My Media Experience. What Is the Best CPU for the 2014 HTPC Build 29 Dec 2013 So, you are ready to build your first HTPC, but only the thing holding you back on the build is choosing the right processor.
Intel has recently released its Haswell desktop CPUs that bring some exciting improvements to media centers. On the other hand, AMD has also released their Richland refresh, so let’s have a look at the new features they bring to home theater computers. In this post, I you will find the results of my recent poll about the best CPU for the 2014 HTPC builds.Continue Reading Updated Home Theater PC Builds for 2014 17 Dec 2013 Now it is a good time to start your home theater PC building project. I have just updated the optimal component recommendations for starter, budget, value and performance systems.
I hope these recommendations will help you from wasting your time and money on tedious research. What is the state of today’s home theater computing? ASRock's High-End Vision 3D HTPC Reviewed. ASRock started introducing small form factor (SFF) HTPCs last year.
Their first play in the market was an ION based Atom nettop, and it could best be termed as an entry-level machine. While being a good fit as a secondary HTPC, it failed to satisfy the power users. Absence of HD audio bitstreaming and lack of processing power for many common HTPC tasks were important reasons. In an effort towards alleviating these concerns, ASRock introduced a mainstream SFF HTPC a couple of months back, namely, the Core 100. With a Core i3 mobile processor combined with the integrated Arrandale IGP, things started to look good for the SFF HTPC space. The Vision 3D was announced at the 2010 Computex show in the first week of June. What makes the Vision 3D a high end unit?
Asrock Vision 3D HTPC - Owners Thread. World Atlas including Geography Facts, Maps, Flags - worldatlas.com. Hacking Windows 7 Media Center - Plugins Codecs FFDShow dvrmstoolbox showanalyzer comskip haali shark007 - Hack7MC.com. Silverstone Sugo SG07 Review (featuring Zotac H55 ITX) July 27th, 2010 at 3:55 pm - AuthorZardon Silverstone have created some stunning products and we have always been avid followers of the Sugo Range which redefined small form factor chassis designs when they were first released, making HTPC both practical and quite beautiful to look at.
The Sugo range has been in production for many years now and the seventh series has just been released … today we look at the Sugo SG 07 which aims to deliver enough cooling prowess to allow for high performance systems with maybe even a little overclocking. The SG07 comes supplied with a killer 600W 80Plus Bronze power supply which copes with almost all single card solutions. Inside there is also a 180mm AP181 Air Penetrator fan, which we reviewed a short while ago. The main talking point however is the fact that this chassis can also house a graphics card up to 12.2 inches long which means, yes it can cope with a HD5970 (12.2 inches exactly) which we think is rather stunning.
Rating: 5.0/5 (1 vote cast) Arbico Core I3 HTPC - Clarkdale Custom Built Media PC - Media Center PC, Home Theatre PC, Entertainment PC, Cheap PC, Custom PC, Custom Built PC. Top 10 Tips for building your own Windows Media Center PC. (Disclaimer: I used to work on Windows Media Center however all of the following statements are my own opinion.)
Back in ‘09 when Windows 7 was being tested, I built a custom Windows Media Center box for our home theater. The box needed to be quiet, compact, and rock-solid stable. I also wanted a solution that had multiple tuners and could support CableCard. In the ensuing two years, the little box (seen lower-left below the TV) has seen many updates, upgrades, and changes. I just looked at the reliability monitor and it was peaked out at “10” reliability for months. Visit TheGreenButton.com and learn. My system specifications: Hope that helps. Home - Custom built Home Theatre PCs from my-HTPC.
Top 10 Ways to Power Up Your Home Theater PC. This article makes it sound really easy.
Don't be fooled. Total HTPC Home Theater PC Enthusiast. – 06/20/2011Posted in: Reviews Over the last few years I have tested and experimented with all of the current media center applications (Plex, Boxee, XMBC, TVersity, Windows Media Center) and Plex by far has blown me away. Let me be clear, I have no affiliation with the open source application Plex. If you are a creating a new media center, or you are looking to upgrade yours, let me highlight some of the reasons why Plex is so awesome. Plex is easy. Simply put, Plex includes most of the features of the big competitors but packages them in a way that is very easy to use. SageTV® Media Center - PVR, Music and Photos for Windows and Linux PCs and consumer electronics devices. Mce-community. MEDIAPORTAL - a HTPC Media Center for free!
Your Source for Hardware Analysis and News. A couple of years back, we reviewed CyberLink's PowerDVD 12 in detail.
At that time, support for the mobile ecosystem was one of the most important targets for CyberLink. This year, the vendors in this space need to provide HEVC/H.265 support on the core features front. The other buzz-word that has been making the rounds in the tech industry is the 'cloud'. CyberLink has been quick to latch on to this trend, and is offering a cloud backend for their latest PowerDVD version along with HEVC support. Without further digression, we move on to the new features in CyberLink PowerDVD 14. Media PC Shop: Zalman HD503 Home Theatre HTPC, Full Size Media Centres, ZalmanHD503QuadCore. Intel Sandybridge HDMI MEDIA CENTRE HTPC 1080p - EasyPC-UK.com Ltd. In order to perform site maintenance, our online shop has been taken offline temporarily. We apologize for the inconvenience, and ask that you please try again later !