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CNET.co.uk has 124 stories on media center
HP Pavilion TX1020ea review
Reviews HP is trying something new -- on one hand the TX1020ea is a Tablet PC, and on the other it's a Media Center laptop. Does this juxtaposition of business-like touchscreen and home-use Media Center work, or is it the digital equivalent of the...
Editor's rating 
6.8
Tags: hp, ports, battery life, premium
6 June 2007, 14:57
Shuttle XPC mini X 100 review
Reviews It was among the first to develop barebones small form factor (SFF) cases that could be assembled to a specification of the user's choice, and its XPC M1000 was one of the best Media Center PCs on the market.
Editor's rating 
7.7
Tags: shuttle, mini, silver, optical
14 September 2006, 15:31
HP Pavilion TX1260ea review
Reviews One lets you launch HP's QuickPlay software (a poor man's Media Center). Like its not-so-distant relative, it's still a half-tablet, half-Media Center hybrid, but will its improved specification help it succeed where the previous model failed?
Editor's rating 6.8
Tags: hp, sort, cpu, media center
9 November 2007, 14:57
Shuttle XPC mini X 200MA review
Reviews Unlike its predecessor, the £850 mini x 200MA packs Windows XP Media Center edition, a larger hard drive and more memory, but it has a slower CPU and graphics card. Our review sample used Windows XP Media Center Edition, but future versions will...
Editor's rating 7.5
Tags: shuttle, silver, mini, optical
17 April 2007, 15:51
Dell Inspiron 9300 review
Reviews Though the Inspiron 9300 runs Media Center, the bundled TV-tuner box is rather bulky and probably too big to bring on the road. Delivering nominally lower productivity performance than the prior Inspiron 9200 model, the Inspiron 9300 provides a...
Editor's rating 7.8
Tags: dell, productivity, ports, gaming
3 May 2005, 23:05
rock Meivo-E4300 review
Reviews Other Media Center machines put the Meivo to shame, with 500GB or 1TB of storage, so be prepared to invest in a NAS or external hard drive before you start hoarding video. This is jazzed up by a clear plastic outermost bezel -- as seen on some of...
Editor's rating 7.8
Tags: hard drive, surf, cpu, watching
30 June 2007, 9:00
Sony Vaio VGX-XL202 review
Reviews We're pretty sure that if Media Center PCs could fight, the XL202 would be the reigning heavyweight champion. Don't try playing your Blu-ray flicks through Windows Media Center though -- it doesn't have the foggiest idea what to do with them...
Editor's rating 
8.8
Tags: sony, silver, cpu, remote control
15 November 2006, 16:03
Acer AT4220 review
Reviews One area that impressed us was how good the image was when we hooked up a PC via the VGA input, making this a solid choice to use with a Windows Media Center PC. This is excellent news if you are planning on plugging a PC into you television...
Editor's rating 7
Tags: acer, pixel, television, pixels
15 February 2007, 16:51
Dell XPS M1210 review
Reviews Though our test unit includes upgrades that more than double the price, at its £899 starting price, the M1210 will appeal to everyday users who want a relatively light and compact but still full-featured Media Center computer.
Editor's rating 7.3
Tags: dell, wi fi, ultra, ports
5 July 2006, 13:45
Sony Vaio VGC-V2M review
Reviews Rather than opt for Microsoft's Windows XP Media Center Edition, Sony has installed its own home-grown Media Center software on the Vaio. It's an all-in-one Media Center PC that, notably, doesn't use Windows XP Media Center Edition but instead runs...
Editor's rating 7
15 May 2005, 10:56
ATI All-In-Wonder X800 XL (256MB) review
Reviews The All-In-Wonder X800 XL is a PCI Express card designed to work on PCs running Windows XP Home, XP Professional, and XP Media Center Edition 2005. But if you're thinking of installing the card in a Media Center system you've built from scratch...
Editor's rating 7
Tags: ati, stations, windows xp, slot
10 November 2005, 16:31
Logitech diNovo Mini Keyboard review
Reviews The idea is that you'd want it in touchpad mode for navigating a Web page or the Windows desktop, but that the directional controls are better for working your way through a set of linear menus, such as those in Windows Media Center.
Editor's rating 8.7
Tags: logitech, typing, category, scale
23 January 2008, 13:07
HP Pavilion dv9590ea review
Reviews As it runs Windows Vista Home Premium it comes with a bundled copy of Media Center and thoughtfully HP has included a remote control, so you can command it from afar. WeaknessesDespite the large amounts of storage space available and bundled Media...
Editor's rating 8.5
Tags: hp, hd, resolution, tuner
8 November 2007, 15:36
Asus M70 review
Reviews Being a Media Center laptop, it's no surprise to find shortcut buttons for commonly used tasks. Asus doesn't include a remote control, which is a little unusual, but you can always buy a Media Center remote from a third party.
Editor's rating 8.1
Tags: asus, cpu, high definition, sub
7 April 2008, 16:48
Moore Medio review
Reviews For most home-cinema fans, the Medio's kooky looks make it an extremely appealing alternative to the bland offerings from other Media Center manufacturers. Two 160GB hard disks were installed in our Medio, and Windows Media Center Edition was...
Editor's rating 7.6
Tags: moore innovations, manufacturers, signal, cinema
15 May 2005, 11:29
8.6
Format wars: The tech that should have won
Did you love Laserdisc? Were you bonkers over Betamax? Travel back in time with Captain Tech and check out the format losers that should have triumphed
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