You don’t often see A/V receiver companies pushing the boundaries on design innovations, most are quite content with being the biggest, baddest (and heaviest!) devices in a home theater. Not only is Sherwood breaking the mold here, but they’re maintaining the features which are required for a solid central unit to a theater. EngadgetHD For starters, the compact set-top-box […]
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Coincidences abound today, as we have two HTPC chassis that have been reviewed out there. This time it’s an offering from Thermaltake, and they have a pretty fancy one to counter the rather plain looking Silverstone. Of course, with those bells and whistles comes a rather hefty $250 price tag, but these guys like it. TechWare Labs If you […]
Read moreI wasn’t sure whether to put this news under Displays or Remotes, as it’s one big pile of AWESOME! Samsung is really cutting edge on this…something others have tried but that Samsung appears to have succeeded with. Pairing a portable LCD screen with its LED TV for a wherever-you-go experience. I know I’m not the only guy thinking about the […]
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Metku has a good photo-filled review up of the SilverStone Grandia chassis. This thing is massive and includes two hot-swap drive bays. I was expecting the system to easily handle heat given its size, but unfortunately that doesn’t seem to be the case. Metku HTPC-cases never tend to achieve as good temperature readings as tower cases, and the GD03 […]
Read moreYou remember the announcement of that super tiny Fujitsu system that seemed awesome as an HTPC client but looked to be focused on business? Well, apparently this guy can easily handle blu-ray as shown by this Engadget video below. Engadget Though we suspected the Intel CPU inside would be a CULV variant, it turns out to be no less than […]
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Is it just me or does this chassis remind anyone of the old Alienware HTPC that was released a few years back? Either way, I like the small form factor. I’ve never seen the Envive software in action, but it looks pretty slick, although I’m not sure it includes support for HD movies. SlashGear The company has announced a […]
Read moreIt was not too long ago that Epson released their home theater in a box type deal with projector included, and they are continuing their foray into home theaters with some nice 1080p projection units that are reasonably priced. Features look nice, but I’d want to read a review on one before investing. i4U The two new products are the […]
Read moreThis is pretty interesting, and I’m of the generation that is doing this. Or so I thought, apparantly it has a much larger reach…either that or they happened to strictly survey a town full of college students. Home Media Mag One of four households watches television online, rather than sitting down at a specific time to watch their favorite show, […]
Read moreA new episode of HD Nation is up and it’s packed with some great content, including some MPAA news, 24p questions and a variety of other HD focused content. HD Nation Matt wants to build an HTPC, but is worried about having problems getting audio over his HDMI cable. Don’t worry, Matt, we’ve got options… you don’t have to spend […]
Read moreEngadgetHD came across the news dispelling some rumors of what’s to come for the AppleTV platform. I’m definitely on the boat that I don’t think Apple really cares about the AppleTV (odd as it may be), but we’ll see later this week if I’m wrong. iLounge AppleInsider reports that Oppenheimer said the idea of adding live TV recording or other […]
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