HTPC

by Rafael Hernandez on July 19, 2009 · 0 comments

It’s tough to match the flexibility that Nvidia’s ION platform offers. It takes the lowly Intel Atom processor, pairs it with a power friendly system chipset which sports a moderately competent graphics core built-in, the perfect combination for media playback.Zotac’s…

Read more Zotac's ION A-Series ITX Board, WiFi'ed Atom Goodness

by Rafael Hernandez on June 20, 2009 · 0 comments

The old concept behind a home theater PC was to create a system that would visually fit in with the other components which usually turns into a noisey mess because you’re cooling off some power hungry components.ASRock’s ION 330-BD…

Read more ASRock's ION 330-BD, A Compact Tweaker's Home Theater Dream PC

by Rafael Hernandez on June 11, 2009 · 0 comments

Who knew you could build a luxury brand around computer cases? Well given the price of some of the options available it shouldn’t come as much of a shock to us…but it is anyway.ThinkComputers has a look at the…

Read more Thermaltake LUXA2 LM200 Touch HTPC Case, It's Touch Friendly

by Rafael Hernandez on June 7, 2009 · 0 comments

Home Theater PCs offer all sorts of entertainment options since all of your audio and video can be stored in a central location greatly reducing the number of components you need in your home theater except for one, your speaker…

Read more Sparkle Steps Into The Sound Amp Arena

by Rafael Hernandez on March 6, 2009 · 0 comments

With the recent upheaval on the high end pushing every graphics card down a notch you’d expect those previously high-powered mid-range cards to be the perfect choice in all situations, the low-power/HTPC market would like to disagree. Sapphire’s Radeon HD…

Read more Sapphire Radeon HD 4670 Ultimate, Beefing Up The Low-End

by Rafael Hernandez on March 6, 2009 · 0 comments

The general purpose behind a HTPC is a computer for playback of multimedia files on a home theater setup, in comes AMD’s Maui platform that could, one day, replace everything aside from your TV and speaker setup. SilentPCReview has a…

Read more AMD's Maui HTPC Platform, Replacing The Home Theater

by Rafael Hernandez on November 8, 2008 · 0 comments

Here’s a collection of news stories and reviews that dropped this week:Cases, Cooling, and Power SuppliesCooler Master CM 690 NVIDIA Edition Case Review – Benchmark ReviewsCooler Master Stacker 830 SE Case Review – PCSTATSEnermax Revolution 85+ High Efficiency PSU Review…

Read more Saturday Roundup – November 8th, 2008

by Rafael Hernandez on October 14, 2008 · 0 comments

An HTPC isn’t all about the convenience of having all of your favorite media files at your disposal in your living room, it’s also an exercise in showing off your cool new hardware to your friends. Moneual’s Moncaso 972 case…

Read more Moneual Moncaso 972 Reviewed, HTPC with Style