I wanted to apologize for the delay in drawing the winners of our last two contests, but we had some site issues that it caused them. But worry not, we have drawn the winners!!! SageTV HD300 Extender winner is…PLUCKYHD CyberLink PowerDVD 11 winner is…CASTYL Congratulations to both of you and thank you to all who participated! Reminder to the winners, […]
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There’s a lot of talk these days about folks wanting to cut down on their bills and configuring their homes to be able to watch TV without a cable subscription, or “cutting the cord” as it’s called, for a number of reasons. All which seem to be related to a feeling that maximum value is not being derived from a […]
Read moreI was really tempted to pick “Drive Angry” as my pick…and then I watched it, so that was the easiest decision in my life–it feels like Nic Cage is becoming the new Segal, just going from one weird action movie to the next. This one was just boring throughout IMO. Outside of “American Graffiti” there’s not much else that had […]
Read moreHopefully, you were able to participate in our poll last month, What size is your primary HTPC Case? (connected to your primary display). If not, shame on you! All kidding aside, let’s take a look at the results and see if there’s anything interesting we can learn from them. Please note that this article will make use of some new features […]
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AMD’s Llano sure looks like it has an awful lot of potential as AMD tries to get back in the game on par with Intel’s Sandy Bridge. With Computex ongoing I imagine we’ll see and hear a lot more about specifics of this upcoming platform. Our best guess is that desktop-based Llano is to make an appearance sometime in July […]
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If you’ve been awaiting the system builder copies of Windows Home Server (WHS) 2011 to become available, you no longer have to wait. Both Newegg and Amazon are currently selling the software. If you’re the daring sort, you can even upgrade an old MediaSmart WHS box, read about Mike’s experience if you haven’t already. So now that WHS 2011 is […]
Read moreInstead of trying to understand the real product, or how price discrimination works, I find efforts like this bizarre in our “free” market. To be clear I get the knee-jerk reaction, but instead of using artificial mechanisms; why not try to justify the price in product + services instead of attacking those who are trying to detach the two? After […]
Read moreIt only took the company going bankrupt, almost disappearing, and getting bought out by Dish, to FINALLY wake up and smell the coffee that people will not pay $5 to rent the same movie they can rent for $1 ANYWHERE ELSE! Kudos to the Dish management for making this happen quickly, it may very well save what’s left of the […]
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I’m not sure how I feel about this case…it’s somewhat different that’s for sure! The Sentey SS1-2421 case is part of Sentey’s Slim Series lineup and comes with a 450W SFX12V power supply. The Sentey SS1-2421 can house a micro-ATX or ITX motherboard, and up to four low profile PCI devices, as an HTPC or an office computer. The front […]
Read moreIf you recall, in the past two years, Panasonic has had an issue with their plasma panels where the “black level” (aka minimum luminance level) has risen over time as the panels aged resulting in reduced contrast. CNET is now reporting that Panasonic has revealed that they’ve licked the problem for good with all of their 2011 panels which is […]
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