Now this is pretty cool. With Netflix coming to Vista (and now not being able to use it in Win7) I instantly fell in love with Watch Now and being able to easily catch up with Dexter or a long lost movie. But the problem has always been with the randomness of a new movie or old movie and when […]
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If you’ve been itching for the latest and greatest blu-ray drive, here you go! Of course, if you are looking for HDMI 1.4 guarantees, you’ll probably want to wait a bit since it’s up in the air what will be upgradeable. And considering this costs $450, it’s not exactly OK for it to become obselete sooner than later. CrunchGear The […]
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The fun part about these extender battles is seeing how newcomers all try to one-up each other in price and features. Which in the end, benefits you the consumer…assuming the technologies survive and don’t break, of course. Engadget Priced at $99, this internet-to-TV media streamer makes it simple for simpletons to get web content onto their HDTV, […]
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I’ve never seen exactly how blu-rays are made, so this was very interesting indeed. Very cool to see the process from start to finish, since it starts as little pieces and eventually becomes the entire packaging you buy at the store. News.com.au Rounds to flats … each Blu-ray disc begins its life as a collection of small polycarbonate granules delivered […]
Read moreThis isn’t directly HTPC related, but the idea of fiber optics getting fast enough to stream such high quality video is I’m sure very appealing to everyone. Like most cool technologies, who knows when or if we’ll ever see this in the US. But hey, at least we can be jealous for those who have it if it ever does […]
Read moreWell, if you’ve had the desire to convert that netbook into an HTPC, you’re in luck now! Hauppauge is working on a tuner that would be specifically designed for this usage…because everyone loves watching TV on a 10" screen using a very underpowered system. Have to wonder how much multi-tasking will be possible… Liliputing Semiconductor company MaxLinear is teaming up […]
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There was quite a lot of press when this fancy new Sonos remote was announced, so it’s good to see not very long pass before the actual unit is released into the wild. The guys at Engadget got their hands on one for review and put it up to the test–it’s a nice remote, but current Sonos users can probably […]
Read moreAnother week, another reliable release from the HD Nation gang from Revision 3. Some interesting topics up for discussion today, including covering my favorite–THX Certified LCD’s! Click play below or you can download higher resolution formats from HD Nation’s Website .
Read moreIf you’re like me and have no idea what Epix is, apparantly it’s a premium TV service that offers who knows what content. Apparantly it has enough content to make it appealing to Verizon’s FiOS which continues making its services the most attractive out there–if you can get it. Hollywood Reporter The Wall Street Journal had reported early Tuesday that […]
Read morePower Pack 3 for Windows Home Server is promised to bridge the gap even tighter between your Media Center systems and your Windows Home Server. It has a number of features for doing so, and in addition to that it also brings full support for Windows 7. The Digital Media Zone The other big part of Power Pack 3 as […]
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