Now here’s one you might not have predicted (or maybe you did), Netflix’s costs on licensing streaming movie exceeds the bandwidth. NOW, the question that remains is, as the features of streaming and quality improve requiring more bandwidth, does it hit into their profits greater? According to its 10-K filing, Netflix spent $66 million in the second quarter 2010 to […]
Read moreYou can either take this as good or bad news, depending on your own optimism. I think a more focused Microsoft makes for the better, as it will hopefully prevent seemingly abandoned technologies such as the Extenders. Only time will really tell what this all means, if their "TV" definition even includes MCE. Actually, Microsoft has eight core focus areas, […]
Read moreEnjoy the home theater podcasts from this week! Equipment and training required to calibrate professional studios and home theater systems. Guests: David Abrams of Avical Video System Specialists. [Home Theater Geeks 27] Joining me for another round table recording are Andrew Edney and Garry Whittiker. We discus some listeners emails including DVB-S, digital audio and talk about some of the […]
Read moreI have to admit that the Dune BD Prime is a very tempting media streamer/Blu-ray player, too bad the price isn’t. With big CE companies (i.e. Sony) starting to build streamer features into their decks this will be a very interesting segment in the next couple years. There are two models currently, the Dune HD Base 3.0 and the […]
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Continuing MissingRemote’s tradition of providing you guys the patches necessary to enable Concurrent Sessions, we’ve created a new thread for Windows 7 Service Pack 1. The process below has been confirmed working with the Beta versions of Windows7 Ultimate, Professional, Home Premium and Enterprise Editions, x86 & X64 build 7601, Service Pack Build 178. One of the most popular articles […]
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Anyone in the market for a small and sleek entry level home theater PC knows that there are many options. With so many systems at very different price points, finding the right balance between capability and dollars can be difficult. The Inspirion Zino HD from Dell certainly has the right look, and being based on AMD’s 780G chipset, the right […]
Read moreI know there are some Stargate fans out there, so SGU-1.5 is probably of interest there. Fan Boys is somewhat of a cult comedy from a few years back about a group of Star Wars fans on a road trip, it has its moments. La Boheme certainly has its audience as well. I was seriously contemplating selecting Rambo the collection […]
Read moreAs more and more smaller form factor cases come out, the need for a solid low profile HSF becomes all the more important. Here are two such items reviewed by the very smart folks at SPCR. While slim short cases have plenty of appeal, they are by definition, short on space; the massive heatpipe cooler you would ordinarily install […]
Read morePretty good news here from the book of common bloody sense! 🙂 Finally you can "legally" backup DVDs you own…as if anyone was truly waiting for this ruling to do so. Merely bypassing a technological protection that restricts a user from viewing or using a work is insufficient to trigger the DMCA’s anti-circumvention provision. The DMCA prohibits only forms […]
Read moreMichael Gartenberg might end up right about 3D’s viability, but his reasoning for why is all wrong when viewed in historical context. While 3D could be LaserDisc, it could also be the next phase of HD – take a look at his points: 1) Cost – Yes you will need a new TV, but even now in the first year […]
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