Apple Mac mini Media Center Reviewed

Out of the box, the Mac mini isn't a bona fide media center in the same way a Windows Media Center PC is - at least, if you define a media center as having a distinct TV element. The Mac......Read More

Escient Vision Series Multiroom Media Server Reviewed

  Escient has established itself as one of the leaders in the music and media server category, thanks to its line of FireBall servers. While FireBall systems allow you to import audio and distribute it to multiple zones, they......Read More

Exceptional Innovation Life|media LMS-700 Media Center PC Reviewed

In the home automation world, Exceptional Innovation is known for its Life|ware system, which is a software-based automation platform that runs on Windows Media Center PCs.  The software allows for control of compatible products, such as lighting systems, security, HVAC......Read More

Integra NAS-2.6 Network Audio Server Reviewed

If you're like most people these days, you probably have at least some of your music collection stored on your computer. Sure, it's convenient when you're working at your desk. But most people don't have their computers hooked up to......Read More

Logitech Duet Network Music Server

The Logitech Duet is unique in the Squeezebox series of network music players, as it comes with a bi-directional wi-fi remote. Some of you may be saying, "So, what's the big deal about a bi-directional remote?" It is a big......Read More

Media Servers and MP3 Players Reviewed

Media servers have become an integral part of any home theater and/or home automation system. With solutions ranging from a simple iPod connected to an AV receiver to a multi-terabyte Kaledescape distributed audio and video system, consumers have options for media servers that range from under $100 to well over $20,000, with the sky as the limit as to price, storage and functionality....Read More

Niveus Media Rainier Edition 500HD Media Center PC Reviewed

Niveus Media offers high-end media center PCs sold exclusively through custom-retail channels.  The company's Rainier Series is its most affordable line and features four models with varying amounts of hard-drive storage and functionality.  As its name suggests, the Rainier Edition......Read More

Okoro OMS-LX100 Media Center PC Reviewed

Okoro Media Systems offers a nice assortment of living-room-friendly media PCs, which they call digital entertainment systems. The company takes a somewhat unique approach in that its products are not locked in to one media platform: Yes, you can go......Read More

Qsonix Q110 Music Server Reviewed

Qsonix may not be a familiar name to the mass consumer market, but the company has assembled a very nice music server that is receiving high performance marks around the industry. When it comes right down to it, a......Read More

ReQuest F-500 Music Server Reviewed

In a world dominated by Steven Jobs and his almighty iPod, far too many AV installers and home integrators simply give-in to the simplicity of using a low-resolution Apple iPod as the audio source in a home automation or home......Read More

Russound Smart Media Console SMC-45 Media Center PC Reviewed

Russound offers high-end media center PCs sold through custom-retail channels.  The company's Smart Media Console series of media center PCs includes six versions, with different storage/processing specs and tuning options.  The SMC-45 ($7,499) is one of the mid-level machines, sporting......Read More

Sirius/XM iPhone App Reviewed

I want Sirius/XM to survive. I really do. I've been a Sirius subscriber for years now, with a plug-and-play Sportster radio that I can use in both the car and the home. During this time, I've enjoyed many an NFL......Read More

Sooloos Media Server System Reviewed

In the ever changing an evolving world of media center PCs and media servers, Sooloos finds themselves near the top of the food chain with a robust media server system that has its roots in music playback but can get......Read More

Vudu Internet Based Movie Service and Server Reviewed

Every now and then a new technology comes along which is truly revolutionary. Fire for example, the wheel, the light bulb, the airplane and most recently the Internet. The Internet ushered in the information era which has created a true......Read More