HTPC Hardware (MB, RAM, Video Card etc)
ATI Catalyst 8.11 released today . Biggest improvement seems to be for linux folks with: New Display Enhancements This release of ATI Catalyst™ Linux introduces support for display scaling to resize the display devices that support TV timings (480i/p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p) through either digital (DVI or HDMI) or analog (component) interfaces. There are also a few bug fixes in […]
Read moreIt has been a few years coming, but it looks like DirecTV may finally launch their infamous tuner when Windows 7 comes in mid-2009. The evidence to back this up is a driver that comes installed with a pre-beta build of Windows 7. As with anything beta, do not assume it will make it into the final build. I think […]
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How often can you truly trust a website review of a product? Sure, a quality site such as MissingRemote.com will present you with the facts, usability and even a few typos, but having a user review is a nice backup to know you are making the right decision. The user in question, jennyfur, tracked down a mini-keyboard for use with […]
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Read about this over at AVSForum and had to post it here. I know I’ve thought in the past about using an old amplifier or CD player as an HTPC case, but for some reason never thought about TiVo. Gotta admit, it sure fits with a normal rack. O Rly The case is quite cramped with the cover on, and […]
Read moreThe title says it all, AnandTech got their hands on the lowest end versions of the new Radeon HD 4000 series and they liked what the saw for HTPC uses. AnandTech Like the rest of the Radeon HD 4000 series (4870, 4850, 4670 and 4650) the new Radeon HD 4550 and 4350 both support 8-channel LPCM over HDMI. This makes […]
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AMD announced the mid-range (and perfect for HTPC use) 4600 series cards today. Below are pertinant excerpts from their PR: The ATI Radeon HD 4670 and ATI Radeon HD 4650 graphics cards feature AMD’s TeraScale graphics engine, with 320 stream processing cores, and are based on AMD’s advanced second generation 55nm process. The result is that even in today’s most […]
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More then a few of you guys and gals have 360s for your extender, so I figured this Lian Li’s XB01 Xbox 360 case might be worth a look. It surely is a tad expensive, but when you consider the significant other fact, it maybe worth the money. bit-tech Yes, the first after-market case for the Xbox 360 has arrived, […]
Read moreAMD/ATI has realeased updated drivers for their line of graphics cards. The new Catalyst 8.7 drivers include lots of bug fixes, but the list of known unresolved bugs is still lengthy in the Release Notes . This may solve problems for you as there are a number of fixes to areas of HTPC concern such as HDMI, 1080i/720p resolutions, extended/cloned […]
Read moreIntel 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!
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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 […]
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