Archive for July, 2007
Which one: Vista MCE or MCE 2005?
Which Windows Media Center is the right one? I’ll start off with a generic answer, it depends. The reason I say that is because it’s personal preference. For me I would upgrade to Vista MCE. There are questions below to help you decide if you should upgrade or not. There are a lot of questions [...]
Vudu: Video-On-Demand box
gizmodo Gizmodo has some nice pictures and some more information on the Vudu Video-On-Demand box. You purchase the box which they say will be under $500, hook it up to your TV, then browse the movies you want to watch. You can either rent the movie at 99 cents to $3.99 or purchase the movie. [...]
Logitech Harmony 1000 video walk-thru
This is a nice video walk-thru of the Logitech Harmony 1000. I still want one of these remotes but can’t justify spending the money. The great thing about it and why I’m leaning towards getting it for the movie theater is it will work with Windows Media Center. To top it all off, the device [...]
Cine Box multimedia player
http://www.ciboxcorp.com/web/english/products/audio&video/cinebox.htm#cineboxThis is a cool little media box. I don’t think it will replace the xbox 360 or appleTV but it does support a lot of audio and video formats. It has up to 400GB hard drive. There is a video of it below. It’s not in English but it’s better than me posting a bunch [...]
What is the Intel Viiv?
http://www.dvrplayground.com You see the commercials, you see the print ads, but what is Intel Viiv? The article has some good information on what Intel Viiv will get you. It’s perfect for your media center. Yes, it’s a marketing gimmick, which can really turn some people off to a product. But the fact of the matter [...]
Review: Thermaltake Bach HTPC case
http://www.thinkcomputers.org/index.php?x=reviews&id=616 This is a nice review of the Thermaltake Bach HTPC case. It has lots of room to pack all your components into. The one thing I don’t like about the HTPC case is it uses 60mm rear fans, 2 of them. From my experience with 60mm, they are load and not cheap to replace. [...]
