If you are familiar with SageTV, you probably know that the software can show where commercial breaks are in the video timeline. It looks like this functionality will soon be brought to Windows Media Center courtesy of Mark Terborg and his Recorded TV HD plug-in. It looks awesome! Notice anything about this MC screen? Coming soon to Recorded TV HD: […]
Read moreIf you’re into really large HTPC cases, this may be the guy for you. My preferences generally run the other way though – preferring to push the hard drives into another location where the rattle doesn’t matter as much. The CW02 from Silverstone’s Crown Series is crafted to allow users to really appreciate the design of this high quality HTPC […]
Read moreI started this blog posting back in February, and about the same time took over the management of the start-up I was working for, so while the blog post lingered, I continued to use it for my own purposes to track the changes I made to the system. There are definitely a number of useful nuggets in here, especially if […]
Read moreGiven our recent reviews of the Elgato tuners specifically designed for Mac, we were hoping for somewhat of a growth for HTPC usage for Mac customers. Instead we discover that Apple has dropped Front Row (is Microsoft next?). New features, amendments and the odd issue are still being discovered within Apple’s new OS X Lion operating system and one older […]
Read moreStarting in August, Fox is going to blocking next day streaming of all shows on Hulu, and Fox.com for everyone except “verified” subscribers. After the 8 day window has passed then it is opened back up for normal viewing.. Currently to be verified you have to be a Subscriber of Hulu Plus or have Dish Network, no other cable provider […]
Read moreLast week we posted an update on the need to disable User Account Control (UAC) on Intel’s second generation HD Graphics IPG (Sandy Bridge) systems, but we still weren’t sure how to reliably reproduce the results. Well a new DH67BL showed up today along with instructions on how to enable the feature on existing hardware which explains why we couldn’t […]
Read moreAfter a bit of a silence period, SiliconDust updated everyone on their 6 and 3-tuner versions of their network based CableCARD tuners available at Newegg: 6CC units beginning to ship to Newegg today; Newegg will start shipping tomorrow. 3 tuner info to come later this week.
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You probably know by now that Windows Media Center extenders have been on life support with only Microsoft supplying the Xbox 360 as the sole extender product available in the retail market. The de-emphasis of the extender continues with the latest Xbox 360 Media Remote revealed by Major Nelson. Sadly for Media Center extender users, there is no more Green […]
Read moreOur friends at DMZ have posted a new review from boutique HTPC makers Low Carbon PC (who I admittedly had never heard of). The box is nice enough, at an MSRP of $799 though. I can’t stop staring at the wireless keyboard, which looks like it was ripped off of a laptop. Still, they seem to like it. With a […]
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We have reviewed a number of wireless keyboards over the years, from the tiniest Logitech Dinovo Mini to the oblong shaped IOGear GKM581R. Every wireless keyboard has its pros and cons based on what exactly you are looking for and how often you will use it. Genius is a relative newcomer to this world and are coming in with a […]
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