Origen S21T Review @ Madshrimps

If i were a rich man…la di da, la di da.This thing really is impressive.  Mad Shrimps Origen S21T is a high-end aluminum Home Theatre PC enclosure featuring a unique 12.1 inch motorized TFT touch screen for the utmost enthusiasts in Home Theatre experience; such feature can only be found in some server rooms. Armed with 120mm exhaust together with […]

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HTPC Tip Of The Day: VMC Plugin Thread

Today’s HTPC Tip Of The Day comes courtesy of a great "Must Have" plugin thread at the Greenbutton. If you are a VMC user you will want to head over to this thread and check it out. Here are a few from the first response. There are several other great responses to this that will let you get more out […]

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TV Toolbox v1.0 – Beta 4 released

I just wanted to inform you that Beta 4 of TV Toolbox is available. Btw, regarding to some users at TGB – TV Toolbox allows you to edit OCUR content. I actually didn’t notice this since we don’t have such content in germany. TGB: http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/permalink/239704/240029/ShowThread.aspx#240029 Bye, Olcay  MCE DEV More and more people use TV Toolbox – but the real […]

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Microsoft bids $44.6 billion for Yahoo

This is big! The only impact I can see for Media Center users is that we may, some day in the distant future, see Yahoo services integrated into VMC. Given Microsoft’s recent history of execution, I am not sure this move is a good thing.  news.com.com.com.com "We have great respect for Yahoo, and together, we can offer an increasingly exciting […]

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SageTV Update

SageTV has a bug fixer update out today. Its not hard to see why Sage is a solid choice these days. They are always hard at work squashing bugs that are identified by the community. Click the read more button for a full list of changes. SageTV Forum Thread: Core Updates 1. Added support for multi-channel Favorites 2. Fixed NPE […]

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HTPC Tip Of The Day: Getting Started With MythTV

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Dipping your toes into the MythTV/Linux waters can be a daunting outlook. However, with some patience you too can enjoy a Media Center based around everyone’s favorite open source software. Since even the Linux noobs laugh at my Linux knowledge, I let John, our Myth expert, supply me with a few links to get you started. Have any other helpful […]

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HTPC Tip Of The Day: Playing ROMs

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If you happen to have a collection of ROMs that you are itching to play on your spiffy new Media Center PC, there are a couple of solutions available to you in VMC and one availble in Sage. First up is EMUCenter. TGB Thread  It is a bit fiddly to setup but works quite well and is programmed with MCML. […]

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HTPC Tip Of The Day: WHS Front End

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After getting all of your media setup, your users in place, and your backups going, you may wonder what is next for your WHS install. The next step I took is to get your personal website going. I will get into this a bit more in my future building log episodes. The website will allow you to remote in to […]

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Recorded TV Manager Brings Windows Home Server and MCE Closer Together

Third party product could bring the expected functionality between WHS and MCE that most users feel should already be there. Ehomeupgrade If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s to never assume anything. For instance, don’t assume that because the same company built two products that they’ll work well together. This is doubly true when speaking about Microsoft. Specifically, Windows Home […]

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