It’s Thursday! Besides being almost the end of another week, it also means it’s time for another one of Ian’s Media Center Podcasts! This week up, Ian’s got an interview with MCML Developer Brian Baskerville as well as Windows Home Server MVP Andrew Edney to discuss Power Pack 3. Show Times: 00:23 Coming up this week 01:31 Recorded TV Manager […]
Read moreJust a day after seeing the news from Disney about selling movies on MicroSD, we get this announcement. I’m still trying to figure out why these guys are so overthinking it. I would prefer they spend their efforts on making Digital Distribution copies easier on DVD’s…seems like the easier solution for everyone, doesn’t it? Digital Media Zone Once you connect […]
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If you’ve ever wondered just how insane the warehousing must be at Netflix considering the thousands of discs they process every day, take a look at this. It’s even more impressive when you consider how fast Netflix is at getting you your newest queued movies. Hacking Netflix 3a.m. The mail is picked up from the Postal Distribution Center and […]
Read moreThis is a lot of interpretationg, but talking about HD decoders on the chip gets me pretty excited, especially if they come through with it being low power draw…sounds like a compelling choice for the HTPC world, but let’s wait and see. SemiAccurate Why anyone would want the first generation Larrabee for an HTPC rig is an open question, one […]
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If you haven’t been keeping up with the super fun HDMI revision changes, you’re missing out on a lot of fun things which are sure to cause manufacturer’s even more headaches than 1.3’s fun-filled revision caused. Luckily nothing seems close to being released, so we still have time to get more 1.3 devices before they’re outdated. Engadget Destined […]
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A jack of all trades device, let’s not kid ourselves–folks that buy this are most likely appreciating the pretty snazzy style that comes across. I haven’t seen a review on it, but I wouldn’t be shocked if this was more in the way of form instead of function. CrunchGear iLuv’s been making iPod accessories for a while now, and […]
Read moreIn today’s "DUH…" post of the day, we learn that Netflix is annihilating Blockbuster, at least when it comes to web traffic…maybe they’re not counting the last few weeks where Blockbuster was giving away movies. Hacking Netflix "In the last two years, Netflix has gone from just over double Blockbuster’s traffic to almost eight and a half times as much. […]
Read moreFortune has an interview and short video with Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, who doesn’t shy himself from active questions for his company. Apparantly they’re doing well even in this economy…it helps when they keep hiking prices on all of us already addicted to it! Fortune Hastings looks forward to the day, a decade or less from now, when an Internet […]
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Fellow MVP Stuart (aka CW-Kid) posts a quick review of the HTPC case offering from Luxa, a massive chassis by anyones definitions, especially for home theaters. I wouldn’t mind the size if you could put the kitchen sink in there, but only supporting 2 hard drives? Seriously?! Media Center Blog They both have a IR/VFD display from Soundgraph with […]
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Remember that little Roku box that brought you Netflix and….um…Netflix? Well, they’re not giving up on it yet, and have announced a deal with MediaFly to integrate some nice online video content. These types of devices must be feeling the pressure with so many TV’s adding similar features, but it’s hard to argue against the Roku and its very reasonable […]
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