I think the only surprise at this point with this announcement is that it has taken them so long to announce this. In the meantime, they have lost a ton of ground in the space, with new players such as Magnavox and Vizio lining up low cost players to compete with the current high end. It will be interesting to […]
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I keep changing my mind on how much I like the idea of hidden televisions that pop up. Last year we saw the one that came up from under your bed, which was cool, and here’s a more traditional install with the TV in the cabinet that slides up. Still not sure, but for this room it actually looks ok. […]
Read moreBacking up is critical in every situation where it’s possible, but especially in your HTPC-app where you spend so much time configuring, tweaking, adjusting and in this case obtaining and setting up all your television recordings. Here’s a nice little guide on how to cover yourself if you’re a SageTV user. GeekTonic If you use SageTV as your home media […]
Read moreIan continues his non-stop release schedule of podcasts! Starting your week off right with a Custom Integrator Podcast where they are covering in-depth uPnP and DLNA technologies. TheDigitalLifestyle The Custom Integrator Show Installment 017 is live. In this one, we extend the concepts we covered with UPnP technologies and the DLNA roles out to resource-constrained network connected devices with Devices […]
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We recently saw some newly released plugins for the Apple HTPC-application Plex, and today comes the announcement of a new version. Still not version 1.0, but a lot of fixes in this build from 0.8.1. to 0.8.2. Head on over to the Plex blog for the full list. Plex Blog We’ve targeted two major causes of user interface delay […]
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The CEDIA expo is coming up next month (September 8-12), and it’s one of the largest shows all year for consumer electronics corporations. Ben Drawbaugh from EngadgetHD looks to get the jump on the announcements with a couple of predictions for the show, some conservative and some far out there. No doubt I’d be a happy camper if all of […]
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Did you know that there are more options to launching Windows Media Center in Windows 7 than just arriving at the start menu? Microsoft has tossed in a bunch of hidden switches (not sure why they’re called switches) that fellow Media Center MVP and MissingRemote contributor Andrew Cherry has discovered and passed along. The purpose of these is simple–say you […]
Read moreYou probably already knew that Wal-Mart has started selling a sub-$100 blu-ray player, but to hopefully satisfy those people unable to find that one Wal-Mart (exclusively) is offering a sub-$200 blu-ray player from Vizio. FormatWarCentral got their hands on one and have prepared a little video unboxing of the unit for your pleasure. I agree with the reviewer, it’s pretty […]
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Anyone out there using Plex? It looks pretty slick from what I’ve seen, unfortunately I don’t have a Mac and I doubt a netbook with Hackintosh would do it much justice. Anyhow I digress, for those who ARE using the software for Mac, there are some new plugins to make your life easy. A lot are designed by the same […]
Read moreAnother good week of releases coming up. I’ve been waiting to see "I Love You, Man" for a while, it’s received some great reviews and I just want to see the guy from Freaks & Geeks battle Lou Ferragamo! A classic for its time, I’m sure some of you are St. Elmo Fire fans. I still haven’t watched it…but it’s […]
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