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Dealzmodo: Linksys DMA2100 Media Center Extender for $99

If you are looking for a super cheap way to stream content from your Media Center PC, it doesn't get much better than this $99 DMA2100 deal from Newegg. The cheapest we have been able to find it elsewhere is around $140—and that is still pretty good. The DMA2100 is not as flashy as the 2200 version, but it has all of the basic features you need to get started. [Newegg]

4:00 PM on Thu Sep 18 2008
By Sean Fallon
5,558 views, 11 comments

Latest by soldstatic: out of stock and regular price is 249.00? find me another one for 99 puhlease? more »

home entertainment

Cable Companies To Charge More For Box Rental, Thanks To CableCard

The good news is, as of July 1 cable companies are required to ship new cable boxes that use new bi-directional CableCards, a move mandated by the FCC to support CableCard-based alternatives such as TiVos and Vista Media Center PCs. The bad news is: Everybody's gonna pay for it. By next January, set-top box rentals may go up $2 to $3 per month, and the rate hike may apply to every cable-box renter, and not just those who opt for the super-deluxe new models. More »

11:00 AM on Thu Jul 5 2007
By Wilson Rothman
4,751 views, 22 comments

Latest by blsolom: Will this ruling at lease make Comcast required to sell their CableCard? I am sick of paying $6 a month more »

home entertainment

The Everything Box: VidaBox Adds CableCARD to its Media Center PC Lineup

We've covered these feature-packed VidaBox media center PCs before, but none like this: in addition to having both Blu-ray and HD DVD players on board, now VidaBox is offering CableCARD compatibility on its line of media center PCs. So now you'll be able to watch and record HBO, Showtime (if you subscribe to them) and anything else from digital cable, plus play back Blu-ray and HD DVD in 1080p. More »

7:59 AM on Tue Jan 23 2007
By Charlie White
1,131 views, 3 comments

Latest by Spare_Change: Xbox 360->MediaCenter->NextGen Gaming-AV Console Integration (HiDef entertainment center...just needs inputs, amplifiers/speakers and displays) more »

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Soundgraph's Front View Challenges Vista's Sideshow

We've already gotten a taste of what Vista's Sideshow feature can potentially do (both on remotes and on laptops), but now Korean manufacturer Soundgraph is hoping to beat MS to the punch with its own Sideshow-like feature called Front View. Front View consists of a front-mounted display on your Media Center PC that shows local weather, media info, and news headlines. The concept sounds very similar to Vista's Sideshow, but with one complication.
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11:23 AM on Wed Dec 27 2006
By Louis Ramirez
1,442 views, 7 comments

Latest by stan_i_am: Actually, I had a prototype case made about 4 years ago with a small 6" LCD built into the front more »

pcs

Stealth Media Center Quietly Invades Your Living Room

If their last PC was the Hummer of the Media Center world, this one's undoubtedly the Beetle. Living up to its namesake, the new Stealth Media Center measures a scant 3.6-inches high yet packs enough media muscle to merit a spot next to your plasma. Design-wise, it's one of the better looking MCE PCs out there and it's no slouch when it comes to performance either. Click through for a run down of its insides. More »

12:15 PM on Wed Nov 22 2006
By Louis Ramirez
458 views, 1 comment

Latest by king_of_fools: so why not just get a really nice desk computer for the same, and run a cable to the entertainment more »

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YouTube Poised to Invade Your V Cast Phone, MCE PC

It's not often us Verizon customers get good news (or good phones for that matter), but the boys in red have been schmoozing it up with the folks at YouTube in an attempt to bring Verizon V Cast customers access to YouTube's massive catalog of videos. The deal, which smells of an exclusive, would also give Verizon an on-demand YouTube channel for their TV service. In addition to your phone, YouTube is also poised to invade your Media Center PC with Yougle, a plug in for your MCE PC that lets you view Google Video, DivX Stage 6, and YouTube flicks straight from the MCE interface. We're more excited about the former, which would give us something to do with our phones when Tetris doesn't cut it anymore. – Louis Ramirez More »

10:48 AM on Tue Nov 7 2006
By Louis Ramirez
1,440 views, 13 comments

Latest by mzemina: I think people should look to open source for media software insead of Microsoft. MediaPortal is freeware and has a more »

pcs

Sony Vaio LA-Series: Name Stands for Ooh La La

This pretty little Media Center dresses itself up like an old iMac, putting a transparent glass frame around its 19-inch screen. (It could be plastic, or crystal—we can't tell from our stalking-distance photo.) More »

3:04 PM on Mon Sep 18 2006
By Brian Lam
570 views, 2 comments

home entertainment

Fujitsu TX Series: All-in-One Media Center

Fujitsu Japan announced its TX series of Media Center PCs, where both models feature a 37-inch 1920x1080 LCD with a Pentium-packing PC inside. The TX95S/D will have a Pentium D 820 chip running at 2.8GHz, with 1GB of RAM and a 600GB hard drive, while the TX90S/D has a P4 517 chip running at 2.93GHz, with 512MB of RAM and a 400GB hard drive. Even though both have two tuners that will let you record one show while watching another, one of the two tuners is digital and the other is analog. There was also talk of Blu-ray drive on board, but we assume that's not going to be offered with the initial release. More »

11:08 AM on Tue Apr 11 2006
By Charlie White
239 views, Comment