Pretty 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 […]
Read moreHere’s a pretty candid interview with CEO of Revision3 (home of one of my favorite shows HDNation), and I couldn’t help but post this after seeing this quote below. I remember making the exact same suggestion at the MVP Summit at Microsoft a few years ago…good to know I wasn’t alone with my suggestion, ashame it has yet to develop […]
Read moreIf you’ve been looking to get your feet wet in the HTPC world but don’t want to pay a dime for your software, you should probably give Media Portal a shot. Great project that have been improving over time. I haven’t used it in a while, but looks like they’ve made a ton of improvements. The development of MediaPortal was […]
Read moreEnjoy the home theater podcasts from this week! The guys interview MythTV developer Robert McNamara. Blu-Ray support implemented in MythTV. MythNetVision. Project reorganization of MythTV. The death of flash, Silverlight and hopes of HTML5 & Webm [MythTV Cast – Episode 22 ] This weeks show gets kicked off with some Blu-ray news as the details of two anticipated titles are […]
Read moreI hear the question all the time. “Why doesn’t Windows Home Server have an e-Mail Server included?” The answer is simple: Because it ain’t easy to do. Well, let me clarify that. It’s EASY to install and run e-Mail Server software on Windows Home Server. It’s not so easy to get it to work with your ISP, connection, firewall and […]
Read moreSo Blockbuster is going down the tubes, but they at least saved enough pennies to throw one more slimeball the way of Netflix and Redbox, promoting the 28-day waiting period in a commercial. I can’t even think of a comparable company ever doing something like this, but MAN it comes off quite slimey in my opinion.
Read moreI’m not sold on the 100HT-BD’s PC look (that power button looks really bright in the pictures), but for ~$700 it’s really hard to argue with the capability it provides. Ganesh did an amazing job of testing ASRock’s Arrandale based HTPC – even if you’re not in the market for a off the shelf SFF box it’s well worth a […]
Read moreA couple good picks this week. I saw The Runaways, and it’s definitely not for the traditional faint of heart, but if you’re a fan of Joan Jett and the 70’s style of rock music it’s worth a look, but I was pretty surprised to see Dakota Fanning in her role as the band’s leading singer–she’s not exactly a child […]
Read moreLooks like the gang at DMZ got their hands on one of the first review units of the new Cable Card tuners from Ceton. Hopefully these come out soon as I know lots of people eagerly anticipating both this one and the external version coming from SiliconDust. What you haven’t realized yet is that two of us at the Digital […]
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