Zalman, long known for their cooling supplies, has taken the HTPC market by storm with their latest cases. Of course, they appear to from good heritage ;). The HD160XT is the grand daddy in Zalman's lineup and sports a 7" touchscreen, MCE compatible remote, card reader, and a nice array of media buttons on the front. Although most HTPC case […]
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NVIDIA's DualTV MCE end of life announcement made earlier today is the first of what I'm sure are many other similar product discontinuations and/or end of life announcements. Looking around various forums that have picked up on this I see some incorrect information being spread around. To be clear: the mandate is only about over the air analog signals. It […]
Read moreAlas, we hardly knew thee. I can only hope that this means they will be releasing a new HDTV card in the near future. Nvidia also mentioned that they will be discontinuing a few GF 7 cards as well. Discontinuation Statement: Why is NVIDIA no longer offering these products? NVIDIA is discontinuing NVIDIA DualTV, an analog TV tuner, in accordance […]
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I signed up for this beta, more curious about just the capabilities it can have than anything else. The idea of having a 10' interface bitorrent client is fairly intriguing. So if you're interested in helping test, sign up at the site. It provide users with the ability to "wait for", schedule and view new or already existing downloads on […]
Read moreBig Screen Headlines for Vista plugin has been updated. This was one of the first addins to really show off the new Vista app interface at its finest. Here are some of the changes: Whats New/Changed in v0.8.5 This is a minor update – (again) not too much changed, and mainly to allow beta users to keep using this […]
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Ever since the first MCE release, users have always requested the ability to remotely control the recordings & other facets of their Media Centers. Since the first version of MCE, Webguide has existed to provide that feature (and now much more) to users everywhere. I'll be reviewing the complete, pay-for version of Webguide. The free version is strictly limited to […]
Read moreTechreport has the scoop on Nvidia's upcoming drivers :). Looks to be a few good fixes for HTPC users. Although I don't hear to many people complaining about HTPC Vista issues. From the article: – Playback issues when playing TV/DVD/video in Media Center with Aero enabled – Outputting via TV-Out shows only a black and white display – HDTV output […]
Read moreIf you read my recent blog about ReplayTV , you'll know I'm not the biggest fan of Replay's PC edition of their PVR software. And this is apparantly a note that they haven't really had that many fans, slashing their prices in half. Kudos to them for realizing that $100 was beyond obscene, but when will they learn people hate […]
Read moreGizmodo, those lucky bastards, have gotten their grubby mitts on a Desktop 8000 keyboard from MS. Priced at $249 it makes the Logitech Edge look somewhat cheap but it looks like it would be a great addition to a media center setup. A nice addition to the keyboard is the built-in 4-port powered hub in the dock. From the article: […]
Read moreAt a music conference held in NY. music execs took an opportunity to give Steve Jobs a good ole fashioned roasting. In a world where music sales are declining and executives are looking for a scape goat, it is only natural they need someone to pick on. The bitching session really never resolved a single issue. The major conclusion was […]
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