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VidaBox SLIM Operation, Stability, Storage, and Configuration Comparison [0.23] by tom,December 08, 2006 17:00

Amazon Video on Demand in HD [0.23] by wayde,April 22, 2009 14:20

The options for HDTV movie viewing keep growing. Some might say it’s been a long time coming but finally Amazon’s Video on Demand service is offering some HD movie titles. The service goes out to several consumer devices including IPTV by Panasonic.

Building a Windows MCE 2005 PC - Part 1 [0.22] by Chris Tham,November 02, 2005 20:00

This is Part 1 of a set of articles summarizing my experience choosing the components and building a a custom-built Home theater PC running Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 (or "MCE2005" for short). Part 1 is an introduction, Part 2 shows a step by step pictorial guide to assembling the hardware, Part 3 details the software installation steps, and Part 4 contains some objective and subjective impressions of the result.

Viewing Evaluation and Conclusion [0.22] by ray,December 07, 2006 12:41

2partsfusion DMS-701 Media Server HTPC Review [0.22] by tom,March 27, 2006 20:00

I'm not going to lie to you; the thing that excited me most about the reviewing the 2partsfusion DMS-701 was the ability to record TV. I know, I know, lots of stuff can do that for a lot less money but ever since I moved out of LA, I've been without the ability and I've missed it terribly. Plus, with a pregnant wife that is chronically tired and about to pop, I needed some way to reliably record 24 and Scrubs. Hey, you've got to have your priorities. 2partsfusion is really marketing their products to the more "hands on" and computer literate among us. While the Escient Fireball DVDM-300 retails for more than you can get a fully loaded DMS-701 with a 3-year warranty, 2partsfusion are really targeting different consumers. 2partsfusion is looking to help someone take the hassle out of building their own HTPC from scratch. And to that end, they are a great success.

Mitsubishi HD4000 DLP Projector Review [0.22] by ray,April 16, 2006 20:00

Mitsubishi has built a solid reputation over the last decade manufacturing high quality, high performance display devices and is an industry leader in the implementation of DLP technology. Front projection systems are becoming popular in many typical home theaters, and it’s no surprise that Mitsubishi has several front projectors to choose from including the recently introduced HD4000. The HD4000 is the second 1280x768 dark chip 2 projector we have reviewed thus far. We were very impressed with the previous 1280x768 projector, the Optoma HD-72. Naturally one would assume that because the projectors share the same DMD technology that they would be similar in performance characteristics. We were very surprised to find out that that was NOT the case.

How to Set Up Plex on Roku and Rip Blu-ray Discs [0.21] by marshall,June 19, 2014 20:00

Media Servers are all the rage lately, but few of them are versatile enough to handle your entire content library plus streaming services. Plex offers a little to no cost option for people who want to use one hub to access all of their media and a host of streaming services. In this article and YouTube video, we show you how to set up Plex on a Roku streaming stick and how to rip your Blu-rays and DVDs.

2partsfusion DMS-701 Remotes, Issues, and Conclusion [0.21] by tom,December 07, 2006 12:45

Rumors of CableCard Demise [0.21] by wayde,July 11, 2006 20:00

Two years ago CableCard was going to release Cable TV subscribers from the bondage of the set top box and provide freedom to digital Cable aware devices like HTPC. A recent story in the New York Times expressed that CableCard is dead.

HTPC 2003 - Motherboard, Processor, Memory [0.21] by Rob Dykens,December 05, 2006 12:09