It would seem that ABC and Cablevision are have another lover’s quarrel. You know what that means… That’s right, Cablevision’s paying customers will probably be made to suffer! The dispute centers on whether Cablevision should start paying fees to carry WABC-TV as part of its basic package. The dispute has been festering for two years, the station said, and it’s […]
Read moreLight week this week for releases, but a couple gems. I’m old enough to remember The Neverending Story, a classic fairy tale story with a kid who rides a big dog and battles something evil I don’t remember. Clash of the Titans has recently enjoyed some news on a remake, but not sure how well the original will hold up […]
Read more3D goodness for those with a little extra cash laying around. What’s worse, these require a CR2025 battery, may have an adverse effect on brightness and contrast calibration and fit most adults but not children. Therefore, if you have a family of four, you will need to spend at least $600 to get everyone to see 3D content as […]
Read moreA rather quick review for those interested. Boston Acoustics’ proprietary drivers, superior engineering and high-quality cabinetry combine to produce the stealthy VS 344 floor-standing loudspeaker. Its articulate yet powerful bass, open midrange and refined highs make for a speaker that is worthy of ample praise. [Digital Trends]
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You may have seen some posts around the internet of some other developers with some "webguide-like" software for remotely scheduling and managing your Media Center recordings, but they all took a fair amount of effort. Well, if you have been intimidated by those, then you’re in luck. Big Screen EPG allows you to do everything you used to love with […]
Read moreFor a company that’s usually ahead of the game on trends, the AppleTV is just a weird thing. Apparently sales grew 35% this last holiday season, which is pretty astonishing given the bloody thing hasn’t changed in years! I would like to see them seriously commit to this space, as I think they could push everyone to make for a […]
Read moreWe’ve had some discussions in our forums regarding using netbooks as your HTPC, so these Flash updates are critical since the CPU’s in those devices simply can’t manage to handle the high resolutions if they can’t offload to the graphics. Good news indeed. Techreport According to the folks at Engadget, the beta 3 release adds support for two mobile graphics […]
Read moreEnjoy the shows this week! Don’t forget to follow us on twitter, @missingremote The Media Center Show #245 – Networked Tuners This week Garry Whittiker and Jason Coombes join me to discuss networked tuners using DVBLink, Jason has all his tuners pooled in a Windows Home Server and then is using DVBLink to distribute the tuners around the network. Its […]
Read moreThis is where a strong community is so important to the success of a company like Boxee. The latest AppleTV Firmware had changed and broken Boxee’s ability to run on it, so some users decided to fix it for themselves, and then share to the world! Kudos! Boxee Blog You can now, once more, pwn your AppleTV following these super […]
Read more…for everyone except Blockbuster Video, of course. So….Blockbuster Video, who rent movies to customers, do not get a 30 day window and can continue to charge more. Where Redbox and Netflix….who rent movies to customers….DO have to have the window? Anyone else think the 30-day window idea came from Blockbuster? Home Media Mag Keyes attributed the miss to big-box retailers […]
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