April 25th 2007, New York, NY – S1Digital, a leading builder of high-end Media Centers announced they will be introducing CableCARD (OCUR) enabled Media Centers and Servers in early May. Digital Cable Tuners are the “must have†technology of 2007 and will allow customers to watch and record digital cable programming, including premium HDTV channels, directly from their S1Digital Media […]
Read moreGreat discussion here. I'm dissapointed that this monopoly has been allowed for as long as it has. Hopefully at some point things change. Microsoft, love em or hate em, really are making strides here with OCUR, even if it is in a very limited capacity. Connected Home2Go I think we're looking at how different set-top business models are going to […]
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LA JOLLA, CA—April 24, 2007—One Voice Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: ONEV), developer of 4th Generation voice solutions for the Telecom and Interactive Multimedia markets, and HiPe PC, manufacturer of high performance desktop, notebook, media center and professional workstations, today announced that HiPe PC has launched Driv-NÔ, a new line of in-vehicle devices based on Microsoft Windows Vista Media Center and […]
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I'm not sure how I feel about this. Would you want to pay EXTRA to be forced to use one specific stand for your plasma, but then not have any cables coming out the back? I know I wouldn't. What if 2 years later you want to wall mount it, then you can't. Is it really that difficult to route […]
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My friend & fellow MCE MVP Ian Dixon just announced a new book that's been published, entitled "Using Windows Vista Media Center." I've helped on other books, so I know just how much work this is, so if you're in the market for this type of book, please check it out & support Ian and all the tremendous work he's […]
Read moreI've kinda hinted at this with all the various articles/reports that have come out from each of the camps, and still think that the answer will be the combo drives. But these players sure aren't making it easy for you. CE Pro Despite all of the news, reports and sales figures, there has been nothing that has significantly changed adoption […]
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As a compliment to our upcoming ATSC/NTSC combo round up I wanted to share how I test the TV tuners. Read on for the nitty gritty. To be objective about our testing we have a group of still images, most of them are industry standard test patterns. These are compiled onto a DVD video disc and played back on a standard DVD […]
Read moreGet em while it's hot! The latest from Microsoft for patches, bug fixes, you name it, is now available at your friendly, neighborhood Microsoft site. Here are some of the known problems it takes care of. If you're the worrisome type, you may want to wait to make sure it doesn't break anyone's system…or just make sure you ghost your […]
Read moreI love articles like this, because this is basically how I first got involved with trying to silence my computer for my Media Center. I'll never forget using that cheap-o power supply to cut it open and replace the fan with a Panaflo quiet one. That was adventurous for me, since people always say "Be careful not to touch the […]
Read moreIt is always nice when an article brings a little perspective to an ongoing debate. Ars Technica In short, when we discuss HD DVD and Blu-ray at this point in time, we're talking about really small numbers. When sales are in the tens of thousands and not the millions, the market is especially susceptible to changes. It is true that […]
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