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24 articles tagged as home-theatre

Half-Life: Alyx Review

Half-Life is back! But how does the switch to VR stack up?

March 31, 2020 | 12:00

Mod of the Month February 2020 in Association with Corsair

We've picked some of the best projects recently completed in our project log forum.

March 25, 2020 | 14:00

Call of Duty: Warzone Review

Call of Duty takes another stab at battle royale. But is it King of the Hill, or stuck in the Gulag?

March 25, 2020 | 12:17

Streacom launches its first full-size ATX case

F12C has room to spare.

May 21, 2015 | 12:43

NZXT launches Doko thin-client streaming box

Aims at gamers with low-latency promise.

January 13, 2015 | 16:27

Impactics Haswell NUC cases teased

Passive cases for Intel's latest boards.

October 23, 2013 | 11:20

Zotac Zbox ID42 Plus review

Zotac's new tiny HTPC crams in a Celeron CPU, Nvidia GPU and a 500GB HDD. Will it play nice?

February 15, 2013 | 06:51

Silverstone ML03 Home Theatre PC case review

It's cheap, smart and has front-panel USB 3 ports, but is the ML03 a decent case?

December 28, 2010 | 10:20

Asus has AMD Fusion mini-ITX in development

Exciting times due soon for HTPC and small form factor enthusiasts.

August 12, 2010 | 11:23

Building an Ion-powered Linux Media PC

We revisit the Linux version of HTPC app Boxee with the help of Zotac's latest Ion-F motherboard and Nvidia's GPU video acceleration to see if this is the future low power, truly silent HTPC solution.

December 3, 2009 | 12:46

Reader Advised HTPC Buyers Blog, Oct 09 #1

October 27, 2009 | 11:28

CEDIA 2009: Home Automation and more

This week we headed along to the CEDIA Expo 2009 at the Excel centre in London to take a look at the latest innovations in home theatre, AV and home automation technology. Waiting for us were programmable bathtubs, £6,000 Blu-ray players and a 103in Plasma TV - read on to find out more!

June 27, 2009 | 10:13

Mod of the Month May Winner

Want to know who's walked away victorious from Mod of the Month in May 2008? Read on!

June 20, 2008 | 13:20

R2D2 home theatre droid is strong in the Force

CES 2007: Ever wanted your own R2D2 projector to check out Leia for yourself? A Star Wars fanboy's dream come true.

January 11, 2007 | 15:58

Silverstone LC16M HTPC case

Proving that big can also be beautiful, the Silverstone LC16M is a fully featured HTPC case capable of storing up to three terabytes of data. It takes a standard ATX motherboard, so you can use existing desktop hardware.

February 24, 2006 | 17:58

QuietPC D.Vine Media Center kit

Want a Media Center? Don't want to buy a pre-built rig, but worried about MCE's notorious component compatibility woes? QuietPC has brought out a kit that pairs build-your-own flexibility with guaranteed component choices. Is this the quietest PC we've ever (not) heard?

February 11, 2006 | 10:25

An enterprising (groan) Star Trek home theatre mod

Viewscreen as your projector? Speakers built into futuristic panelling? This guy has gone all-out to recreate the Next Generation experience in his living room.

January 27, 2006 | 13:18

NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GS

NVIDIA has replaced the GeForce 6200 TurboCache with the GeForce 7300 GS. For under $100, the card delivers H.264 hardware acceleration up to 1080p - ideal for low-noise HTPCs, as well as gaming at 1280x1024. We get the lowdown on the technology and talk to NVIDIA about its plans.

January 19, 2006 | 15:19

Zalman TNN 300 fanless case

Are fans the bane of your life? The Zalman TNN 300 brings the promise of a Totally No Noise HTPC through heavy use of heatpipes. Can this black, aluminium beast justify its high price? We asked Rob Young to find out.

November 10, 2005 | 15:34

beblu component Media Center system

beblu are a new company with a fresh spin on home theatre PCs. Their latest creation mimics component Hi-Fi with a small form factor system designed to run Windows Media Center.

October 11, 2005 | 08:56

I wrote this column in 20 minutes

OK, it's 1:15PM, and I have to be in a meeting at 1:45. It's my turn to do a column, and I've left it until the last minute. Dagnabbit!

September 28, 2005 | 13:49

Ahanix D.Vine D5 HTPC Case

We take a look at a case designed for the living room. It's full-size ATX, and it will house your Media Center rig - but is it any good?

September 19, 2005 | 09:03

Picking hardware for Media Center

Have you got the Media Center bug? We've spent some time investigating the best components with which to build a home theatre PC for use with Microsoft Media Center. In the first of a new series on home theatre, we talk you through the component choices you need to make to build your own box.

September 5, 2005 | 13:25

WiFi TV-Out to bring new ideas to HTPC solutions

ASUS are bringing and interesting idea for Home Theatre PC users to the market in the near future: WiFi TV-Out, which creates new possibilities for installing a HTPC solution in the living room.

June 3, 2005 | 11:32

NMEDIA HTPC 100 Case

After having an exclusive look at Hiper's entry in to the case market last week, Chris Newman has a look at another potential Home Theatre PC case from NMEDIA.

March 1, 2005 | 00:00

Hiper Media Chassis

In an exclusive first look, we give Hiper's new Media Chassis a once over. This slimline silver wonder supports Micro-ATX motherboards and will look great underneath your TV. It looks the biz, but does it do the job?

February 22, 2005 | 00:00