August 2012

Another day, another Media Browser release . This time it is a small maintenance release (codename Atlas SP1). I haven’t been very active of late discussing HTPCs and related software, and much of that is due to some lost interest in the whole HTPC space. However, I started tinkering around with HTPCs again a few […]

Over on AVSForum a user posted the following note he had received: mailing from HDI: Dune HD invites you to visit our stand at IFA 2012, taking place on the 31 August – 5 September 2012 at Messe Berlin, Germany. Following successful launches of new media players and hybrid set-top boxes at ANGA Cable in […]

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Some Toy Upgrades

by Damian on August 14, 2012 · 12 comments

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Although things have been relatively quiet on the tech front at home, I just recently upgraded some of the toys I have lying around the house.  So of course, why not do a post about Upgrade #1: Kindle Fire vs. Google Nexus 7 The first upgrade was switching from the Amazon Kindle Fire to the […]

Long time forum member VieuxJules has posted in the forums with his experience installing the new Windows Server 2012 Essentials beta on his HP MediaSmart Server EX470. Note that he has an upgraded server, most importantly increasing the stock 512MB of RAM to 2GB. While he installed it on the EX470, this process should work […]

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Review: Dune HD TV 301

by Damian on August 2, 2012 · 28 comments

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As you may already know, I am a big fan of the Dune series of media players (such as the Dune HD Smart D1 and Dune BD Prime 3.0). Well, next up in the Dune family is their “Compact Series”, which is made up of the Dune HD TV 101 and 301. In this review we […]