- Microsoft, Linksys Team on Media Extenders
- Video Picks - February 14, 2008
- Microsoft's Extender for Windows Media Center connects a box from your entertainment center to a PC running Windows Vista. While they work pretty much as advertised, this generation of extenders may be met with little enthusiasm. (Feb 14)
- 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.
- Monsoon Announces Havasoft, Rally Support
- Digital Trends News - January 11, 2008
- Fresh off being sued for violating the GPL license of a software package embedded in its Hava devices, Monsoon Multimedia has announced Havasoft, a new software package that can bring TiVo-like DVR capability to any PC wth a television tuner. In addi...
- LG Goes Super-Skinny with 60-inch Flat-Panel TV
- PC World News - January 6, 2008
- New at CES: the 45-millimeter LG60 LCD, an ultramobile PC, and mobile broadcasting device.
- Logitech Shows Mini Wireless Keyboard for TVs
- PC World News - January 6, 2008
- At CES, Logitech will unveil the diNovo Mini, a handheld keyboard for people who have connected their PCs to their TVs.
- 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.
- Microsoft quietly combines TV efforts
- CNET News - December 21, 2007
- The software maker creates a single business unit to handle its IP television, Media Center PC and HD-DVD efforts.
- Cowon Q5W PMP Touts Touchscreen and Wi-Fi
- Digital Trends News - December 4, 2007
- Cowon has taken the wraps off its new Cowon Q5W portable media player, a device that aims to not only be a portable audio and video entertainment center, but also serve as a mobile workstation with email and Web browsing capability—and with an ...
- AMD's New Spider Spins Multimedia
- PC World News - November 19, 2007
- Platform targets gamers, other video users with quad-core Pheom processors paired with graphics power.
- Gateway Aims Home Desktop at Multimedia Niche
- PC World News - October 11, 2007
- Announces quad-core desktop and notebook PCs loaded with entertainment features designed to appeal to multimedia enthusiasts.
- The News and Product Reviews You Loved Reading This Week
- PC World Reviews - October 5, 2007
- These were the most popular news and reviews on PCWorld.com this week.
- Microsoft Announces New Home Extender
- Digital Trends News - September 28, 2007
- The PC and home entertainment center have been growing inexorably closer over the last several years – we play music, watch videos, TV programs and DVDs on our computers. But Microsoft wants more, which is why they’ve come up with several...
- Sony VAIO VGX-XL3 Digital Living System
- PC World Reviews - August 8, 2007
- This Windows Vista-based Media Center PC is one of the first to support CableCards for decrypting and recording scrambled programming, but it does so with some severe limitations.
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