The long and torturous wait for the SiliconDust HDHomeRun Prime is almost over. Today, SiliconDust has just given word that the three tuner variant, HDHR3-CC, is available for pre-order from Newegg for $250 with a ship date of June 29th. The six-tuner variant, HDHR6-CC-3X2, should become available for pre-order next week at a price of $499. HDHomeRun PRIME is available […]
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The question often comes up, “How do I change the default recording location of Windows Media Center (WMC)?” This quick guide will explain how, but before we get to that, let’s understand why and when you might want to do this in the first place. As Andrew points out in our HTPC Basics Beginner’s Guide, as the duties of a […]
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One of our most popular guides in the past several months has been Michael Welter’s guide and tool for configuring the InfiniTV for use by multiple PCs. Now, Ceton has released the InfiniTV Network Tuner Wizard to provide an easy way to configure and officially support the InfiniTV when used by multiple PCs. We’ve had the opportunity to use the […]
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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 […]
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This tip probably seems rather obvious, but sometimes the obvious can be forgotten or neglected. I was recently called into action to diagnose a system that was running warmer and creating more fan noise than usual. Upon opening the case, this is what I saw: All that dirt and dust on the heatsink, power supply, fans, etc. was creating a […]
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Wireless video transmission–it just sounds like asking for trouble, doesn’t it? Even under the best of circumstances, sending 1080p compressed video via 802.11n doesn’t seem like such a great idea. A number of you have probably even tried to do this with varying amounts of success. Now, imagine trying to wirelessly send uncompressed 1080p video at 59.94 hertz (Hz). If […]
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The Ceton InfiniTV saga continues. Just this past Thursday, Amazon began selling the InfiniTV 4. As of Friday morning, the card was ranked over 1,000 in the Amazon electronics category. By Friday evening, the card had rocketed into the 200 range and fluctated between the 200 and 300 range over the weekend. Currently, the card stands ranked at 255 and […]
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MissingRemote forum member, Soitjes, posted to let us know about a new application named Digital Home Server (DHS). The application has been conceived to unify media playback, applications, widgets and home automation tasks into an interface that is simple, designed for touch control and can run on any size screen. DHS runs on Windows 7/Vista/XP and is completely free […]
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If you are looking for something to record HDTV from a cable or satellite set-top box as well as video and audio capture via HDMI, component and S/PDIF, the Hauppuage Colossus (Q&A) might be just what you need. MissingRemote’s very own, Andrew Van Til, has posted a full review over at AnandTech. When Hauppauge introduced the original HD PVR in […]
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Yet another week, yet another reason to talk about the Ceton InfiniTV 4 (review). While the backlog seemingly vanished overnight, a lot of would-be purchasers have been waiting on the sidelines until one of the well-known retailing giants carried the product. That time appears to be today because Amazon is now offering the Ceton InfiniTV 4 for sale! Current pricing is […]
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