PCMag, those lucky bastards, have gotten their hands on a Dell XPS410 with a TV Wonder Digital Cable Tuner. I am not sure why Dell chose to ship out a tower system with a TV tuner when most people would want it for livingroom use. Reading through the review, Dell said they would arrange a date with the Cable Company […]
Read moreThe Mickey Mouse Studio plans on release 4 HD channels to DirectTV in 2008. You can expect to find ABC FamilyHD, Disney Channel HD, ESPNEWS HD and Toon Disney HD. Well some HD is better then none I guess. I am not sure I would pay extra to see these channels in HD or not. I would be more interested […]
Read moreNot really Media Center related, but the NY Times Reader is a great example of how to stay on the leading edge of digital content delivery. The reader will be availble for $14.95 or free for the folks who get the home delivery. From the article: Product Page:Â Features of the Times Reader software include navigation of the day's news […]
Read moreIt is one thing for the respective associations to predict a win, but when a studio predicts a win, that is a whole other story. Paramount has gone on record as saying that they think Blu-ray will be the winner in the format wars. From the article: “When you recognize the total box office for all of last year was […]
Read moreDoes the perfect Media Center software exist? I think I can safely speak for the entire HTPC community when I say NO! Over the past several years we have had to put up with instabilities, tweaking, building, resintalling, and worst of all, complaints from the significant other. If it wasn't for the almighty WAF, I think a lot of us […]
Read moreSideShow came in with a boom. Everyone was excited at the possibilities of what SideShow could offer. However, here we are several weeks later and nary a device in site. I would have expected home automation to be one of the features to take advantage of SideShow, but Sperna is here to prove me wrong. From the article: Gampel said […]
Read moreDoing a comparison of any Linux project and a proprietart software is sure way to get the flames going. In fact, John even took the time to respond to this article with a blog post of his own. This time DVRPlayground is back again to answer some of the questions posed by the readers. From the article: For instance, if […]
Read moreIs it an extender for any of the major PVR projects? No? I pronounce this DOA! I have to say it looks like a solid product but without support for a major PVR/media center software package, it just doesn't interest me. Press Release: The Digital Entertainer HD automatically discovers HD movies, TV shows, music files, and personal photos on a […]
Read moreThe new generation of UMPCs must have some sort of application in the A/V/media center world. Perhaps as an expensive remote? Or small HTPC client? I am not sure but I sure would like to get my hands on one and fool around with it for awhile! From the article: At risk of life and limb, we got up close […]
Read moreHot Hardware has a couple of Asus cards up on the test bench today. Although the 1600Pro and 7600 are your typical mid-range cards in terms of gaming performance, these cards to offer HDMI and HDCP capabilities. From the article: ASUS EN7600GT/HTDI/256M/A – At about $200, the EN7600GT/HTDI is a bit pricier than non-HDMI equipped 7600GTs, including Asus' own EN7600GT Silent. Although, […]
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