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Woot! – SiliconDust HDHomeRun Prime Tuner Just $129.99!

MegaZone — Thu, 24 May 2012 06:34:57 +0000

Today’s Woot! deal is a new SiliconDust HDHomeRun Prime Tuner for $129.99 + $5 S&H. This is model number HDHD-3CC, with three digital cable (QAM) tuners and support for CableCARD. Note that this is QAM only and requires digital cable (or Verizon FiOS), and it will not work with ATSC via antenna.

The HDHomeRun Prime is a remote tuner, you connect it to your cable and your network and the tuners are then available for Windows 7 Windows Media Center PCs on the network to use for watching live TV or recording. You can get the full product details from the SiliconDust website. Today the HDHomeRun Prime officially requires a Windows 7 Windows Media Center PC, but I did just talk to SiliconDust at The Cable Show this week. They’re working on adding DLNA/DTCP-IP support which would allow any DLNA/DTCP-IP-enabled device to access the tuners over the network. I’ll get around to writing a post on that.

It is a simple device. There is a coax connection for the cable, a slot for the M-Card CableCARD, Ethernet for the network, USB to support a Tuning Adapter if required, and a power connection. The $129.99 price is lower than Amazon’s $149.99 new price, and nearly half off the full $249.99 MSRP.

HP 15.6″ Laptop with AMD E-Series Processor $329.99 at Best Buy

MegaZone — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 08:31:06 +0000

This seems like a decent deal on a ultraportable laptop running Windows 7 Home Premium. It is using AMD’s new E-Series APU – integrated dual-CPU cores running at 1.6GHz & GPU. The GPU is equivalent to Radeon HD 6310 graphics. It is no powerhouse by any means, but it’ll handle most use just fine, and the AMD E-Series provides better graphics performance than most ultraportables while keeping power draw down.

HP Laptop with AMD E-Series Processor, 15.6” Screen Size, 3GB Memory and 320GB Hard Drive, Just $329.99.

Are you an Amazon Student member? Need a new PC? Have a free Xbox 360!

MegaZone — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 07:09:43 +0000

Now through September 3, 2011, if you’re an Amazon Student member and you buy a selected PC from Amazon you’ll receive a free 4GB XBox 360. This sounds like a good deal for those looking for back-to-school hardware, and there is still some time to decide and save up.

The lineup includes models from Toshiba, Lenovo, HP, Dell, Asus, and Acer. There are currently twenty laptop and five desktop models to choose from, with prices ranging from $699.99 to $1,393.99.