HTPC Hardware (MB, RAM, Video Card etc)
Over the last couple of years, there has been nice strides made in the looks and functionality of cases. Listening to the masses of HTPC enthusiasts, Silverstone started to develop cases with dual 80mm fans and other advances that helped keep our cases cool and quiet. This particular case is an offshoot of the old LC-03, which was one of […]
Read moreS1Digital Introduces Home Series Line of Media Centers New York, NY, February 21th, 2007 â€â€ S1Digital, a leading builder of highâ€end Media Centers and Servers today launched the Home Series line of Media Centers that includes the popular Media Center Platinum Edition, Gold Edition and tiny Mini Edition. The premium Media Center Platinum Edition heads up the Home Series by […]
Read moreLooks like Google did their own version of Mythbusters, this time claiming that the myth behind high temperatures causing hard drive failures is just that, a myth. I wouldn't just turn off all my fans by my hard drive, but it's good to know since HTPC's are notorious for having less than stellar cooling for some components, HD's included. Moreover, […]
Read more1Up.com posted an interview with Sony's Phil Harrison. While a lot of the interview is geared towards gaming, there was a tidbit included about the PS3's future digital entertainment abilities. He hinted at the PS3 having more content via broadband in the near future. We all know that Sony's shortcoming appears to be software and without them improving things sooner […]
Read moreThanks to bjterry62 for finding a couple of great news articles on AMD's upcoming chipset, the 690G. As he mentions in his forum post, the 690G is expected to have HDCP and H.264 acceleration making this a dream board for Media Center PCs! ExtremeTech article: The 690G chipset is made up of the AMD RS690G north bridge and the AMD […]
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Those of you who have used MyMovies I'm sure have used AnyDVD, and will happy to know they've got a new beta version out. It's a great program that allows you to rip & store your OWNED 😉 DVDs to your Hard Drive. I heard if you put in a Netflix DVD it makes your computer explode. Here are some […]
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We posted our review of the diNovo Edge a little while ago and although it had its faults, we found it to be a pretty capable keyboard. Although, it is hard to justify spending $200 on a keyboard. They have very similar thoughts as we do. Sexy.. Sexy.. Sexy.. but expensive and the trackpad is a touch annoying. From the […]
Read moreIf you can get over the surprise of seeing a hardware review on a software company's blog. Ok, so it's not actually by a Snapstream employee (Terminal is a community member), so it's ok. But it's a keyboard!! We all know how excited people get for those. Well right off the bat I was a little disappointed because the BTC […]
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Looking for a mini-case to house your next HTPC project? Virtual Hideout has a SFF case that will house a matx mobo. It actually has a nice clean look to it, although there are a few other cases I would consider before purchasing this one. I prefer the horizontal cases rather then cube style cases. From the review: The X-Gene […]
Read moreBeta 2 is out, and rather quickly I might add for Windows Home Server. If you're one of the chosen beta testers, check out your downloads. And if you're interested in testing it, you can register & hope to get chosen. People that are interested in participating in Beta 2 can register here so we have their names as we […]
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