Ian got his hands on a Niveus ZONE Media Center and has a nice detailed video review and unboxing. Click on the link to view the video. The Digital Lifestyle Niveus produce great hi-end equipment and recently they have launched a compact (6”x6”x2”) network media player called the ZONE. The idea being that you have multiple ZONEs around the home […]
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The gang at WeGotServed cues up a Media Center plugin called Recorded TV Manager, designed to give you television episode collectors some ultimate control over your recordings (I doubt you are cablecard users). It’s a pretty in-depth program but there is some more steps to setup than is normal. Head on over for Part 1 of their review. We […]
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Sorry folks, no Hulu or Netflix in this top 5 list…yet. I know the Boxee folks have been hard at work, and great plugins are just going to make it easier for people to migrate over. Some great apps on this list, some more useful than others IMO, but all pretty high quality. Mashable With the Pandora app for […]
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Sling continues evolving and improving their product line. This time up is their latest iPhone app for playback which has made some nice strides such as supporting 16×9, but the software still costs $30, a pretty hefty amount but worth it if you’re an iPhone owner and frequent sling-er. Zatz Not Funny Also new with v1.1 is true DISH […]
Read moreIf I could afford or fit one in my apartment, this might bother me a lot more. But still, this is one of those ridiculous things since it doesn’t prevent anyone from buying a television out of state, just means that California loses on the sales tax, and it makes life that much more difficult for the consumer to be […]
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This was just too funny not to post. It’s unclear when this actual installation was done, but I only hope that it was a long time ago before flat panels were affordable. Or maybe they just really wanted to have some fun cutting out a large section of their wall? If you don’t get the joke yet, click over to […]
Read moreSomehow the Entertainment 2.0 podcast snuck by me on my earlier podcast news post, so I’ll give them some love as well. This week up they have my buddy and fellow Media Center MVP Pete Stagman. He’s a die hard Red Sox fan (try to forgive him) and also runs a user group…just an all around swell guy. Should be […]
Read morePlasma fans rejoice your rich blacks! I have to admit I’m happy to hear this news following Pioneer’s departure in the market, part of me was concerned others might follow them out. Not only are there still quality parts there but apparantly people looking to invest some coin in some large displays are still preferring plasmas and sales are doing […]
Read moreContrary to my news posting yesterday, Gizmodo is of the mindset that the ZuneHD is the perfect media player and has a nice video of it in action. I like the interface itself but don’t think this is going to be the way to move your high definition TV files from your actual Media Center PC. Plus, how many people […]
Read moreFor those using SageTV on Windows 7 theres a new beta demuxer that works with the OOTB Microsoft video decoder. Good news for us, bad for Cyberlink and ArcSoft; but they’ve been treating us badly so I don’t feel too bad :). Even if you’re not using 7 there’s good stuff there, so get installing. Here is a new […]
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