As MissingRemote.com switches gears to more of a community orientated site, I will be spending more of my time writing articles, reviews, guides, and of course blog posts. No time like the present to start :). I recently picked up and moved from the sunny desert of California to the great state of Montana. Besides the job opportunity that took […]
Read moreAround the time MissingRemote.com launched, I knew I would be making the move to Montana. Here it is, 6 months later and I am finally moved in to my new house , I have an internet connection and life is almost back to normal. I should be typing hard on new content for the site buuuuut. It is just too […]
Read moreSony must be feeling the pinch from Toshiba's latest price cuts and they are now introducing a player at the $499 price point. Note that is is now cheaper then a Sony PS3, I would bet a PS3 price cut will follow suit. USA Today}That means the new player costs half of what the company's first Blu-ray player cost when […]
Read moreNew WebGuide 4.1 beta brings Xbox360 streaming support, "Prism" multi-system interface In addition to the capacity to stream DVDs, WebGuide 4.1 brings two new major features to the mix—a Media Center add-in and the "WebGuide Prism" multi-system interface. June 4, 2007 – In addition to the capacity to stream DVDs, which was featured in the previous beta of 4.1, WebGuide […]
Read moreThe bane of every technophile in existence…. waiting for new features… after all.. they are just around the corner! The author of Home Theater Blog, an AVS installer, tells the story of a client who suffers the exact same problem. I know I am coming across the same problem when deciding what to build for my new HTPC (details to […]
Read moreAlong the same vein as our previous news story, we have a user's review of MythTV vs Vista. I just finished reading it and it is a good writeup that has valueable info in it if you are on the fence about which OS to go with in the HTPC world. AVSForum Now, here's MY killer issue with this install… […]
Read moreSuuure you could pick the easy way and buy a HP computer pre-configured with Vista Home Premium and call it good, or you could risk life and WAF and go the Ubuntu MythTV route :). Phornoix For those that have never tried out MythTV before, it is much more than just a PVR (Personal Video Recorder) for Linux. MythTV is […]
Read moreHD DVD is bound and determined not to lose to Blu-ray. It is hard to argue with $300 price points to pick up adoption. Why stop there? Over the weekend they had an additional $50 dollars of to lower the price to within $10 of Oppo's famed up-converting player. By no means is this battle over, I am sure we […]
Read moreA new batch of next gen discs are out! Nothing really interests me.. Head on over to EngadetHD and check them out. EngadgetHD After last week's spectacular releases, we knew we could only be disappointed this week, but we did expect the studios to at least try. Sure it could be worse, there could be no titles at all, but […]
Read moreHome theater nirvana is cheaper then ever thanks to projector prices dropping faster then… well craft your own thoughts for that one ;). 720p projectors are easily found below $2gs with 1080p following close behind. If you are in the market, check out Secret's review of the Optoma HD73. Secrets Often, the room is also used as a family room […]
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