A few announcements: We pulled the trigger a bit early on the combo cap card review :). Expect it tomorrow night 😀 We will announce the winner for last week's forum poster contest. Some lucky poster will win a Sage Media Center Key:). We will announce a new forum contest. Edit: Had a rather interesting/sick night in our household tonight. […]
Read moreI got the e-mail but haven't been able to play around with it yet myself, but luckily Ian Dixon's posted some screenshots of the newly beta'd Big Screen Photos 2, which I must say looks quite impressive. Niall's done a great job with it & looks like it's just continuing with the new version. Ian Dixon This is a Vista […]
Read moreNot nearly as many pictures as I would have included…but I guess how many pictures of a projector do you really need? Another 1080p projector up for review, this time from the Home Theater Blog guys, which they definitely like. Home Theater Blog While I won't go into exhaustive comparisons between the DLA-HD1 and the last two 1080p projectors I've […]
Read moreEngadget was pretty fired up about this article from the Consumerist, but I don't see it as being nearly as obscenely priced when you think about it. How much would it cost to take a family of 4 to a movie these days? $12 per ticket is $48. Plus popcorn, drinks, candy, and you're EASILY over $50. Consider you have […]
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As part of the upcoming 2009 digital TV transition the final phase of consumer electronics compliance was put into effect last month: any TVs, DVRs, etc. made from this point forward must also include an ATSC tuner. For the HTPC world this means that any PC TV tuner made from this point forward must have an ATSC tuner in addition […]
Read moreCompatibility with HDMI 1.3a Ensures Effortless Connectivity to 1080p Audio and Video Components New York May 9, 2007 Fulfilling the complete high resolution home entertainment experience, Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. today introduces four new A/V receivers that deliver high definition audio and video like never before. The Pioneer® Elite® VSX-90TXV, VSX-91TXH, VSX-92TXH and VSX-94TXH A/V receivers are essential hubs of […]
Read moreSuuure, you can placeshift and use Media Extenders but but but you can't have a client yet. Oh well, complaining aside, Doug has come up with a new beta that will allow you to Placeshift standard DVDs. A full list of features can be found by following the link below. WebGuide Lots of new stuff to play with. One of […]
Read moreEmbedded Automation Previews Support for Web Services on devices Surrey, BC – May 9, 2007 As part of the keynote speech by Robbie Bach, President of the Microsoft Entertainment & Devices Division, at the recent Microsoft Mobile & Embedded Developers Conference 2007, Embedded Automation's mControl Digital Home Software with support for Web Services on devices was demonstrated. This technology is […]
Read moreIt appears we finally have a decently priced CableCard PC AND Dual Format HTPC. Getting to the CC, if you select the m8010y Media Center series, you can choose to add on a $400 cable card. When it is all said and done you get a decently equipped HTPC (with ugly case) for just under $1400. Almost as big, they […]
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Logitech Harmony 670 Universal Remote Review On the table today is the Harmony 670 Universal Remote from Logitech. Let's find out what it's capable of for an MSRP of $149.99. So, you find yourself armed with a fancy new tv, a top notch receiver, fancy floor shaking speakers, a new HTPC to drive it all and […]
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