I agree with the review. This type of equipment needs to be SIMPLE so that the non-techies (you know….90% of the population)can set it up and use it. USA Today Your idea of a "server" may well be one of those big computers managed by your company’s tech department. To Microsoft (MSFT) Chairman Bill Gates, servers represent something more: products […]
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Let me start off by introducing our new article series here at Missing Remote. On a periodic basis, as technology moves on, we will be creating buying guides for each component of a HTPC. This is an effort of all editors here at Missing Remote with extra credit going to Matt for basically writing the guide. Of course, I need […]
Read moreRemember BD+? Fox pissed off at least two people when they implemented this on their new BR releases. Well fear not, SlySoft has provided you a method to get around this DRM scheme. SlySoft Note to Twentieth Century Fox: As you can see, BD+ didn’t offer you any advanced security, it just annoyed some of your customers with older players. […]
Read moreThe original premise behind the Omaura/MissingRemote.com Giveaway was to giveaway over a $1000 in prizes to the readers of MissingRemote.com. I finally had a chance to add everything together and figured out that 1st prize alone will be worth $1700!! If that isn’t worth your time I don’t know what is :). As well, we are announcing a two week […]
Read moreBlu-Ray discs have 20 GB more space than HD-DVD, but does that equate to better sound/picture? Can lower bitrate video look better than higher bitrate video? Is lossless audio better than lossy audio? Find out on this weeks A/V Mythbusters 🙂 Highdefdigest The truth of the matter is that all video compression codecs have the same purpose, to accurately represent […]
Read moreClear QAM is an under-appreciated tool for the HTPC user looking for HD. Floppyhead I am in the process of switching over to capturing shows via Clear QAM. I currently use an indoor antenna and an ASTC tuner card but the reception is just bad enough for me not to want to record anything. Some days the reception is good, […]
Read moreI always feel good announcing a contest, it makes ya feel warm and fuzzy to give back and then bitter and cantankerous because I can’t enter. I am very happy to announce we have another contest going for the next two weeks. We have teamed up with PCAlchemy, our long time site sponsor, to give away two XGene wireless optical […]
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Snapstream Beyond TV 4.7 On September 27, 2007 Snapstream released their latest version of Beyond TV and added a bunch of new fucntionality. Let’s take a quick look at some of the fun new toys they’ve bundled in. Snapstream has added some great new functionality in their latest release. Here’s the official line on what’s available: Automatically Sync Recordings […]
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Here are the rules and regulations for the MissingRemote.com/PCAlchemy XGene Giveaway. Drawing Dates: November 11th, 2007 at 8:00 PM MST and November 18th, 2007 at 8:00 PM MST Prizes: 1 XGene Wireless MCE Keyboard with Optical trackball given away on each drawing date. Contest is open to US residents only Follow this link to the XGene product page and send […]
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Omaura and MissingRemote.com have teamed up to give away over a $1000 in cases to anyone anywhere in the world (see rules for details) . All you have to do is WOW the judges with an entry describing how winning an Omaura case will change your life. Easy right? Text? Video? Artistic dancing while reciting poetry? All are valid entries! […]
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