Apartment Therapy: set top appliance/ DVR

Apple TV Drops $100, Raises Some Questions

Well, well. Surprised? Not really. So approximately two days after our write-up regarding the slow evolution of an actualized Apple Home Server, we see that Apple's dropped their Apple TV a full $100 ...

Seagate FreeAgent Theater HD Media Player

The Seagate FreeAgent Theater HD Media Player is a case of "close but no cigar". The system revolves around a concept not unlike gaming cartridges of yore, except now the "cartridges" consist of Seaga...

US Supreme Court to Allow Wider DVR Use

The US Supreme Court declined to block a new digital video recording system that could make it easier for viewers to bypass commercials. We know that you don't like wasting time. We think that commerc...

Re(al)view: RCA's Digital Antenna
Say no to cable scare tactics

click for more pics If there's one thing that really chaps my ass it's the scare tactics cable companies have taken to convince anyone who will listen that the only way you'll be able to watch TV onc...

ZillionTV Plans to Stream TV to your... TV

We've said it before and we'll say it again and again and again, "Dump your cable!" Cable TV is a total rip off, and now that you can watch shows for free via Hulu.com and TVcorn.com or pay a nominal...

Look! Industrial Metal Table Has Second Life as Media Console

As we've seen, there are many ways to watch TV. Buying a bonafide TV console isn't your only option. Rather, you can turn almost anything -- sideboard, public school desk, or in this case, a steel ta...

Moxi: Premium HD-DVR for the All-In-One Savvy

If there's one thing we love about technology today, it has to be the introduction of "on-your-time" television watching (aka DVR or digital video recording) into our living rooms. However, not everyo...

What a Difference a Flat Screen Makes

Kelly, who lives in Gurnee, Illinois, has quite the living room. Not only does she have an xBox and a Wii, but she's got an old school, coin-operated, Donkey Kong arcade system! What we love about Ke...

Western Digital Enters The HD Media Streaming Battle Royale

We've been keeping a keen eye on this newly announced Western Digital TV HD Media Player box these past few days. Being known for mostly being a hard drive manufacturer, it's surely a first and we'd l...

Archos: TV+ Is Part Set-Top Box, Part WiFi DVR

Apple may have been a little early with the introduction of their Apple TV unit, but that doesn't mean the entire industry could grow into that niche a few years later. In comes the Archos TV+, an all...

Sharp Aquos: A New Way To Reduce Your Cable Clutter

One of the things that's so frustrating with home theater systems is the amount of wires that are just lying around. There isn't that much you can do about them, unless you are ready to find some inve...

Good Questions from AT Chicago

Over at AT Chi-town, reader LKCHI is trying to figure out what to do to hide her cable box. Because her fancy, new flat screen is mounted on the wall she can't just tuck her box behind it......

PlayTV: Turning Your PS3 Into A Digital Video Recorder

PlayTV, the PS3’s DVB Freeview digital TV receiver box add-on plugs in to your television aerial and hooks up to the PS3 via the USB connection, allowing you to schedule and record television shows ...

Hallelujah! A Church Turned Home Houses A Packed Pew of Peripherals

When Ben and Deb bought a 1940s church to turn into their home they knew at least one room would be dedicated to worshiping all things media. They chose a room within the former church, where its min...

Hot Posts 07.19.08: This Week's Top Ten Unplggd Posts

We slept until 11:30 this morning and it felt oh so good. Now the A/C is cranking and we're just basking in the glow of our stellar week of posts. Here's a roundup of this week's fave readings on Unp...

Hot Posts: Top Ten Unplggd Posts 07.12.08

This week we welcomed three trial bloggers, Taryn, Taylor, and Range (though we're tempted to nickname him T-Range to keep with the T theme). One of these bloggers ended up with a top ten post this w...

VMOD: Taking Media Mobile, Literally

A good idea - though one that I'll shamefully plug as something that's been in the back of my head for a while, but never matriculated into a product - is the VMOD car-mountable box that allows you to...

How To... Take Advantage of Technology Markets in Asia

One more introduction. Range is trying out to be our special correspondent from Asia. He's a Canadian splitting his time between Taipei, Taiwan and Quebec City, Quebec Canada. He has a photo project o...

Apartment Therapy Fave Upgrades his TV in Style

Over at ATNY Jill points us to one of Apartment Therapy's most valuable players, Curtis. The man behind the house that's not only been featured in Apartment Therapy Presents: Real Homes, Real People,...

Remote Buddy Homes and Locates your Plethora of Controllers

Um, so we have a lot of remotes -- one each for our Pioneer amp, Philips DVD player, Samsung TV, and our Macbook. We lost our first Macbook remote when one of the kitties hid it somewhere, and well, ...

Intempo Rebel: New School Version of Taping the Radio

That's right, I said taping the radio. Alright, while there is no cassette tape involved, the Intempo Rebel brings me back to the day....way back....when I would actually sit by the stereo and record ...

Stylish Teak TV Consoles

Trying to find the perfect media center can be a lifelong struggle. Most media centers look like, well, media centers. ATLA recently posted about Reynold Rodriguez, who designs custom built consoles t...

Dog Ear: West Elm's Latest Goodies

While perusing West Elm's latest catalog we found some mod TV solutions, as well as a few Herman Miller inspired pieces. Added bonus, some finds are on sale! ...

Roundup: Etsy Scavenger

We're a few days late with this monthly round-up, but you'll forgive us once you see the goodies we've found for you on our fave craft shop, Etsy. ...

ICFF: Geneva Lab's Latest Furniture Music

Despite only being a prototype, we made a beeline for this beautiful media center as soon as we walked into the International Contemporary Furniture Fair yesterday. Designed by Geneva Lab, who made th...

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