Without Managed Copy, how is someone supposed to store the movies they own on a hard drive? Here are two legally questionable products that can rip a HD-DVD or Blu-rayto a hard drive. Floppyhead The goal of any media center user should be to store as much content as possible digitally. The release of the next generation of DVDs, known […]
Read moreAt least Jenny didn’t forget that we are a user submitted news site, I guess its time for another contest :D. She sent in word that a new version of My Movies has hit with a few new features and some bug fixes. Ehomeupgrade My Movies now also functions as a data-provider for Media Center’s "DVD library" for the users […]
Read moreSUNNYVALE, Calif.–(July 9, 2007)–AMD (NYSE: AMD) today introduced two new solutions that offer high-definition television (HDTV) viewing and digital video recording (DVR) capabilities on desktop and notebook PCs. With the launch of these two new multimedia products, AMD continues to blaze a leadership path in video capture that bridges the analog and digital HDTV worlds. With the external plug-and-play ATI […]
Read moreA FAQ to help you understand your HDTV options with an eye to HTPC usage. What is my HDTV’s native resolution? Don’t confuse "native resolution" with resolutions an HDTV set can accept. HDTVs can usually accept all formats of digital TV but they are up/down converted to the native resolution(s) of the TV. CRT based HDTVs – (both direct-view and […]
Read moreInteresting development, I’m curious how Verizon customers feel about this. Are they content with it since there’s really not much cable card devices now, and then they have all those digital channels to look forward to (*cough* in 2009), or just mad that they get to stall even longer? Connected Home It’s been interesting to watch the clock run down […]
Read moreSharp has announced their first Blu-ray player and it looks to be a doozy. Expect support for HDMI 1.3, 1080p24f and a quick start option that will take less then a decade for you to get your Blu-ray lovin. Blu-ray.com An interesting feature is a Quick Start option which will have the disc playing in a matter of seconds, very […]
Read moreWith HP off and on with their CableCard support, it seems as though Velocity Micro is the only outfit in town willing to get it right. Although I don’t agree with their case choice, they are now offering a $1600 single CC tuner system. Its not ideal, but it does come with a couple of gigs of ram and a […]
Read moreHigh_Def digest has the scoop on Samsung’s upcoming dual-format player. No details are givin except you can expect it in an October/November time frame and that it will support all features of both formats. High-Def The company said Wednesday that it plans to unleash its new player (which was originally announced several months back) in October or November of this […]
Read moreI didn’t see this one coming, lol. Cable companies, in an effort to make even less friends, have announced this which I hope will simply encourage more people to use cable cards, which in turn will hopefully make the process a little more user-friendly. Or just stick it to the cable companies and get satellite. Yahoo News They say the […]
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While terrified of the price of this thing, the potential seems pretty awesome. Check out the link & the Video Demo. eHomeUpgrade Unlike content mirroring found in some music storage systems, RAIDsync permits users to add or delete content from any location. This way a customer who buys a CD while at the beach can load the music to their […]
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