If you’re into XBMC and want to go for a passive SFF HTPC build, your odds of success just went up. Anandtech is reporting that XBMC is going to get full hardware acceleration support for the Crystal HD. Thanks to the efforts of Scott Davilla, the XBMC developers and Broadcom there’s now full support for the Broadcom Crystal […]
Read moreAdam and Josh from the Digital Media Zone started up a Stack Overflow style site for some Home Theater Q/A. I think Adam said it best in his intro, so I’ll let him explain: This isn’t your typical discussion forum. Most questions have definitive answers, not opinions and so you don’t find the bickering and flame wars that you […]
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QNAP TS-219P Recently released from QNAP the TS-219P is the new addition to the two slot NAS family. Read on to see if it will fit your storage needs. Introduction Previously, we took a look at the TS-209 Pro II NAS from QNAP and found it to work very well. Today we will take a look at the […]
Read moreI’m still a fan of 3D stuff. I think that the big thing will be that content creaters need to create good content in order to make it take off. Here’s a look at what Nvidia is doing on the hardware side of things. But 3D gaming was just a foot in the door for NVIDIA’s 3D Vision product […]
Read moreI don’t know if anyone else out there is looking forward to 3DTV but I think that it could be a very cool thing if content creaters use it properly. It is expected to be the main focus of CES in 2010. We’ll have to wait and see. Until then, read this article. And it seems a certainty that […]
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Looks like a nice little update from the XBMC Gang….I wonder when they’re going to change their name seeing as they are no longer just a mod for your XBox, but a fantastic Media Center application that’s free to all. Engadget The so-called Camelot build is now available for download on Windows, OS X and Linux, with the most […]
Read moreJust in time for the long weekend, here are some shows to help your drive or travels go by faster. Enjoy! Seen In HD Episode 16 – Winter TV Preview This week we take a small break from our regular scheduled programming to welcome back Brent Evens, better know as Geek Tonic, to talk about the Winter 2010 TV Schedule. […]
Read moreMerry Christmas from the Media Browser team!!!! YAY!!!! I’m not at home but you better believe this will be tops on my list to-do’s when I return! Happy Christmas Eve everyone! MediaBrowser.tv With the Firestorm release, thanks to ebrs hard work, we now support UI plugins. This means themes can ship as plugins, in fact Vanilla is no longer shipped […]
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This cable card fiasco sure has been one for the ages hasn’t it? I bet we look back 10 years from now and this sticks as one of the worst implemented technologies ever. It’s good to see TiVo and Sony involved in trying to make a change. Now the wait to see if anything comes of this. EngadgetHD The […]
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Placeshifting never really has taken off. If not for SlingBox, most average consumers probably would have no idea about the technology…but it looks like Avermedia is trying to change that. However, being limited to Avermedia tuners will severely limit the reach of an app like this. ZnF Similarly, AVerMedia best known for PC tuner cards, has been beta testing […]
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