOCP has up a thermal paste shootout looking at many factors in usage and testing for ten different types of thermal paste and and also cheese…yes I said cheese… HardOCP We take 10 high profile thermal pastes used for mating heatsink surfaces to CPUs and other components and subject those to over 1200 hours of testing to find out which […]
Read moreXBMC Update Finally a way to easily upgrade your win32 build to the most current 3rd party SVN builds. There is a plan to integrate it into XBMC with a script, so it can all be triggered from within the XBMC UI. But it’s a good start. [XBMCUpdate]
Read moreOyster 3G™ solution incorporates network integration and management standards [NeonDrum]
Read morePrices and content of Comcast, MN and Verison FIOS, CA.
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Logitech diNovo Mini Over the years, many have tried with little success to introduce a wireless keyboard into the living room home theater environment. Logitech has a number of wireless keyboards, but the diNovo Mini is the first introduced which brings about a small form factor along with a convenient array of hot media buttons to integrate seamlessly into […]
Read moreInteresting article for those wanting to run a 5.1 setup and don’t already have the amp. Maui, on the other hand, is AMD’s internal codename for a project that combines a motherboard with the 780M mobile chipset and unique audio amplfier cards utilizing chips from D2Audio specifically for use as a home entertainment component. The amplifier module is a […]
Read moreThey covered the DVD ripping quite well. However, I wish they would’ve gone into a little more detail on the Blu-ray side, such as the trials and tribulations of getting different audio formats. Due to that, I wouldn’t consider this the "last" guide we’ll ever need. Copying and transcoding the disc’s video into more efficient formats involves math an […]
Read moreNow, I’m wondering do I have to use TMT3 in order to get this GPU upscaling ability?? Or I could stick w/ any Directshow player (MediaPortal’s internal player in my case) as long as the codec/setup is set right…?? (I know, I probably just dreaming…..) Upscaling algorithm ArcSoft’s upscaling algorithms take data that’s present across multiple frames in the […]
Read moreI can’t believe Ian has already gotten to 200 podcasts!! I remember back when Ian was asking us MCE geeks if we’d even be interested in such a thing, and look how it’s grown! Way to go Ian!! Well I have made it to show 200 and I have a special show for you. Ed Bott, Charlie Owen and […]
Read moreI just caught word, via twitter, that the long awaited DRM fix to remove restrictions on non-premium CableCard content will be coming our way today or tomorrow. The fix will involve a firmware update and an update to Vista. No word on if this fix will be hitting Windows 7 or if it will wait until launch. Good news for […]
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