While this isn’t a new article by any means, it is dated September 23rd, new Missing Remote member @brennok reminds us that the "next hearing on CableCARD is set for October 14th so time is running out." If you want to voice your opinion, now is the time, well a couple months ago would have been better but…. If you have […]
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Great news for those dealing with switched digital video (SDV) issues. CableLabs has updated their Tuning Resolver (aka Tuning Adapters) Specs, TRIF-N-10.1574-3, to support a minimum of 4 tuners. Currently there are two Tuning Resolver brands, Motorola and Cisco. The Cisco supports a maximum of two tuners; whereas the Motorola Tuning Resolver can support up to 6 streams with an updated firmware*. This means […]
Read moreIt would seem that Syfy certainly has a devoted following and some good shows in its midst. As an avid Sci-Fi fan, I was very happy to hear that all of these shows were being renewed. First up, Warehouse 13 was renewed for a 3rd season. It has a good set of characters tracking down mysterious artifacts with surprising powers. […]
Read moreSorry for the late posting of the podcast roundup, traveling for work this week, but it’s here! Is it just me or is there a TON of podcasts in the past week. Guess it’s the month of October, including one of my favorites–HTPCentric! Enjoy! Joining us this month is Brent Evans of Geektonic.com. Brent’s been a SageTV user for some […]
Read moreThere’s been so much news about the new GoogleTV box since they had their press showing this week, but I’ve been tentative to comment on anything until something more concrete came around. Here’s engadget’s details on it, and it’s much more in depth than what I’ve seen. I’ve been skeptical of the GoogleTV box since I first heard about it’s […]
Read moreI’ve been using a HTPC in some way shape or form for over 7 years now. Throughout that time I’ve gone through every single stage of enthusiasm. Where in the beginning I was all gung-ho about everything I did, was willing to try new things, new pieces of software, new pieces of hardware, basically anything I could get my hands […]
Read moreWell, I’m sad to say that I had to temporarily disable my server power savings. There were a couple of key problems that I ran into while using the shutdown and wakeup scripts. The first was that there were a few times where I would be watching a show on my frontend (which is a separate machine from the backend) […]
Read moreNot sure how nobody else posted it, but one of my favorite podcast guys and fellow HTPC geeks at TheDigitalMediaZone are having a wonderful contest full of great prizes. To participate you make a donation to Child’s Play Charity organization, and then you have a chance to win some great stuff! Go help a good cause and hey, maybe you’ll […]
Read moreI can’t say that CNET’s conclusion came as a surprise, but it was nice to see the VT25 maintain its crown as 2010’s best HDTV. The PNC8000 is an excellent performer, and deserves the silver medal among plasma TVs we’ve tested so far this year. In addition, we’d wager no other as-yet-announced TV will outperform either one in 2010. […]
Read moreNow here’s a pretty darned cool take at an HTPC enclosure. It’s not your traditional HTPC-style case mod, but it is effective in noise suppression and the user does use a Zotac board. I’m not a Bioshock player but this would be pretty awesome. I’ve wanted to make a mineral oil PC for a couple years now. Not necessarily because […]
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