I have a few take aways from this impressive report of how ESPN did in its broadcast of the BCS Championship game last night, where it broke the record for most viewers on a cable channel broadcast. Mainly, I hope this will quiet some of the talk how online streaming video HURTS television broadcasters. Quite impressive numbers and I would […]
Read moreThis is a nice looking case, but it’s odd that the review didn’t mention exactly how much it costs (yet price was listed as a con)–odd. Anyhow, a quick google search found it anywhere from $400-600! Quite a range for a high end HTPC case, but as you would expect with a 7″ touch screen. Not so very often we […]
Read moreI know we have a lot of Netflix users out there, so how many of you use some of these awesome websites designed to help you get the most of the streaming features? I know I only knew of a few of them, great list here. Netflix regularly has to take offline movies and TV show episodes based on the […]
Read more
Aaron already gave us a first look at Hauppauge CableCARD Prototype Revealed but that wasn’t all Hauppauge had in store for us. Colossus HD PVR We’ve talked about it a few times already but it was nice to see it person and I expect a lot from it. The new PCI-E uses a different chip, the ViXS XCode-3111, that should […]
Read more![IMG_0266 [1024x768].JPG](https://www.missingremote.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_0266-1024x768-640x280.jpg)
While at CES we had a chance to meet with ZOTAC and we are very happy we did. Their ZBOX and Mini-ITX motherboards have done very well over the last year among HTPC enthusiasts and I expect their new lineup to do just as well. What I really liked about their new products is that they will be offering a […]
Read more
When Windows 7 Media Center Embedded was first announced I made the below tweet so when I first saw the Haier TV I was pleasantly surprised! (I’m also taking full credit…) btw, Would love to see a TV manufacturer use W7 Embedded w/ Media Center for smaller sets. I want an all-in-one kitchen TV powered by MC7. Keeping reading to find out […]
Read moreFor those early adopters out there who jumped on the D-Link Boxee Box and experienced some issues, there’s some good news. Here’s a new firmware you can easily grab and has a ton of fixes and even some enhancements. As always, proceed with caution any time you do a firmware upgrade that just came out. Enhancements: * Settings to […]
Read more
While at CES we had a chance to meet up with Jeremy and Austin from Ceton with a guest appeareance from beta tester extraordinaire and OpenCable guru erkotz. We’ve already let you know they were coming but this was our first time seeing them. For those considering cancelling their existing orders on the InfiniTV 4….don’t. At least I don’t recommend […]
Read more![IMG_0278 [1024x768].JPG](https://www.missingremote.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_0278-1024x768-640x280.jpg)
If you remember earlier this year, Hauppauge and SiliconDust forged a partnership to team up on CableCARD tuners so we were eager to find out the status of the yet to be released Hauppauge 2-tuner USB version. The partnership between the two involves Hauppauge using its manufacturing clout to make both the SiliconDust HDHomerun Prime and the Hauppauge USB tuner. […]
Read more![IMG_0268 [1024x768].JPG](https://www.missingremote.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_0268-1024x768-640x280.jpg)
If there’s been one knock on Panasonic plasma sets, it is that they are not at aesthetically pleasing as other displays on the market in many consumer’s opinions. Panasonic appears to have really taken this in stride and produced a classy single sheet of glass plasma that is also thinner than the VT25 which we reviewed last year. The main […]
Read more