Intel Drops Chip Prices As Much As 31%
Intel has announced that they are dropping their chip prices. The apple of my eye, the Core 2 Duo E8500, had the largest cut from $266 to $183 on the pricing list!
Read moreNew Cases From nMedia
It is good to see some fresh case designs on the market. Things of late have been just a tad stale :). nMedia recently released the 1000B and 2000B. Its hard to tell by pictures alone, but the newly design products look to be pretty solid. They have increased airflow in their newer designs to accomadate 2x80mm fans and 1x120mm […]
Read moreMore Info About VMC TV Pack
S1Digital has spilled a few more beans about the recently released VMC TV Pack. The Green Button Thread Native unencrypted QAM support (you no longer need DCTs to get basic cable in Media Center) Native support for up to four DCTs (Vista Ultimate versions only) Ability to watch non copy protected recorded TV on other PCs (that have to have […]
Read moreMovin’ On Up – Server Move
We are about to move servers! This is not the new site launch, just a move to a speedier server :). It is likely the site will be down while the DNS propagates throughout the tubes! The new site is scheduled to be launched on Sept. 1st, 2008 :). Thanks for readership! Edit: The move is complete.
Read moreWindows Media Center TV Pack
It looks like Microsoft let a few support articles out prior to the official announcement of Fiji. QAM Support Article No TV Signal Issue There are various discussions around the web going on. XPMediaCentre.com.au The Green Button Brent Evan’s Geek Tonic PVRWire I can’t say anything about it :). So go on and read the articles and let the community […]
Read moreAmazon Deploys New Movie/TV Service
Following the trends this week, we have more streaming TV/movie news. Amazon has deployed an all new TV/movie rental/purchase service today. Currently in Beta testing and expected to go live in the near future. I’ve applied for the beta to see if I can do some real-time data gathering for you. Service will work with any internet device that has […]
Read moreThe Daily Button – July 16th, 2008
Welcome to another edition of the world famous Daily Button! Here you will get new from all over the digital media world in a convenient easy to digest format. Of course, without our sponsors we would not be able to offer you such great content. I encourage you to head over to cyberestore.com and check out their fine selection of […]
Read morePS3 Gets Movie/TV Downloads
More news coming out of the press conferences at E3. Looks like the Sony Playstation 3 will have a movie and tv download service as of tonight. Also, the 80GB version will have a price drop to $399 continuing to make it one of the better deals in a standalone Blu-ray player. Engadget Like, immediately — the service is getting […]
Read moreNetflix Integration with Xbox 360 in Fall Update
Coming out of the press conferences at E3, it looks like Netflix integration is coming to an Xbox 360 near you. Originally only supporting SD but there is somemention that as Netflix migrates to streaming HD the Xbox might support it. Engadget For now, Netflix will only stream in about-SD resolution. As Netflix transitions to HD, Microsoft said it stands […]
Read moreLothar’s Build Log R0.1 RC1
Well, I told you that I would keep you all updated in with my new frontend build. So here’s the first report card. As you will recall, there were three goals I wanted to achieve with this setup: Run Mythtv (replace the old frontend) Store all (or most) of my DVDs on the HDD Virtualization So far, I’ve accomplished… pretty […]
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