Finding the perfect case for your Home Theater PC (HTPC) when it is going in the A/V stack is hard. The system needs to blend in with the other components and pass the Spouse Acceptance Factor (SAF) all while having enough space for expandability and be easy to keep cool and quiet. From our earlier look at the MonCaso […]
Read moreYikes! Another big blow to us lowly HTPC fans. First the Ceton tuner delays, now the Boxee Box is delayed. Hey Boxee, how about a teaser and just letting us buy that groovy remote for now!??!? Development of the software took longer than expected, Ronen said, stressing how important it was to get things like Flash 10.1 including Flash hardware […]
Read moreI think you all know I’m not a huge fan of 3D, but seeing something like this is still pretty cool. Being able to see ANY control room is pretty sweet, let alone the first 3D sports room ever. But okay, as long as I’m "enjoying" the Uruguay-France game on my small laptop screen, maybe I’m jealous of you 3D […]
Read moreI sure didn’t think this was possible…should get a lot of people fairly excited if it’s true, since Blu-ray on linux has been a major limitation for as long as I can remember. It’s possible to playback Blu-ray disks under Linux with an open source player lxBDPlayer. There is an Ubuntu/Debian package on the project web site. So, if you’re […]
Read moreI’m sure you non-sports/soccer fans are going to be happy for this massive list of podcasts for the weekend and next week. Enjoy! Contrast ratio, or the ratio of brightness between full white and full black on screen can be a very revealing number. Since most sets can go full white, it really tells you how black a set can […]
Read moreI’m sure you non-sports/soccer fans are going to be happy for this massive list of podcasts for the weekend and next week. Enjoy! Contrast ratio, or the ratio of brightness between full white and full black on screen can be a very revealing number. Since most sets can go full white, it really tells you how black a set can […]
Read moreWhile not a huge fan of Flash myself, at least on the HTPC, I can’t argue with the mass appeal and shear amount of Flash based content available. If you do use Flash on your Windows based HTPC via Hulu, Youtube, or other Flash based streaming services make sure to upgrade. GPU hardware acceleration makes a world of difference on […]
Read moreAn updated WD TV is now available for purchase. It addresses a lot of the requests current owners have been asking for and stays in the same relative price point. So far it looks like current owners are out of luck in terms of a firmware update but might still happen. I was a big fan of the older models […]
Read moreI’ve added my initial thoughts and some screen shots, check it out via Read more below. I’ve been e-mailing back and forth with Hauppauge support trying to get early access to the native Windows Media Center drivers. No luck with early access but the latest e-mail stated I’d be able to download beta drivers today. As of 4:25 pm CT […]
Read moreFor anyone looking to put some serious BHP in a small form factor (SFF) HTPC or WHS J&W has the board for you. Cooling it will be a tough, but sometimes a good challenge makes it more fun. J&W, the company that hides under the MINIX brand, has surprised us with one quite unique and feature packed ITX motherboard. […]
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