Tag: Media Distribution/Extenders

Never heard of Llama.com before this, but they've got some nice pictures of the outside & inside of the new XBox360 Elite hardware. Kudos to Microsoft for including an HDMI cable that Sony omitted. Llama Last but certainly not least is the key upgrade to the system; the HDMI port. This was the major let down of the Xbox 360 […]

Not a good sign of the future. I'm really not sure what benefit this brings the industry at all. All it means is less exposure to more music. Great thinking fellas. I betcha none of those judges have ever even streamed radio before. Chron Internet radio broadcasters were dealt a setback Monday when a panel of copyright judges threw out […]

I felt like titling this the "Yet-Another-Extender-Review" since the market is kind of flooded with these types of devices. MediaGate adds a little twist to it, with a hard drive version as well, allowing it to act as a NAS…which is cool & all, but hard drives tend to make noise which is the Last thing I'd want by my […]

It looks like the newest Xbox360 update is going to bring some CODEC loving to the Media Center masses. You can expect MPEG-4, H.264, WMV and PlayForSure Audio streaming. As per the post below, it looks like this is for the Dashboard only. I guess I need to get a 360 to test this stuff out ;). Engadget Link: Xbox.com […]

4 out of 5 stars…for an extender which costs $400? Really? I'm skeptical, but like to see some competition coming out at the same time as AppleTV so people can see what they're really missing behind the Apple media hoopla. Laptop Mag Most videos, music, and photos played perfectly fine over our home network, even though the EVA8000 does not […]

It seems as though the only extender to talk about these days is the Xbox 360. With the pending release of the Elite model, Chris has mini-Q&A for the Media Center community. With all the talk centered around its gaming capabilities, it is good to see some extender talk. Chris Lanier Question/Comment: Why not insist for Xbox Certification, games must […]

AT&T Inc. today announced the availability of AT&T U-verse OnTheGo, a new premium service that will allow AT&T U-verse customers to view live television on a PC using any broadband Internet connection. The service is the first of its kind offered by a television provider. AT&T U-verse OnTheGo is delivered under an existing agreement between AT&T and MobiTV Inc., a […]

Ever so slowly, Wireless HD appears closer to becoming a reality. The rats nest that is common today could soon be eliminated with wireless HD connectivity. I remain somewhat sleptical as we have yet to make it a reality in home networks. From the article: Motorola, through strategic venture capital arm Motorola Ventures, today announced that it has made an […]

I've never been a Mac user, but I can understand the pain being an on-again-off-again Linux user, so I'm used to things not working 😛 Luckily for you Mac & Slingbox fans, PVRBlog's got a little advice for getting the two to coexist happily. On my mac, the excellent (but horribly named) Snapz Pro X offers motion capture of anything […]

You want to increase the WAF, how about a TV with a voice operated music library/home automation system for the bathroom? I am not sure they have Z-Wave based candles yet, but this story will get you 90% of the way there. I am thinking an Xbox 360 extender, for those romantic gaming sessions, and media library extender plus a […]