Here’s a great little compilation of DLNA-compatible software titles and some brief comparison items for each of them. Tube Centric The list contains objective and subjective information on the these Media Servers as compiled by tubeCentric.tv staff. The Ease of Setup column attempts to give a "scale of 1 to 10" rating of how easy the Media Server was […]
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Mini-ITX motherboards are all the rage these days. With their small size and the improvement of on-board capabilities, it has made these types of boards all the more attractive to HTPC builders. Silverstone’s offering for this series is nicer than some of the other options out there, using black aluminum finish on the chassis and utilize a slim-laptop optical drive […]
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Wow, this is not the week to be a DVD Copying company. First Real Networks got shot down for their RealDVD software, and now Kaleidescape had their court decision overturned. For those unfamiliar, Kaleidescape produces some super high end media servers with a custom built platform exclusively designed for digitally stored DVD movies and music collections. They made headlines a […]
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I love those "Show off your Home Theater" setup. I hope to one day bring back the old gallery setup that HTPCnews used to have. In the meantime, if anyone is interested in showing off their own setups with a guest blog, let me know. We’d be more than happy to host your images for the article as I love […]
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I wonder if Dell caught wind of this Lenovo HTPC and wanted to one up them with the news below. Or maybe it happened vice versa? Either way, we at least do have specs and pricing on this offering. Based on the X4500 graphics hardware accelleration does work pretty well, even on an E5200 old school dual core Pentium chip. […]
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You would think that it would be easier to monetize online videos since you know exactly how many people view every bit of the video available. But I guess old dogs take a while to learn new tricks, and they are still barely trickling into online ads for videos. The only part that bugs me is when there is an […]
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Check out this cool little box which Gizmodo has come across. With HDMI on the back the possibilities of this being a valid HTPC client device seem quite real. No specs or pricing available yet, but this thing is TINY!
Read moreAnother week and another feature packed episode of the EngadgetHD podcast with Ben and friends. Lots of things to get excited about this week as we inch closer and closer to CEDIA and the dreams of some great predictions coming to fruition–or being dashed quickly. EngadgetHD We started out this week on a good note, looking forward to exciting things […]
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Phantom power is a legitimate cause to the increase in a power bill, and there are several companies that are trying to win your heart by killing power to units which continue to draw power even when off. Not sure if this is the best one as it has zero surge protection, but the good news is it works as […]
Read moreSome FANTASTIC news for Boxee fans all around, as they have quickly closed a Series B round of funding. The funding is impressive in this climate, but no doubt the investors saw the immense growth that Boxee has accomplished with such a small budget. This should guarantee the continuation and improvement for quite some time–which hopefully will result in more […]
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