Ikea Hack
Courtesy of my brother, this article actually has an HTPC that every significant other will love. No worrying about cases here, just glue some comp parts to the bottom of a table and you are set :). Work Gallery
Read moreYear: 2009
NVIDIA Ion Reference PC Platform Deep Dive
I still want one of these! The NVIDIA Ion Small Form Factor reference PC platform proved itself to be a powerful multimedia machine with top-notch HD video playback capability and even a bit of light duty gaming performance available as well. In standard desktop and productivity applications, the machine was about on par with similarly equipped Intel Atom-based products. […]
Read moreLG Credit Card Bluetooth Keyboard
Looks like an alternative to the DiNovo mini with a little less functionality. For when you only need a keyboard? Essentially a credit cardesque Bluetooth keyboard, we’re not sure that we’d use it to type on our coordinating LG phone, but it’d be fantastic for text entry on the PS3, or just navigating a simple home theater PC menu. […]
Read moreWhat Will WiMax Do For You?
The WiMax wireless standard promises more robust wireless service, greater reliability and power. Will it deliver? Wireless Interoperability for Microwave Transmission, more commonly known as WiMax, is a technology based on the IEEE 802.16 standard used for wireless transmission of data. The 802.16 standard has been through a few evolutionary stages, with 802.16e the most recent updated form. The […]
Read moreThe Media Center Show #192 – Custom Integrators
Another great show from Ian, tune into hear all about a bunch of things going on in Media Center world. This week I am talking Derek R. Flickinger of Interactive homes inc about how Media Center fits with Custom Integrators and enthusiast, integrators and Microsoft can learn from each. Derek and I will be launching The Custom Integrator Show […]
Read moreBlack Magic Antennas
With the analog to digital conversion coming in one month, many people who generally get most of their TV from Over The Air sources tend to question if their current antenna setup will be able to receive the new digital broadcasts. Today we will be demystifying the Black Magic that is antennas and how they work. Getting Free […]
Read moreNetflix Winner
Joshua Spielman is our Netflix winner :). Please reply back to this post within a week to claim your prize. Congrats and enjoy your three month memebership to Netflix. Joshua won this prize for submitting "TV in Peril. Is Nothing Sacred?" news. If you would like to submit news for everyone in the Missingremote.com community to see, please hit the […]
Read moreS1Digital launches new P500 Media Center and updates ProLine Series products for 2009
The P500 builds upon S1Digital’s already successful line of ProLine Series Media Centers and provides customers with powerful features in a high-end, custom designed chassis. Available with up to four CableCard HDTV tuners plus an unencrypted QAM/ATSC tuner, Blu-ray movie playback with Profile 2.0 features, movie archiving capabilities, and three terabytes (2TB useable) of internal RAID-5 storage. The P500 supports […]
Read moreHDPVR For Vista Media Center
Via Geektonic, big news for the Media Center world! Through the use of a program called DVBSBridge, support for hauppauge’s HDPVR is now added. If you haven’t read my review to understand the significane of this I will break it down pretty quickly for you. The HDPVR allows you to take your analog component HD feed (even DRM laced channels) […]
Read moreBoxee for Windows – Music and More
Music is one of the features which Windows Media Center does really quite well–the layout is fun, easy to follow, useful and attractive. That being said, the features are quite minimal. You see the information which you provide via tags and little extra. Boxee adds a splash of innovation into their Music abilities, as you can see from the video […]
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