It is amazing what can happen over the weekend. Get some yard work done, and of course have lots of time to evaluate and re-evaluate what direction I want to take for this whole digital home aspect. I am somewhat tied to the Microsoft platform because of my investment into CableCards. I would like to say QAM and OTA could […]
Read moreIn Lord Of The Rings epic fashion, I started on my journey to rip and catalog my DVD/Blu-ray library. The first step in this process is to decide which format you want your DVDs to be ripped in. There are several methods to do this and here are a few of the more common methods. 1. Rip an exact ISO […]
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Did you notice the spiffy new banner right below the tabbed module showing the latest posts? I hope so :). HP and Microsoft has teamed up to have 4 webinars with various industry experts to talk about their upcoming MediaSmart Connect device that will be released this summer. Lets talk about the industry experts for a second. The usual will […]
Read moreThe news is a little slow these days and will remain a little on the slow side for a couple of more weeks. Why you ask? We are working on some stuff interally that we hope to share pretty soon :). As well, you may have noticed in my build logs that I am going through another major upgrade that […]
Read moreFresh from the Windows Blog is reports that the WHS Power Pack 1 Beta is here. If you like to test beta software, head on over to Microsoft Connect and get testing :). The important thing to note is that the data corruption bug is now fixed! Here are a few improvements you can expect in this Power Pack. Support […]
Read moreElectronic House Blu-ray supporters let out a collective sigh of relief following the format war victory several months ago, but manufacturers have yet to reap the benefits. Turns out consumers are reluctant to give up their now-pedestrian DVD players. In a recent poll, only nine percent plan to buy a Blu-ray player within the next year. All things considered, you […]
Read moreInsideHW "Factory overclocked graphics cards are not novelty anymore. It’s become more and more frequent practice that manufacturers launch parallel models with clocks determined by nVidia or ATI, and models with (more or less) raised clocks. It happens very often that factory overclocked graphics card reach maximum clock at lower value than “default” card would. So, that whole situation starts […]
Read moreSome people take the phrase build log just a bit to seriously. I may be one of those people. Though in my case I was building with sheets of plywood rather than logs. The start to this round of building was installing a built-in desk to give me the desk space I want for working on various projects including testing […]
Read moreElectronic House When it comes to setting up your HD signal, however, the newly released Digital Video Essentials HD Basics from Joe Kane Productions is your best option. It’s the first product on the general consumer market specifically designed for Blu-ray and HD DVD, allowing you the chance to calibrate your HD signal using HD material. Avia has a HD […]
Read moreThis article is a little bit dated but I just read through it and thought it was kind of interesting. It describes some of the challanges that were faced when changing over from a can tuner to a silicon tuner. It’s a little technical, but I found it interesting. Embedded The primary technical differences in tuner design considerations between mobile […]
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