If you’re a fan of free HTPC software, then pay attention as a new release candidate version of XBMC (Xbox Media Center) is out. If you’ve never heard of it, XBMC is basically a community developed frontend software for your home theater computer–think Media Center and SageTV without TV tuner support. Has some super slick skins for those interested. Shoutcast […]
Read moreNow here’s an interesting concept I have zero faith in actually succeeding. First off, how big a thumb drive do you think you’d need here, at least 1gb? Then, how confident do you think studios would be with the copy protection on said USB drive. But hey, worth a shot, right?
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I have to be honest, I’m posting this theater because I’m not sure how I feel about it. There’s an awful lot of shiny, reflective aluminum for my taste. But that being said, I definitely admire the attention to detail. This Terminator-themed theater called for a futuristic industrial look, which meant that Vivid F/X had to custom design most of […]
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THIS CONTEST HAS ENDED! THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING!! First off, special thanks again to everyone for participating in our ongoing contest! Wanted to announce the last few winners in case you missed the blogs: Anjani (GT 430), PAPutzback (BigScreenGlobal) & NUKraze (Vidabox CubeCase)! Next up, courtesy of the fine folks at Phantom Entertainment is their very cool Phantom Lapboard. Our […]
Read moreThis is awesome news…would have been more awesome about 10 years ago before I built my MCE DVR…but I guess I still watch *some* commercials during sports. Either way, it’s a long time coming. Rep. Anna Eshoo’s (D-CA) bill will require commercials to be at the same decibel levels as programs during which they play. Once signed, the CALM Act […]
Read moreLots of podcasts to choose from, enjoy! The week that dare not speak its name is upon us. Twilight: Eclipse is easily the biggest release of the week but somehow I doubt you’ll see it at the top of the pile at the end of the show. With a total of five major releases, it was a busy week for […]
Read moreWhile there isn’t very much information just yet, Hauppauge looks to have remembered us HD-PVR users. This could very well be the followup to the HD-PVR we’ve all been waiting for. I, for one, would welcome an internal version and I would hope that they have worked out the all the kinks. I was also shocked to see […]
Read moreOur friend and fellow MVP Ian Dixon caught wind of a new Beta OS available for the new AppleTV, and I’m a bit in between. On the one hand, I think it’s great the community is stepping and making the AppleTV a more powerful device. But on the other, paying $20 for features that are already available in a lot […]
Read moreI’m always happy to see posts from Pete and value his opinion. This blog post is no exception–very informative and worth the read. We’ve been using Windows Media Center as our home’s main DVR for several years now. We have basic cable service, and over the past few months, my cable company has started to switch some of our channels […]
Read moreWow, this has really not been a good month for Windows Home Server followers all around. First the announcement that Drive Extender was kaput, and now word that the largest OEM of Home Server devices, HP, has discontinued their entire line and will no longer be producing. Yikes. This also means that there will not be any more software updates […]
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