The WiMax wireless standard promises more robust wireless service, greater reliability and power. Will it deliver? Wireless Interoperability for Microwave Transmission, more commonly known as WiMax, is a technology based on the IEEE 802.16 standard used for wireless transmission of data. The 802.16 standard has been through a few evolutionary stages, with 802.16e the most recent updated form. The […]
Read moreAnother great show from Ian, tune into hear all about a bunch of things going on in Media Center world. This week I am talking Derek R. Flickinger of Interactive homes inc about how Media Center fits with Custom Integrators and enthusiast, integrators and Microsoft can learn from each. Derek and I will be launching The Custom Integrator Show […]
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With the analog to digital conversion coming in one month, many people who generally get most of their TV from Over The Air sources tend to question if their current antenna setup will be able to receive the new digital broadcasts. Today we will be demystifying the Black Magic that is antennas and how they work. Getting Free […]
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The P500 builds upon S1Digital’s already successful line of ProLine Series Media Centers and provides customers with powerful features in a high-end, custom designed chassis. Available with up to four CableCard HDTV tuners plus an unencrypted QAM/ATSC tuner, Blu-ray movie playback with Profile 2.0 features, movie archiving capabilities, and three terabytes (2TB useable) of internal RAID-5 storage. The P500 supports […]
Read moreVia Geektonic, big news for the Media Center world! Through the use of a program called DVBSBridge, support for hauppauge’s HDPVR is now added. If you haven’t read my review to understand the significane of this I will break it down pretty quickly for you. The HDPVR allows you to take your analog component HD feed (even DRM laced channels) […]
Read moreMusic is one of the features which Windows Media Center does really quite well–the layout is fun, easy to follow, useful and attractive. That being said, the features are quite minimal. You see the information which you provide via tags and little extra. Boxee adds a splash of innovation into their Music abilities, as you can see from the video […]
Read moreWindows SKU’s have been a confusing puddle of nonsense in the past and on the surface not a whole lot as changed now that Windows 7 is coming down the line. There are 5 SKUs that will be available at launch.The bullet points are key points from the press release. Each SKU has all of the features of the lower […]
Read moreMost people that are aware of Boxee think it’s primarily used for television watching–mainly all the internet TV portals for watching full episodes on demand, which I covered a bit during my first impressions look. The Photos area of Boxee however is equally powerful. Again, if you have seen Boxee on AppleTV or other previous device, you will notice very […]
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This is not the week of blockbuster releases for the Blu-ray format. However, there are a lot of solid cult following type of releases that are always a good bet. The two I am going to recommend are Office Space and Jeff Durnham. If you haven’t had the chance to check out Jeff’s comedy/ventro act, you are missing out and […]
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