The first step in planning your build should be figuring out what source you want to work with. Their are advantages and disadvantages to each and after reading this article you may decide it easier to switch providers. In this guide, we will review the different TV providers and how best to integrate each into your Media Center PC. This […]
Read moreI hope everyone had a great 2007! On behalf of everyone here at MissingRemote.com have a great 2008. We are looking forwward to a 2008 filled with guides and reviews. I have been making progress on my build front. Over the past couple of days I have added Power DVD Ultra, EMUCenter and MCEWeather. While that doesn’t sound like a […]
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The MediaPortal team announced that they are working on an opensource WPF engine. WPF as you know is Microsoft Flash killer and a great technology to create rich GUI’s The article states that the team found WPF to limited for use in a HTPC application and that this is one of the reasons they are now building a complete clone […]
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In case you missed the first article of the series explaining, here’s a little explanation. Life With a Plugin is Mike’s brain child, however I will be contributing from time to time. Today I will be looking at EMUCenter. This plugin, designed as a front end for ROMS, has potential to add alot of entertainment to your HTPC setup. Especially […]
Read moreI hope everyone enjoyed their holiday time with friends and family. I can only assume Santa stuffed everyone’s stocking with HTPC goodies. The HTPC train will start again tonight and I will start again with my updates. I did manage to finish my S16V build and came away pretty damn impressed :). Time for the news:). HTIB News: Sony DAV-HDX265 […]
Read moreIt was always pretty obvious that major departments in MS did not communicate. It never made sense to me, nor our readers, why departments that were so closely related never communicated. That recently changed here in October according to news.com.com with the combining of the IPTV department, HD-DVD and Media Center group. Any mention of Xbox 360 in there? Of […]
Read moreKeep this case in mind if you’re looking to build an ATX based HTPC and want to keep the price of the case down. Hardware Canucks The nMedia Home Theatre PC 600BAR is a compact enclosure which is destined not for the desk but for your cozy little den or in the midst of your high tech home threatre setup. […]
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This tribute to Sci-Fi may not be the biggest home theater, but the animatronics will have you jumping out of your seat – literally. Electronic House So with a little web research and the help of his wife and Scott Messenger of Austin, TX installation firm Escom, he created this hellish home theater. Winn’s theater certainly isn’t one of the […]
Read moreIt certainly doesn’t get your hopes up to see a sat tuner anytime soon when MS is just getting around to posting a job notice to test the sat tuners. However, according to Chris L. things are creeping forward ever so slowly. Expect new sat tuner cards to come with the new release of Media Center. Of course, we have […]
Read moreAs Christmas draws nearer, you can expect the content output to drop as we spend time with friends and family. Over the holidays, feel free to share what Santa brought you and what your New Year’s resolutions will be for your HTPC. HTIB Box News: Pansonic SC-PT650 review @ Audioholics Podcast News: The Media Center Show #136 @ TheDigitalLifestyle.com […]
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