A couple weeks ago I was walking around the house and I came to the realization that I was once again behind the times. Shortly there after, I ran across a nice deal from an online retailer. That was good enough for me. It was time to scrape together some funds. One week later, I have in front of me […]
Read moreThis is an interesting read on how tv came to be where it is today and where it is headed in times to come. Sure, we’ve only recently kissed off CRTs after suddenly realizing they suck power like black holes suck matter. And true, the more fortunate of us are hedonistically enjoying our 50-inch plasmas and LCD HDTV sets, […]
Read moreFor those that are considering putting in your own home theater, you may want to have a look at these tips. Nothing too in depth, but they have some nice points to keep in mind when planning things out. 5) You’ll Always Want to Upgrade Always be prepared for the future! That means, design your home theater in a […]
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With the change over to digital television coming ever closer in the US, it is important to be aware of some of the options out there for digital converter boxes. Today we will have a look at an offering from Winegard. Specifications For your viewing pleasure, we start off with a video of the unboxing of the converter […]
Read moreA friend recently went my wife a link to a website we had not seen before. The name of the site is Bash.org and I wanted to make sure that all of you see it also. Beware though, it’s not a website that is workplace friendly.
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The digital TV changeover is coming. It’s been delayed a bit, but the train is coming down the tracks. In order to be prepared for the inevitable, today we are going to see how the analog to digital converter box from GE fits our needs. INTRODUCTION As you’ve most likely heard by now, broadcast television in the US is […]
Read moreIf you’re in the market for a new HTPC case, techspot did a roundup of some nice ones. One of the greatest challenges a HTPC faces is fitting in with the rest of your living room equipment, and this burden is placed at large on the case. Besides good looks, the case must operate at a reasonable volume and […]
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Sometimes I can’t just leave good enough alone. Let’s see… It’s been a month since my last blog post, and a month and a half since my last issue… So this time I had to be pretty creative in order to break things. As some of you know, my HD server/development system died on me a little while ago. Around […]
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Well, it’s been close to four years now that I’ve been working with HTPCs and it just dawned on me that over this last weekend I finally reached one of my original goals that got me going down this path in the first place. What is that you might ask? Well, keeping in mind that this was about four years […]
Read moreI think I can agree with the parts used in this build. There’s a primary and an alternative build done. One uses AMD one uses Intel processors. Both look good. In order to change it into an HTPC build, about the only thing that you’d really want to change would be the case. And don’t forget that the build price […]
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