Thanks to WAIcool for submitting this story about this cheapy home theater system. Audio Video Interiors Price estimates will be site specific, but the cost of Kipnis’ home system would be in the $6-million range.
Read moreAnother one bites the dust. Up until now, Netflix has been stocking both formats. But now they will be switching exclusively to Blu-ray. Reuters Netflix said that with such a clear signal from the industry, it will only buy Blu-ray discs going forward and will phase out stock of HD DVD by about the end of the year.
Read moreVista users with Netflix accounts can now rejoice. An MCML (beta) plugin was just released by Anthony Park (the MCEBrowser guy) that does all the stuff the old MyNetflix plugin did, plus it also handles "Watch Now"! And since it’s MCML it looks great too. This is one of the plugins I’ve been most excited about lately seeing as how […]
Read moreHi All, I just posted a guide on the SageTV forums on how to record 1080i HD component input in SageTV using a Blackmagic Decklink Intensity Pro and thought some here might find it useful. Enjoy! SageTV I spent over a year perfecting HD recording via component input on a Blackmagic Intensity Pro in SageTV. Of course, now that I’ve […]
Read moreStreamlined plugin to enable Blu-Ray and HD DVD Playback via VMC and Cyberlink. The Green Button Basically the plugin will allow for autoplay of both HD and Blu-Ray Media by minimizing VMC and launching Cyberlink. It also adds a TAB to launch from VMC if the disc is already in the drive. I thought long and hard about this and […]
Read moreApparently someone out there claims to be leaking pictures and video of Windows 7, and what makes it interesting Media Center news is that their newest video appears to show off some "new" VMC features. Unfortunatly, as with most leaks, this video is (intentionally?) very blurry, so its hard to tell exactly whats going on. Engadget And we do have to say, […]
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Thanks to Chris A. for sending this news article in about Auzentech’s HDMI 1.3 daughter board. Loads of information!! Hardware Canucks Looks very cool to me. Auzen is pushing the bar again. There is a Video input from your HDMI/DVI GFX card to integrate with the audio so both are available over the HDMI cable. I will also note many […]
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Someone at DBSTalk forums has received scans of the long-promised DirecTV PC Tuner! Looks like this might come out soon folks! Link to picture of tuner and discussion thread @ DBS Talk
Read moreThe selection is still quite limited at only 6000 titles, but having unlimited video on demand would be a nice addition. Guess I’ll be looking into adding MCEBrowser to my new VMC setup sooner than later. 😉 Hacking Netflix Several readers reported that they have now been offered free unlimited Watch Instantly hours from Netflix, which was first reported in […]
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Thanks to Chris A for sending this news bit in about Marantz’s VP-11S1 projector. Ultimate AV Mag Announced at CEDIA 2007, the $9,999 VP-15S1 is Marantz’s shot at the lower price points. Marantz decided not to cut corners and compete with the gaggle of LCoS projectors making so much noise in the $5K neighborhood. Instead, it was decided to aim […]
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