From the editors at Electronic House. Electronic House Extended warranties are the dirty little secret of the consumer electronics industry. Everyone says they’re a bad deal, and no one wants to admit to purchasing them, but someone is buying them. Electronics stores do make a lot of money on these warranties. People buy them inappropriately, or fail to use them […]
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We are very happy to have BigScreenBlogal.comcome onboard as an advertiser and to kick things off we will be giving away a Big Screen product once a week for the next FOUR weeks. All you have to do is submit a news item to be qualified for the random drawing. You can find the submit news item on the right […]
Read moreIf you are new to HTPCs, I would recommend taking a look at our guide section and even our Tip Of The Day section. They should get you started on your Media Center PC journey. If you are an avid media collector, this is a great route to take. It can be frustrating at times but it is well worth […]
Read moreHere is a basic Q&A about the concept of HTPCs/Media Center PC’s in general. What is an HTPC? HTPC is short for home theater personal computer. This term is typically used by DIY enthusiasts who build and tweak their own systems rather then buy it from an OEM. OEMs typically refer to HTPCs as Media Center PCs. As the name […]
Read moreGiven Microsoft’s strategy of having Vista Media Center in almost every home computer, you would think the extender experience would be a top priority for the VMC team. According to Chris, it falls short in a couple of areas including file support. As Chris mentioned in his article, perhaps the biggest way for MS to make a splash is to […]
Read moreAs I delve in WHS more and more, you can be sure you will see more news from WHS. One that caught my eye is the data corrpution bug that can affect a lot of different programs. We Got Server has the list and it is quite scary to see alot of Microsoft’s programs on that list. I hope they […]
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Now that the format war is over, there is no time like the present to get into the high definition discs. PCAlchemy has a great price cut on the Pioneer drive and is now below two hundred dollars. Click here to go to the product page The Pioneer BDC-2202 retail bundle includes the BDC-S02 Blu-ray Disc/DVD/CD Combo drive and software […]
Read moreCan I classify the PS3 as an OEM Media Center PC? I guess for MissingRemote.com’s purposes I will. At any rate, fresh from Kotaku, it looks like PlayTV will have zero DRM. Not entirely surprising because they are not dealing with Cable Labs :p. Kotaku Somewhat-exciting news, Europeans! SCEE have revealed that PlayTV, the PS3’s digital TV set-top box and […]
Read moreThe credit for today’s Tip Of The Day goes to Jason Pierce. He did a lot of research to come up with a solution to stretched out text on 16:9 1024×768 plasma TVs with Media Center. The problem is when you have a 16:9 display that has a typical 4:3 resolution. For example, my Pioneer 4280 has a 1024X768 […]
Read moreThis is part 2 of our continuing HTPC Tip Of The day series profiling various media center programs. GBPVR Home Page – www.gbpvr.vom Cost – Free Description: GB-PVR is a fully featured home media center application, allowing you to easily use a remote to watch tv, schedule recordings, watch videos, watch DVDs, listen to music, view photos etc. […]
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