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Home Toys
June 2004
Tom Goldberg |
Managing Your Digital Media A Home Entertainment Server could provide a good solution to storing, managing, accessing and enjoying your digital media.   |
Home Toys
December 2003
Rob Williams |
Are you planning to replace your VCR with a PVR? Here's a look at some alternatives to using a VCR to record TV programs. The common name for these units is PVR (personal video recorder). To help you decide which is best for you, here are a few things to look into. |
Home Toys
June 2004
Chris Miller |
Anchor Your Home Network in Style with an All-in-One PC All-in-one PCs have all the power, storage space and speed you need to integrate your entertainment system into a home network. And they look great doing it. |
Home Toys
August 2002
Chris Grace |
Getting a Grip on All the Gear Applying computer technology to home theater, home automation, and security, is the key to making control of these systems not only simple, but also fun. |
PC World
December 2001 |
Home Entertainment Face-Off Can your PC replace the latest consumer electronics gadgets? To find out, we pit computers against TiVo, MP3 stereo components, and other video and audio gear... |
Home Toys
August 2003
Rob Williams |
Snapstream Personal Video Station Even if you are away from home you can log into your Snapstream.NET account from a PC or a WAP and upload recording settings to your PVR at home. Handy if you forget to set the system to record the game and you're out of town. |
BusinessWeek
October 25, 2004
Stephen H. Wildstrom |
Software For The Ultimate Couch Potato With the release of a new version of Windows XP Media Center Edition, Microsoft has made its vision clear: It wants to take charge of home entertainment. The fact is, Media Center and the Extender do the job -- and do it well. |
PC World
December 2003
Lasky & Brandt |
Fun Tech Twelve innovative products that keep you entertained and connected -- on the couch and on the road. |
PC World
June 2003
Michael Gowan |
The Entertainers New media-savvy PCs aim to replace your TV, VCR, and stereo. We test six models -- plus upgrades that turn any PC into a living-room powerhouse. |
PC Magazine
March 2, 2004
Karen Jones |
Microsoft's eHome Push With his sights set on the PC becoming a command center for all digital home entertainment devices, Bill Gates introduced Microsoft Windows Media Center Extender Technology software at January's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. |
PC Magazine
July 1, 2003
Bill Howard |
Build a Home Entertainment PC You don't have to spend a fortune to create a home entertainment PC. A few basic enhancements are all you need. |
Wired
January 2004
Chris Anderson |
Welcome to the Broadband Home of the Future Three trends, the rise of digital media, home theater, and broadband adoption, have combined to create a brand-new market unlike any other. Consumer demand for technologies like Wi-Fi and gigabit Ethernet is outpacing corporate adoption. How will the wired home of 2010 look? |
BusinessWeek
July 28, 2003
Stephen H. Wildstrom |
Lose the Extras on These DVD Players High-end DVD players and recorders are recreating the complexity that kept some VCR owners from ever recording anything |
PC Magazine
February 25, 2004
Jeremy A. Kaplan |
Design Harmony Think about it: A ReplayTV or TiVo is basically a computer. So it's no surprise that companies have started designing PCs to fit into your living-room entertainment system, just like personal video recorders (PVRs) do. |
PC World
March 8, 2004
Melissa Perenson |
DVD Players Anchor Home Nets New, smarter DVD players make moving and enjoying your digital media easier. |
BusinessWeek
December 26, 2005
Stephen H. Wildstrom |
PCs: The Buzz Is Back Macs with Intel chips and a new Windows will bookend 2006. |
PC Magazine
November 25, 2003 |
Media Center PCs: More Appealing Running the new Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 OS, these living-room-bound boxes from Dell, Gateway, HP, and ViewSonic represent a big improvement over those from the first generation. |
Home Toys
February 2004
John Croft |
The Networked Home With predictions that there will be more than 28 million networked homes in the US by the end of 2008, it is possible that traditional technology such as the VCR and the set-top box will gradually disappear and be replaced by all-encompassing home networks. |
PC World
June 2004
Tom Mainelli |
Make a Media-Savvy PC Here's how to custom-design a machine to handle TV and music with aplomb--or just make your current system more entertaining. |
PC Magazine
September 15, 2004
Bill Howard |
SnapStream Firefly SnapStream Firefly is an affordable radio frequency (not infrared) remote control that turns any PC into something close to a Media Center Edition PC. If you want all the software pieces, consider a bundle with a TV tuner card. |
PC Magazine
November 2, 2004
Davis D. Janowski |
Tying It All Together If adding multimedia to your home network seems daunting, read on. |
Macworld
March 2, 2005
Anton Linecker |
Plextor ConvertX PVR Plextor's ConvertX PVR for the Mac is a great way to watch and make high-quality video recordings of TV programs, especially if your Mac has a USB 2.0 port. |
PC Magazine
October 4, 2004
Cade Metz |
Your Digital Home Many consumer electronics devices are now equipped with built-in Ethernet jacks allowing them to be integrated with your PC, bringing new life into home entertainment. |
Home Toys
October 2005
Grant Woods |
PC Home Entertainment Convergence Technology Isn't Just For the Technically Gifted Anymore The notion of a fully integrated PC home entertainment system is no longer an off-the-wall tech geek fantasy. It is here now, affordable, and accessible to anyone who knows the basic functions of a modern computer via the AVerTVTM Cardbus PCMCIA TV tuner. |
PC Magazine
November 2, 2004
Bill Howard |
Your Video Thanks to media convergence - the blending of computing and consumer technologies - video buffs are reveling in the many new facets of home entertainment. |
Home Toys
December 2004
G.A. Marken |
DVD Insider #18, #19 and #20 A series of articles about what's happening in the home technology and DVD industry: Trade Shows: Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA)... International Broadcasters Conference (IBC)... Content Moguls... etc. |
InternetNews
October 12, 2004
Michael Singer |
Microsoft, Intel Target Home Entertainment Microsoft and Intel are expected to announce individual and joint plans they hope will establish both as the best link between PCs, high definition televisions and other consumer devices in homes. |
IEEE Spectrum
July 2006
Stephen Cass |
Tech TV The line between computers and TVs has become blurred. Plextor's ConvertX PX-TV402U PVR (personal video recorder) is easy to install, works as advertised, and gives viewers freedom in how they want to watch and record television. |
Home Toys
December 2003
Craig Savage |
Connected by Design Digital-house dreams without nightmare budgets |
Home Toys
February 2006
Bob Hetherington |
CannonPC LX Series Media Center PC There are connections for almost everything you can dream up on this unit and you need to have some knowledge of PC's to get the most out of this equipment. Be prepared for some setup challenges. |
Home Toys
December 2005
Stan Schatt |
A Look at the Digital Home Market Most consumers don't consider watching TV from their PC to be an essential part of the digital home yet. It is the ability to move photos and music from PC to TV and to stereo and vice versa that is driving sales of Media Center products. |
PC Magazine
November 2, 2004
Emile Menasche |
Your Music The emergence of legal download services, dedicated network audio receivers and obscenely inexpensive hard drives have made a computer the next must-have component for your home entertainment system. |
The Motley Fool
December 30, 2008
Tim Beyers |
Cisco Misses Its Own Point This isn't the way to best the power players in consumer electronics. |
Salon.com
December 9, 2002
Farhad Manjoo |
Replay it again, Sam Personal video recorders already have Hollywood running scared. Now Microsoft is pushing a new computer that will make trading TV shows as easy as using Napster. |
PC World
August 2002
Stan Miastkowski |
Step by Step: Turn Your PC Into a Personal Video Recorder Here's how to create a PVR cheaply by installing an add-in card and appropriate software in your PC. |
BusinessWeek
June 21, 2004
Larry Armstrong |
Supersize Your Set-Top Box You can boost the hard drive on personal video recorders. Just buy a kit. |
PC Magazine
September 30, 2003
Bill Howard |
Second-Generation Media Center Edition: Worth the Wait With more features, easier-to-read screens, and a more intuitive television guide, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 is just plain better. |
PC Magazine
February 3, 2004
Richard Fisco |
Super Charge Your PC Kick it up a notch and save money with our easy tips and upgrades. |
Home Toys
April 2004 |
Technologies are moving closer together in the intelligent home In an increasing number of today's homes advanced technology is being used to make living and working easier. |
InternetNews
November 3, 2004
Michael Singer |
Companies Unite to Make UHAPI A plan to help network various consumer devices is getting a boost this week thanks to a newly formed group of consumer electronics companies and chipmakers. |
InternetNews
October 30, 2007 |
Computers Seen Selling Briskly in Holiday Season Personal computers are likely to be among this holiday season's best-selling gifts as consumers upgrade to higher-performance systems and switch to notebook PCs. |
PC World
October 2004
Chris Manners |
Save Radio Programs on Your PC Designed to act as a radio recorder, this $69 unit proved to be easy to install and fun to use ... with one significant limitation. |
| AskMen.com |
Holiday Gift Guide 2013: Fashion From electronics to socks, there is something for everyone on the list. |
PC World
March 2003
Richard Baguley |
Make Your PC Into a TiVo SnapStream Personal Video Station 3 gives your computer digital recording capabilities. |
Home Theater
June 2002
Geoffrey Morrison |
SONICblue ReplayTV RTV4000 PVR ReplayTV and new owner SONICblue have pushed the PVR (personal video recorder) to the next level: the Internet. |
Home Toys
June 2005
Salvatore Carrabba |
Modular Entertainment Furniture: The Flexible, Economic Solution Not all that long ago, the only way you could find suitable shelving for home entertainment components was to design and fabricate your own. These days, such furniture is more readily available in electronics stores. |
Home Theater
March 25, 2004 |
Home Entertainment 2004 East America's largest consumer expo for home entertainment and imaging offers three days to explore and demo the finest consumer electronics products--under one roof in NYC. |
PC Magazine
February 3, 2004
Jamie M. Bsales |
A True Living-Room PC The Gateway FMC-901 Family Room Media Center looks like AV equipment rather than a desktop PC. |
Home Toys
August 2004 |
Connections Summary 2004 A wrap-up of the 2004 Connections home technology coference: Access, Services, & Multimedia in the Digital Home... Broadband... Wireless Services... Networking Technology... VoIP... Games... etc. |
PC Magazine
July 11, 2007 |
Where Yahoo! Went Wrong Yahoo! began as a community-centric directory that involved users in its evolution as a fine search engine. But it gave up on that kind of thinking so that it could align itself with Hollywood and be more entertaining. |
