Test your Video and Audio settings - Dolby, DTS, THX, SDDS, Windows Media

When setting up a media PC it can be difficult sometimes to check you have all the settings right. This site has a number of downloads in different formats to check everything is working as it should be. The WMV HD are good as they have both the 720p and the 1080p version.

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Digital Home - Your complete guide to custom installation

Digital Home Magazine is a UK publication that looks at the whole connected home market. It is available world-wide in Zinio digital magazine format. The web-site faetures 3 "Your complete guide to...." sections on Broadband, Wireless and this one on Custom Install. There are also a number of useful items in the features section.

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Review of Intel 915G Media Motherboard from Gigabyte

The Gigabyte GA-8I915G-MF is a new motherboard from Gigabyte that should find its way into a number of high-end Media Computers. Using Intel's latest LGA775 Pentium 4 and 915G chipset, this microATX motherbaord supplies all the requirements of a good Media PC. Audio is 8 channel Intel High Definition Audio and the video is Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 which has been designed specifically for high definition use. Other Media PC requirements are spdif digital audio in and out and more USB 2.0 than you are ever likely to use, the addition of Firewire on the motherboard completes an excellent package.

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Meedio - Media Center PC And Automation Software For The Digital Home

For those that have watched the Media PC market for a while the name myHTPC should be very familiar. This is the (freeware) front end menu system used by many Media PCs. myHTPC has grown up and gone all commercial, renaming itself Meedio in the process. First looks suggest this is indeed the menuing system to use. Special offer pricing is available to those that download the trial before September.

For more information:- Meedio - Media Center PC And Automation Software For The Digital Home