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Read moreEstimate: 800,000 U.S. Households Abandoned Their TVs For The Web
Totally thought someone else would post this before I could. This report has been floating around the net today, lots of people assuming it means one thing or the other. I just think it’s a great sign in general. And not strictly bad news for MSOs, but hopefully will encourage them to continue looking for new ways to provide a […]
Read moreHands On: Control4 My Home iPad App
I’m not sure how many of you are actually running a Control4 system, but this is a great example of some of the usefulness the iPad is going to provide. Now, the question is if this is all you use it for, if it’s still worth it? Consider that a similar home automation tablet from Crestron or AMX will run […]
Read moreIt’s Finally Here: The 1TB SSD
All you that had been holding out on SSD for your HTPC until you could have only one drive? You’re in luck, the time is finally here! And for the great price of only $4000!! I doubt anyone’s going to buy it, but it’s a great example of things possible, and I’m sure the price will go down sooner than […]
Read moreApril 13th Blu-ray Releases
EDIT: Well, not just tracking the Warner Brothers movies, I am now also noting the Universal and Fox titles which will have the 30-day rental window imposed on them by placing ** next to the title. Not a lot of releases this week after last week, guess it comes in waves. That being said, still some solid releases of classic […]
Read moreVidaBox SLIMv3 vCase3 Premium mATX HTPC Case Review
Nice slim case from VidaBox reviewed here…tight fit but pretty clean. The vCase3 front is made from black brushed aluminum without any LCD/VFD displays. On button and a reset button plus 2 leds for power on and HDD activity. If u use this HTPC case you mostly connect it to a LCD/LED TV/Display and all info will be on that. […]
Read moreSega Genesis Modded with a PC Inside
Pretty cool, although not the cleanest mod I’ve ever seen, that’s one tight space indeed! I wonder if people would be disappointed to not be able to play Battle Axe though…then again, I would hope the guy put an emulator on there! Case: Sega Genesis + CD Attachement Core Specs: Zotac 9300 itx Mobo Core2 E8500 3.2 ghz processor 4 […]
Read moreS1Digital 100 Disk Blu-ray Changer
My experience with S1Digitals 100 disk Blu-ray changer was just about flawless. It would have been 100% except for the first unit they shipped me had an optical drive failure after ripping around 40 disks. Anyone who has had the pleasure of dealing with S1Digial knows there support is top notch, so after trying a few things I was quickly […]
Read moreProject Snowbird, Niveus Media working with Dish Network
I’ll let the screenshot speak for itself, but seems like this would be pretty sweet for those DiSH customers. This image was just posted to Niveus’s facebook page, I’m betting it’s not based on Media Center, but I’d love to be proven wrong. We should see some more details of this project this week. [TheGreenButton]
Read moreNetflix inks with Universal and Twentieth Century Fox: first TV streams, more films, and 28 day rent
Wow, guess our weekly Blu-ray releases list just gained a bunch of new asterisks huh?!? Can’t say I’m at all surprised, I think everyone saw that once Netflix caved to one studio, the rest would follow suit. Everyone’s streaming media darling, Netflix, has just reached terms with both Universal and Twentieth Century Fox. Both agreements beef up Netflix’s streaming content […]
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