Reviewed on July 11, 2007The HP Pavilion Media Center m8120n boasts a quad-core Intel processor and outstanding overall performance, particularly for the price. Media consumers and creators alike will love its speed and AV connections but may rue the lack of a next-gen optical drive.TAGS:quad-core, HP Pavilion, Media Center PC, PCI, HP, slot, video card, TV, PC, hard drive, video, games
Reviewed on September 1, 2004Eight months after its announcement, the Creative Zen PMC is finally here. Despite its bulk, the player is solid, but it's the Microsoft Portable Media Center software that deserves most of the praise.TAGS:Creative Zen, Creative Labs Inc., Media Center PC, USB 2.0, battery, audio, USB, video
Reviewed on June 29, 2006The Alienware Aurora m9700 packs a wallop with dual SLI graphics, two hard drives, an integrated TV tuner, and a gorgeous 17-inch wide-screen display, but we expected its performance to knock us out instead of merely leaving us weak in the knees.TAGS:Alienware, TV Tuner, pad, mouse, laptop computer, display, Media Center PC, gamer, TV, keyboard, hard drive, video, games
Reviewed on September 26, 2007The Toshiba Gigabeat T400 is a stellar performer that is crippled by a pitifully small amount of storage. If you can live with just 4GB of storage, the Gigabeat T400 offers brilliant audio fidelity, and a convenient way for Windows Media Center users to take a bite-size portion of their TV, movie, music, and photo collection on the go.TAGS:Gigabeat, Toshiba, WMA, Media Center PC, FM-radio, Apple iPod Nano, Windows Media, MP3 player, video, MP3, Apple iPod, photograph, Microsoft Windows
Reviewed on October 28, 2004HDTV-ready jumbo LCDs are certainly worth buying (if you have the cash), but HP also sells a cheaper, more adjustable, and better-performing alternative to the f2304, the L2335.TAGS:HP, Media Center PC, speakers, display, multimedia, TV, entertainment, LCD, monitor, video, PC