Recent Comments:
Ask Engadget HD: Would an SSD upgrade help my HTPC performance? {Engadget HD}
Oct 15th 2009 1:43PM For the most part I agree. Sure there's minor speed improvement, but the cost can be excessive. However I'm planning on using an SSD with my future HTPC rig, reasons being that the case may not be adequately cooled to keep noise down (will have power supply fan and CPU fan, that's it), and the SSD will only need an OS keeping it small, all media is on the network
However, looking at this person's rig, it's generally considered overkill for HTPC use. The SSD is necessary for power savings or noise control (or maybe it can handle/give off less heat), but this PC already has 2 1TB drives in it, and well, you're obviously not worried about a few watts when you've got a quad-core processor. This PC is not a typical HTPC, and perhaps the OP doesn't use it as such. Basically we have to ask ourselves, would a deesktop computer with this setup benefit from a SSD? I think... perhaps.
Poll: How much would you pay for Hulu on your TV? {Engadget HD}
Jun 3rd 2009 2:57PM Hah, why would I pay to get hulu on my tv? Hulu is neat and all, but the obvious appeal of Hulu is that it's free, legal, and easy. Break any of those and it doesn't get you anywhere.
Peapod the friendly Neighborhood Electric Vehicle in the flesh (with video!) {Engadget}
Apr 9th 2009 6:20PM Electric motorcycles and dirtbikes are the only affordable AND reasonable electric vehicles out so far. Like srsly, once I exit my small neighborhood its 45mph+. Just turn in into a go-cart, cheapen it up, and give it to the kids.
The State of Home Video study predicts a Blu-ray Golden Era of 2014-17 {Engadget HD}
Feb 5th 2009 3:09PM VOD can replace BLU-Ray only when the quality has reached the level of Blu-Ray. As fas as I can tell, we don't have Dolby TrueHD VOD streams, and they're certainly not over 40mbps. Maybe someday...
Orlando getting in on analog shutoff testing {Engadget HD}
May 11th 2008 3:41AM That, or they'll auction the spectrum off to the highest bidder... :)
The 2007 Engadget Awards: Nominate the Home Entertainment Device of the Year {Engadget}
Dec 28th 2007 12:18PM Xbox Media Center (XBMC). There's isn't a codec it doesn't handle!
The 2007 Engadget Awards: Nominate the Gadget of the Year {Engadget}
Dec 28th 2007 12:10PM Xbox Media Center (XBMC)
