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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Replace Keyboard With Blackberry-Like Device For HTPCs
Memoirs on a Rainy Day | November 24th 2009 by range
If you’ve got a home theater PC, a PC that’s basically in your living room, then you probably have some kind of big keyboard that just clutters up your den. We like to keep things small and uncluttered, which is why we really like this ke read more
ViewSonic VOT530 HTPC
iTech News Net | November 19th 2009
In addition to the Blu-ray equipped VOT550, ViewSonic brings also the VOT530 HTPC that replace the Blu-ray with a DVD SuperMulti burner. Besides the optical drive, the VOT550 and VOT530 are basically identical, packing an Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 2.2G read more
Sky Player Launched Today for Windows Media Center
Multimedia-PCs | November 19th 2009 by jeremywjones
Sky Player for Windows Media Center is available today. While it is UK only it’s a great idea and I wish more service providers would look at this model. It allows you to stream on-demand, movies and live events straight to Windows Media Cen read more
Ask Ceton your questions!
Entertainment 2.0 | November 19th 2009 by Adam
While there won’t be an Entertainment 2.0 this week due to some timing issues, we have a great Thanksgiving show coming for you. Next week, Josh and I will sit down with Ceton’s Vice President of Systems Integration, Jeremy Hammer. For this read more
Dell Inspiron Zino HD – Small Media PC
Zath Games Tech | November 18th 2009 by Simon Barker
What happens when you take a standard desktop computer, shrink into a neat, smooth, compact form just smaller than a shoebox and make it shiny and white? Well the Apple Mac Mini of course, but what if you then give it some more exciting colours, add read more
DFI, P55 Yongasetini mini-ITX Üzerine Taşıdı: DFI P55-T36
Burdakal Teknoloji Portalı | November 18th 2009 by belmando
yarışı kazandı, P55 tabanlı mini-ITX formunda anakartı üreten ilk firma oldu.Siyah fonlu devre kartı üzerinde taşıdığı LGA 1156 soketiyle, güncel teknolojili işlemcileri HTPC konfigürasyonlarına dahil eden LANParty MI P55- read more
Build a Cheap Boxee Box Now
Multimedia-PCs | November 17th 2009 by jeremywjones
Even though Boxee is going to announce details about a Boxee Box on December 7th, you can still build a cheap Boxee Box now. Lifehacker has come through again with a great how-to on building a Boxee Box for $350. That’s $150 more than the XB read more
Dell Zino HD compact desktop PC
Krunker | November 16th 2009
The Dell Inspiron Zino HD is a new affordable compact desktop PC introduced last week and suitable for a wide range of tasks – everything from basic computing to media center activities. Measuring a mere 7.5 inches square and 3.5 inches tall, the read more
Fanless Asus AT3N7A-I?
Mini Motherboard | November 15th 2009 by Chris K. (KreCi)
A lot of Mini-ITX fans are wondering if this motherboard can run fanless? There were some tests made by many motherboard reviewers. But all they did was disconnecting power from working motherboard… With such tries the CPU temperature got dange read more
YouTube Gone Extra Large
ixDownload Blog | November 15th 2009
One of the best setups you can have for your entertainment center is to hook up your computer to your home theater system. What has been dubbed the "Home Theater Personal Computer" (HTPC) has become one of the hottest and latest trends in home read more
The Best Slim HTPC Cases
Smidgen PC | November 14th 2009 by Matthew Smith
Thin is in, particularly when it comes to small computers like HTPCs. Although there are advantages to buying a large case, as outlined in the Smidgen PC HTPC case buying guide, many simply do not have the room for a massive case in their home thea read more
Behold the Dell Inspiron Zino HD
Windows Vista Compatible Software | November 13th 2009 by iphone nano
Yesterday, Dell officially announced availability of the Dell Inspiron Zino HD. The Inspiron Zino HD is a small PC that packs quite a punch in an 8” by 8” square. Hip to be square, right? Ok – enough Huey Lewis, let’s talk about what thi read more
Entertainment 2.0-Episode 53: Digital Cable and 3rd Party Apps
Entertainment 2.0 | November 13th 2009 by Adam
We didn’t have as much listener response this week and while we miss it, it did give us time to catch up with some of the latest Media Center news out there. We took time to discuss the Digital Cable Advisor Tool as well as several 3rd party app read more
Dell Inspiron Zino HD: Upgradable Perfection
Gadget News, Reviews and Stories | November 12th 2009 by Kash
What’s not to love about the new Dell Inspiron Zino HD? It’s compact, cheap, and cute to boot. The 7.75- x 7.75- x 3.5-inch mini-PC is finally gracing store shelves after making us wait for what seemed like eons. (more…) read more
Boxee Box official: debut on December7th
SlashGear | November 12th 2009 by Ewdison Then
Boxee has long been the darling of the homebrew DVR crowd, turning the Apple TV into a far more capable – and less iTunes-centric – media system and brightening DIY HTPCs no end. Now the company has announced its plans for an off-the-sh read more
Dell's Inspiron Zino HD on sale now in America: starts at $229, d…
quest strategic plan | November 12th 2009
Dell has taken its sweet time in bringing the 7.75- x 7.75- x 3.5-inch Inspiron Zino HD to market, but just 24 hours after it made its market debut across the pond, this little zinger is finally procurable idioms:on hand to the Yanks in attendance. read more
Enjoy Watching Online Movies on TV Screen Earlier than Disney
Drop ship blog | November 10th 2009 by poul
When Disney is dedicating to the system that would let people watch on anything from a TV to an iPhone, a host of computer manufacturers has let people watch everything online from a computer to a TV visa HTPC or home theatre personal computer. read more
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