It seems like Asia and Europe get all the coolest new toys. Then again, internet radio in the US may be on it’s way out, so this unit could turn into a $130 paperweight here in the states. But, for any European users, the features on the MusicPal sound nice enough. Freecom Features : • Wireless digital internet radio and […]
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As you may recall the FCC has mandated that in 2009 all analog TV will cease in the USA; any TVs, DVRs, etc. made from this point forward must also include an ATSC tuner. Vista View is the latest vendor to update their product line with a modern combination ATSC/NTSC tuner card. How will it stack up against the competition? Read on […]
Read moreI can’t believe I overlooked a new beta at Sage. My apologies, I guess we need to get another contest going for user submitted news :). At any rate, Sage has a new beta out. The UI is a bit more polished then before and they even make it easier for people to develop themed graphics for the program. It […]
Read moreThis is pretty funny/sad considering how large HP is, yet how they haven’t been able to do what smaller companies have/are doing. I wouldn’t personally buy an HP system, but having a big player like that support a technology is always helpful. Chris Lanier Well, that might not be the exact reason. According to commenter Tony, he purchased an HP […]
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Looks like after years of being the only player in town, Gyration finally has some competition. Would be curious to pit the two head to head to see which is king for controlling your HTPC from across the room…Alan??? 🙂 Engadget The Air Mouse attempts to bridge the gap between mouse and remote control with a touch-sensitive scroll-panel (instead of […]
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With all the changes to the HDMI standard, I’m not sure how much one should get excited about spending the fortune on a new receiver with the latest standard…but nonetheless, it’s still a pretty impressive receiver at a reasonable price. Gizmodo At this $800 price point you won’t see an array of four HDMI inputs—there are just two HDMI inputs, […]
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As UMPCs become smaller, lighter & more affordable, it’s a natural transition to want to use them in a Media Center/Home environment. If you consider how much fancy remotes cost, the cost of a full blown UPMC really isn’t that much…and with software like this, soon it’ll be even more powerful. Chris Lanier Mirage will allow two-way control of Media […]
Read moreThursday, woooot! Time for Ian’s show. Windows Mobile up this time, see how it interacts with your Media Center. The Media Center Show This week Steven Hughes a Windows Mobile MVP joins me to talk about Windows Mobile devices. We talk about Windows Mobile 6, mobile devices and how to get your Media Center content on to your mobile device. […]
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July 1, 2007 — Vista View introduces the Saber DA-1N1-I TM TV Tuner card. This card fills the need for a high quality Combo TV tuner with hardware encoding that Vista and Media Center enthusiasts have been waiting for. The Saber DA-1N1-I is a low profile combo tuner. It combines two high quality tuners on one small card. The Saber […]
Read moreThe Tech Report has an excellent review of the Radeon HD 2400 and 2600 series, they include metrics important to HTPC users including tests of the decoding abilties, HD image quality, power consumption, and noise. The Tech Report The Radeon HDs may have good reason for consuming a few more CPU cycles and a little more power than the GeForces in […]
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