Background Long ago, filmmakers decided to standardize shooting film at 24 frames per second (FPS) primarily due to the high cost of film and state of the technology at the time. Film became popular worldwide and every piece of production and distribution equipment was made to support this frame rate. When television came into existence, the cathode ray tube (CRT) […]
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THIS CONTEST HAS ENDED! Thanks to everyone who participated. We hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and that you’re enjoying the contest giveaway as much as we are! Even if you haven’t won yet, remember we have a LOT more prizes coming so you still have plenty of time! Now onto this week’s worth of prizes! Today we’re giving away […]
Read moreI have been flogging HTPC websites in one form another for several years now. I guess it is not in my blood to give up this damn hobby. Mike, in all his stubborness, keeps chipping away at me until I finally folded like a cheep card table. What inspired me to come back at least on a part time basis? […]
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THIS CONTEST HAS ENDED! THANKS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED! Hope everyone has been enjoying this week as much as we have, with our grand unveiling of the new MissingRemote layout and community. Please be patient with us as we work out all the kinks–we figured if we bribed you with prizes you would be more lenient! The weekend is fast approaching, […]
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This contest has Ended! Thanks everyone for participating!!! Hopefully everyone is enjoying the new site design as much as we are, as well as our first prize yesterday of Arcsoft’s Total Media Theatre. That contest has ended, but worry not we have LOTS of PRIZES still available!! Today’s prize is a fantastic media streamer courtesy of Patriot Memory, the Patriot […]
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This contest is CLOSED! The winner will be announced shortly. Make sure to check our homepage for the latest contest! Welcome to the MissingRemote.com Re-Launch Giveaway Contest! As you might have noticed by now, we have done a complete makeover to the website and forum community. As you may imagine, we are still making tweaks, changes and fixes to this […]
Read moreUpdate: We have a new location in downtown Houston. I apologize for the late notice, if you have registered for the event you will be receiving an e-mail from me shortly. #houstonwinmeet Sponsored by Microsoft With talks from Cannon PC, Fluid Digital, Amulet Devices, Missing Remote’s Michael “Mikinho” Welter and more! Date: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 Time: 6:00-9:00 pm PageSoutherlandPageArchitects […]
Read moreWith the advent of my HTPC sitting front and center in the living room, attached to the plasma TV, I quickly realized that I don’t feel like going upstairs to use my regular computer. First off, it’s warm up there. Second, even with 3 screens, it’s not the same as a 50" plasma. Third, my home theater speakers are much […]
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How pathetic am I? I could just stop there but I won’t. In a recent blog post I described how my family is currently testing out Netflix. While it was fun at first to be able to stream movies on my laptop I quickly got tired of the small screen size. Unfortunately, since we have a newborn at home […]
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We may have been the last holdouts but my wife and I finally joined the present and signed up for our 1 month free trial of Netflix. What I found interesting was that when we signed up we noticed that one of the plan options was $7.99 unlimited streaming only plan. This is the plan that is used by our […]
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