Fellow MVP Bryan Socha pointed out this link to Sony's website, featuring an OCUR-Compatible system with Windows Vista. OCUR is the acronym for Cable Card support, meaning you'd be able to use MCE without a Set Top Box & record HD content. I love that these are coming out, but c'mon guys, $3200 for a system designed to record HD […]
Read moreIt's nice to see apps like this come out, as TiVo's a great product, and pretty much as close as you can get to an HTPC without being an HTPC. Now you can manage your home automation through your TiVo as you would your Media Center. You may of heard of HomeSeer for Windows Media Center Edition which allowed you […]
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Microsoft makes MCE. Microsoft uses DVR-MS. Microsoft makes Movie Maker. All should work well, right? Well, FINALLY it does. On XP's movie creator, you had to change formats to edit it with the app. With Vista, it's finally included by default, so edit away! Keep in mind though, if all you want to do is edit out commercials, a program […]
Read moreGood news for people looking to purchase an HDTV. With the Super Bowl coming up in short order, you can expect prices to continue to fall. The problem here will be deciding which TV tech will best suit your needs for the big game. However, give yourself plenty of time to get the HD upgrade required from your Cable company […]
Read moreWith Vista now officially released, expect to see a lot more tips & tricks to get everything you want out of it. Found this one at Mike Brown's blog, a nifty hack if you need to distribute your recorded shows to other systems on your domain. One such benefit of a domain is the ability to grant computer accounts permissions […]
Read moreRichmond, VA – January 30, 2007 – Velocity Micro, the premier independent builder of custom, high performance computers and workstations, announced today the availability of their groundbreaking Vista media center PCs, the CineMagix Grand Theater and the CineMagix Pro Cinema. The CineMagix Grand Theater, which was unveiled at Digital Experience earlier this month, is Intel-based with up to 2.25 terabytes […]
Read moreNew York, NY – January 30, 2007– Niveus Media, Inc., an award-winning manufacturer of digital entertainment solutions for the connected home, will showcase four new media centers including the Rainier and Denali Editions as well as the Pro Series n7 and n9 at the roll out of their Windows Vista-based Media Servers on January 30th at Harvey Home Entertainment in […]
Read moreOkoro Media Systems, manufacturer of digital entertainment systems for the high end audio video market, is pleased to announce the availability of the new GX300 for 2007. The new GX300 is based on the Intel® Core™2 Extreme Quad core and Nvidia 8800 GTX technology. This model will deliver unprecedented 3-D gaming performance and will provide better performance for intense multimedia […]
Read more"Customers are very anxious for HD movie content. With Blu-Ray drives available now and HD DVD drives becoming available very soon, we wanted to incorporate this technology into our media centers for our customers to give them more of a choice in hi def content play back ability." said Mr. Cannon. "This is the amazing benefit of a PC based […]
Read moreI'm personally not that excited with Apple TV. It just doesn't bring anything new to the table, which is disappointing since that's usually always what Apple brings. But here I just see this as an overrated extender with a ton of limitations. But judge for yourself. Just a quick refresher, this device is a set-top box that “enables digital content […]
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