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Media Center PC Articles

HP Exits Media Center Business: Touchsmart Lives On - Digital Trends (4/07)
Apple Takes Aim at the Digital Living Room - eCoustics.com (1/07)
The Battle for the Digital Home: Does Apple or Microsoft win? - Digital Trends (1/07)
Common HTPC / Media Center Myths - NOT Just a PC - Audioholics (9/06)
Dual-Core for Home Theater Explained - Home Theater Magazine (2/06)
Putting a PC in your Home Theater - Home Theater Magazine (1/06)
Building a Windows Media Center 2005 PC - Audioholics (1/06)
Why Make a PC Into a DVR? - PC World (9/05)
Microsoft Media Center Edition 2005 Media Server - Secrets of Home Theater & High Fidelity (4/05)
Build Your Own Windows Media Center PC - ExtremeTech (12/04)
How to Buy the New Portable Media Centers - PriceGrabber (12/04)
Microsoft Unveils Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 - USA Today (10/04)
How to Build a PC-based Home Theater - Tech Living (8/04)
How to Build Your Own High-End Home Theater PC (HTPC) - Audioholics (5/04)
How to Make a Media-Savvy PC - PC World (5/04)
How to Turn Your PC Into a TV - PC World (4/04)

Media Center PC Reviews & News

I Want Wireless Entertainment, and I Want It Now: PC World Articles - April 29, 2008; Wireless, multiroom home audio is here, sort of. But wireless HD video is still mostly a pipe dream.

Get a Blu-ray/HD DVD media center PC for $749 shipped (plus tax): CNET News - February 11, 2008; Thanks to a discount coupon and some clever configuring, you can get an ultra-compact, ultra-loaded HP media-center PC for $749 shipped (plus sales tax).

New Set-Top Boxes: Bridging the PC/TV Divide: PC World News - January 11, 2008; Extending Internet video into the living room puts set-top boxes and media extenders in the spotlight in 2008.

Play HD Movies on (Almost) Any PC: PC World Articles - January 4, 2008; We look at the minimum requirements for playing high-definition video on a PC--using two basic hardware configurations, five different graphics boards, and a CPU speed that we gradually decreased while watching for signs of compromised playback.

Best Places to Buy Tech Products--Now and Post-Holidays: PC World Reviews - December 24, 2007; You know which products you need. But where and when can you get the best deals? Our ratings of the best tech stores--and our tips for timing your purchases--can help.

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Russound Smart Media Console SMC-45 Media Center PC: Audio Video Revolution (2008-05)

Mitsubishi LT-46244 LCD HDTV: PC World (2008-05)

Life|media LMS-500 Media Center PC: Audio Video Revolution (2008-05)

Niveus Media Denali Limited Edition Media Center PC: Audio Video Revolution (2008-05)

Niveus Media Rainier750HD Media Center PC: Audio Video Revolution (2008-05)

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Vaio Digital Studio RZ54G Desktop (3.2GHz Intel Pentium 4, 512MB, 200GB, DVD-RW/CD-RW, Windows XP Media Center Edition): rated 5.00/5 on 1 review (Pricegrabber)

Lifebook N3520 Notebook (1.86GHz Intel Pentium M, 512MB DDR2, 80GB, DVD/CD-RW, Windows Media Center Edition, 15.4" TFT): rated 5.00/5 on 1 review (Pricegrabber)

D4 Media Center Enclosure Silver Home Theater PC (ATX, 4 Bays, 350 W): rated 5.00/5 on 1 review (Pricegrabber)

Lifebook N3530 Notebook (1.83GHz Intel Core Duo, 512MB DDR2, 80GB, DVD/CD-RW, Windows XP Media Center Edition, 15.4" TFT): rated 4.75/5 on 4 reviews (Pricegrabber)

HP Pavilion 864n Media Center Desktop PC (2.66-GHz Pentium 4, 512 MB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive): rated 4.60/5 on 5 reviews (Amazon)

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HP Exits Media Center Business: Touchsmart Lives On: Digital Trends (2007-04)

Apple Takes Aim at the Digital Living Room: eCoustics.com (2007-01)

The Battle for the Digital Home: Does Apple or Microsoft win?: Digital Trends (2007-01)

Common HTPC / Media Center Myths - NOT Just a PC: Audioholics (2006-09)

Dual-Core for Home Theater Explained: Home Theater Magazine (2006-02)

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