Mini-ITX Motherboard and Case – How Small Can a HTPC Get?

August 30, 2008 · Filed Under Hardware News · Comment 

Intel has announced the release of the DG45FC, which is the most powerful mini-ITX motherboard available.

Don’t be fooled by this mini-ITX motherboards size, because inside it is really a beast. It has just about everything integrated onto it, including graphics with HDMI and DVI support, 7.1 channel inbuilt sound and Ethernet. Read more



All-in-Wonder HD TV/Graphics Card is Back for the HTPC

August 24, 2008 · Filed Under Hardware News · Comment 

In the old days, the ATI All-in-wonder cards where the cards of choice for a HTPC. For those of you that don’t know what these cards are, they are basically an all in one solution card for the HTPC. It basically has a TV tuner card and a graphics card all in the one package. Read more



Is the 9500GT the ultimate HTPC video card?

August 13, 2008 · Filed Under Hardware News · 1 Comment 

The new NVidea 9500gt was released the other day, and on the outside it seems like the perfect HTPC video card. But how does it really compare to what is currently available?

This video card is basically a revamped 8600gt card, is doesn’t really provide much better performance (only about 20% improvement), but it has PCIe 2.0 compatibility, lower power consumption and better PureVideo Hd decoding, making it great for a HTPC. Read more