2009 HTPC Build

a worklog for a htpc build project that I plan to complete by August 2009

7 posts

August 26, 2009

Popcorn Hour C-200 Release Date Announced

Geek

August 25, 2009

Surround Sound Technologies

Geek

August 22, 2009

Network Media Players – A temporary solution…

Geek

July 7, 2009

Logitech Harmony One Advanced

Geek

June 24, 2009

2009 HTPC Build: RAM

Personal

June 15, 2009

2009 HTPC Build – GPU with Native HDMI

Personal

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