Is this the real deal or what? ARS Here’s what consumers will get: they will be able to move content across their home networks for viewing on devices that aren’t attached to a set-top box. That will include PCs as well as portable devices, and high-definition and video-on-demand programming will be covered by DTCP-IP.
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Looks like a competitor to the imac. The article makes a brief mention of cablecard. Cablecard for $1900?? ARS Like an iMac, the Sony VAIO LT has all of its guts loaded into its monitor. It also has a 1680×1050 widescreen display, Vista Ultimate, a 1.3 megapixel camera, a built-in Blu-ray drive, 802.11n wireless support, and 2GB of RAM. The […]
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Sorry if I did this incorrectly or if this is old news – this is my first time submitting. Alan: Jason, no worries! Thanks for submitting news. It looks like we can finally get our hands on a sideshow remote. If you follow the link, you can get your very own remote for $249. Yow! That is Harmony’esque pricing for […]
Read morejim b. writes… "I bought Theatertek this weekend and installed FFDSHOW but I was quickly lost trying to configure it. Has anyone written a setup or configuration doc for it? Any assistance would be helpful. I am trying to get the highest resolution possiible from standard definition DVD’s." I am sure with a kick ass community such as ours we […]
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Lookin’ for a great deal on a case? Well PCAlchemy is having a great sale on their OrigenAE lineup:). Anywhere between 20 to 40% off:). The X10 looks to be an exceptional deal for anyone looking to snag a premium case:). Those 60 mm fans might require a little work but should be ok. missingremote.com forum thread OriginAE cases at […]
Read moreWe have TWO MythTV users on our staff and I am the one posting this news tidbit. For shame John and Lothar…. For Shame! You will want to head over to MythTV.org for the latest info. The link I supplied here is to the MythTV Wiki for the release notes. MythTV Wiki The major impetus for this release is the […]
Read moreCheap dual-format readers are getting cheaper and cheaper :). Buffalo Japan will be selling an external unit for around $440 in Japan, hopefully by the holiday season they are under $250. This is the only way most people are going to enter the format war, you can count me in as well. Everything USB There is no HD DVD burning […]
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Everyonce in awhile I browse the ‘net to check out what is happening in the software world. Mostly to see if there are any software updates I have missed etc. Of course, I always stop in at the plugin/skin sections and see what is happening there :). While over at Media Portal, I noticed that Harley is at work on […]
Read moreMy apologies for the slow news this week :). I have been distracted/busy. Some of it was real life and of course some of it was the new multi-player tower defense flash game at casualcollective.com. However, I am soooo over that fad, besides the fact I dream up mazes at night. In the HTPC world, I have been keeping myself […]
Read moreAuzentech’s X-Fi based card should hit the streets this week. FloppyHead So why is this a big deal? Computer audio, especially for media centers, has been stagnant. Auzentech is known for developing great cards for media centers. Creative’s X-Fi is a great card for gaming. Auzen X-Fi Prelude should be a good combination of both feature sets.
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