Not really a surprising move (and a day or two old), but drastically reduced prices of HD DVD Xbox 360 Add-ons for anyone that thinks $50 isn’t a bad deal for the collection available. As a result of recent decisions made by Toshiba, Hollywood studios, and retailers, Microsoft plans to withdraw from HD DVD. Xbox will no longer manufacture […]
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Now that the format war is over, there is no time like the present to get into the high definition discs. PCAlchemy has a great price cut on the Pioneer drive and is now below two hundred dollars. Click here to go to the product page The Pioneer BDC-2202 retail bundle includes the BDC-S02 Blu-ray Disc/DVD/CD Combo drive and software […]
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UFGraymatter has been hard at work creating another soon to be must have for MeediOS movie lovers. First it was a Netflix module created in the same frenzy as other media centers, but now he may be the first to release a Blockbuster plugin. Visit the forum thread here http://www.meedios.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2355 and view a video of it here http://www.vimeo.com/723204.
Read moreCan I classify the PS3 as an OEM Media Center PC? I guess for MissingRemote.com’s purposes I will. At any rate, fresh from Kotaku, it looks like PlayTV will have zero DRM. Not entirely surprising because they are not dealing with Cable Labs :p. Kotaku Somewhat-exciting news, Europeans! SCEE have revealed that PlayTV, the PS3’s digital TV set-top box and […]
Read moreThe credit for today’s Tip Of The Day goes to Jason Pierce. He did a lot of research to come up with a solution to stretched out text on 16:9 1024×768 plasma TVs with Media Center. The problem is when you have a 16:9 display that has a typical 4:3 resolution. For example, my Pioneer 4280 has a 1024X768 […]
Read moreThis is part 2 of our continuing HTPC Tip Of The day series profiling various media center programs. GBPVR Home Page – www.gbpvr.vom Cost – Free Description: GB-PVR is a fully featured home media center application, allowing you to easily use a remote to watch tv, schedule recordings, watch videos, watch DVDs, listen to music, view photos etc. […]
Read moreAs you can tell by our latest guides, John and Lothar have taken over MissingRemote.com. We will now be focusing our efforts on creating the perfect MythTV install with every Linux install available. That’s right, the word alpha software means nothing to us. We will blaze new trails and make MythTV stand on its head when we are done ;). […]
Read moreThe TechReport has a nice review of Samsung’s new F1, 1 TB hard drive. For HTPCers like myself, who utilize only one PC rather than a server/client system, looking to up the capacity in their rigs or build a new PC might find this Sammy to be a nice fit for a living room PC. The Tech Report If the […]
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The future of Media Center no doubt lies in its ability to present online media from the 10′ UI. While the Media Center group has done some work with extras such as Internet TV and the Fox Sports collaboration; there remains a lot of media we want to see. Yougle steps into fill some of this void. Overview Yougle allows […]
Read moreThey are having a signup for people to try the software to let iPhones, Windows mobile device, etc access sideshow content. Control Think ThinkRemote sets Windows SideShow content free, bringing SideShow gadgets to everyday electronic devices such as mobile phones, portable game consoles, and remote controls. With support for wired, wireless, and Internet-based connectivity, ThinkRemote keeps you connected to your […]
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