If you are thinking of getting into the CableCard game, here are a few resources that should help you on your way. Thanks to Chris Lanier for his hardwork in gathering a lot of this information and support on the TGB forums. Dell XPS 420 CAbleCard Q&A General Vista Media Center CableCard FAQ @ Chris L’s Blog Don’t take "NO" […]
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Digg To Share! I’ve seen an alarming amount of customers over at TheGreenButton and other communities, where people have spent their hard earned dollars on a Cable Card Media Center computer, get it all setup & ready to get installation, when they’re told by one/some/all of their Cable Company’s representatives that they will NOT do an installation on a computer! […]
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Some people really like teh default Sage skin due to its simplicity. It is straightforward and very easy to use. Those wanting a little more, say folks pining for a Media Portal’esque skin, look no further then the latest SageMC version. This verions brings the abilty due use and import .layout files that brings a certain level of easy skinability. […]
Read moreHere is a quick summary of our latest guides/reviews/blog posts 🙂 OrigenAE S16 Review Life With a Plugin, Episode 4: MCE Weather Life With a Plugin, Episode 3: MCE Browser Life With a Plugin, Episode 1: MyMovies Planning Your Media Center PC: Choosing Your TV Source HTPC Buying Guide: Graphics Cards HTPC Buying Guide: Processors Adding HD DVD (or Blu-ray) […]
Read moreSageTV has a couple of updates that hti recently. Nothing ground breaking just some bug fixes :). HD-100 Extender Firmware update Fixed playback of many files submitted to us Compressed output on hdmi if the receiver supports it (Select SPDIF as the audio connector in the settings) Improved streaming performance in PS/TS push mode. Support for default aspect ratio (Needs […]
Read moreChris has been busy over the past few days. He even had time to post up a lengthy review of the Zune. Chris L If you have something like a Zune 80 that plenty of hard drive space it is easy to use the "Sync all my music" option, then you can have it sync new content added on the […]
Read moreWe heard a little while ago that DVD streaming maybe coming to VMC. Rather then wait around, an ambitous user is in the process of creating a plugin that should allow for extenders to pick up on the VOB files through the use of symbolic links. Confused? Yah, I’ll have to leave this one to the programmers, however, if it […]
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My Movies is well known to the Media Center crowd. However, its interface can feel a bit long in the tooth when compared to the MCML plugins that are now available. MC Organizer aims to help the situation out by releasing a plugin that allows you to play and organize your videos. It maybe worth checking out if you are […]
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Amazon’s unbox video and rental service is compatabile with Vista Media Center. However, they do not offer a 10′ VMC integrated interface. What do to? First off, download Unbox video player 2.0 onto your HTPC. Be sure to register your HTPC with your Unbox account. Easy enough! From any computer login to Amazonunbox and figure out which move you want […]
Read moreWe are starting a new series here at MissingRemote.com. As you guessed by the title, we will be having an HTPC tip of the day. With that said, don’t expect gobs of information or detailed guides. I might link to an interesting forum thread at TGB discussing a Media Center feature or a quick disucssion of hwo to configure a […]
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