I must admit I’m surprised how fast DirecTV has rolled out their 3D. I won’t be jumping on this bus, since I’m not a DirecTV subscriber nor have a 3D set, but if you do, here’s a good roundup of what you need to get started. Once you have all the above, you will need to get the latest […]
Read moreGreat week if you’re a Clint Eastwood fan, as he gets the Blu-ray treatment on a lot of his great films. The Director Cut collection includes Million Dollar Baby as well as the amazing Unforgiven, as well as two others. The prison fight movie Undisputed somehow received funding to make a 3rd film…can’t imagine it’s much different than the first […]
Read moreThe Media Browser gang has continued to evolve their 100% FREE HTPC solution, and definitely well worth a try if you’re looking for something with some extra control over it. Highlights: The Media type is now retrieved from locally stored metadata. Better support for using MyMovies and Media Browser side-by-side. The user can now set the preferred order of […]
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Read moreIn a world where all the rage is small players that can play it all, Logitech has stuck by their investment in the Squeezebox brand and continues to innovate. This time around, via a touchscreen display and a wealth of apps to use it with. Pretty cool for music buffs, probably too much for me to invest in one. […]
Read moreGiven how lazy and slow Apple has been with it’s self-named "hobby" product of AppleTV, you have to wonder if they pushed this quickly with the news of the Google TV box? Not only will this be priced to sell (like hotcakes), it seems that Apple is moving away from the model of local storage, and will be focusing […]
Read moreSome good stuff as always, enjoy! The warmth of vinyl, uses of compression, the accuracy myth, and more. Jon Iverson, web monkey for Source Interlink. [Home Theater Geeks 22: Audiophile Philosophy] This week I am talking to Tranquil PC’s David Thompson, Tranquil are based just down the road from me in Manchester so I popped down to chat with David […]
Read moreIf you are a Haali Media Splitter user, I am, you’ll want to update. No problems on my systems so far. 20/05/2010 New Features: Added support for WebM files Fixed items: Fixed a lot of issues with mp4 muxer Better support for VC-1 in MPEG Transport streams [Haali]
Read moreNot many new releases this week, but there are quite a few classics in the mix. A couple Troma releases–which if you haven’t seen, let’s just say you better have a sturdy stomach, not my style at all. Seven Swords is arguably one of the classic kung-fu films of all time, and was almost my pick for the week. I […]
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Review: QNAP NMP-1000 These days, small form-factor networked media players are all the rage. It seems that you cannot turn around without tripping over a device from another manufacturer trying to compete in this market. We recently had a look at the Box Office from Patriot and the O!Play HDP-R1 from Asus. Today I bring to the table the […]
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