ESPN3WMC Update, Games Resume Play in Full Screen

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Amar Kota has released an update to the ESPN3 addon for windows media center. In addition to restoring the ability to watch games in full screen the update also enables support for streaming content from Watch ESPN (if you are on one of the lucky few carriers to have this service). So head on over to madeformediacenter.com and download the update, and be sure to […]

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Media Browser and My Movies Updates Abound

Media Browser and My Movies, two of the most popular media management plugins for Windows Media Center, have received updates. The My Movies updates are relatively minor pre-release updates consisting primarily of bug fixes and small feature updates, but the updates are spread across all of the major current My Movies products. My Movies for Windows 7 Media Center and My […]

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Fractal Design Core 3000

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So far, we have reviewed three chassis from Fractal Design, the Define R3 ATX, the Define Mini Micro-ATX and the Array R2 Mini-ITX, and have been impressed by their build quality and aesthetics. Today we are reviewing a chassis in their Core line which aims to provide a unique combination of design, features, cooling performance and value. The Fractal Design […]

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OCZ SSD Hard Drive Cache

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Like the OCZ combined product, the SSD hard drive cache is probably not very interesting for the average HTPC deployment since a video stream probably isn’t hot (i.e. the same data is not being read over and over again); but, if you could use the same device to cache a Network drive, and assuming the caching algorithm uses some intelligent read-ahead  (e.g. […]

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Dish Reveals Some of its Blockbuster Plan

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We’ve all been wondering what Dish Network’s plans were for Blockbuster ever since the acquisition earlier this year. Just a few minutes ago, details were unveiled for the Blockbuster Movie Pass subscription which will include DVD, Blu-ray, Games, in-store exchanges and on-demand streaming for $10 a month. The catch is that this plan is only available to Dish subscribers, some […]

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Amazon to Buy Netflix?

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After the uproar created by previous Netflix announcements, this is right in line with what I had said might be the–seemingly ludicrous–reasoning behind the creation of a second business unit.  From the customer perspective, it sucks, but from a business perspective, it would have been precisely what was necessary.  Obviously, this is pure speculation on everyone’s part, but time will […]

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