Hot off the heels of the FCC’s obvious announcement last week that Cable Card was a failure, Sean Alexander takes a closer look at the technology–past, present and future in the hopes of progressing towards a more useful and prominent technology for all of us. Sean Alexander And the future doesn’t appear to be much brighter. The interactive support needed […]
Read moreRaise your hand if you think this is in direct response to the biggest complaint of Netflix–their queue system for new releases and the dreaded "Very Long Wait." Kudos to Blockbuster for finally thinking of a unique way that makes sense to integrate their online capabilities with their nation wide chain stores. Home Media Magazine "The idea is to […]
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This is intriguing, which is the main reason I post this. Not a clue on my end what it could be for that the FCC would need to approve it…but very curious to find out! EngadgetHD A device called the HID-C10 "Home Information Device" has been given the full FCC once-over and, while confidentiality clauses keep the juicy bits […]
Read moreWow, when they go they sure go all out don’t they? Quite a significant jump from their current offerings of 80 and 160GB, I look forward to the days when you can purchase comparably priced SSD drives that you can actually store relevant content on them in your HTPC. 600GB sure would be awesome! Fudzilla If all goes well Intel […]
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Thanks to my buddy Corey for linking to this article….a pretty cool diagram showing the evolution of your storage mediums for both data and photos. Courtesy of Haha.nu
Read moreOk, so not really a new welcome since he’s been around for along time, but I’m happy to announce that George (aka Skirge) has agreed (finally!) to join the MissingRemote editorial staff. We look forward to his continuing detailed build writeups and will toss him a couple reviews as well. Here’s a bit from the man himself: I apparently stuck […]
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I certainly am not the target audience for the EH crowd, but some of these choices are nice. I would have gone with the Oppo Blu-ray drive instead of the Pioneer, but it’s hard to argue with most of their selections. I wouldn’t mind having this screen in my place! Electronic House Stewart Filmscreen’s Cabaret screen system combines Stewart’s Hollywood […]
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The Eee system from ASUS is a slick little box, but coming in at $500 without a Blu-ray drive is going to make a lot of people take a closer look at the competition. The gang at SPCR liked it well enough, and it is quiet and cool enough for your HTPC needs. SPCR Most of the clips, except […]
Read moreIn what’s sure to cause a good debate, Philoking covers the always fun topic of Linux versus Windows Home Server for your storage needs. I think it all depends on your expertise, as Linux can be quite more powerful than WHS….but there is quite a learning curve. Philoking To wrap things up, this goes directly to the heart of the […]
Read moreNot too many Blu-rays coming out today but there are a couple of great ones. Inglorious Basterds would probably have won out any normal week, being another fun (yet bloody) film from Quentin Tarrantino about a group of soldiers who become merceneries against Nazis. If you like Tarantino, you’ll like this one. The Mel Brooks Collection is a classic as […]
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