What doesn’t SageMC do? It can now be used from touchscreen just like the custom Media Center installations, take that Microsoft! 😉 The SageMC Touchscreen Interface plugin adds a control bar to SageMC intended to provide touchscreen users with the following touchscreen buttons:: Back, Home, Stop Play/Pause, Skip back/fwd, Skip back2/fwd2, Record, Sleep, and Fullscreen. Also, in the Video […]
Read moreChris Lanier likes to stir the pot a bit, what I like to call a tough love for Windows Media Center. His opinion is centered around a perceived shift in Microsoft’s strategy to TV on the PC rather that whole home entertainment. It is a good read that raises a few interesting points. However, one has to be careful when […]
Read moreGBPVR may not be the sexiest in the world but for a free peice of software, they have a VERY stable PVR experience. Brent @ Geek Tonic has the scoop on the latest update. Below is a msall part of the change log. fixed a couple of problem with multi-record (recordings that could continue recording after they were supposed […]
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iPhone is getting alot of love these days including a mobile app to navigate and control MediaPortal. This app does alot including view recordings, control and schedule recordings, plyabck music and other administrative fun :). Just be sure to have an unlimited plan availble Check out the discussion here: Donwload it here:
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iPhone is getting alot of love these days including a mobile app to navigate and control MediaPortal. This app does alot including view recordings, control and schedule recordings, plyabck music and other administrative fun :). Just be sure to have an unlimited plan availble Check out the discussion here: Donwload it here:
Read moreGood news to report on the Windows 7 Beta front. I was able to confirm, as I am typing this that Windows 7 will play ripped Blu-ray discs with no additional CODECs required. I am using the native .m2ts container NOT a MKV container as I am sure a lot of people are. Of course you will need to use […]
Read moreChris L paints a pretty bleak Media Center picture by procaliming Microsoft has lost the online content fight. Simply said he is right. W7 has provided absolutely no new online content delivery and that is clearly the future. Hulu.com? Netflix? Amazon? anything? Chris L My advice to Microsoft, buy boxee and integrate it into Media Center, Xbox 360, and Zune. […]
Read moreIf you are interested in Windows Home Server, the Home Server show podcast is a good place to get started. Episode 29 features a quick interview with a WHS team member that had spilled a couple of juicy details about upcoming WHS releases. We can expect to have a minor release this year based on the existing WHS platform Beta’s […]
Read moreThose who purchased a CableCard HTPC will be happy to know that Ceton will be shipping a Multi-channel TV card tuner later this year. Of course, this was no secret to begin with as their efforts have been known for sometime now. Do keep in mind that this is no tru2way enabled, you will need some sort of SDV adaopt […]
Read moreTo whom it may concern… DivX Announces Release of Next-Generation, H.264 Based DivX(R) 7 Software New Release Enables High-Quality, HD Video Experience on PC and Devices DivX, Inc. (Nasdaq: DIVX), a digital media company, today announced that the latest version of the Company’s flagship video software package, Version 7 of DivX(R) for Windows, is available for download on the […]
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