Has anyone seen this? DailyTech Reuters cites an NHK Japan source stating that Toshiba will be officially pulling the plug on HD DVD as early as next week. "We have entered the final stage of planning to make our exit from the next generation DVD business," said the source, who asked not to be identified.
Read moreBentonville, Ark., Feb. 15, 2008 – Wal-Mart Stores, U.S. today announces that its 4,000 Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club stores will move forward this year with one hi-definition movie and hardware format: Blu-ray. The change will take place quickly over the next several months whereby the retailer will phase out HD DVD offerings and reorganize shelf space. By June, Wal-Mart stores, […]
Read moreIn the Media Center world, just like the computer world, technology is ever changing. Sometimes it feels like a three-legged tortoise struggling through a molasses flood but the bright side is changes are coming around the corner for the better. In the capture world two significant changes SHOULD happen, for-the-love-of-all-that-is-recording-please-let-this-happen-or, this year. First to arrive on the scene, hopefully in […]
Read moreAnd there was one remote to rule them all! I have yet to get my hands on the One myself so I can’t be sure how the remote holds. It looks to me it is not a suitable replacement for the 880/890 series of remotes. Perhaps I am just in love with my 880, I am not sure. Without a […]
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Charlie Owen pointed out that you can watch the 2008 Super Bowl ads on InternetTV :).
Read moreSageTV, in their never ending quest to squish all bugs, have released another version :). What makes this one a little extra special is that this version will record online videos and add them to your library. Good work Sage :). Forum Thread You can now use the ‘Record’ command while watching an online video and then that video will […]
Read moreThe time has come….did MissingRemote.com make the cut? Did your favorite MCE application win the prize? What about Chris Lanier…does he continue his reign of blog dominance?!?!? Listen in & find out!! Show Times: 01:12 Coming up this week 01:38 Would you like to see more live shows 01:56 Email -Extender and signal issues 03:18 Email – HDMI on the […]
Read moreThis Tip Of The Day is more of a preview for Mike’s next Life With A Plugin Episode. However, since I am on vacation I thought it would be appropriate. Just because you are on vacation doesn’t mean you need to leave your Media Center behind. If you are like me, you are always wishing you set a recording for […]
Read moreThanks to Charlie H. for letting us know SageTV now has Netflix plugin :). Seems to be all the rage these days. SageTV Forum Thread! Features _______________________________________________________________________ Same basic features as original NetFlix plugin, plus more! Browse through movies that are listed in the many NetFlix RSS channels View movie descriptions, ratings, trailers and more Launch Watch It Now movies […]
Read moreI’m not an Apple TV user myself, but figured this would be of interest to those who do use it (or plan to use it). Apple All the new features of Apple TV — including movie rentals, a built-in music store, and big-screen access to Flickr photostreams and .Mac Web Galleries — are available now as a free software upgrade. […]
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