Chris Lanier has the second part of this excellent article on getting some basic home automation going with, of course, a Media Center PC as the controller. It's pretty slick. For the software side I will be using Media Center to do everything (naturally), and mControl from Embedded Automation is my plug-in of choice. I’ve got a copy from Embedded […]
Read moreAn interesting tidbit from AVZombie says that the 2nd gen Wii will offer DVD playback It won’t play them when it launches in the UK, but a second generation version of the Nintendo Wii games console will offer DVD playback, when it goes on sale in Japan late 2007. The feature is unlikely to stay a Japanese exclusive for […]
Read moreLooks like those in the UK might be getting some nice Fiber to the Neighborhood cable based Internet tech… Cable telecoms giant Telewest/NTL, to be rebranded as part of the Virgin empire next Spring, has confirmed that it is currently trialling 50Mb broadband technology. It expects to have the new service, which it says “blows our rivals out of the water” available to […]
Read moreBlockbuster Video this week announced two significant upgrades to its rental programs. First, Blockbuster Online users are now allowed to return movies either through the mail or into a Blockbuster store. The "Total Access" service includes one free in-store rental per month, but customers are awarded an additional free in-store rental for each movie returned to a Blockbuster store. Also […]
Read moreCortexa Technology has delivered the dream of a truly digital home for American homeowners. For the first time, home buyers can enjoy a fully functional digital home for about a few thousand dollars or about 2 % of the cost of an average home in the United States. With the launch of its newest home control system, Cortexa Technology leverages […]
Read moreControlling your home with an IPTV/MPEG4 stream is something I have not heard of until I came across this story. The real kicker is that you are able to navigate the streaming interface with any TV and remote. THe multi-cast H.264 stream can be transmitted through out the house with Ethernet or existing phone wiring using HPNA 1.0 and 2.0. […]
Read moreIf you are more of the adventurous type, like John, you could always build your own speakers. Secrets has a review up of a speaker set that can be bought in the kit form or for twice the dollar amount a finished set. The RAW Acoustics HT8 set is a very attractive look speaker that is built around a 3-way […]
Read moreDefinitive Technology's ProCinema 800 Speaker system review by S&V should have a few people interested. It comes in at a very attractive $1000 price tag, much more accessible to the general public then some of the much more expensive units reviewed at audiophile magazines. I will be looking this setup to audition in the future. From the article: The little […]
Read moreStill don't know much about High Definition TV? Well, apparently there are still a few out there 😛 so DenGuru takes the guessing out of it. I say if you have questions you should just ask in our forums, some of these guys have more knowledge about this stuff than they know what to do with (not me though, I […]
Read moreAbout.com's Home Theater section has their term of the week up again. This week they talk about PCM or Pulse Code Modulation. PCM is the method in which audio signals are transferred to digital audio data. The data is then transmitted via digital or optical S/PDIF. From the article: PCM stands for Pulse Code Modulation. PCM technology is a means […]
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