The MediaPortal team announced that they are working on an opensource WPF engine. WPF as you know is Microsoft Flash killer and a great technology to create rich GUI’s The article states that the team found WPF to limited for use in a HTPC application and that this is one of the reasons they are now building a complete clone […]
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In case you missed the first article of the series explaining, here’s a little explanation. Life With a Plugin is Mike’s brain child, however I will be contributing from time to time. Today I will be looking at EMUCenter. This plugin, designed as a front end for ROMS, has potential to add alot of entertainment to your HTPC setup. Especially […]
Read moreI hope everyone enjoyed their holiday time with friends and family. I can only assume Santa stuffed everyone’s stocking with HTPC goodies. The HTPC train will start again tonight and I will start again with my updates. I did manage to finish my S16V build and came away pretty damn impressed :). Time for the news:). HTIB News: Sony DAV-HDX265 […]
Read moreIt was always pretty obvious that major departments in MS did not communicate. It never made sense to me, nor our readers, why departments that were so closely related never communicated. That recently changed here in October according to news.com.com with the combining of the IPTV department, HD-DVD and Media Center group. Any mention of Xbox 360 in there? Of […]
Read moreKeep this case in mind if you’re looking to build an ATX based HTPC and want to keep the price of the case down. Hardware Canucks The nMedia Home Theatre PC 600BAR is a compact enclosure which is destined not for the desk but for your cozy little den or in the midst of your high tech home threatre setup. […]
Read moreChristie has just announced the release of a new DLP projector. The HD405 is another full HD (1920 x 1080) resolution projector. This dual lamp can give 4100 ANSI lumens on its highest setting. About Projecotr It also features a 7500:1 contrast ratio and comes with a variety of connections including DVI, HD15, BNC, and HDMI. The projector also has […]
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This tribute to Sci-Fi may not be the biggest home theater, but the animatronics will have you jumping out of your seat – literally. Electronic House So with a little web research and the help of his wife and Scott Messenger of Austin, TX installation firm Escom, he created this hellish home theater. Winn’s theater certainly isn’t one of the […]
Read moreThe new D-ILA projector from JVC is reviewed and promptly receives the editor’s choice award. Projector Central The DLA-RS2 — A Projector for the Videophile The DLA-RS2 is priced somewhat higher than the other 1080p models we’ve been reviewing this fall. The target market for this model is clearly the purist videophile who wishes to spend more than the typical […]
Read moreA review of the PT-AE2000, translated from German. This review also covers the construction and includes images of the disassembled parts. It also mentions the benefits for gamers of the Panny’s ‘very fast’ mode that reduces delay. Very thorough. (The translation stopped after paragraph 3.4.5. The quote was manually enhanced for easier reading.) Cine4home Panasonic pursued this year a similar […]
Read moreIt certainly doesn’t get your hopes up to see a sat tuner anytime soon when MS is just getting around to posting a job notice to test the sat tuners. However, according to Chris L. things are creeping forward ever so slowly. Expect new sat tuner cards to come with the new release of Media Center. Of course, we have […]
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