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Thursday, December 29, 2005
Great Use for Old Drives, a File Server for $60 The NetDisk-35 is an enclosure that holds a 3.5" drive up to 250GB, and acts as either a USB drive or network file server.If you have a few computers on your home network and you want to leave file sharing off for security, a server like this can act as a nice bridge between computers. Throw an old drive in, and leave it wide open on the network, and just use it for transit instead of storage. | ||
Monday, December 19, 2005
Cheap Start for an HTPC, under $100If you're considering building a Home Theater PC, as I have recently, you can save a lot of money starting with a used barebones PC to build on. A particularly good deal right now is the IBM NetVista for only $39. It is essentially just the Socket 478 motherboard and case/power, but that's just what we need. I like the desktop style case form factor I have, but I wish I'd had an IBM. Add to this the nVidia GeForce 6200 chipset for $59, and you have a quiet, fanless card that is great for video.The Socket 478 allows you to get into the 3GHz range for a processor, and the nVidia 6200 chipest gives you a GPU that takes a lot of the load away from the main processor and improves the video output, especially when used in conjunction with the nVidia PureVideo software. I use PureVideo, even though I only have the nVidia 5200, and its benefits are significant. Using the VLC Player, playing back HD MPEG-2, 1920x720, I use roughly 60% processor time. After installing PureVideo, playing the same back using Windows Media Player, it is consistently under 40% processor usage. With the 6200, it adds smoothing and a lot of other enhancements, including WMV-HD acceleration. | ||
Sunday, December 18, 2005
ATSC HDTV and Upconverting DVD Under $170 The LG Electronics LST-3510A is an HDTV Receiver & Upconverting DVD Player, with a DVI output.For a second system, or for people who don't want to record, it seems about perfect. One cable is the only connection you need, other than an antenna. If you have good ATSC reception in your area, the price is unbeatable. | ||
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