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HTPC Articles & Reviews

Building A Linux HTPC / Storage Server With The SilverStone CS381   Enclosures   2019-09-22
Noctua NH-L9a-AM4: A Very Low-Profile AMD Ryzen Cooler   Peripherals   2019-09-21
ASRock Z370M-ITX/ac: Mini-ITX Motherboard With Dual NICs, WiFi, Triple Display For ~$130 USD   Motherboards   2017-10-12
Gigabyte AB350N-GAMING WiFi: An Ideal Mini-ITX Ryzen Motherboard For Linux   Motherboards   2017-08-11
Streacom FC5: A Chassis To Build A Completely Fanless PC, Great For Linux HTPC/SteamOS PCs   Enclosures   2016-06-02
SilverStone Milo ML06   Enclosures   2014-05-13
AAEON EMB-BT1: A Linux-Friendly, Mini-ITX, Atom "Bay Trail" Board   Motherboards   2014-04-08
SilverStone Raven RVZ01   Enclosures   2014-03-26
SilverStone Milo ML04   Enclosures   2013-10-20
SilverStone Sugo SG09   Enclosures   2013-02-25
SilverStone Milo ML03 HTPC   Enclosures   2011-02-25
SilverStone Grandia GD03   Enclosures   2009-10-09
SilverStone Precision PS02   Enclosures   2009-05-25
PowerColor SCS3 Radeon HD 4650 512MB   Graphics Cards   2009-03-26
SilverStone NightJar 450W   Power Supplies   2009-02-17
Boxee: A New Competitor For MythTV?   Software   2008-08-01
Antec Veris Fusion 430   Enclosures   2008-02-04
ASRock ConRoe1333-DVI/H   Motherboards   2007-08-09
NVIDIA GeForce 7050   Graphics Cards   2007-07-08
SilverStone Crown CW01   Enclosures   2006-11-27
LIX Systems LX8100-AM2BB-M2NPV   Computers   2006-10-03
Thermaltake Muse A2293   Storage   2005-12-20
SilverStone LC-14 Lascala HTPC   Enclosures   2005-07-27
Silencing The SOHO (Part 1)   Peripherals   2005-07-14
Thermaltake Tenor HTPC   Enclosures   2005-07-13

HTPC Linux & Open-Source News

LibreELEC 12 Beta Moves More Devices To 64-bit - Including The Raspberry Pi 5 & 4   Operating Systems   2024-03-17
LibreELEC 11 Released With GBM/V4L2 HDR Support On x86_64, More ARM Hardware   Multimedia   2023-03-06
MythTV 33 Released For Improving This Popular HTPC/PVR Open-Source Software   Multimedia   2023-02-06
Linux 6.3 Features, Intel Sapphire Rapids & More Made For An Exciting January   Phoronix   2023-01-31
LibreELEC 11 Beta 1 Released As Linux OS Built Around Kodi 20 - Adds HDR For Intel & AMD   Multimedia   2023-01-29
Kodi 20 Released With VA-API AV1 Support, Steam Deck Controls Support   Multimedia   2023-01-15
Linux 5.13 To Support HDMI CEC With The Raspberry Pi 4   Raspberry Pi   2021-03-04
Kodi 19 Released With Python 3 Transition Complete, AV1 Software Decode   Multimedia   2021-02-20
Open-Source Graphics Driver Updates For Linux 5.11 Have Lots Of Intel + AMD Presents   Linux Kernel   2020-12-13
Kodi 19 Now In Beta With Python 3 Addons, AV1 Software Decoding   Multimedia   2020-11-22
Kodi 19 Alpha 3 Brings Intel Integer Scaling Support For Pixel Art Games   Multimedia   2020-11-02
Kodi 19 Alpha 1 Released With AV1 Decoding, Many Other HTPC Improvements   Multimedia   2020-08-08
ASUS Releases Graphics Card That Could Actually Be Great For Open-Source NVIDIA Fans   Nouveau   2020-04-13
MythTV 31 Released With Video Decode Improvements, Finally Supporting Python 3   Multimedia   2020-03-23
The Most Popular Linux / Open-Source News Of This Decade   Phoronix   2019-12-11
Kodi 18.4 Released With A Few Months Worth Of Fixes   Multimedia   2019-09-02
Kodi 18.3 Adds DTS-HD Audio Track Support To Its Music Player, Various Fixes   Multimedia   2019-06-27
Kodi 18.2 Released With VA-API Fixes, OpenGL ES Rendering Fixes   Multimedia   2019-04-23
Panfrost DRM Driver Being Added To Linux 5.2 For Midgard / Bifrost Graphics   Arm   2019-04-20
Lima Driver Merged Into Mesa 19.1, Providing Open-Source OpenGL For Older Mali GPUs   Mesa   2019-04-11
Panfrost Gallium3D Is Now Running Kodi & Some Games For This Open-Source Mali Driver   Mesa   2019-04-02
LibreELEC 9.0 Released - Linux Distribution Built Around Kodi 18.0   Operating Systems   2019-02-02
Kodi 18.0 Released With Reworked Wayland Platform, Retroplayer Gaming Support   Multimedia   2019-01-29
MythTV 30.0 Released With Front-End Support For Select Android TV Devices   Multimedia   2019-01-25
Kodi 18 Leia Nearly Released, But For Now An RC5   Multimedia   2019-01-13
LibreELEC 9.0 Beta Pulls In Kodi 18, Core OS Improvements & New ARM Board Support   Multimedia   2018-12-24
Valve's Steam Link For Raspberry Pi Now Available   Valve   2018-12-13
Kodi 18 Release Candidate 1 Now Available For This Leading Open-Source HTPC Software   Multimedia   2018-11-22
Kodi 18 Enters Beta With Better Stability Plus Usability Enhancements   Multimedia   2018-08-27
Kodi 18 Alpha 3 Released With Better Stability   Multimedia   2018-08-01
Kodi 18 Alpha 2 Released With Stability & Usability Improvements + New Wayland Code   Multimedia   2018-06-22
The Most Popular Linux / Open-Source News Of The Past 14 Years   Phoronix   2018-06-05
Linux Games/Apps Might Get Greater Control Over GPU Frequency On Intel Hardware   Intel   2018-03-15
Kodi 18 "Leia" Enters Alpha With Thousands Of Changes   Multimedia   2018-03-05
Even With AMDGPU DC, HDMI/DP Audio Isn't Working Out For All Radeon Linux Users   Radeon   2018-02-20
The Current State Of Kodi 18 Development   Multimedia   2018-02-11
The Most Popular Articles On Phoronix In 2017   Phoronix   2017-12-31
Mir Had A Wild Year From Nearly Being Killed Alongside Unity 8 To Growing With Wayland   Ubuntu   2017-12-17
Kodi-Powered LibreELEC 8.2 Released   Operating Systems   2017-10-28
Kodi's Wayland Support Was Successfully Revived With GSoC 2017   Multimedia   2017-08-14
MythTV 29 Released   Multimedia   2017-07-31
Ryzen, NVIDIA & Unity 8 Abandonment Topped H1'2017   Phoronix   2017-07-03
My Three Hopes For AMD's Open-Source Stack The Rest Of 2017   Radeon   2017-06-04
The Most Popular Linux News Of The Past 13 Years   Phoronix   2017-05-29
Kodi 17.2 Released To Fix Security Issue, Bugs   Multimedia   2017-05-24
GeForce GT 1030 Will Work With NVIDIA 381 Linux Driver, Good Luck With Nouveau   Hardware   2017-05-19
NVIDIA Introduces Low-Profile GeForce GT 1030   NVIDIA   2017-05-17
The Features You Won't Find In The Linux 4.12 Kernel   Linux Kernel   2017-05-15
Looking Ahead To The Polaris RX 550/560/570/580 On Linux   Radeon   2017-04-14
AMD Ryzen Has Captivated Linux Gamers & Enthusiasts   Free Software   2017-04-01
Kodi Is Getting A Proper Netflix Plugin   Multimedia   2017-03-20
Ten Features You Will Not Find In The Mainline Linux 4.10 Kernel   Linux Kernel   2017-02-18
Kodi 17 Released With New Default Skin, Better Live TV Support   Multimedia   2017-02-05
MythTV 0.28.1 Released   Multimedia   2017-02-01
ASUS "Tinker Board" Powered By Rockchip ARM SoC, Supports Debian   Arm   2017-01-23
RetroPlayer Gaming Support Coming To Kodi 18, Mir Support   Multimedia   2017-01-17
OpenELEC 7.0 Kodi HTPC Linux Distribution Released   Multimedia   2016-12-29
2016 Holiday Gift Ideas For Linux Enthusiasts, Gamers   Hardware   2016-11-27
GTX 1060 vs. RX 480 - The ~$200 GPU Decision For Linux Gamers   Hardware   2016-11-19
Mythbuntu Linux Distribution Discontinued   Ubuntu   2016-11-04
This Mini $109 GTX 1050 Might Be Great For A HTPC / Living Room Steam Linux PC   NVIDIA   2016-10-25
Kodi 17 Steps Closer With Krypton Beta 2   Multimedia   2016-09-18
GNU Libreboot Adds Support For Another (Outdated) Intel Motherboard   Coreboot   2016-09-07
Kodi 17 Alpha 3 Released With New Skins, Improved Music Library & PVR   Multimedia   2016-08-01
The Most Popular Linux Hardware Reviews & Articles Over The Past 12 Years   Phoronix   2016-06-06
At Just $35, Now Is A Great Time To Try Out Valve's ARM-Linux-Powered Steam Link   Valve   2016-06-02
LibreELEC 7.0 Released For A Kodi 16.1 Experience   Multimedia   2016-04-26
MythTV 0.28 Released   Multimedia   2016-04-11
Rumor: NVIDIA Working On Their Own Distribution For Linux Gamers   NVIDIA   2016-03-16
Kodi 17 Is Getting New Themes/Skins   Desktop   2016-03-08
NVIDIA Ships Android 6.0 For The SHIELD TV With Vulkan Support   NVIDIA   2016-02-22
Kodi HTPC Software Drops Wayland Support   Multimedia   2016-02-02
Kodi 16 Release Candidate 2 Arrives   Multimedia   2016-01-29
Kodi HTPC Software Is Being Ported To Run On Valve's Steam Link   Valve   2016-01-26
PulseAudio 8.0 Brings Systemd Journal Logging, OS X / NetBSD Improvements   Free Software   2016-01-22
OpenSolaris-Derived OpenIndiana For A Media PC? You Can Now Run Kodi   Multimedia   2016-01-12
Kodi 16 Alpha 4 Brings Better Android Rendering, Multi-Touch On Linux   Multimedia   2015-11-01
Kodi 16 Alpha 3 Released   Multimedia   2015-10-03
Kodi 15.2 Is Near, RC2 Released   Multimedia   2015-09-20
Kodi 15.0 Released, Adds Adaptive Seeking & More   Multimedia   2015-07-21
Kodi Is Working On Chromium CEF Integration   Multimedia   2015-07-09
Kodi 15.0 Release Candidate 1 Arrives   Multimedia   2015-07-02
The Most Popular Linux & Open-Source News Over The Past 11 Years   Phoronix   2015-06-05
Kodi 15.0 Beta 1 Released   Multimedia   2015-05-01
Google Is Going To Open-Source SageTV   Google   2015-03-11
XBMC/Kodi 15.0 Alpha 1 Released   Multimedia   2015-02-28
Kodi 14.2 Helix Beta 1 Works On More Bug Fixing   Multimedia   2015-02-17
IMP Launches As Another Open-Source Computer Attempt   Hardware   2014-11-26
Amazon's Fire TV Stick: A Nice, Affordable Media Center Option   Hardware   2014-11-24
NVIDIA VDPAU Performance With The GeForce GTX 980   NVIDIA   2014-10-05
OpenELEC 4.2 Works To Improve The Linux HTPC/Multimedia Experience   Operating Systems   2014-09-27
The Most Popular Linux Stories Of The Past 10 Years   Phoronix   2014-06-05
XBMC 13 Powered OpenELEC 4.0 Released   Multimedia   2014-05-05
OpenELEC 4.0 Beta 6 Works On 4K Graphics, RPi ALSA   Operating Systems   2014-04-20
XBMC 13 Gotham Beta 2 Gets Fixed Up   Multimedia   2014-03-17
OpenELEC 4.0 Beta 2 Is Out This Weekend   Multimedia   2014-03-16
Lots Of Linux Hardware Reviews Coming Up, San Diego Meet-Up   Hardware   2014-03-09
OpenELEC 4.0 Beta Brings Changes, Based On XBMC 13   Multimedia   2014-03-06
XBMC 13.0 Gotham Beta 1 Released   Multimedia   2014-03-04
XBMC 13 Will Have Tons Of Exciting Improvements   Multimedia   2013-12-29
MythTV 0.27 Improves Music, New TV Support   Free Software   2013-09-18
Linux 3.11 Benchmarks For Nouveau Graphics   Nouveau   2013-08-07
XBMC Ported To Run On Mir Display Server   Multimedia   2013-07-23
Radeon KMS HDMI Audio Might Be Re-Enabled Soon   Radeon   2013-07-06
Radeon HDMI Linux Audio Might Be Restored Soon   Radeon   2013-04-13
Valve's Steam Box Will Most Likely Use An X.Org Server   Valve   2013-03-05
The Video Acceleration State On Linux GPU Drivers   Hardware   2013-02-05
The State Of Open-Source Radeon Driver Features   Radeon   2013-01-16
The Most Popular Linux Stories Over Eight Years   Free Software   2012-12-21
XBMC 12.0 Beta Packs Exciting Features   Multimedia   2012-11-16
Intel's Haswell Introduces VECS, VEBOX   Intel   2012-11-07
MythTV 0.26 Advances The Open-Source HTPC   Free Software   2012-10-02
The Most Popular Linux News Of Eight Years   Hardware   2012-06-06
MythTV 0.25 Is Finally Released With Many Changes   Multimedia   2012-04-10
XBMC 11.0 Eden Brings Many Multimedia Changes   Multimedia   2012-03-24
MythTV 0.25 Will Finally Be Released Next Month   Multimedia   2012-03-05
KDE's Plasma Active Shipping On New ARM Tablet   KDE   2012-01-29
MythTV 0.25 Is Still Being Baked With Many Changes   Multimedia   2012-01-05
XBMC Project Implements AMD XvBA Interface   AMD   2011-12-14
XBMC-Focused OpenELEC 1.0 Released   Operating Systems   2011-10-20
Gentoo-Based Sabayon Linux 6.0 Released   Operating Systems   2011-06-23
How Ironic: AMD Pushes Open-Source Llano APU Support   AMD   2011-05-31
MythTV 0.23 Hits Release Candidate Stage   Multimedia   2010-03-24
ATI RS690 Gets New RadeonHD HDMI Audio Patch   Radeon   2009-05-13
MythTV Adds Support For NVIDIA VDPAU   Multimedia   2008-11-29
Open-Source AMD RS690 3D Support   AMD   2008-01-26
Mythbuntu 7.10 Public Beta   Multimedia   2007-10-03
No XvMC for GeForce 8 Family   NVIDIA   2007-05-03
MythTV 0.20 Released   Multimedia   2006-09-11
Corsair HTPC Build Guide   Multimedia   2006-03-28
More NVIDIA News   NVIDIA   2006-03-16