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Next Vista Media Center leaked — no DirecTV HD till 2010?
Filed under: HDTV, Media PCs
Engadget HD has gotten the latest on the highly anticipated update for Vista Media Center and it doesn’t look good. The first release candidate made it into testers hands recently and they weren’t happy to see that the most anticipated features — support for a DirecTV HD tuner and native H.264 […]
Sony unloads two new VGX-TP1 media center PCs
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Media PCs
The tried-and-true circle PC is back, this time with even more potent hardware under the hood to keep your media churnin’. First up is the VGX-TP1D, which features a white motif, 2.1GHz Core 2 Duo T8100 processor, 2GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drive, GeForce 8400M GT graphics card, integrated […]
Lian-Li’s Tyr X2000 HTPC / gaming chassis towers in black
Filed under: Desktops, Media PCs
Whether this gem is as sexy as OrigenAE’s LCD-equipped chassis is certainly debatable, but there’s no denying at least some level of hotness here. The towering Tyr X2000 enclosure was designed to keep your gaming / HTPC components safe and net favorable glances from those privileged enough to enter your abode. […]
Auzen X-Fi HomeTheater 7.1 HDMI sound card does bitstream output from your HTPC
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Media PCs, Peripherals, Portable Audio
Earlier this month, ASUS introduced the “world’s first HDMI 1.3a compliant audio / video enhancement combo card.” Who knew numero dos was so close behind? Auzentech has just announced its very own HDMI 1.3-native PCIe audio combo card, which is built around Creative’s X-Fi processor and enables […]
