VUDU (review) keeps rolling out the improvements. Today, you can head on over to VUDU and see streaming direct to your browser. Previously, the only way to get VUDU on the PC was via Boxee. It is still SD only at this point. One can hope that someday we’ll get VUDU’s excellent HDX streaming direct to the PC. VUDU GM, […]
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If you’re at all like me, you want to see the entire picture as it was originally broadcast so you calibrate your display. One of the steps of our display calibration guide is to display a test pattern to correct for any overscan. Overscan is a vestige of the old cathode ray tube (CRT) TV days and largely no longer […]
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Courtesy of developer Cyril Paciullo, there’s a new tool in town for all of you that like to theme Windows Media Center (WMC). It’s called Media Center Themer and changes the text attributes of WMC. Media Center Themer will change the attributes of text in WMC including 3rd party add-ins at run-time and doesn’t rely on changing resource files so […]
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Well, we noticed last week how quickly the Ceton InfiniTV 4 backlog vanished. This week, we find out one of the reasons why. The InfiniTV 4 has been revised to ease the manufacturing issues that plauged the earlier revision–great news! We spoke with Jeremy Hammer, VP of Systems Integration at Ceton, who said The changes were made to help streamline […]
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Now this is exciting to see. Motorola is jumping into the universal remote space with their Nyxboard and its right up our alley. This remote is dual-sided with standard controls on top and a keyboard on bottom. It utilizes IR and RF. It is also designed specifically for XBMC! Pre-orders now for $60 at PulseEight. According to Engadget, “there are […]
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While the Kinect is great and all, it really lacks humanity. A French company, Robopec, has just the solution to that specific problem in a lovable little Robot/Media Center PC called Reeti who can even display emotions. Equipped with an Atom/ION2 platform, it might serve well as a secondary PC. Perhaps more interestingly, there is an API for developer’s to […]
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A couple of weeks ago, we had just found out about the new video rental and streaming upstart, Zediva. If you didn’t catch that article, Zediva’s scheme for side-skirting Hollywood is to rent viewers a physical DVD and DVD player and then stream the output direct to consumers. Today, we learn that the MPAA is none too satisfied with Zediva’s […]
Read moreOn Friday, we heard rumblings from CE Pro and supposedly confirmation from a Samsung rep that component input would be limited to 480p on the 2011 display lineup. It seems we have confirmation that this is not true both through a CE Pro reader, Bill Paul of Neothings, who confirmed via tests at a Best Buy Magnolia store and an […]
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Make sure your scam and spam filters are on high alert if you have shopped with Best Buy. I just received an e-mail informing me that my e-mail address may have been stolen. Update: In the comments, ruwackd is reporting similar e-mails have been sent to TiVo and Disney customers. Dear Valued Best Buy Customer, On March 31, we were […]
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How would you like to gain almost 1GB of space on your system drive? If you’ve installed Windows 7 SP1, you should be aware that Windows retains a backup of the system files to allow for the uninstallation of SP1. If you’re happy with SP1 on your system, you can safely delete the backup in a few simple steps. Keep […]
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