Engadget has a great writeup on the Asus EEE B208. This nettop is sporting a dual-core Atom processor, built in HDMI, and a graphics chip powerful enough to decode Blu-Ray at 1080p (HD 4350). Price is unknown as is the street date. Looks like a direct competitor to the Mac-Mini as a DVR.
Pros:
Built in HDMI
Even […]
Whoever said that looks don’t matter never had to convince his wife to allow a computer in the living room. If this tiny homemade DVR doesn’t inspire you to greater heights, I don’t know what will. The mCubed HFX Micro M2 case is an absolute beauty and as quiet as a whisper. What’s even more […]
For your shopping pleasure, I’ve added a DVR Deals section to the site (most easily seen on the home page). I’m not including these posts in the main RSS feed in case you find them annoying. However, if you would like to receive DVR Deals in your feed reader, get your deals right here. Thanks […]
From Wiley Style comes the story of a homemade DVR that I’m sure many Build A DVR readers can relate to. Ups and downs, hardware swaps, disappointments with software. In the end, however, the journey is worth it and another successful DVR joins the world.
Build details:
AMD Phenom X4 9150e processor
An nForce 750A motherboard […]
As sites like Hulu and TV.com continue to grow and networks continue to add juicy cable-bill-free content to their websites, it is becoming increasingly important to have easy access to this media via your homemade DVR. Newcomer Boxee continues to make waves as the best way to access online media. Their continuing back-and-forth with Hulu […]
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