We have been keeping an eye on the latest version of the popular Windows Media Center add-in for a while now, but word went out early this morning that the official, final version of My Movies 4 has been released. This new version includes comprehensive support for movie and television series collections. Be sure to check out our review to […]
Read moreHere’s an interesting report from Nielsen given how I was thinking that TV purchases themselves were as popular as ever. Maybe it’s down because of all the deals last year where anyone that was interested has already bought their TV sets? “The media marketplace continues to evolve and become more complex. Some consumers are clearly being driven by the economy […]
Read moreThis is more interesting news than relevant to the home theater space but I thought it worthy of front page newsdom given how much I love Rotten Tomatoes. Hopefully this isn’t the beginning of the end for them. The studio’s plans for Rotten Tomatoes seem less ambitious. The news release only states that the team of the movie review site […]
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If you are a true home theater nut like I am then, without a doubt, you will have some form of a universal remote control in your home theater setup. Over the years, I have amassed a sizable collection of Harmony remotes. I probably have every single model of Harmony remotes besides the RF based Harmony remotes. One of many […]
Read moreIf anyone has ever modded a first generation Xbox you are fully aware of Xbox Media Center (XBMC). It was basically a new front end for consuming media through the xbox hardware. Over the hears XBMC has been forked into many different media front ends, one of which is Plex. Plex is now running the Plex client on the Roku […]
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VUDU continues pounding out improvements to its streaming service. New to the streaming service are TV shows. A quick look at the VUDU catalog reveals that there are already quite a few shows available. Quality seems to vary by network. VUDU’s HDX quality is available from some of the more progressive networks such as AMC, Showtime and Starz. Pricing varies […]
Read moreOur friends at LucidLogix just sent me an e-mail letting me know a full version of Virtu is now available to download from Intel for select boards. While Sandy Bridge graphics handles most HTPC duties perfectly well there are some cases for a discrete GPU such as “proper” 24p support. What Virtu does is let you utilize discrete GPUs and […]
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Rewind two years ago to 2009–Hulu was really starting to gain momentum and attention, as well as some other fledgling TV streaming services, but all required a keyboard and mouse for use with your Windows Media Center HTPC. Then, SecondRun.tv was released and not only made it possible to control and watch Hulu.com content, but did so in a very […]
Read moreThese weeks are killing me! Half of these titles I did not even recognize, and while my heart really wanted to pick From Dusk Til Dawn, a classic Robert Rodriguez film featuring George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino, where the plot is literally these bank robbers who go to a bar in Mexico that basically ends up being full of Vampires. […]
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We have covered a number of Beginner’s Guides in our effort to help out newcomers to the world of home theater computers. Topics covered include the basics, video resolutions, codecs and how they affect you, media players, frame rates and more. So hopefully you have read and enjoyed those as now the fun part begins–building an HTPC! There are a […]
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