Analog TV and 2009 : let’s clear something up shall we?

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NVIDIA's DualTV MCE end of life announcement made earlier today is the first of what I'm sure are many other similar product discontinuations and/or end of life announcements. Looking around various forums that have picked up on this I see some incorrect information being spread around. To be clear: the mandate is only about over the air analog signals. It […]

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Nvidia DualTV MCE: RIP

Alas, we hardly knew thee. I can only hope that this means they will be releasing a new HDTV card in the near future. Nvidia also mentioned that they will be discontinuing a few GF 7 cards as well. Discontinuation Statement: Why is NVIDIA no longer offering these products? NVIDIA is discontinuing NVIDIA DualTV, an analog TV tuner, in accordance […]

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Aufero: Alpha Testers Wanted!

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I signed up for this beta, more curious about just the capabilities it can have than anything else. The idea of having a 10' interface bitorrent client is fairly intriguing. So if you're interested in helping test, sign up at the site. It provide users with the ability to "wait for", schedule and view new or already existing downloads on […]

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Updated: Big Screen Headlines v0.8.5

Big Screen Headlines for Vista plugin has been updated. This was one of the first addins to really show off the new Vista app interface at its finest. Here are some of the changes:   Whats New/Changed in v0.8.5 This is a minor update – (again) not too much changed, and mainly to allow beta users to keep using this […]

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Webguide 4: Your Content… Anywhere

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Ever since the first MCE release, users have always requested the ability to remotely control the recordings & other facets of their Media Centers. Since the first version of MCE, Webguide has existed to provide that feature (and now much more) to users everywhere. I'll be reviewing the complete, pay-for version of Webguide. The free version is strictly limited to […]

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New ForceWare drivers for Vista coming soon

Techreport has the scoop on Nvidia's upcoming drivers :). Looks to be a few good fixes for HTPC users. Although I don't hear to many people complaining about HTPC Vista issues. From the article: – Playback issues when playing TV/DVD/video in Media Center with Aero enabled – Outputting via TV-Out shows only a black and white display – HDTV output […]

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