This won’t give y ou any flashing lights that you so desparately crave, but fortunately it does seem to bring quite a bit of file compatibility with it, and for a very affordable $100. With every non-MCX extender that comes out for $100 I just dream of what could have been for Media Center Extenders had they not been so […]
Read moreNew episode of Entertainment 2.0…where they cover some of last weeks buzzing topics, such as Silverlight streaming, the avermedia tuner and much more. TheDigitalMediaZone We’re back for another week! No special guests joining but the show is still worth it, trust me. This episode was actually recorded a week ago so you’ll notice we cover some stuff that’s been out […]
Read moreAfter 20 (yes, 20!) beta updates, 6.6.1 from SageTV has officially been released. Some solid improvements if you’ve been holding out for a stable release… GeekTonic This cycle has been one of my favorites for SageTV. You can stream a Blu-Ray disk from the SageTV server to your HD200, a very improved channel setup with channel scanning for digital TV […]
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I have to assume Ben is eventually going to write more up about this TV in this "review," but at the very least, he does have some very nice pictures of this stunning 2.1" deep TV set. Some nice pictures of the DLNA abilities of the set–still not close to SageTV’s or MCE’s Extender interfaces, but right up there with […]
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I don’t recall Sony’s original DVD changer doing so hot in the retail world, but that hasn’t stopped them from releasing a massive 400 disc changer. If this thing works it will be awesome, considering that 400 blu-ray movies (assuming 40gb per) is around 16 TERABYTES. Just saying…in case you were going to rip 400 blu-rays 🙂 Engadget The […]
Read moreA pretty good read, especially you are into getting the most, or the best, out of your HDTV! I for one is one of those guy that bring out the DVE Bluray & a SPL meter, re-calibrate the video & audio in my house every couple months! :p in fact, I just re-calibrate both the HT & the living […]
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I’m not sure if this increase has as much to do with content available or simply the convenience and decrease in cost of television hardware, but it’s a positive sign for TV manufacturers for sure. CEPro via Nielson Nielsen finds that the average American home has 2.86 TVs, which is about 18 percent higher than in 2000 (2.43 sets […]
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With on-board video becoming increasingly powerful, I’m sure the number of you using dedicated cards is dwindling. However, if you do happen to be using a separate Nvidia video card, this is awesome news as you’ll now be able to make your system even more low powered. I’d be curious to know exactly what real-world effect this has, but at […]
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This is a pretty nice system, albeit HUGE. But hey, if storage is your need you could do worse than copying this guy! Not everyone will have space for a full size rack though…not to mention the noise this thing must generate. But it is a beast! Media Smart Server Cavediver has this beast up and running, currently […]
Read moreIt’s Thursday! Besides being almost the end of another week, it also means it’s time for another one of Ian’s Media Center Podcasts! This week up, Ian’s got an interview with MCML Developer Brian Baskerville as well as Windows Home Server MVP Andrew Edney to discuss Power Pack 3. Show Times: 00:23 Coming up this week 01:31 Recorded TV Manager […]
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