Media Portal has released two updates in the past two weeks. The first release this month, 1.0.1 added some significant new capability. 1.0.2 came out a week later to address a couple major bugs found in 1.0.1. Support for analog tuners is much improved. Speed improvements for the guide. Overall speed improvements and improved image loading. Better error handling – […]
Read moreAnother beta update to SageTV was released today. The list of fixes is huge and focuses on CC and Subtitles in many areas along with a whole host of speed improvements and small bug fixes. New downloads available for PC, Mac, Placeshifter and Media Extenders. Download and See Complete List of Fixes Here
Read moreSo…I can’t find anything remotely looking like a readme or changelog that explains what is updated, but I thought those of you with a HP MediaSmart Server might like a heads up that a new software update is availble. It is titled The HP MediaSmart Server Video, DVD & iPhone Update. Sounds like there could be lots of goodies….or not. […]
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Today Okoro announced the launch of a new line of line of rack mountable media servers with some pretty tasty specifications. The servers are offered with either SageTV with HDPVRs or Vista MCE with Cable Card giving you a solid HD recording solution either way.
Read moreIntel has released updated pricing information for all of its processors. Most processors maintain existing pricing, but the low power quad cores (which a few of you may be intersted in) all had price reductions of 13%. These models are: Q9550S – 12M L2 Cache, 2.83 GHz, 45nm – from $369 down to $320 Q9400S – 6M L2 Cache, 2.66 […]
Read moreToday we have a plugin that is not even close to new…it’s actually been around since 2005, which pretty much makes it a classic. Sometimes things lose their relevance over time, but not so when you’re talking about a plugin that will help you out by automatically switching aspect ratios to match the material you are watching. Overview The Auto […]
Read moreThose crazy Canadians take a good look at the new passively cooled Radeon HD 4850 from Gigabyte. They even take the time to test temps in multiple cases under multiple conditions. This one seems to be a winner, with the passively cooled system performing better than the stock fan by a good margin.
Read moreHere’s a great article that looks at the the different issues that can happen with room acoustics and provides helpful links to references on how to run the calculations yourself or solve simple acoustical problems in your own listening room.
Read moreDo this frequent driver releases do anything for anyone? I guess there are a few fixes that are worth mentioning… Resolved Issues for the Windows Vista Operating System – Resolutions above 10 x 7 will now full screen properly for specific HDMI displays – VC-1 progressive disc playback no longer exhibits block corruption Wow…impressive, I’m glad they fixed HDMI full […]
Read moreContinuing in the spirit of shootouts, we have another one from last week at Audioholics. They take a good look at a number of speakers that fall outside their ususal review brands. The shootout takes a look at Krix (little known Aussie company), Salk Sound, DALI, and Infinity. While many would balk at the price of these speakers there are […]
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