If you’re going to go down this path, I’m not sure why you wouldn’t include support for music as well. But, if you’re in the market for a DVD-only ripping system, it looks like this could be it. Not sure how the legal ramifications of this pan out, so proceed with caution. Unfortunately no blu-ray as of yet…but they do […]
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What’s the number one complaint of HTPC’s in the living room? Well, besides aesthetics, it’s noise!! The CPU heatsink-fan can be one of the worst offenders in this space, and especially the smaller your chassis, the more difficult it is to cool it quietly. This Shuriken, while horribly named, seems like it can do the job and quietly. Scythe is […]
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If there’s one thing you have to hand it to Sony, is they are REALLY good at making unique devices that make you drool. This bad boy is no different, and of course, it comes with a $1000 price range to calm down how badly you want it. At that price, then you start thinking…hey…maybe this isn’t as cool as […]
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I don’t care if this is $7400…I want it!! Of course, I can’t actually afford it, so I’m slightly less disheartened that this isn’t available in the US, and might never be. But one can dream, can’t we?!? Gizmodo The Philips 56PFL9954H Cinema 21:9 uses the same aspect ratio of most movies out there, which means that it eliminates the […]
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With every passing announcement making the Xbox360 more powerful, I can’t help but be reminded that it’s also crushing the Media Center Extender platform in the process. Don’t misunderstand, I think the introduction of new features like Netflix and Last.fm are wonderful–as shown by the community’s development of the apps for Media Center–I just can’t help but look at the […]
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Ah, the HTPC chassis…something that is beautiful to one person’s living room that can be equally disgusting to another. Well, ExtremeTech tries to help with the buying process by doing a mini roundup review of 4 new HTPC cases. While I have the opportunity to, I’d like to thank the former staff of ExtremeTech who have recently been let go, […]
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If you are the type of person that wants 100% control of the guide and configurations of it, then this cool little app is for you. It allows you to edit channel names, move around and a lot more. Careful though, there’s no backup/restore feature, so this is definitely a try-at-your-own-risk deal. Here are the features that Guide […]
Read moreTru2Way is what us cablecard users have been begging and waiting for, as it will finally give us 2-way communication with the cable company through cablecard, and thus allow us to take advantage of Video-On-Demand, PPV, and many more features that are not possible with the one-way current cablecards. Of course, this will all require new hardware with updated software…and […]
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Integra is continuing to evolve with two new models, with all the bells and whistles and not at a terrible price, as both of these come in under $1000 each. Of course, in addition to the new fancy ProLogic IIz, they will support the wonderful HDMI HD streams as well. CEpro The DTR-30.1 (7.2 channel) is Integra’s first receiver to […]
Read moreIn case you’ve been living in a cave, here’s another look at the widely raved Boxee HTPC application which we’ve covered a number of times. I know it’s surprising…but he likes it too 🙂 Not all perfect, but definitely a recommendation! Home Theater Blog Of course Boxee is still in alpha/beta stage and it isn’t perfect. There are the occasional […]
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