FFDshow got its claim to fame, at least in my little world, for being a DirectShow filter that would allow you to scale DVD content and apply various filters to it. Of course its other great feature is that it will play XviD and Divx with nary an issue. The Sourceforge page linked below has links to the forums and […]
Read moreGBPVR 1.2.9 is now available! With any new version comes a heapin’ ole pile of change. Nothing really stands out from the change list but it does look like Sub went through a lot of effort to polish, mature if you will, GBPVR. GBPVR is a freeware program developed by Sub in his spare time. If you read through the […]
Read moreI thought that our VAST MythTV audience would be interested to know that the MythTV developers have released version 0.21 this evening. Here is a link to the release notes. They give a detailed overview of what has been improved. RPMs will be available shortly from ATRPMs, or you can grab the source here. Now, go get your open source […]
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We have been talking about Omaura at MissingRemote.com. The vision they have for the HTPC case has certainly got us excited and we are glad to have their intial products hit North America! Omaura has teamed up with Dell to initially offer the TF11, TF8, IR KIT, and TF HDD. One thing that really catches my eye is the price of these […]
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The whole concept behind a digital home is having your media when and where you want it. Netflix has certainly progressed this concept with their mail order DVD rental business and their "Watch Now" feature. No official partnership, as of yet, exists between Netflix and Microsoft, leaving a void that was filled by a couple enthusiasts of the Media Center […]
Read moreWelcome new & old vistors alike! Are you curious as to what this whole Concurrent Sessions thing is and why is it our #1 most popular guide/article??? Well, today’s tip is for anyone who’s been intimidated by the seemingly many steps involved in our step-by-step guide. The idea of concurrent sessions with Media Center versions of Windows Vista stems from […]
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The Radeon HD 3470 is just up from the bottom of the line in the new Radeon HD 3000 series. ATI had press slides saying the 3470 is great for HD and passes the HD HQV tests. So of course I wanted to see for myself. So how does this $70 card work? I’d say quite well. Please […]
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Getting the most out of your Media Center PC depends on knowing every little in and out of the programs. Little design decisions by the team can really impact the Wife Acceptance Factor. An example of this is using the category function of the EPG. As pictured in the screenshots below, the category is off to the left hand side […]
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Read moreWelcome to another edition of The Daily Button. The biggest news to hit the web today is no doubt the official release of the 780 series IGP from AMD. High def playback from integrated graphics is one part of the HTPC Holy Grail that we can finally scratch of our list. Now all we need is Hauppauge to make their […]
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