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At the end of last year week took a look at one of ASRock’s first nettop the ION 330HT , which was built around Intel’s Atom processor.  With the release of Intel’s Core processors ASRock rebuilt their nettop series around this new architecture.  These new nettops bring more processing power, full native 1080p playback, 7.1-channel HD audio, 802.11n wireless networking, and USB 3.0 support.  We will be looking at the Core 100HT today which features an Intel Core i3-330M processor, 4GB of DDR3 memory, a 500GB hard drive and a SuperMulti optical drive.  Let’s take a look and see if the Core 100HT is perfect for your home theater setup. Special thanks to ASRock for providing us with the Core 100HT Nettop to review. Specifications CPU – Intel ® Core™ i7 / i5 / i3 Mobile Processor Family Chipset – Mobile Intel ® HM55 Express chipset *Due to Windows ® XP and PCH chipset (HM55) limitations, if you use Windows ® XP, please disable the BIOS option “USB2.0 Rate Matching Hub” to make USB devices work properly

It’s frustrating that Media Center only displays seven television channels in the program guide at a time, especially if it’s part of a home theater setup.

I love messing with settings and geeky file-sharing programs. My spouse doesn’t, but digs Hulu and appreciates free.

Windows 7: Remote Potato is a free application that integrates with Windows 7 Media Center, allowing you to watch and schedule recorded video from the comfort of your browser, no matter where you are.

Windows: Maybe you’re a Windows Media Center fan with an occasional jones for Boxee apps, or a Boxee fan who’d like a little DVR action.

Windows only: Tired of bland channel listings in Windows Media Center?

Windows: If you were jazzed by the free utility we mentioned recently that plugs Boxee into Windows 7 Media Center , then you’ll love that there’s a similar utility for XMBC.

Windows: If you were jazzed by the free utility we mentioned recently that plugs Boxee into Windows 7 Media Center , then you’ll love that there’s a similar utility for XMBC.

Microsoft’s powerful home theater centerpiece, Windows Media Center, is easily one of the best applications that ships for free with Windows.

Microsoft’s powerful home theater centerpiece, Windows Media Center, is easily one of the best applications that ships for free with Windows. But you can still make it better—and take it into new realms—with these plug-ins, helper apps, and tweaks. Photo by ryaninc .