These guys just started blogging but already are providing some useful info regarding the new Windows Home Server which has been gaining some buzz. The concept seems awesome, but I really wish they'd incorporate some MCE features into it. We have done a lot of research on these homes over the last 2 years to uncover additional data, and also […]
Read moreMy main man Chris Lanier posts some nice "inside" information from Velocity Micro, with some new information regarding cable cards. No matter how many times I see #2, it still always brings a tear to my eye. PC OEM’s don’t have to pay a bunch of fees to Cable Labs. Licensing fees and other stuff was taken care of by […]
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My Movies, the most popular and award winning add-on application for Microsoft Media Center adds another important step on its journey towards bringing users the ultimate Movie experience by adding a new Web service and a new Collection Management program. Århus, Denmark, February 1’st 2007 – Brian Binnerup, author of My Movies is proud to announce the release of […]
Read moreSo what were you watching?!??! Apparently, Howie Mandell is a sexy sexy man, and has destroyed the head to head matchup with Prison Break. Hrmmm….game show or original content drama/action television show. What did you guys watch? The 8 p.m. hour went solidly to "Deal or No Deal" (16.9 million, 4.8/12), which beat "Prison Break" (9.9 million, 4.1/11) plus repeats […]
Read moreOne Voice Technologies, Inc., developer of 4th Generation voice solutions for the Telecom and Interactive Multimedia markets, today announced that the upcoming release of their Media Center Communicator™ v3 for Windows Vista will allow users to simply speak to play music, videos, watch recorded TV or play photo slideshows on Xbox 360 gaming consoles. One Voice's Media Center Communicator can […]
Read moreFortune has a nice, albeit quick little article covering some tips on buying an HDTV today. Some useful tips, such as not spending a ton on cables, and recommending Harmony as a universal remote. They also have a nice breakdown of quality based on price/feature set. PLASMA $1,000-$8,000: For big rooms, plasma still wins on price-to-performance, though LCDs are catching […]
Read moreIts good to see the cable industry set a standard for Mpeg2 HD. From my experience 15Mbps should be very good quality and not suffer from blurring or blocking during playback. It will be interesting to see what sort of standards they set in place if they adopt other more efficient CODECs. From the article: Original Source: In addition to […]
Read moreOne of our favorite blogs have been retired today. PVR Wire is headout out to the pasture, however, you will be able to keep getting great PVR related news at TV Squad. Personally, I would have teamed them up with EngadgetHD as display devices and PVRs really go hand in hand. Good luck to the PVRWire guys at their new […]
Read moreSo who's the big winner, HD-DVD or Blu-Ray??? Did you put your marbles on the right one? Well, the good news if you already bought one is…there's no decisive winner. I can't decide if that's good or bad. Where's that pr0n influence we heard would drastically sway this?? According to VideoScan, during the first two weeks of January, Blu-ray discs […]
Read moreIf you've been planning on buying an Xbox360 for your main DVD usage, you may want to check out this article. Not a very flattering article about it, but hopefully one that draws Microsoft's eyes to hopefully make improvements. To say that the Xbox 360 is a "decent" DVD player, as we have seen reported in so many places on […]
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