PC home entertainment options pushed
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LOS ANGELES -- Computer companies have been trying for several years to convince consumers that their next PC should also be their hub for home entertainment.
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Efforts by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and the PC industry to expand into to the living room will get a boost next week as they show off technologies that try to balance Hollywood's piracy fears with the appeal of digital media.
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Amazon and TiVo agree to beam movies and TV shows directly into the living room, bypassing the need for a computer. By the Associated Press.
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New adapter will allow you to stream content from your PC to your TV or stereo.
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Straight from CES, we have laser TVs, concept TVs, and gaming LCD TVs, as well as an onslaught of new plasma and LCD TVs ready to invade your living room. Take a look.
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Whether it's around the holidays or throughout the year, shopping for high-tech gear can be tough, and it isn't made any easier by the countless configuration options we now have at our disposal. The choices are often confusing, if not completely overwhelming. From computers, PDAs and smartphones to HDTVs, game consoles and digital cameras -- the choices, new models and upgrades just keep coming.
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Hard drive-based audio player will get a new look and a lower price.
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Breeds flock of hybrid DVD boxes HP has quietly snuck through an update to its home desktop PC range with the computer giant now officially shipping its media centre systems with hybrid Blu-ray/DVD drives.â¦
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High-speed connections and software improvements are giving rise to subscription services for music, movies, sports events and talk radio to PC's.
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Makers of gaming consoles want part of the on-demand-video future.
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Microsoft Corp. and its hardware partners are trying to bridge the divide between home computers and TV sets this holiday season with the release of several "media extenders."
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Vendors are seeding the market with HD consumers devices of various sorts. But if you get an MPEG-4 set-top box, for example, when will there be enough HD cable content around for you to manage?
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Wega TVs, Vaio systems, DVD recorders and camcorder highlight HD product lineup.
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A sleek home-media PC looks creamy delicious; a carry bag becomes a chair storing laptop; and more. By Brian Lam from Wired magazine.
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PC giant unveils consumer electronics strategy, including iPod music player, high-definition TVs and PCs that record television shows.
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The chip maker wants to pipe media to your home -- and within it.
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You have a fancy home-entertainment system that can record and play TV programs, DVDs, show digital photos, and tap into your collection of digital music.