The TechReport…. erm.. reports that AMD has refreshed their 690G with driver and BIOS changes to broaden its appeal :). They now list the X2 CPU speeds required to get smooth playback. You will need at least a 2.4 GHz CPU to playback H.264 and a 1.9 GHz CPU for MPEG2. The Gigabyte motherboard featured in the article would have […]
Read moreA NICE NICE update from Sage ! ClearQAM now has native support with the Hauppauge 1600/1800 and work is underway with the Aver tuner. Windows Updates 1. Added support for HVR-1800 2. Added ClearQAM support for HVR-1600 & HVR-1800 (1800 has undergone limited testing) 3. Added support for AverMedia M780 in Windows Vista (ClearQAM support *might* work in Vista only; […]
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Not so long ago, building a HTPC for a thousand dollars was a relatively easy affair. There were not a lot of hardware choices that made sense for the Media Center Enthusiast. Not so anymore my fine furry friend. Not only has the parts available for HTPC specific requirements exploded, the number of PC options have exploded as well. This […]
Read moreAnother week, another couple of contest winners. A big thanks goes out to all who entered. We did a random drawing and the following people won! BobbyJones for his Top Ten HTPC cases submissions Jennyfur for her Joost submission. An email has been dispatched to the email address on the news entry. Please respond to claim your prize!
Read moreExtremeTech has a nice article up about getting more out of your Home Theater with methods from THX. It goes into nice detail in how to setup your speakers. I am going to bookmark this one :). Extreme Tech The speaker placement isn’t perfect still. The left and right speakers are set narrower than the THX guidelines of 45 degrees […]
Read moreI am looking for a casual game to play on my Wii. Something along the lines of Sonic Rings or something like that. I play Sports from time to time but I am looking to spice it up a notch until Super Mario Galaxy. I am thinking maybe Rings or Resident Evil 4? Any other suggestions? Feel free to submit […]
Read moreIf you have not entered the news submission contest already. What are you waiting for! Submit some news. Your odds are pretty good at this point :). Click here for the rules . Remember, we are giving TWO away, so just because Skirge entered a bunch of times, that means the other one is up for grabs :).
Read moreThis question is posed by Joshua S. "One question I have that may be of interest to the readers of this website: is there really a perceptable difference in quality between an HDMI hookup and a plain old PC-VGA monitor connection? I have a Samsung 46" LCD TV (720p) in my setup, which is connected to my HTPC using just […]
Read moreThe first line taken from the CEPro article is "Media Center is all but dead". This quote is taken from the Geek Squad founder. I guess this must mean we should close up shop. TGB? pfft gone! While I disagree with this guy 100%! I do think there needs to be a concentrated effort from Microsoft to step up the […]
Read moreXbox LIVE to promote HD DVD versions of “300” and “Heroes: Season 1.” SAN DIEGO — July 26, 2007 — Today at Comic-Con International 2007, Microsoft Corp. announced it will lower the price of the popular Xbox 360™ HD DVD Player from $199 to $179 ERP (United States only) starting Aug. 1, 2007, and will add five free HD […]
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