THIS CONTEST HAS ENDED, THANKS FOR PARTICIPATING! ENTER TO WIN: AMD PHENOM 615E ATHLON II X4 2.5GHz CPU We hope everyone is having a safe and wonderful end to 2010. In celebration of not only this, but also continuing with the celebration of our new MissingRemote.com website (which continues to evolve), we have another fantastic giveaway for the […]
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Codecs? File types? Oh my! If you have ever tried to watch a video you downloaded from the internet only to find it unable to be played (or maybe just audio but no video), then this is the guide for you! We’re going to try to do our best to cover most of the more common file types that are […]
Read moreAbsolutely weak selection of movies this week, so bear with me. MissingRemote’s Pick of the Week Resident Evil: Afterlife Have to be honest, I wasn’t a big fan of this 4th? 5th? Installment of the Resident Evil series of movies, based off the mega popular video game. To be fair, I actually enjoyed the first few of them, but […]
Read moreDid you get a shiny new TV for Christmas? The HD Guru will take you through a few steps in getting to know your new friend. Calibrate..Calibrate…Calibrate.. oh and I am sure there are a few other steps in there as well. Once you have your HD image on the screen, change the user picture controls. (If the set did […]
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NVIDIA was the first to bring 3D Blu-ray (BD) via native HDMI 1.4 to the PC, coupled with HD audio bit stream support in the GTX 460, GTS 450 and GT 430 family of GPUs the home theater PC (HTPC) market has become much more interesting for the enthusiast. A few weeks back MissingRemote took a look at the GTS […]
Read moreRemember the Kinect on Media Center video we posted a bit ago? Well not to be outdone, some other developers have made an open source software to allow you to use the same Kinect hardware with your PC to control the free XBMC and Boxee software. Called the KinEmote, it’s still more cool than functional, but given the amount of […]
Read moreI’ve used Silverstone HTPC cases in the past (the old LC-10M) and thought it was a great case for the price. Here’s the GD04 reviewed at Anandtech, where the reviewer finds some faults…and the commentors find some faults in the reviewer. Ah, good times. The GD04 is remarkably attractive if you’re into that minimalist look (I am); there’s a sister […]
Read moreI’m sure everyone just has the consumer’s interest in mind here, but who doesn’t enjoy $50 dates to the movies and would rather, *gasp* spend less money to watch it in the comfort of your home? That’s ludicrous if you ask me. -end sarcasm- The outreach is in response to statements by media executives touting plans to offer movies in […]
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THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING, THIS CONTEST HAS ENDED!!!!! GOOD LUCK TO ALL!! WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON! ENTER TO WIN: QNAP NMP-1000P Media Player Continuing our MissingRemote.com re-launch contest, we have a really special prize for the special holiday weekend. Courtesy of our friends at QNAP, we have up for grabs the awesomely powerful QNAP NMP-1000P Media Player. Valued at […]
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The top-of-the-line Roku XD|S digital video player promises instant access to the highest quality Internet streaming content you can get up to 1080p along with local media playback via USB and a plethora of inputs and outputs to fit into almost any audio-video configuration all while being simple to use, small, power-efficient and priced just under $100. This sounds like […]
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