HTPC Hardware (MB, RAM, Video Card etc)
Phoronix.com decided to take a scissor to a series of heatpipes to investigate the build quality differences (if any). Take a gander at their videos of the process. Kinda interesting. Phoronix Since breaking open bottles of beer with heatpipes and other hardware last month at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, we have been cutting open a number of […]
Read moreIf you’re looking for an ATX case to use for an HTPC, this may be the one for you. Virtual Hideout Since this is a desktop/HTPC case, my expectations were somewhat different. If you are looking for a case like this, you aren’t looking for tons of storage and water-cooling; you’re looking for a sturdy, quality case that’s easy to […]
Read moreLooking for a way to network your HTPC in the livingroom without running an ethernet cable? This may help you out. xtreme computing Today for review we have MSI’s homeplug implementation. That is a network device that uses your existing home power lines and sockets to create a fully functioning network.
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The best comment I can give to this is at least it’s cheap, but I still think the false publicity Ricavision has pushed through the Internet is enough to frustrate a lot of users and is really creating a bad reputation. So maybe the Sideshow remotes are having technical issues…ok, but then why not the universal + MCE remote?? Chris […]
Read moreMost HTPC users have always preferred silence over performance when it comes to choosing hard drives. But what if you could have that silence while at the same time using less power? The Tech Report gives us a fairly lengthy review of Western Digital’s new GP (GreenPower) hard drives. Tech Report The GreenPower is the quietest desktop drive we’ve ever […]
Read moreAt least when it comes to storage ;). The Tech Report has scoopage on WD’s newest 1TB hard drive. WD is focusing this hard drive has a quiet low power alternative to other hard drives in its lineup. This certainly has a big impact for HTPC enthusiasts where noise and heat are taken into account before performance and speed. After […]
Read morexpands industry’s premier placeshifting TV-on-the-PC portfolio with addition of TV Wonder™ 650 Combo USB and TV Wonder™ 600 PCI/PCI Express Sunnyvale, Calif. — October 15, 2007 —AMD (NYSE: AMD) is expanding its TV Wonder™ product lineup that enables HDTV on the PC. Available through VisionTek at Best Buy stores across North America, ATI TV Wonder™ 650 Combo USB, TV Wonder™ […]
Read moreAnd from the "You-Can-Never-Have-Enough-Storage" Department, Hitachi says 4TB drives in desktop computers by 2009. The Register Hitachi’s new head may be tiny – 30-50nm in size, one two-thousandth of the thickness of a human hair – but the technology it’s based on is something of a mouthful: Current Perpendicular-to-the-Plane Giant Magneto-Resistive (CPP-GMR). In practice that means the heads are based […]
Read moreVia Chris Lanier, a new HDHomeRun will be making its way to market soon. This time they have support planned for DVB-T and DVB-C. The competition will be a little stiffer this time around with a pretty large market of DVB-T cards already on the market. Brent Evans According to Nick at SiliconDust, MCE & MythTV support have been confirmed […]
Read moreMedia Center Extenders have been taking a beating the last couple of days. Are there any ways they might be worthwhile from a cost perspective? Floppy Head Extenders make sense if you have a media center with four Digital Cable Tuners, which have also been recently announced but are only available through the custom install market. Currently, I pay $12.99 […]
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