Microsoft has, shall we say, a bit fragmented in its business operations. As the mighty company moves towards integration of its products at what we hope is an increasing pace, news comes that they are trying to add to the livingroom wars by possibly becoming a cable provider of some sort. No real specifics in the article, but we do […]
Read moreI actually thought they had done this last year…but apparently I’m wrong. Slysoft AnyDVD is THE best software for ripping your Blu-ray and DVD movies to your hard drive, strictly for backup purposes. So…if you find yourself needing something like that you may want to take advantage before you have to start paying for upgrades. The upgrades are CRITICAL as […]
Read moreJust wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving for you and yours. Hope everyone has a good holiday. And those of you that are traveling, hope you have safe and fast trips.
Read moreRelease to production in 2 weeks? I’ve got to say I’m surprised, very suprised, but good news for HTPC enthusiasts. HDHomeRun® – PRIME™ Quick status update… We are at CableLabs® for the final review, with release to production in 2 weeks. Pre-order and release dates will be announced shortly following release to production. On the availability side we are working […]
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Just a friendly reminder to not trust Comcast billing when performing CableCARD self-installs. I’ve had my InfiniTV4 setup since day 1 of release (well a couple days before) and two ATI DCTs before that. Each time my wife went to the local Comcast office and picked up a CableCARD for a self-install. She even did the initial pairing with Comcast […]
Read moreIt probably comes as no surprise to many that I am long overdue for updates on many of my Media Center add-ins. It has been a hectic year trying to juggle everything that life has thrown at me, but things are finally starting to settle and I am ready to get back to my partially complete projects. I have some […]
Read moreWith [url=http://www.missingremote.com/news/2010-11-23/windows-home-server-vail-drops-drive-extender-twitterverse-goes-mad]yesterday’s announcement[/url] that MS is killing off DE in the next version of WHS (Vail), I’m on a quest to find a replacement. What I’d like to get from everyone is what they would replace DE with. Obviously, the first option is RAID. Personally, I’d go with RAID6 for the added safety net. I have considered this many times […]
Read moreAs the title says it has been one of those weeks. Between having a sick daughter all weekend, getting into a small accident in my car due to an ice storm we had Saturday night into Sunday and then my HTPC decided to die on me Sunday night in the middle of a football game.So needless to say I’ve been […]
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THIS CONTEST HAS ENDED, THANKS TO ALL FOR PARTICIPATING! Is everyone still enjoying the contest?? I surely hope so, because we still have a TON of prizes! Given the upcoming holiday weekend upon us, we decided to have a special prize and make it last longer than the rest. Thanks to our friends at NVIDIA, we have up for grabs […]
Read moreWe reviewed one of ASRock’s original HTPC nettop systems last year and were very pleased with its foray into the market. It’s great to see them continue on what they started and evolve the product to be more cutting edge. This looks to be another solid competitor. At $999 it’s in a space far beyond the Boxee and Rokus of […]
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