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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 SL4282N and SL4782N HDTV with Media Center Inside

The Skinny: MediaSmart 1080p LCD TVs are coming of age—both the $1,900 42" and the $2,400 47" will have built-in Microsoft Media Center Extender connectivity and an improved higher-contrast panel (2000:1). They have 3 HDMI ports, 2 component inputs, integrated Wi-Fi in A, B, G, and N flavors and Ethernet. Has ATSC and QAM Tuners and 500cd of brightness.
One catch: Though you can rent movies without your PC, the PC still needs to be running, and there's a bit of a delay.

2:23 AM on Thu Jan 3 2008
By Brian Lam
2,962 views, 7 comments

Latest by Deamion: @alexmg2420: Haven't we known about these since like, forever? Yes but in 2008 HP integrated a Vista Media Center extender.Before you could only stream media from Windows Media Player for your PC. Not a full Extender. So a very important upgrade more »

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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
4,028 views, 1 comment

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HP Updates MediaSmart Server, Adds Linux-Powered mv2120 Media Vault

The Skinny: The mv2120 Media Vault, a junior Linux-based server with the Photo Webshare and iTunes server functionality of its big brother but a much lower cost. (They'll start at $300.) As for the big guy, he's getting some much needed updates come February, including server-side anti-virus software from McAfee; improved media streaming to Media Center Extenders thanks to Packet Video, and support for 64-bit Vista.

12:01 AM on Thu Jan 3 2008
By Wilson Rothman
18,728 views, 14 comments

Latest by AskTheAdmin: I got this guy to review ( a lot later than you guys!) but it is awesome and I am loving it. The websharing options, the revision system and the easy backup make this thing gold to the inexperienced user. And how more »

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
8,691 views, 23 comments

Latest by bondi: @jeffj-nj: Relax, as I said, not that one more or less would make a big difference. As for the environmental impacts, I don't think anyone as an individual can make a big difference by altering their habits but it has to more »

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
8,950 views, 5 comments

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

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Leopard Arrival Makes The Case For A Mac Home Server

With the arrival of both Mac's newest operating system and a mom-friendly version of Microsoft's Windows server software for the home, one begins to wonder whether or not Apple could turn the mini (or Apple TV) into something truly useful: a Mac Home Server. (Or would that be the Mac iHome? How 'bout Mac homi?) More »

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11:51 AM on Fri Oct 26 2007
By Wilson Rothman
12,006 views, 19 comments

Latest by ghmlco: I wouldn't use a mini, since Apple hasn't yet seen fit to upgrade it to 802.11n. Trying a do a significant backup over 11g would take forever. I bought a brand new 24" iMac to use as my new desktop machine. more »

HP MediaSmart TVs To Become Media Center Extenders HP announced today at DigitalLife that its 42" and 47" MediaSmart TVs, with dual-band 802.11n, would be upgraded to be fully functioning Windows Media Center Extenders in early 2008.

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HP's Windows Home Servers Shipping Sept. 15

Amazon, by way of a product page, leaked the ship date and price of HP's MediaSmart Home Servers. These Windows Home Server machines (more about them here), will be sold in two models at $599 and $749, with 500GB and 1TB of storage respectively. Each one will have a 1.8GHz AMD Sempron processor along with a HP Photo Webshare suite that can build a photo-sharing website automatically. They will both supposedly ship starting September 15. [Amazon via ComputerWorld]

2:20 PM on Wed Aug 22 2007
By Jason Chen
6,320 views, 6 comments

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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
1,335 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
662 views, 2 comments

Latest by harkonnen: Were they having a problem with the meers? more »

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HP SLC3760N MediaSmart HDTV

The HP SLC3760N 37-inch MediaSmart LCD TV is a 1366x768 flat panel display with an HDMI input and a couple of speakers on the bottom. So far it's pretty conventional, but it gets into the world of convergence when you hook it up to your network and then it can stream video, photos, audio and the Web from any computer in the house. More »

11:45 AM on Mon Aug 14 2006
By Charlie White
3,228 views, 1 comment