Tag: OEM Media Center PCs

San Jose, Calif., August 15, 2007 – FUZE™ Media Systems today emerged from stealth mode by announcing the launch of its next-generation whole-home media management solution.  Founded in 2005, the company set out to address the problems associated with home media systems—disparate devices, multiple remotes, complex and confusing interfaces, unreliability, and the lack of true whole-home capability.  Following a year […]

I know how much we all love the idea of being forced to buy OEM PCs to get CableCard support (rather than building ourselves) but at least we have one additional company to buy such a system from. Dell finally started selling XPS 410 PCs with CableCard (OCUR) support. Chris Lanier Processor/Display Learn More XPS 410, Intel Core 2 Duo […]

Apple finally got around to updating the Mac Mini line with Core 2 Duo processors. About the only thing still holding this thing back from being a killer HTPC client is the onboard Intel GMA 950 graphics. Apple Mac mini makes it easy and affordable to work with digital photos, movies, music, and the web. And now it all happens […]

As intrigued as I am after reading this, the [lack of] information really makes you wonder what the goal is for this equipment.  At this point, it sounds simply like a WHS box, which I’m sure most people would just build out of an old computer. news.com.com.com.com According to Velocity Micro, its Home Server will come in several different configurations, […]

This is pretty funny/sad considering how large HP is, yet how they haven’t been able to do what smaller companies have/are doing. I wouldn’t personally buy an HP system, but having a big player like that support a technology is always helpful. Chris Lanier Well, that might not be the exact reason. According to commenter Tony, he purchased an HP […]

With HP off and on with their CableCard support, it seems as though Velocity Micro is the only outfit in town willing to get it right. Although I don’t agree with their case choice, they are now offering a $1600 single CC tuner system. Its not ideal, but it does come with a couple of gigs of ram and a […]

Kevin G. sent in this news item about the Sony VGX-XL3 Media Center. Hint: It is Sony’s CableCard offering. floppyhead.com A couple of weeks ago I went to the Sony Style store at Tyson’s Corner in Virginia. I wanted to to see if they were selling the Sony Vaio VGX-XL3. It took me a while but I found it stuck […]