For those of you who want to add TV support to your Mac, Testfreaks has a review up of the EyeTV Hybrid. The programming software is pretty straight forward yet very robust, if you want to just use the basic features, then the EyeTV Hybrid functions like a standard PVR, but when you get “under the hood” of the […]
Read moreThis article has some good points for those looking to put together a nice home theater on a budget. It’s worth a look in my opinion. 2. Do Your Research It’s often assumed that the most expensive systems are the best performers, but this is not always the case. In fact, much of the time, you have to have […]
Read moreAlways near and dear to the hearts of all digital lifestyle enthousiasts, here’s a good showing of some very nice home theater setups. Some home theater enthusiasts dream of kitting out their pad with 50-inch plasma HDTVs and surround sound audio in every room. Others refuse to settle, instead shooting for the moon with the type of custom cinemas […]
Read moreIf you’re looking for a new 120mm fan, here’s a good comparison for you. They seem to have something for everyone and there’s a nice table of measurements making it easy to compare the different options. We compare the performance/noise balance of 35 different 120mm fans from AcoustFan, Aerocool, Arctic-Cooling, Cooler Master, Coolink, CoolJag, Delta, Gelid, GlobalWin, mCubed, Nexus, […]
Read moreI’ve always been interested in the Archos line of media devices. They always seem to be highly recommended by those that use them. Of course they do command a higher price than other alternatives. Still, if you’re looking for a mobile media device/internet device, you may want to keep this one in mind. Archos’ latest Internet Media Tablet is […]
Read moreAnd here is yet another reason why I want to have an ION platform in my HTPC. Also during the NVIDIA and Microsoft joint press conference today, Drew Henry from NVIDIA demonstrated Windows 7 multi-tasking with the ION. This new low-cost, low-power platform is set to first hit the market as tiny desktop computers and then later find its […]
Read moreI’ve you’re looking for a ready built way to add a little more storage to your network but don’t have any more room in your PC, here’s an option from Synology. Synology has another winner on its hands with the DS209+. With speeds creeping towards that of servers, the DS209+ is almost everything that a small business owner could […]
Read moreIf you’ve been following my blog for any length of time, you will remember when I posted that my old frontend died on me. A little more recently, I shared the death of my HD server/development system. Today, thanks to Autoboy, I am pleased to announce that I once again have my old frontend system running again. He was able […]
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Recently I posted a blog about how my development/HD server system died on my after my UPS beeped briefly. Well, I decided that it was worth a quick look to see if it was the power supply or not. I knew it would be a quick test, so I came up with the following test rig. PSU Test Rig Believe […]
Read moreI still want one of these! The NVIDIA Ion Small Form Factor reference PC platform proved itself to be a powerful multimedia machine with top-notch HD video playback capability and even a bit of light duty gaming performance available as well. In standard desktop and productivity applications, the machine was about on par with similarly equipped Intel Atom-based products. […]
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