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Entertainment 2.0-Episode 57: Dave McCabe

Entertainment 2.0 | 22 hours ago by Adam

It’s Christmas Eve and all through the house, not a creature was stirring.  Except for Josh, Adam and special guest for Episode 57 Dave McCabe.  Fresh off of our cable company round table, we’re sending out a great Christmas gift for read more

cfaslave

SageTV HD200 – DTS Shortfall and How To Overcome It

BrentEvans | December 21st 2009 by Brent

Do you have lots of MKV files?  Do those MKV files have DTS only audio tracks?  Don't have a DTS capable receiver/TV? Then SAGEAudioConvert is for you.  NOTE:  This is a guest post by David.  Basic guidelines for writ read more

bigmouse

230 тыс. рублей за интернет

moscowblog | December 19th 2009 by Алексей

Супруги Алексей и Надежда Ли из Омска любили шариться в интернете. Знаете сколько стоит безлимитный инет: в Омске? 1 Мбит/с - 2600 рублей в м read more

MolsonFL

Entertainment 2.0-Episode 56 Part 2: Bit Farmin’!

Entertainment 2.0 | December 17th 2009 by Adam

No real notes to speak of this week folks.  For the last week before our Christmas episode you get to hear part 2 of our chat with Phil Lozen and Richard Green.  If you missed part 1 be sure and go here to take a listen first.  It’s read more

kimme

Asrock NetTop ION 330HT, Intel Atom Dual Core 330, 2GB, 320GB, Bl…

Bloggen til Kimme. | December 16th 2009 by Kimme Utsi

Asrock NetTop ION 330HT, Intel Atom Dual Core 330, 2GB, 320GB, Blu-Ray, WLAN, HDMI, Full HD, 26dB, Svart / MULTICOM Posted using ShareThis Her er en liten HTPC som jeg har meget lyst på siden den funker utmerket med Ubuntu. Denne blog posten for read more

tlcwebs

My bargain 2010 HTPC build – Shuttle XPC Glamour

Frugal Father | December 15th 2009 by Matt Coughlan

I’m always scouring eBay for bargains, often with the help of tools such as Local Bargain Finder. This is my best find yet though! After buying a trendy 32″ LCD TV around 2 years ago I’ve made do with having my old PC hooked up to read more

tlcwebs

My bargain 2010 HTPC build – Shuttle XPC Glamour

Frugal Father | December 15th 2009 by Matt Coughlan

I’m always scouring eBay for bargains, often with the help of tools such as Local Bargain Finder. This is my best find yet though! After buying a trendy 32″ LCD TV around 2 years ago I’ve made do with having my old PC hooked up to read more

Dell Inspiron Zino HD unboxing

Krunker | December 15th 2009

The Dell Inspiron Zino HD desktop PC got shipped to us last week and I finally got around to unboxing the system tonight. I ordered the system back on Black Friday when Dell offered the base system for $199.99. This particular system was upgraded to read more

cfaslave

Windows 7 MCE + DVBLink for HDPVR = HD Happiness

BrentEvans | December 14th 2009 by Brent

Readers of GeekTonic know I’m a fan of the Hauppauge HD-PVR and it’s ability to take component video in and allow you to record all of your Cable or Satellite channels on your HTPC.  You probably also know that’s supported with HTP read more

range

Ripple Is A Good Alternative to Mac Mini

Memoirs on a Rainy Day | December 14th 2009 by range

Even though the Mac Mini is slowly becoming less relevant, since the new iMacs are blending HDTVs and computers together in a great way, there is still a place for the HTPC (home theater PC). The main reason is that most homes now have HDTVs and need read more

jeremywjones

It’s Time To Get a HTPC

Multimedia-PCs | December 13th 2009 by jeremywjones

There are a whole lot of media streamers on the market but they can be limited in what they can do. It might be time to step up to a HTPC to cover your needs. The new Atom and ION chips make getting HTPC a lot cheaper and with more power. Gizmodo read more

Svelte Piixl EdgeCenter 3770 Media Center Hides Behind Your HDTV…

Mouse ATC | December 13th 2009

Like Kate Moss, this crazy thin EdgeCenter media server from Piixl (who?) is nearly invisible when viewed from the side. And that's precisely the point, as the pricey unit is meant to be hidden behind your HDTV. From there, out of sight and mind, the read more

industryfoekry

Svelte Piixl EdgeCenter 3770 Media Center Hides Behind Your HDTV…

a world of change tech | December 13th 2009

Like Kate Moss, this crazy thin EdgeCenter media server from Piixl (who?) is nearly invisible when viewed from the side. And that's precisely the point, as the pricey unit is meant to be hidden behind your HDTV. From there, out of sight and mind, the read more

MolsonFL

Entertainment 2.0-Episode 56 Part 1: The Muppets Have Landed

Entertainment 2.0 | December 11th 2009 by Adam

We’re back with another roundtable this week and as most roundtables go, this is a two-parter!  You’ll hear part one this week and we’ll be sending out part two next Thursday.  This week, Josh and I are joined by Phil Lozen from See read more

livingcanvas

Foxconn distracts all with TXM-355 bamboo desktop chassis, brews…

Technology South Africa | December 10th 2009 by Mitchell Krog

Look, we've all been giving Foxconn a bit of a hard time recently with all those Apple tablet and iPhone rumors, so it's only fair for the Taiwanese giant to take some time off for something fresh. What we have here are a couple of self-proclaimed " read more

gadgetlite

D-Link revealed as Boxee hardware partner – Boxee Box to arrive…

GadgetLite | December 9th 2009 by GadgetLite

Christmas SPECIAL: Win a Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) game console bundle with loads of extra gadgets, its worth more than 600 pounds! D-Link revealed as Boxee hardware partner – Boxee Box to arrive in Q2 2010 The news of an actual dedicated hardwa read more

shopforlinux

UTOSC 2008: Linux multimedia (MythTV)

Shop For Linux Blog | December 8th 2009 by Jason English

Related posts:Linux Multimedia StudioTV Mythos Renewed: MythTV 0.22 with Many ImprovementsDell PCs cram multimedia power into tiny package read more

Why It's Finally Time To Get a Home Theater PC [Prof. Dealzmodo]

Gizmodo | December 8th 2009

I hear a lot about those damned netbooks as hot buys this season, but Prof. Dealzmodo suggests getting something that's actually, you know...useful. HTPCs baby. There has never been a better time: I say that because HTPCs have never been smaller, che read more

MolsonFL

Entertainment 2.0-Episode 55: Listener Q&A

Entertainment 2.0 | December 4th 2009 by Adam

This week we take time to catch up on the voicemail, email and comments you all have sent us.  Thanks for the feedback and questions!  We appreciate the time our listeners take to contribute to the show and we’ll continue to answer any q read more

jeremywjones

Deal: SiliconDust HDHomeRun HDHR

Multimedia-PCs | December 1st 2009 by jeremywjones

The SiliconDust HDHomeRun HDHR is on sale right now for only $124 with free shipping. The HDHomeRun is a dual qam network tuner. It works with Windows, Mac and Linux. I know a lot of people use these with MythTV, Windows Media Center or SageTv and read more

jeremywjones

Could Be The Ultimate HTPC Remote

Multimedia-PCs | December 1st 2009 by jeremywjones

This awesome little wireless touchpad/keyboard would be perfect for a HTPC. It’s only $62 which makes up for its appearance. It’s made by USB Geek and requires just a small receiver on the computer. # Features: Full-featured RF keybo read more

SmidgenPC

Choosing the Best HDTV for an HTPC or PC Monitor

Smidgen PC | December 1st 2009 by Matthew Smith

Using an HDTV as an HTPC monitor is a very common setup for those who own HTPCs. It is the obvious way of setting up an HTPC in a home theater, but it is also commonly used by those who choose to buy a second, smaller HDTV for use in their home off read more

Direct2Dell looks at Zino HD performance

Krunker | November 29th 2009

Those of you considering the Dell Inspiron Zino HD, especially as a possible home theater PC system, should check out Lionel Menchaca’s blog posting over at Direct2Dell from last week. In an article entitled “A Little Quality Time with the Inspi read more

khemos

SlashGear Week in Review – Week 48 2009

ToGadget , The Guide to Gadgets | November 29th 2009 by khemso

Source: (slashgear.com) I goal you had a good Thanksgiving and weren’t as well shopped out yesterday! If you still have selling to do for Christmas, we have a little seen a little cool rigging over the final week which competence be value a lo read more

lionc

Packard Bell iMedia XS C2600 ION Nettop PC

iTech News Net | November 28th 2009

Packard Bell releases in Europe market the iMedia XS C2600 nettop PC, which is obviously a rebadged AspireRevo of its parent company, Acer. The device sports an Intel Atom 320 1.6GHz processor, 2GB of RAM and a 160GB hard drive. Like Acer’s As read more

belmando

Sparkle Düşük Profilli GTS 250’ni Gösterdi

Burdakal Teknoloji Portalı | November 28th 2009 by belmando

HTPC sistemlere taze güç bu kez Sparkle’dan  geldi.Efsanevi  G92 yongasını taşıyan düşük profilli GTS 250, kendisinden beklenilen tüm yeteneklere sahip.DirectX10 API desteği, 128 adet paralel işlem birimi, 256-bit bellek arayüzü ve read more

rgbFilter

Harmony Universal Remote Roundup

rgbFilter | November 26th 2009

Before the Canadian company Intrigue Technologies (makers of the original Harmony remotes) was bought out by Logitech, obliterating the remote clutter in one’s living room or den was largely an exercise in frustration, either dealing with incom read more

lionc

Pegatron Wall-e IPP7A-CP Nettop for Russia

iTech News Net | November 26th 2009

Pegatron introduces in Russia the Wall-e IPP7A-CP Atom-powered nettop PC, which is just another nettop based on Pegatron’s Cape 7, like Lenovo IdeaCentre Q100/Q110, Medion Akoya Mini E2076 D, EMTEC G Box and Ruvo MiniCap 7 Pegatron Wall-e gets read more

MolsonFL

Entertainment 2.0-Episode 54: Ceton Q&A

Entertainment 2.0 | November 25th 2009 by Adam

Not much in the way of show notes this week folks.  No extra links or special treats.  Episode 54 is all about Ceton and their forthcoming CableCard tuner.  Josh and I had the opportunity to get some of your questions answered by sitt read more

MadBox

El mejor teclado inalámbrico para flojear desde la cama

MadBoxpc.com - Geeks por defecto | November 24th 2009 by Madbox

El problema de la mayoría de teclados y mouse destinados a los HTPC es que no son más que un teclado de notebook, que no es la mejor solución para tipear mientras regaloneas en la cama  o simplemente estás en posición fetal tomando aspirina mi read more