For as long as I can remember, I wanted a setup like this. Of course, I doubt I’ll have the $15k anytime soon, but the general idea should be able to be had for much less. Gotta love that sports ticker at the top… CrunchGear It’s not like you’re getting ripped off, either. You get four TVs, a 1200-watt […]
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At a price range starting at $3,000 (and going upwards of $10k), I have to believe most people will not be satisfied with this type of chassis, no matter how nicely painted, in their living room. It goes over the top with specs and water cooling which is nice, but seriously….it sticks out like a sore (huge) thumb to me?!?! […]
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Friends of MissingRemote are sure to know our take on SageTV–it’s super powerful, and super customizable…basically a whole lotta fun. Toss in their Extenders and you can really have a whole-home system finally. The addition of this plugin looks really promising, and just another example of the SageTV community stepping up. Check out the link for some slick looking screenshots. […]
Read moreThis is dissapointing, as I always found some unique and interesting content available on Joost via Boxee. Just supports the saying that Content is King, and unfortunately for Joost, Hulu owns the content for now. ArsTechnica Joost, the P2P online video service once hailed as the new way to watch TV, has announced that it’s ditching its consumer video offerings. […]
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If you’re going to go down this path, I’m not sure why you wouldn’t include support for music as well. But, if you’re in the market for a DVD-only ripping system, it looks like this could be it. Not sure how the legal ramifications of this pan out, so proceed with caution. Unfortunately no blu-ray as of yet…but they do […]
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What’s the number one complaint of HTPC’s in the living room? Well, besides aesthetics, it’s noise!! The CPU heatsink-fan can be one of the worst offenders in this space, and especially the smaller your chassis, the more difficult it is to cool it quietly. This Shuriken, while horribly named, seems like it can do the job and quietly. Scythe is […]
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If there’s one thing you have to hand it to Sony, is they are REALLY good at making unique devices that make you drool. This bad boy is no different, and of course, it comes with a $1000 price range to calm down how badly you want it. At that price, then you start thinking…hey…maybe this isn’t as cool as […]
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I don’t care if this is $7400…I want it!! Of course, I can’t actually afford it, so I’m slightly less disheartened that this isn’t available in the US, and might never be. But one can dream, can’t we?!? Gizmodo The Philips 56PFL9954H Cinema 21:9 uses the same aspect ratio of most movies out there, which means that it eliminates the […]
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With every passing announcement making the Xbox360 more powerful, I can’t help but be reminded that it’s also crushing the Media Center Extender platform in the process. Don’t misunderstand, I think the introduction of new features like Netflix and Last.fm are wonderful–as shown by the community’s development of the apps for Media Center–I just can’t help but look at the […]
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Ah, the HTPC chassis…something that is beautiful to one person’s living room that can be equally disgusting to another. Well, ExtremeTech tries to help with the buying process by doing a mini roundup review of 4 new HTPC cases. While I have the opportunity to, I’d like to thank the former staff of ExtremeTech who have recently been let go, […]
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