SilentPCReview.com continues their HTPC collection of reviews, this time up is a chassis from Moneual. Technically they sent them a whole system to review, but apparantly the chassis is sold separately as well, and that appears to be a very good thing. The chassis appears to be solid, but the system configured by Moneual is not so great. SilentPCreview With […]
Read moreI’m sure plenty of you are excited about Eureka, which I’m happy to see continuing in their success. Other than that, I’m sad Reno 911 is on its season finale, my DVR is already pretty empty…maybe something like this will be good. Well, unless your interested in something like "10 Things I Hate About You." Always a good idea to […]
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I know all the rage recently has been around Media Browser, but Video Library is still making improvements and is completely free. It handles some things differently, and still looks pretty sweet. TheDigitalLifestyle The plugin does not scan for folders at all. It simply queries the database. This database is populated by a hidden console app that is launched […]
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I know this is probably never going to get past Japan, and it is absurdly expensive, but I couldn’t help myself. I know it’s for digital signage, but how cool would this be in your home??!?!?! And of course…Happy 4th of July everyone!!! Crunchgear The main point of this system is its price tag. DNP says the $85,000 buyers […]
Read moreOk, so I know it’s been a long time since Vista came out, but I’m still impressed by how fast Microsoft has gone from alpha, to beta, and now we’re basically at RTM (release to manufacturing) for their new Windows7 operating system. Anyone else curious how intense the commercials will be against Apple? 😛 DailyTech The main purpose of the […]
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Wow, 2 Scythe heatsinks reviewed in 1 week?!? Lucky us! I’m glad they have evolved away from the huge towers, and as long as they continue to efficiently and quietly cool, I’m all for anything that takes up less space in my HTPC. Still, this guy–unlike the last one–probably won’t fit in any small HTPC cases. SilentPCreview The Scythe Katana […]
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The multiple versions of Xbox 360’s might frustrate some consumers who wish they had waited, but I give Microsoft kudos for continuing to improve and evolve the Xbox–for the same price as older versions. The Jasper is the latest in the line of Xbox360 chips which continues to bring the power hungry console down in wattage as well as noise […]
Read moreLooks like the folks at SageTV are inching real close to a new official release build. Tons of fixes and improvements as always. Here’s a short list of the many changes included: 1. Added property ‘xcode_fix_broken_hdpvr_streams’ which can be set to true to fix issues with transcoding/placeshifting of files from certain versions of the HDPVR firmware which have timestamp issues; […]
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Philip from MSWHS.com found an interesting article on using your HP MediaSmart Server, which by nature does not come with any optical drive, as a DVD ripping engine. Not the most seamless operation in the world, but effective (and affordable). Notebooks.com The cool thing about this setup is that I can now rip my DVDs without really thinking about […]
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I’m not 100% sure on the usability of something like this, but it’s good to see any sort of news from Toshiba after the HD-DVD demise, right? CrunchGear The recorders will be available in Japan at the beginning of next month and prices are pretty decent: $500 for the 320GB model and $650 for the 1GB model. But Toshiba […]
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