cgsheen, a regular in the forums, has documented his experience with AMD’s new 780G motherboard. It appears that the 780G is working as advertised with smooth playback of HD discs. You can read more about his experience in this forum thread. The 8600GT will be going into mothballs! The 780G is in Mrs. Sheen’s HTPC – with the 5400+ (although I […]
Read moreAsus is set to add some very HTPC friendly sound cards equipped with HDMI! Lots of juicy info in the article but it really doesn’t say if it will play nice with Blu-ray discs. TG Daily After four hours of meetings with different departments, we walked out thoroughly impressed with the effort that Asus is making on all fronts. Without […]
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A lot of people prefer to build their own HTPC. There are a few different reasons for this including customization, cheaper then an OEM PC, and hardware choice. Of course the most important reason is because it is fun! Even though my latest HTPC is of the Dell variety, I still tweak and build when ever I have the time […]
Read moreWhile browsing my usual sites this morning, I noticed that Anthony Park has released a new MyNetflix Beta:). They biggy for me is he added "select episode" from the Watch Now on a TV series. That was my only beef with the plugin and now that has been solved. Of course, now I have to revise my review notes :p. […]
Read moreGotta hand it to Ian & his phenomenal timing. Hot on the heels of the data corruption bug affecting Windows Home Server, Ian gets his microphone in with one of the biggest supporters of it to discussit, as well as how to avoid it. Can’t wait to listen! Show Times: 00:50 Coming up this week 02:00 Email – Home setup […]
Read moreOK I get it! A big cable TV/internet provider has the reda$$ for net neutrality. I get that. The problem is the apparent zeal that these folks (Comcast) have in order to quell any opposition towards their position on the matter. Paying people to arrive early to a "town hall” type hearing with the FCC in an effort to […]
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From the editors at Electronic House. Electronic House Extended warranties are the dirty little secret of the consumer electronics industry. Everyone says they’re a bad deal, and no one wants to admit to purchasing them, but someone is buying them. Electronics stores do make a lot of money on these warranties. People buy them inappropriately, or fail to use them […]
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We are very happy to have BigScreenBlogal.comcome onboard as an advertiser and to kick things off we will be giving away a Big Screen product once a week for the next FOUR weeks. All you have to do is submit a news item to be qualified for the random drawing. You can find the submit news item on the right […]
Read moreIf you are new to HTPCs, I would recommend taking a look at our guide section and even our Tip Of The Day section. They should get you started on your Media Center PC journey. If you are an avid media collector, this is a great route to take. It can be frustrating at times but it is well worth […]
Read moreHere is a basic Q&A about the concept of HTPCs/Media Center PC’s in general. What is an HTPC? HTPC is short for home theater personal computer. This term is typically used by DIY enthusiasts who build and tweak their own systems rather then buy it from an OEM. OEMs typically refer to HTPCs as Media Center PCs. As the name […]
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