Gotta love that HDCP… High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP)—you can’t live with it, but you practically can’t buy an HD-capable device anymore without it. While HDCP is typically used in devices like Blu-ray players, HDTVs, HDMI-enabled notebooks, and even the Apple TV in order to keep DRMed content encrypted between points A and B, it appears that Apple’s new […]
Read moreSynopsis: AMD’s "Maui" home theater PC platform consists of a combination of AMD hardware and software. Systems built around the platform feature an energy efficient Phenom or Athlon processor, ATI Radeon graphics, ATI TV tuners, and AMD LIVE! software elements. The current foundation of the platform is MSI’s somewhat unique Media Live DIVA 5.1 motherboard, which is based on […]
Read moreCyberEstore.com is having a huge Black Friday sale, Examples of items on sale, The HDHomerun reduced from $169.00 to $139.00, Dvico Dual Express from $139.00 to $109.00. Other Dvico products will also be reduced. One Box, Two Digital Tuners, Anywhere on Your Network Watch over-=the-air digital TV from all computers in your home Two independent tuners allow you to […]
Read moreAnother version of the XBMC Mac derivative Plex has hit the airways. New features include Aperture support, new audio driver and thumnails for artists. The release notes found in the link below do a better job detailing the new and the improved. NEW: James enhanced the Programs area of Plex. Workflows can be added to the root-level menu, folders […]
Read moreLooks like Blockbuster is still trying to find ways to compete with Netflix. Their big selling point with this device is apparently the fact that movies will be available within a few weeks of their release. Will be interesting to see if this catches on. Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE: BBI, BBI.B), a leading global provider of media entertainment, and 2Wire, […]
Read moreI know Handbrake’s popular and easy to use, but was limited to only converting DVDs to other formats. Now it’s been opened up to any video format. I can’t wait to try it. HandBrake has always been the go-to app for ripping your DVDs into MPEG video files for playing back on an iPod or archiving on your network, […]
Read moreVudu is getting into the Black Friday promotion fun by selling a few titles in HDX, HD and SD formats. The list is rather slender but there are a few goodies that I would plunk down five dollars for. Keep your eyes glued to your VUDU box because, starting next Tuesday, November 25th, VUDU will begin a limited time, […]
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QNAP TS-209 Pro II If you find yourself in the market for a NAS, today we are reviewing something that might just fit the bill. Read on to see if the QNAP TS-209 Pro II will fit your needs. INTRODUCTION Now that you have your HTPC working the way you want it and you’re starting to build up […]
Read moreI’m all for a good photo frame, but I think this one from D-Link deserves a closer look. It includes 1GB of onboard flash to store your photos internally as well as ports for SD and USB. But on top of all that, it also includes wireless and wired internet access so you can get your photos from your home […]
Read moreI’m guessing this has something to do with the current unemployment rate in the US. Both regular and time-shifted TV viewing are on the rise, with time-shifted viewing posting a whopping 52.5 percent year-over-year increase from the third quarter of 2007 to the third quarter of 2008; regular viewing was up only 4.1 percent. [Ars Technica]
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