Headline: HD DVD surrenders the high-def disc war. MissingRemote.com: Good, now where is our updated playback software and hardware? I really hope this speeds up development of a high def disc HTPC that is equivalent of a CE device. Along with Hauppauge’s and DirectTV announcement, this could be the year of the HTPC. HD DVD News: Amazon takes of 50% […]
Read moreSo you have a Blu-ray or HD DVD drive, and it comes with Power DVD, but how to make it integrate with Media Center? The process it two fold: 1. Have it launch from Media Center and 2. Make the MCE remote work properly with Blu-ray pop-up menus. The first part is very easy now thanks to Media Center community […]
Read moreGot any "old" HD-DVDs sitting around? Make them useful again. Wired By converting your movies to a more enduring format, you can ensure your movie collection survives the death of the machine that plays them. The process is simple in principle but excruciating in practice, thanks to the complexity of the technology, the myriad of applications needed and the predations […]
Read moreWhile they didn’t really do multimedia benchmarks this is still going to be a nice board in my opinion. Tweaktown NVIDIA’s main focus here with the new GeForce 8200 is Hybrid SLI. This is a new design that has been thought up to combine the power of a discrete graphics card with the extra unused power of the onboard GPU. […]
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CentOS is the community based clone of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Its stability and long release cycle make it perfect for building a home server or MythTV appliance. Let’s walk through the process of installing a stripped down but very functional version of CentOS 5.1 which can be the basis for your next Linux project. Digg It! History History […]
Read moreDigitTimes Nvidia is planning to launch its first GeForce 9 series graphics chip, the GeForce 9600 GT (G94), for the mid-range market on February 21, according to sources at graphics card makers. The pertinant details include a tidbit about hardware acceleration for the secondary video stream in PiP enabled Blu-ray and HD DVD titles: The 9600 GT adopts a 65nm […]
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There wasn’t enough accomplished over vacation to call it a full point release, so here we are at #4.5 of my build log. I will break it down into categories so it is easier to follow. CableCARD As luck would have it, my replacement ATI OCUR arrived 30 minutes before I left on vacation. Think of the torture knowing I had […]
Read moreI emailed Arcsoft this morning and asked how Tohsiba’s announcement would affect their future product development plans. Michael Downs, VP of Marketing had this to say: "We are extremely happy with the resolution of competing standards for high definition optical discs. Consumers were understandably confused and cautious – delaying mass adoption of either format. Supporting both formats in a player […]
Read moreIf you code it they will come. A few folks have banded together to create an Open Source Softsled solution. Their goals are admirable and I hope their dream of a mulit-platform computer client works :). I know there are a lot of people who are interested. If you are an able-bodied coder, head on over to SoftSled.net and see […]
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In my last Tip Of The Day I was scolded for not including Media Center Programs that are not part of the "Big 3 or 4" (SageTV, BeyondTV, VMC and Media Portal). These are the programs I am most familiar with and as such I visit their sites on a far more frequent basis. To make amends, the next few […]
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