I don’t usually self-promote, but I just updated my SageMC Video Tools plug-in and added a bunch of killer new features that I think warrant a little trumpeting. My original, secret, goal was just to give DVR-MS Toolbox a little competition for the best HTPC video tool. I think I may have over shot a little bit 😉 Forum Link: […]
Read moreFor the low low price of $300 you can buy yourself into the format wars. Amazon is selling Samsung’s BD-1400 BR player for $299 and free shipping. This certainly puts it within sniffing distance of the HD DVD camp. Spec wise, the BD-1400 has some sexy goin’ on. 1080p/24 for Blu-ray, 1080p upconversion, HDMI 1.3, and support for Dolby TrueHD […]
Read moreOf note: divx support. Yay! Bad news: it’s for the dashboard only, not the extender portion. WTF?! There are also a lot of other video and some audio fixes/additions. Take a look. Xbox ]}* Improved Video Library. * Improved visuals and descriptions. * Users can now sort movies and TV Shows in the video library by Title or (Download) Date. […]
Read moreCan’t say I am too upset on this one. Although I don’t loathe Apple, they never intended to enter this market until they saw how popular MCE became. Just MHO. Gizmodo So do they blame the marketing? No, plenty of internet-using adults know about the product (around 50%), but only 5% of those people know what it does.
Read moreHere comes the first cards to sport the recently finished display port. Hot Hardware Now that monitors with DisplayPorts are starting to hit the market, you’re going to need a compatible graphics card to get in on all that high-bandwidth action, and it looks like ATI is first of the mark with the RV635 XT board that Hot Hardware recently […]
Read moreVista has a big advantage in the PC DVR marketplace by being the only option for digital cable tuners. How can SageTV and BeyondTV compete? Floppyhead I wonder how much Microsoft has actually fought with CableLabs about its DRM-scheme. Publicly, they appear to be butting heads but privately, Microsoft has a lot to gain by being the only option on […]
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