I just saw an announcement over at The Green Button that Druid 1.0 has been released. Druid is an free-ware transcoder to convert Media Center recordings to portable player formats (including Zune and iPod firend formates. I am not sure if this will work on CableCard content or not, you can be sure I will be giving this a try […]
Read moreToday’s Tip of the Day is more Zune related then HTPC related. I know it can be tough when I switch gears but I think it is worth while. As a few of you know, I got a an 80GB Zune a couple of weeks back. Up until now I had been hooking it up to my HTPC to sync […]
Read moreAnd the cost of HD HTPC entry gets cheaper… Unfortunately, still only SPDIF audio (no multi-channel HD) via HDMI though. Have to wait for the 8200 for that bit. Tom’s Hardware With today’s introduction of its new 780G chipset, AMD is finally enabling users to build an HTPC or multimedia computer for HDTV, HD-DVD or Blu-ray playback that doesn’t require an add-in […]
Read moreAMD 780 Series Gives Mainstream PCs an Innovation Overhaul: Robust 3D Gaming, Ultimate Blu-ray™ Experience and Energy Efficiency AMD Delivers DirectX10 Motherboard GPU HANOVER, Germany (CeBIT 2008)-March 4, 2008-AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the availability of the industry’s most advanced motherboard GPU, the AMD 780 Series, delivering a rich computing experience for casual gamers and multimedia enthusiasts as the […]
Read moreA couple of Q’s for you all. 1. Are you able to customize the order of channels in the guide? I realize you can renumber them but that doesn’t mean I want to do that :). I was hoping to have position independent of channel number. 2. Is there away to assign short cut keys to a third party program […]
Read moreOur first HTPC Celeb Tip Of The Day via Chris Lanier. While not sticking an HTPC tip, lighting control can add another dimension to your home theater. Being able to dim the lights before a movie or remotely without getting up, the possibilities are really endless. But let’s say you want to get started on the cheap and build up […]
Read moreI had the Media Center all gussied up and ready to go in anticipation of the CableCard install. After all of these months, I could hardly stand the anticipation :). Right out of the box, I knew it wasn’t going to be a painless experience. The tech only came out with one card to install and it was an M-Card […]
Read morecgsheen, a regular in the forums, has documented his experience with AMD’s new 780G motherboard. It appears that the 780G is working as advertised with smooth playback of HD discs. You can read more about his experience in this forum thread. The 8600GT will be going into mothballs! The 780G is in Mrs. Sheen’s HTPC – with the 5400+ (although I […]
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Remote Scheduling allows you to view your TV guide listings & modify your Media Center recordings from anywhere in the world. Currently, there’s only two real players in this category. One is Microsoft’s Remote Record, and the other (Webguide), well…got bought out by Microsoft. Both are useful in their own way, and I’ve found a happy medium in using both […]
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We’ve covered a slim CentOS install, converted to using a flash drive, and even enabled SSH and VNC remote administration. Now it’s time to do some optimization and customizing of your install. We will learn about how to speed up the boot process, tweaking Xfce’s start up time, and even some adjustments to Xfce’s look and feel. Interested? Then let’s […]
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