THIS CONTEST HAS ENDED!! THANKS TO ALL FOR PARTICIPATING!! Something new to spice up the work week, this time around the contest is EXCLUSIVELY FOR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER! Courtesy of CyberLink, we are giving away another copy of PowerDVD 11 Ultra, the brand new Blu-ray and movie playback software! We took an in-depth look at the latest iteration of […]
Read moreDid you know that Computex was going on overseas right now? It’s one of the biggest trade shows of the year with almost all of the major computer companies showing their latest and greatest. I’m not going to bombard the homepage with one-off articles and press announcements from here, instead I’ll use this post in our forums to keep updating […]
Read moreThe quest for a great HTPC keyboard is always a challenge, especially with more of us cutting the cord to watch various streaming options which require a keyboard and mouse. Here’s one from Enermax that aims to fit the bill. A bit big for my liking, but looks like it does the job. I do like that it has a […]
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Oh, the irony. A little over a week ago I found myself thinking that I hadn’t written a blog post in quite a while and I realized that it was because my setup was running so smoothly. There was just nothing to write about because I hadn’t needed to do anything with it for quite a while. Little did I […]
Read moreI wanted to apologize for the delay in drawing the winners of our last two contests, but we had some site issues that it caused them. But worry not, we have drawn the winners!!! SageTV HD300 Extender winner is…PLUCKYHD CyberLink PowerDVD 11 winner is…CASTYL Congratulations to both of you and thank you to all who participated! Reminder to the winners, […]
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There’s a lot of talk these days about folks wanting to cut down on their bills and configuring their homes to be able to watch TV without a cable subscription, or “cutting the cord” as it’s called, for a number of reasons. All which seem to be related to a feeling that maximum value is not being derived from a […]
Read moreI was really tempted to pick “Drive Angry” as my pick…and then I watched it, so that was the easiest decision in my life–it feels like Nic Cage is becoming the new Segal, just going from one weird action movie to the next. This one was just boring throughout IMO. Outside of “American Graffiti” there’s not much else that had […]
Read moreHopefully, you were able to participate in our poll last month, What size is your primary HTPC Case? (connected to your primary display). If not, shame on you! All kidding aside, let’s take a look at the results and see if there’s anything interesting we can learn from them. Please note that this article will make use of some new features […]
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AMD’s Llano sure looks like it has an awful lot of potential as AMD tries to get back in the game on par with Intel’s Sandy Bridge. With Computex ongoing I imagine we’ll see and hear a lot more about specifics of this upcoming platform. Our best guess is that desktop-based Llano is to make an appearance sometime in July […]
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If you’ve been awaiting the system builder copies of Windows Home Server (WHS) 2011 to become available, you no longer have to wait. Both Newegg and Amazon are currently selling the software. If you’re the daring sort, you can even upgrade an old MediaSmart WHS box, read about Mike’s experience if you haven’t already. So now that WHS 2011 is […]
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