How many of you think Blu-ray will succeed? I do because of this very reason. My inlaws, who are not tech savvy at all are considering a Blu-ray purchase so that can get high-def movies on a their new HDTV they are planning to buy. If that doesn’t scream mass adoption, I don’t know what does. Let’s address this […]
Read moreWell, I’m kinda depressed this morning. I admit that things were finally going smoothly for once. Everything was set up the way I wanted. None of my scheduled recordings were being missed. Things were actually calming down around here for once. Then, about this time last week, the UPS on my HD server/development system beeped on me, and when I […]
Read moreA sneak peeak at Boxee for Windows, it looks very promising with Media Center remote support! One of the best things about the way Boxee handles online video is that every movie opens in full screen mode. You can tell that the developers have designed this application to use a full screen interface that will look as good on your […]
Read moreIf you pay any attention to the site, you will know that the Links section to our site was older than dirt. I had no plans to update this section so we decided it was time to let it die a quick and painful death. With big shoes to fill, we knew there was only one option that could live […]
Read moreFor those that want a pre-built WHS box, HP has an offering that you may want to look at. For those who care most about benchmarks, we found that the EX487 is a serious step-up in speed and reliability, having used it for a full month before reviewing it. A massive collection of 7,000 documents (about 40GB) took 1 […]
Read moreIn case you’re interested in which online video services are around today, here’s a round up of those expected to make it long term. With more than a dozen services competing for the same eyeballs, a shakeout is pretty much inevitable, though. Here’s our guide to eight contenders with the best prospects for long-term survival. Amazon Video on Demand, […]
Read moreBack in October I started to talk about how 3DTV was going to be the next big technology to hit the home theater experience. Now that more time has passed, I thought it would be a good idea to see how things sit today. Many companies were sharing their products and plans at CES2009 so lets take a look at […]
Read moreThose of us who have the privilege of having a significant other also have the distinct joy of ensuring our media system design meets their specific requirements. This has been referred to in the past as the "Wife Acceptance Factor" or WAF. I’m not talking about whether it’s a 720p or 1080p display or what RAID level the drives are […]
Read moreBig change was to take step back to the 6.4.8 demux. Which is unfortunate, becuased the newer version make comskip much more accurate for me. Although, it was at the price of stability. We’re (still) in the Release Candidate stage for V6.5. We regressed the demux back to the V6.4 version which should resolve the stability problems some people […]
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When I pitched the idea of Home Automation to my wife, all she asked was, "Why does our house need to be automated?". Not a good start to my home automation project. Starting off with a negative WAF can be a hard hole to climb out of. The good news is that after several years of marriage, I am ready […]
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