Weekends are normally slow news wise, so thought I’d take the time to remind everyone about our awesome SageTV HD300 Theater Media Player Contest going on right now, if you have not yet entered! From our last Podcast we have a poll going on right now asking you What is the size of your Primary HTPC Case? And if you […]
Read moreThis tip is as much a friendly reminder as one that even the best technical people will forget–Don’t Assume the obvious has been done! Case in point, I was troubleshooting a friend’s TV setup. She has AT&T U-Verse TV which is connected via HDMI passthrough to her Onkyo stereo receiver and claimed that her dog sat on her remotes and […]
Read moreIn the theme of everything “Royal” today, content is king. Andriod Central has posted up a review of the new HBO Go application for the Andriod platform. It currently doesn’t have Honeycomb tablet support but if you are on the go like I am and have down time on your transit commute to work, this is a great little appplication. […]
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I finally managed to find some time to sit down and watch the first two episodes of Game of Thrones. As it has already been renewed for a second season, my hopes were pretty high. Full disclosure: I have never read any of George R. R. Martin’s books, upon which this series is based, so I have zero familiarity with […]
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I’m not a Hulu user, but I have to admit I’ll be tempted to check out this free preview upcoming of this new integration of the XBox 360 Dashboard with Hulu Plus. Given how slick the Netflix application is, I have pretty high expectations. Will this make you spend the money though if you didn’t already subscribe? From April 29 […]
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Almost two months ago we brought you NASA TV for Media Center in honor of the final flight of Space Shuttle Discovery. Tomorrow Space Shuttle Endeavour embarks on mission STS-134, taking off from Kennedy Space Center – Launch Pad 39A at 3:47 p.m. EDT. As a reminder for you space geeks out there we’ve updated NASA TV for Media Center to a […]
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Here’s a quick tip some of you might actually know. While we love the support financially when you use our Amazon and Newegg ads (see right column), we all have those times when there’s a movie or game title that you simply cannot wait to receive. Or maybe you only want one movie so don’t want to pay Amazon for […]
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I haven’t had a chance to go through AMD’s driver release notes to find out when they snuck frame sequential 3D Blu-ray support in for their 5 series cards, but I can can confirm that it works, at least for the 5550. This page indicates that the whole lineup is supported, starting with the 5450. So if you have a […]
Read moreI wonder if Damian (dbone) gets tired of reviewing Media Players? 🙂 In his seemingly 50th review, he’s got the Nixeus Fusion HD up to the gauntlet. It’s tough when a company has a first generation anything, and unfortunately it seems this one is no exception. Let’s hope they don’t abandon the field though. But just as shown in our […]
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If you have an HTPC and are a sports fan, and your cable company supports it, then you most likely have heard of ESPN3.com. This fantastic website from ESPN provides a lot of the content that is available on the cable channel to be streamed live to your system for free. Editorial shows like SportsCenter and Around the Horn are […]
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