Over the years there has always been one constant when it comes to digital media consumption–hard drives, an essential necessity in the world of digital entertainment. If it wasn’t for a hard drive we would not have digital video recorders, computers and in our niche of the world, home theater computers. It seems like yesterday when I got my first […]
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THIS CONTEST HAS ENDED, THANKS FOR PARTICIPATING! Today we’re giving away another prize bundle from our friends at BigScreenGlobal. Since this is a software package this contest is open to EVERYONE around the world! Fellow MVP and owner Niall Ginsbourg has put together a package and the winner will be able to select their choice of TWO licenses from the […]
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I have to admit I’ve never used Clicker.tv, but I have heard a lot about it and the concept is pretty neat. If you have been confined to launching it via your kb/mouse, this plugin may work well for you as it simply launches the interface of their Beta 10′ program from Media Center. Simple yet effective. I came across […]
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THIS CONTEST HAS ENDED, THANKS FOR PARTICIPATING! Another week, another awesome set of prizes coming your way! Today’s prize is a fantastic media streamer courtesy of Patriot Memory, the Patriot Box Office HD player. We reviewed this little guy earlier this year and found it to be a very solid and capable player with an MSRP of $99–read below […]
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I love my Harmony One, so when the battery wouldn’t hold a charge for more than a couple days it was an easy decision to order a replacement. When the new battery arrived, I was shocked to find that that the original had swollen so much that the plastic was starting to crack and needle-nose pliers were required to pry […]
Read morePrior to my exodus as owner from MissingRemote, I had delved into the Home Automation world. My experiences never got very far but I had some minor improvements. Gizmodo has a $5,000 package from Control4 up for review if you are not in the DIY mode. Control4 is a more entry-level solution to home automation, and they compete mostly with […]
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In the past year, we’ve seen a number of different wireless streaming devices intended to help bridge the gap between the distance between users and the television. Unlike recent products like the Boxee Box and GoogleTV, which are intended to connect directly to your television full-time, wireless USB streaming devices such as the Veebeam HD try a different route opting […]
Read moreYou will see alot more of these posts as I plan on moving away from my local cable company and move towards Internet based services such us Netflix and Hulu. Random point aside, Roku has a small update for their XR box that will allow 1080p playback. A few other goodies are tucked inside as well. Click on over to […]
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Yesterday was a big day in my household as I installed the long-awaited Ceton InfiniTV 4 CableCARD tuner into my HTPC (see mikinho’s review here). My cable provider, Cox Cable, still requires a technician to come out and install the CableCARD, though, this will be optional by summer of 2011 thanks to the new FCC rules mandated in October. Prior […]
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THIS CONTEST HAS ENDED! THANKS TO ALL! Congratulations to sturner151 who was selected as the winner of the Arcsoft Total Media Theatre Platinum! The prizes will keep coming and continue to get better believe it or not. For our 11th giveaway, we have courtesy of the fine folks at Amulet Devices, their Voice Enabled Remote Control for Windows Media Center! […]
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