November 6, 2010
Logitech has all but given up on the plain vanilla set-top box war in favor of Google TV powered devices, but owners of the previous generation DMA2100 and DMA2200 Media Center Extenders woke up to a nasty surprise yesterday, their devices had been br…
Tags: DLNA, htpc, Linksys, maximum tech, media center, Media Center Extender, News Worthy, set-top box
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October 12, 2010
Asus has added a new member to its family of Fermi DirectX 11 graphics cards. Based on the recently launched NVIDIA GeForce GT430 graphics processor, the ENGT430/DI/1GD3 (LP) is a low-profile card ideal for home theater buffs and casual gamers.
Its …
Tags: asus, blu-ray 3d, CUDA, gefotrce gt 430, Home Theater, htpc, Low Profile, low profile bracket, News Worthy
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September 28, 2010
In this video (originally presented as part of the inaugural Maximum Tech CD insert) George and Gordon guide you step-by-step in building the ultimate home theater PC, with support for TrueHD sound, Blu-ray 3D, four-channel simultaneous HD cable record…
Tags: build a pc, feature, hardware, Home Theater, how-to, how-tos, htpc, maximum tech, Video
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September 21, 2010
Habey is not really a household name and the only time it invites some attention is whenever it announces a new HTPC or mini PC. This time Habey has defied obscurity to announce the launch of a palm-sized mini PC that is based on Intel’s new At…
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September 17, 2010
Find out which of these tiny boxes comes closest
Home theater PCs are the ultimate digital entertainment systems, capable of delivering everything from movies, games, YouTube videos, and more. Connect one to your home network and you can access all you…
Tags: Features, GoFlex, Home, Home Theater, htpc, maximum tech, Media Player, NextTV, Roku, streaming, WD TV Live
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September 7, 2010
For this week’s installment of Old School Monday (but actually a Tuesday because of Labor Day) we’ve got a little HTPC Before-and-After. The After, of course, is our recent feature on how to build the ultimate 3D home theater PC. You should …
Tags: boot, Features, htpc, Old School Monday, Television
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August 28, 2010
Zotac has always had an impressive lineup of barebones Atom based Nettops, but even with the added power of the Ion 2 chipset behind it, 1080p streaming in flash could be hit or miss making them difficult to recommend for anything other than basic sta…
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August 18, 2010
Lian Li, maker of high-end cases often constructed in brushed aluminum, looks to add to its legacy with the PC-C50 multimedia HTPC enclosure.
Like so many cases before this one, the PC-C50 is made from the aforementioned brushed aluminum and is availab…
Tags: build a pc, Case, chassis, enclosure, hardware, htpc, Lian Li, maximum tech, News Worthy, pc-c50
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