Not exactly what I’d expect from the WHS community, but a fantastic post that crosses topics here, as Damian covers some various containers and compares the filesize of each for your convenience. MKV is probably the most popular container out there right now, so he pits it against m2ts and ts. MediaSmartServer So my test results confirm my readings online, […]
Read moreIt’s always interesting to see random articles that appear. This time up is this report from a research analyst in regards to improvements he forsees with the AppleTV, something which hasn’t been changed, improved or evolved at all in quite a while. If it wasn’t for Boxee, would anyone even be using this thing still? It’s so drastically underpowered and […]
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This is pretty creative thinking, but still pretty expensive. Maybe if I could do this for $100 I would be interested, but for $1000 I’m just buying an actual piece of furniture for my television. Still though, if your significant other is an artist and hates your technology, maybe this will work?! Gizmodo Once balanced at a 70-degree angle […]
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Considering how long it’s been around, I’ve been quite surprised with all the recent traction which 3D has picked up from major studios. Personally, I paid a lot of money to fix my eyes so I did NOT have to wear glasses so I’m not a fan, but apparantly a lot of people are and Panasonic is trying to be […]
Read moreCharlie Owen (@charlieo) from Microsoft and frequent blogger posts this question to all of twitter, if Media Center can go beyond the enthusiast market. Personally, I still think there’s a chance, but I’m a die hard optimist. What concerns me most is the lack of innovation–as Charlie points out, when Media Center first came out, it was so unique and […]
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Am I the only person that thought the PS3 already supported Bitstreaming? I think it’s rather humerous that Sony (the creators of the Blu-ray format) had not yet done so on their rather pricey flagship blu-ray player, go figure. EngadgetHD Now we hear that the fatboy gone slim supports Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio bitstream output to your […]
Read moreLots of good podcasts to choose from this week even with Ian taking the week off. Here are some well rounded shows to help perk up your end of the week (or weekend). If you have a podcast you watch or listen to that I don’t post here, please shoot me a PM or e-mail and let me know! I’m […]
Read moreIf you are using an Xbox360 as your media center extender this has to give you some pause. I’m not sure I would fully believe the numbers are this high, but nobody will doubt that there have definitely been some problems which Microsoft has tried addressing with fast and simple return process. I should say I have owned 2 Xbox360’s […]
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We’ve seen some brief reviews of the SG06 before, but nobody covers chassis as detailed and well rounded as these guys. In the end it’s a bit dissapointing, but keep in mind these aren’t designed for HTPC usage really but would definitely work. I’m personally not a fan of the appearance but it’s good to see them thinking outside the […]
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Sorry for posting this so late, but I thought I already had. No real surprise I think, as Vizio is a very affordable HDTV and has received pretty good reviews for both the products and the company. I was surprised to see Sony still up there, I’m sure continuing on their name-reputation moreso than anything else (if my dad was […]
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