General Home Theater News
I know we have quite a few very talented people here at Missing Remote, so I wanted to let everyone know about this feature from EH. Sadly, the majority of my TV room was done by my father or else I’d definitely enter (well, it’s also not completed yet). Given the range of theaters which EH generally showcases, it’s great […]
Read moreBig fan of Lloyd Case from his past work and good to see he found a home at Anandtech. Here he’s covering the discussion of THX Certified HDTVs and whether they’re worth anything. Anandtech The implication of buying THX certified gear is that you get that sound mixing room environment. Any home theater enthusiast will know this simply isn’t the […]
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If you have read any of my hardware reviews, you know I’m a *huge* fan of the Kill-A-Watt device, which allows you to see exactly how much electricity your devices are draining. If you always wanted to have one but on all your devices, then you’re finally in luck! Cool device with only a few drawbacks, one being the $75 […]
Read moreHere are the podcasts for the week, all things pertaining to home theater. Enjoy! The Media Center Show #246 – Media Streamers This week blogger Chris Oldroyd joins me to talk about Media Streaming devices, boxes from Netgear and devices like the Popcorn hour are offering an easy way to get video and internet content on to the TV and […]
Read moreEnjoy the shows this week! Don’t forget to follow us on twitter, @missingremote The Media Center Show #245 – Networked Tuners This week Garry Whittiker and Jason Coombes join me to discuss networked tuners using DVBLink, Jason has all his tuners pooled in a Windows Home Server and then is using DVBLink to distribute the tuners around the network. Its […]
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Boy, I wish my apartment complex (any of them!) would have invested in something like this! Pretty sweet…hopefully they let their customers bring their own movies to really enjoy it! EH For the audio, an in-wall Triad speaker system offers surround sound unobtrusively, and Marantz electronics and Elan controls provide the system’s functionality and ease of use. On the […]
Read moreMy apologies for being delayed on the podcast roundup. I am still up here in gorgeous Seattle, just wrapping up the annual Microsoft MVP Summit. Lots to listen to on my flight back, so enjoy as always! MythTVCast – Episode 16 Listener emails.Pat’s new HDTV.Dan talks about making administration of multiple boxes easier.Netflix streaming on Linux? Boxee and XBMC vs […]
Read moreAnother great week for podcasts, and yes I am completely biased because Ian invited me to help him host his Digital Lifestyle Awards show, which was a blast! Also, going to change the formatting a bit here, I’ll list the 2 or 3 most recent podcasts, and then have the rest available via the Read More link at the bottom, […]
Read moreThanks to some additional editor recommendations, have some great new (for me) podcasts in the roundup. TONS to choose from that should keep you entertained for quite a while. The Media Center Show #242 – OABSoftware apps Joining me this week is Oebele Beetstra from OABSoftware talking about his great range of apps for Windows Media Center. Oebele has been […]
Read moreLots to discuss, fortunately we can be distracted by home theater news and not just iPad stuff 🙂 MythCast Episode 15 Dan talks about his new Ion frontend. Pat talks about shopping for a new HDTV. The guys talk to Mythbuntu developers Nick Fox and Mario Limoncello. The Media Center Show #241 – Remote Potato Great interview this week […]
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