mikesm, from the SageTV forums, was at CES this an managed to track down a bit more information about the Echostar/SageTV/Pioneer setup and more information about Hauppauge’s upcoming HD Capture Card. The good news is that the cap card is only a couple of months away and will capture 1080p in a H.264 format at a price tag of $250. […]
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Mark M. submitted a story from Ehomeupgrade about Envive and its latest product dubbed TheaterStation. Ehomeupgrade The TheaterStation utilizes Envive’s Spin™ User Interface which allows users to navigate through content stored on the device without being hampered by complicated menus or cumbersome controls. It is capable of playing back of High Definition content over HDMI, DVI and Component video outputs […]
Read moreThese are some of the CES highlights that I thought were of interest from Engadget: http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/hauppauge-intros-wintv-hvr-950q-usb-tuner-with-clear-qam-support/ – Hauppauge intros WinTV-HVR-950Q USB tuner with Clear-QAM support http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/whoa-dinovo-mini-has-a-hidden-ps3-compatibility-switch/ – Whoa — DiNovo Mini has a hidden PS3 compatibility switch http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/panasonic-gets-official-with-wirelesshd-transmission-system/ – Panasonic gets official with WirelessHD transmission system http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/comcast-panasonic-showing-off-portable-dvr/ – Comcast, Panasonic showing off portable DVR http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/06/samsung-intros-spinpoint-m6-500gb-standard-height-laptop-drive/ – Samsung intros Spinpoint M6 […]
Read morePC Perspective, those lucky bastards, are at CES this year and have coverage of Nvidia’s ’08 plans. Of interest to me is the IGP that will offload 100% VC-1, H.264, and MPEG-2. PC Perspective Specific graphics details on this part are still sketchy, but I am betting that it features 2 ROPS and the full 16 stream processors. The most […]
Read moreI had High hopes for this review seeing as I have the AMD version of this board. But it comes with Intel Integrated graphics and of course they have no idea on how to review an HTPC designed board. Not one test on video quality or performance with 1080P content. But with Intel integrated graphics and no hardware acceleration I […]
Read moreI would call you crazy if I thought a tuner card that can do analog, OTA HDTV and QAM would be priced under $50. Well, Hauppauge, famours for the tuner cards has done it. What remains to be seen if they bring stable drivers and good image quality to the table. One of these cards and a SageTV license would […]
Read moreEngadget has their weekly post for high-def DVD releases. I can’t say I would get any of this week’s releases. The rock was pretty good, but I doubt I would splurge. EngadgetHD * Mobsters (Universal) * The Pianist (Universal) * White Noise (Universal) * White Noise 2: The Light (Universal) * Zodiac: Director’s Cut (Paramount)
Read moreATI is doing their part to get the word out about HD. Giz has a short interview with AMD’s CTO about their 2008 plans. Not mentioned is their upcoming IGP that supports UVD. Gizmodo The Puma mobile chipset, due out in Q2 of this year, is able to play the Transformers HD DVD (intense MPEG-4 AVC) and still have 40% […]
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As I mentioned in Episode #1 , I spent sometime integrating the XPS 420 and accessories into my home theater. I decided to snap a couple pictures from my build log to show. Other then that, I really dhaven’t spent much time on my HTPC except to watcha few music videos from Yougle . I had intended to use the […]
Read moreJessica Zahn, a program manager at MS for the Media Center team sat down with TGB to discuss a range of Media Center topics. Nothing too much of susbtance except that DVD streaming will be a reality. We have no idea when, but Jessica confirmed it is already working. TGB Xbox 360 Media Center Extender Move on, there isn’t much […]
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