In case you missed some of the news postings elsewhere on CEDIA, Brent has a summary with some opinions on what was shown and more importantly not shown at the show. Definitely some interesting messages being sent with Media Center specifically. GeekTonic It wasn’t all good for Media Center though. I still wonder where are the extenders? Yes I know […]
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I always look forward to the winner of the Ultimate Media Center Setup. This is the second year they have done it, and the winner is always an impressive install in a ridiculously nice house. This year was no exception. Just look at the size of those racks! Seattle Times There are six Windows Media Center-based servers, one Windows […]
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Sorry I was out a couple days, and right during one of the largest shows of the year, CEDIA. Fear not, I’ll do my best to get everyone caught up. Here’s a cool technology that was announced, allowing you to distribute video over IP for HDMI. Pretty cool barring any revisions to the HDMI spec that would limit the features […]
Read moreAfter a few weeks of hard debating I was quite pleased (and relieved) to see the list of movies this week. Nothing really in the sense of new movies, but some good older films I look forward to seeing remastered. Jet Li’s Hero was beautifully stunning on DVD so I can only imagine how gorgeous the colors will stand out […]
Read moreI would love a controller like this for Windows Media Center that lets you browse the internet in a 10′ interface. Most of my web surfing is from my favorites / bookmarks, no keyboard needed. The remote control has many similarities to Nintendo’s Wii game controller, which is now familiar to millions of children and adults. The uWand contains […]
Read moreReady for a little budget home theater speaker action? S&V has the scoop on the Klipsch HD Theater 300. While reviews are nice, do yourself a favor and audition speakers before you buy. The difference may surprise you at any budget level. If $400 is your budget, check out the review. S&V Technically, the HD Theater 300’s satellite speakers can […]
Read moreThe market for CableCard tuners has yet to develop but their is competition on the horizon with one of the big boys ready to release a tuner by the end of 2009. Good for Hauppauge! Hopefully their drivers will be on par when they release the hardware. Now let us see if third party software makers, we are looking at […]
Read moreWell Ceton is back in the news with another round of here is our CableCARD tuner. With Microsoft releasing CableCard to anyone with a computer, I hope to see these cards make it sooner or later. The sexy bit of info is that one tuner card equipped with one multi-stream card can record four HD channels at once. Schweet. No […]
Read moreLots of good theater news at the CEDIA show as always. Rather than bombard you all with 1,000 news posts, I thought I would find a couple to choose from and list them here periodically. Again, if you’re anywhere near the Atlanta area you should check out the CEDIA show, some very cool things being shown. Control4 Shows Customizable OS […]
Read moreFollowing up on the news last night regarding the changes to Cablecard we have some follow up stories from the fellas lucky enough to have made the journey to CEDIA. The DiSH tuner post appears to be a giant tease as it’s claimed to be a "proof of concept" but the CETON tuners do make the DIYer in me drool […]
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