When building a HTPC, I find getting a nice looking case is always a problem! It is hard to find something that looks good on paper, and in your TV stand. I have built some HTPCs with Antec Cases, but I have always wanted to get my hands on a Moneual MonCaso case. Just look at them, they look so impressive that you almost are afraid to touch it!
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Toms Hardware has posted a great review of the new ATI Radeon HD 5450 card. It is a videocard that is not targeted to the Gamer, but for the main stream market where internet and office applications are the main focus. There is also now a bonus feature - Dolby TrueHD/DTS-HD Master Audio is available on all of AMD's ATI 5000-series videocards. Read More »
Pixar Animation Studios is one of the world's most successful animation studio, when a new project is revealed, many people take notice! I really enjoyed Cars 1, especially the Ferrari parts at the end!
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World, meet the most anticipated hardware from Mac. Rumors of this pad have been around for almost ten years. There are even jokes and comics about the rumors all over the net. My colleague that has a website about DSLRs and all things cameras even has a post. I have to do a post about it as well! How is it related to HTPCs? Well, it is not, but it is the first in a wave of new products and copy cats that will be created. There is a lot of potential in a product like this. It can be used as a big remote for your Home Theatre room, the possibilties are endless, it has many features of the iPhone and iPod Touch and runs a modified version of the iPhone's operating system. Just like the iPod before it, book stores hope that the iPad will revolutionize the Print industry. Read More »
Annoucned during Intel's Keynote during CES 2010 is the new WiDi technology, which enables from a computer with a Intel Core i3 or i5 and a Intel HD Graphic card to send streaming video 720p and audio signal to your HDTV wirelessly. Read More »
I was chatting with a friend, and he just purchased his new PS3 Slim and he spent the weekend reading up on it, i was surprised to learn that the news Playstation model, the PS3 Slim and not the previous model now support HD audio - Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA - through Bitstream on HDMI!
I googled it and found a great detailed page called Playstation 3 Secrets with a LOT of information about the Playstation 3 models, the differences and a lot of details the average consumer doesn't know. They confirm, that only the Slim models can do the HD audio. Looks like it's time for an upgrade for me soon. Read More »
Today was the first purchase we did for our basement in the new house. We went to about 6 stores and a lot of online shopping for a sofa set. This is also the first step towards my home theatre room. It was actually pretty hard to find a couch that fit our requirements, all we wanted was a sofa that had a high back so we can rest our heads when we watch TV sitting up. Eventually, we found a set at Leons, a store I have never stepped into before!
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Wow, this is how to make a movie. Hollywood should take note. This movie is everything I expected. I had 2 expectations going to see this movie, either: it would fail miserably, or it would be a typical James Cameron movie with great action, very well shot (i hate shaky cam movies) and a good story.
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It has been a few days, weeks, ...ok ok, months since my last post. A lot has happened since my last post, I got a promotion at work, we have adopted a 2 year old brown Doberman dog who needs training, I bought a house, and i also found out that I am going to be a father! I haven't had time to work on the site as much as I had hoped. Soon we are going to move from my condo, to the new house!
So first thing to do, move into my new home January 17, then the planning begins while the tear down of the walls and digging outside around my foundation commences. For now, here's a picture of my baby:
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Windows 7 is coming officially on October 22, 2009 - it was only a matter of time before a new videocard will be released that can support Directx11. Welcome the new ATI 5800 series, or specifically the 5870 and the 5850 videocards. Both are paired with at least 1gb of GDDR5 memory, but I am sure the card manufactuerers will raise RAM as they always do. Read More »
