Hey guys. I’m still trying to decide what to do with my development system that crashed a few months ago. Until I figure that out I thought I would test out a couple of Mythtv based Linux distributions. So over the next few weeks I hope to do some installs of Mythdora, Mythbuntu and LinHES/Knoppmyth and report back on how […]
Read moreRemember how everyone said that the new ATI firmware would only work work with a Windows 7 network? Would Microsoft stoop to pushing Windows 7 upgrades. Personally, I think that would be unpossible myself. Kidding aside, we have a reliable source that indicates the new firmware and the copy freely feature will WORK with Vista machines as the client and […]
Read moreTonight at the CEDIA show Microsoft held a press function announcing several very important announcements for Windows Media Center and cablecard usage. For those unaware, Cable card is the method by which you are able to receive high definition programming directly into your Media Center PC without any set top box or other device besides the Cable Card (OCUR) tuner […]
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So some of you reading this are thinking to yourself…….. “self, who is this new guy, why should I read his blog posts and what does he know?” Well I am here to briefly answer some of those questions and then I will be posting things that are actually interesting…. I hope I have been an active member of many […]
Read moreThe MPAA is once again trying to push forth "Selectable Output Control" which would give the MPAA and movie studios the ability to disable the analog output of set-top boxes at will. This would leave anyone not using a digital connection such as HDMI to have to replace their televison and/or other hardware such as set-top boxes. This would also […]
Read moreWhile this wont have an affect on myself as I don’t subscribe to cable, I was really hoping the FCC was going to stick it to the cable companies and not allow them to enable "Privacy Mode". Now the cable companies will be forcing DTAs on customers when the could have easily used the integrated QAM tuner integrated into newer […]
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I recently wrote an article about the various methods to get Mythtv on a Windows based system. Today I’m writing a little bit more about my attempts at the Windows port of the actual Mythtv application. I have been working at getting the Mythtv for Windows port working on my system for about a year now, ever since I […]
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As most of you probably know, I’ve been using Mythtv for my HTPC software of choice for quite some time now. It has been very stable for me to use and I’ve had it running in my house (barring system hardware destruction) for about 4 years now. Since we found out that my daughter was on her way about two […]
Read moreWe welcome this post from guest blogger Andrew Van Til. Also known as Babgvant, Andy has been a longtime contributor in the HTPC space and is an expert on file codecs, formats and such. He’s also the creator of the world famous DVRMSToolbox application which removes your commercials from your recorded TV programs. I’m no fan of codec packs, more […]
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I recently found myself sitting in the family room and I realized something. My receiver has only been calibrated once since I pulled it out of the box about 10 years ago (has it been that long already?). Needless to say, we’ve moved since then, and re-arranged our family room three or four times at least. As you can […]
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