Fellow MVP Niall Ginsbourg–creator of some great Media Center plugins like Big Screen Headlines and Big Screen Weather–has continued his hard work on his new (and very popular) Big Screen EPG, a tool designed to help you import customized EPG guide data into Media Center. New version is available with a lot of updates. BigScreenGlobal The changes in the version […]
Read moreI’m not a fan of iTunes, so this doesn’t really get my juices flowing, but I know some of you iPod users are stuck with it and may actually like it. If so, maybe some good news for you with Blu-ray and a variety of other features rumored in the upcoming version. Apple Insider "One of the new additions to […]
Read moreImagine a single hard drive of 2.5TB!! That would mean I could potentially get my HP MediaSmart Server up to 10 TERABYTES with only FOUR DRIVES!!! Pretty darned insane. They’re also working on laptop drives in the 640gb range…but I figured the 2.5 terabytes would impress you guys more. Electronista The storage firm is currently going through qualification tests of […]
Read moreI don’t often post TV news here, but given how long I have been a fan of At the Movies (formerly Ebert & Roeper, formerly Siskel & Ebert) I figured I wasn’t the only one who watched this weekly movie review show. I was never really a fan of what Ebert had to say, but definitely miss Gene Siskel (RIP) […]
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Oppo are some fantastic players and at really good prices. My parents have an Oppo DVD player and couldn’t be happier (my dad was a former Sony fanboy), so that’s saying a lot. Read the review and decide for yourself, of course…I’m keeping my HTPC 🙂 High Def Digest At $499, the OPPO BDP-83 is a high-end Blu-ray player […]
Read moreGood news for you HD-PVR tuner owners out there, as DVBLink has released an update to their software that will allow multiple HD-PVRs and a variety of other fixes. The software is commercial, and comes at a charge of $30, which is pretty dissapointing to have to spend in addition to the fee of the tuner themselves…but such is life. […]
Read moreGreat show again lined up from the gang at The Digital Media Zone site, where they cover some recent items of this week, including the announcment that Show Analyzer is public beta (for Commercial Skipping). Listen to the show if you have some time and get caught up! Notes and Links: Netflix streaming coming to Win 7 MCE Giving Up […]
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I’m not quite sure what the motivation of releasing SO MANY similar TV’s at once are, but if you are in Japan you sure have an amazing selection of TV’s to pick from. These all include blu-ray recorders, but no mention of exactly how they work. Blu-ray media is still not very cheap here in the US, but maybe it’s […]
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Not directly HTPC related, but if you wanted you could do much worse than sticking this flashy little box in your theater room. It would definitely be a conversation piece, but not sure it justifies the outrageous price. Born Rich The luxury PC’s boast 24 carat parpartial gilding with gold leaf. The choice of precious metals makes it strictly […]
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It seems like almost every extender (and even some TV’s) nowadays are including support for Netflix’s Watch Now streaming feature, which lets you stream a large collection of movies and tv series with your included membership. Keep in mind that the quality of the stream is far from HD, so I would advise you make the purchase decision based on […]
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