4 Hot Multimedia Notebooks Reviewed

Published on October 8, 2007 to Notebooks and Laptops

We look at four notebooks from HP, MSI, Sony and Toshiba. We break down their varying media chops and dig into a truly mixed bag with some interesting surprises for everyone. Read more

Multimedia-Center: The Lan-Plus Integra

Published on April 18, 2001 to Desktop Computers

The Integra claims to be an all-in-one computer without handicaps. Made of common hardware components, this goal seems to be within reach. Read more

LG Business Notebook Does Multimedia With Style

Published on January 19, 2006 to Notebooks and Laptops

It is likely that only insiders know that the Korean electronics giant LG has been building notebooks for the last decade. We put the LG LW60 Express under the microscope, and found ourselves pleasantly surprised overall. Read more

Archos Jukebox Multimedia: The Video Walkman

Published on August 9, 2002 to Home Theater

Archos specializes in making portable peripherals, especially portable MP3 players with hard drives. With the Jukebox Multimedia, Archos leaps over yet another technological barrier - not only does this product read MP3 files, but it can read MPEG4-format videos as well! Read more

Multimedia in the Living Room: From DVD Player to Media Center

Published on March 12, 2004 to Home Theater

A simple DVD player no longer fits the bill for many users. The device must be able to play back DivX videos and support MP3 audio. But what is the best way of getting audio and video to play directly from your home movie theater? We compared four different approaches. Read more

Multimedia Speaker Kits From Klipsch and Creative: Can 2.0 Still Cut It?

Published on May 9, 2006 to Digital Entertainment Miscellaneous

For quite a few years now, a combination of several small satellite speakers and a subwoofer has been the standard solution for multimedia audio, and has even made inroads into home listening. The question now is whether you can still get quality sound from just a pair of speakers? Two competing products from Creative and Klipsch say "yes", but are they right? Read more

Run Linux on a Multimedia Core Duo Notebook

Published on September 8, 2006 to Notebooks and Laptops

We showed you how to run Linux on a Pentium notebook. Now we attempt the same feat using an HP dv1000 multimedia Intel Core Duo notebook. Read more

A Solid Multimedia Notebook From HP

Published on November 7, 2005 to Notebooks and Laptops

Starting on September 28, 2005 Hewlett-Packard began offering upgrades to its Pavilion DV4000 notebook computer designed to enhance the unit's graphics performance. To evaluate the impact of the upgrades, we compare the DV4000 with Toshiba's Qosmio G25 and, just for fun, 4 lower powered laptops. Read more

Remote Control For Multimedia Windows Apps

Published on October 21, 2005 to Home Theater

The M-Play 202 represents an easy-to-set-up way to enhance your multimedia PC experience, especially with Media Center Edition. Comprising a remote control and a display panel to manage your Windows-based music, video and photo applications, the system quickly becomes something you can't live without. Read more

Gigabyte W511A Is A Multimedia Notebook At An Attractive Price

Published on August 18, 2005 to Notebooks and Laptops

Gigabyte is a relatively new player in the laptop and notebook market. Its W511A notebook promises a lot for its price. Based on our evaluation we can say that most of that promise is met. However, there are some areas where the computer could be improved. Read more

Mvix Adds Multimedia Player Sauces to External Storage

Published on March 10, 2006 to Digital Entertainment Miscellaneous

An external hard drive. A music and video player that can also stream audio to your FM car stereo. Mvix' Multimedia Center MV-5000U is all of these things. Read more

Remote Control From SoundGraph Changes WinXP Into A Multimedia Center

Published on June 3, 2005 to Home Theater

The iMON series from SoundGraph lets you equip any computer with a simple-to-use multimedia remote control. You can enjoy all of your PC's functionality from the comfort of your sofa. Read more

Two Big-Screen Multimedia Notebooks with HD-DVD Players

Published on January 2, 2007 to Home Theater

Earlier this year, we were wowed by a collection of five big-screen MCE notebook PCs. We return to this fertile field of technology, and find ourselves impressed by the quality and fidelity that HD-DVD players deliver, especially on big, capable HDTVs with HDMI inputs. Read more

ATI All-In Wonder X800 XT: Killer Gaming Power For Multimedia Freaks!

Published on May 5, 2005 to Digital Entertainment Miscellaneous

ATI's new All In Wonder comes with almost every cable and connector imaginable. The card combines good performance with excellent video capturing capabilities. Is it worth considering if you are into multimedia and were already in the market for an X800 XT? Read more

OvisLink eLive MU-9000VPN Multimedia Server / VPN Router reviewed

Published on July 22, 2004 to Networking

Our quest to find SOHO routers with built-in bandwidth management lead us to examine OvisLink's multi-functional router. We found that it does provide bandwidth management - along with a host of other interesting features - but that it isn't all we'd hoped for. Read more