It’s like HDGuru knew that Black Friday was around the corner so lots of people would be in the market to purchase new TVs!??!! Crazy, I know. So, get your learning hats ready and read this post before making that several hundred (or thousand) dollar investment. Lots of good tidbits from them, with pros and cons of almost anything you […]
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One of the most difficult parts of Media Center for Windows has been the amount of effort it takes to find the proper plugins you need (hence why I started the Life with a Plugin series, to try to help). Well, with the help of fellow MVP Andrew Cherry, Ian Dixon has released a wonderful app which will make this […]
Read moreGood Luck to Win Traveler’s Tundra Mammoth — WOW’s 5th Anniversary Celebration! It’s been five years since World of Warcraft players first leapt into the lands of Azeroth. From The Burning Crusade to Wrath of the Lich King, players are longing for the next expansion pack. For thanking players’ loyal support on SwagVault, we launch the Traveler’s Tundra Mammoth giveaway […]
Read moreAfter last week’s quality selections, this week comes in even stronger! From the long list there’s enough to satisfy anyone’s appetite. Lots of classics to choose from with their Blu-ray releases, most notably Chasing Amy, Fight Club, and The Professional are all amazing movies if you haven’t seen them before. But, I had to go with a new film for […]
Read moreJust came across this over at TheGreenButton forums, where a member there has created an app to let you schedule recordings on your MCE remotely. It’s far from seamless though and still very early in development, but it’s good to see someone working on it since Microsoft abandoned the simple MSN Remote Record (*tear*) TheGreenButton.com I’ve posted a rather simple […]
Read moreXBMC 9.11: Alpha2 ready for testing. Milestone: 9.11 due in 18hrs [XBMC]
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OK, nothing concrete yet…but Andrew (@babgvant) and myself thought everyone would enjoy seeing this screenshot. This is on an ION-based system, connected directly to an ATI CableCard (1.19) tuner….with SageTV. This is on Windows 7 Home Premium x64. Enjoy the teaser, worry not we’ll have more info as soon as possible!
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As this is the holiday time coming up when everyone will be buying way more than we normally need to, I wanted to remind everyone that we do have affiliate links with Amazon.com and Newegg.com . You can click on the stores via the links on the side of the homepage, and then any purchases made through there we get […]
Read moreJay Taylor has blogged about his first impressions on the new Dell Zino HD which is now available starting from just $229!!! Although its not a true review and many video formats were not yet tested, this box definitely shows lots of promise and may be a great alternative to all of the new ION based nettops. At the […]
Read moreThis guide was originally posted for Windows Vista, but I think I’ve got the proper pieces here for it to work on Windows 7. Please let us know via the Comments button at the bottom if you have concerns/issues/feedback! As always, proceed at your own risk! The problem is when you have a 16:9 display that has a typical 4:3 […]
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