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HP MediaSmart TVs and Connect Receiver Will Tune In YouTube

At some date in the not too far future, HP's MediaSmart TVs and its soon-to-be- released MediaSmart Connect receiver will get the ability to play YouTube videos stretched to full-screen HD. We've shown you the MediaSmart Connect in the past under its more formal name x280n. The Connect and the sl4278n and sl4778n MediaSmart LCD TVs will have searchable, browsable client software for accessing all YouTube videos already converted into the Apple-friendly H.264 codec. Warning: Not all YouTube videos should be viewed full-screen on HDTVs, but you're a grown-up (or something), so you'll just have to sort it out for yourself. Press release down below. More »

12:01 AM on Tue May 6 2008
By Wilson Rothman
2,001 views, 5 comments

Latest by austek: The TV is morphing into an entertainment portal and HP seem to be ahead of the curve. You see more and more examples of HDTVs being sold with a digital content feed bundled in eg. Samsung's Series 6 LCD more »

HP MediaSmart SL4278N and SL4778N Get Media Extender Update If you own an HP MediaSmart television, you can now download a firmware update that brings the Media Center support you've been waiting for. Go for, rejoice, etc.

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HP MediaSmart Receiver x280N Doubles As HD Media Center Extender

If you lack the wherewithal to afford one of HP's dandy new MediaSmart TVs, you can get the next best thing, a $300 HP x280N MediaSmart Receiver for your plain old non-connected HDTV. More »

2:20 AM on Thu Jan 3 2008
By Wilson Rothman
5,219 views, 1 comment

For those of you waiting for our awesome HP MediaSmart Server video, some bad news: the pre-production unit we got was a lemon. Not sure whether to blame HP or Microsoft. Oh well, we can blame both, at least for this weekend. Good thing we already reviewed the software and squeezed all the details out of the UI.

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windows home server

HP MediaSmart Server Arrives Looking Hunky... Yet Chunky (Gallery)

After a very long wait, the FedEx man has finally delivered the HP MediaSmart Server. Chen gave you a look at a Windows Home Server last week, so you got a feel for the basic software package. Now we're taking it to the consumer level: HP's is the first fully configured official WHS product out of the gate.
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2:17 PM on Fri Nov 9 2007
By Wilson Rothman
8,842 views, 23 comments

windows home server

HP MediaSmart Server Now Available; Iomega and Others Unveil Windows Home Servers

At long last, you can go order the eagerly awaited HP MediaSmart Server, running Microsoft's lovable Windows Home Server software. It's up at Amazon, Best Buy, CompUSA, and Circuit City, though Amazon is the only one offering any kind of discount from the $750 (1TB) or $600 (500GB) list prices. We'll give you more on the MediaSmart server when we get a unit, and see how it differs from the Norco DS-520 system-builder setup Chen reviewed last week. In the meantime, here are the other big news items:
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12:01 AM on Mon Nov 5 2007
By Wilson Rothman
9,361 views, 5 comments

Latest by n/a: no Intel Processor? BOOOOOO! sorry but i'm not an AMD fan. more »

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First Glimpse of Sexy Windows Home Server From Velocity Micro

Now that the Windows Home Server platform has been released to manufacturing, a lot of cool concepts are becoming sweet realities. We just scored some juicy details on Velocity Micro's design, destined to ship in the coming months, with external expansion upgrades in early 2008. More »

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1:19 PM on Thu Jul 19 2007
By Wilson Rothman
8,663 views, 18 comments

Microsoft says its Windows Home Server software has been released to manufacturing. Iomega and Fujitsu Siemens will join HP in making home-server products; various editions of the software will also be distributed a la carte. [Technet]

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HP's HDTV 2.0 Will Let You Buy Movies Directly from Your TV

HP is building on its MediaSmart TVs with HDTV 2.0, a new concept that'll let lazy couch potatoes buy movies straight from their HP TVs. The TVs would connect to the Internet via a wired or wireless connection and movies would be stored directly on the TV (which would have built-in storage). There aren't any details on the movie "store" or how long you'd be able to keep the movies, but HP says we could see these new TVs by the fall. – Louis Ramirez More »

11:40 AM on Fri May 25 2007
By Louis Ramirez
1,371 views, 7 comments

Latest by beta: yeah I'm lazy because i don't want to potentially pay twice what this device could offer a rental for by using $5 is gas just driving the twenty minutes to blockbuster or waiting a few days knowing that my movie more »

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HP Turning Off the Lights on its DLPs?

It was a short lived marriage, but it appears HP is letting go of its DLP line of TVs. The company's road map for 2007 is rear projection-free and instead focuses on thinner LCD and plasma models. Even in the gadget world, fat ain't cool. So what can we expect from HP in 07? Lots of beautifully thin plasmas and LCDs. The company has boosted its LCD line into the 42- and 47-inch range while bringing 1080p goodness to the mix. It's wireless MediaSmart models are also getting a resolution bump, from 720p to 1080p. I still think HDTVs with wireless built in are gimmicky, but it's nice to see HP embrace 1080p across their line up, even if it means sacrificing a few fatties for it. – Louis Ramirez More »

10:08 AM on Wed Jan 3 2007
By Louis Ramirez
672 views, 2 comments

Latest by tek_nic: it's market trend, if you ask me. You're going to drop a boatload of cash on a nice TV anyway. If the two options are thin and sexy, or big and bulky.... most people would take the thin and sexy. more »