More good news in the software world, Plex, the mac XBMC fork, has released a new version . The post I link to doesn’t have much in the way of release notes, just digg back through a few of the recent blog posts to figure out what is new. Plex Media Server – Allows for a client/server interface iTunes Visualizations […]
Read moreI honestly didn’t think EVR support would be SageTV’s next development priority. Of course, if I was a mind reader I would have a happier wife ;). Along with EVR support major advancements include HDPVR support enhancements in Mac & Linux, and Placeshifting enhancements. Click the read more for release notes. Click here for the SageTV beta forums. It looks […]
Read moreATI Catalyst 8.11 released today . Biggest improvement seems to be for linux folks with: New Display Enhancements This release of ATI Catalyst™ Linux introduces support for display scaling to resize the display devices that support TV timings (480i/p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p) through either digital (DVI or HDMI) or analog (component) interfaces. There are also a few bug fixes in […]
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With the release of the next chapter in the Daniel Craig reboot of James Bond coming to theatres this Friday (Nov. 14th), I thought I’d put up a list of my favorite Bond movies. It gets pretty hard to pick, and I’ve actually made two lists one of my top picks as an adult, and one with an eye to […]
Read moreBefore you read this, I will note that forum regular evilpenguin did admit he is highlighting the good parts in his quickie review of the new MacOS native media front-end Boxee. So don’t get all lovey dovey until he comes back and finishes his thoughts… I am sure he won’t leave us all hanging? Right? MetaData scraping – They put some […]
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When it rains it pours! A coupl eof more cool Sage updates out today. SageTV Utility This add-on provides a rich web-based remote control for SageTV using Flash Player. This utility includes the ability to switch between multiple SageTV servers, SageTV clients, and multiple extenders all from a single user interface. SageTV Remote Control also accepts keyboard shortcut keys to […]
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The devs behind SageMC continually work to make a better UI and to make a better environment for folks to develop for. The fruits of their labor have paid off recently with new theme concepts hitting the floor and new plugins. The newest one to is a new My Videos plugin to enhance the look and feel of the movie […]
Read moreArgh, This will be a much shorter Button then originally planned :(. The site swallowed my first attempt. Content Blu-ray releases for the week of November 11th, 2008 @ Engadget HD MGM to release full length movies on YouTube @ I4U Home Theater Sound & Vision’s best products for October 2008 Denon AVR-689 A/V receiver review @ Secrets of HIFI […]
Read moreThe title says it all, SageTV is coming out with a beta soon with expected EVR support. What does EVR bring to the table? Generally an increase in visual quality and offloading of the rendering to your video card. Andy’s Blog It seems that XP users can also get the EVR by installing .NET 3.5; I haven’t tested it, but […]
Read moreIt has been a few years coming, but it looks like DirecTV may finally launch their infamous tuner when Windows 7 comes in mid-2009. The evidence to back this up is a driver that comes installed with a pre-beta build of Windows 7. As with anything beta, do not assume it will make it into the final build. I think […]
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