Blu-ray Deal: Beetlejuice for $10

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I loved this movie growing up. Not sure what extra features or how good the quality is on this blu-ray copy of the Tim Burton classic, but Amazon has it for only $10 right now. A pretty great deal. As always, full disclosure, buying this movie through our link does help MissingRemote out.  

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The Big Screen Gets Bigger

You know what’s funny about an article like this, nowhere does it suggest anywhere that *maybe* lowering the absurd ticket prices might have a positive effect on theater attendance. Instead, sell alcohol and have bowling alleys? Because you weren’t spending enough money when you go see a movie, it’s going to become as (if not more) expensive thank going to […]

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LG to unveil 15-inch OLED TV

Blah blah, another tiny 15 inch OLED is going to be shown off in an upcoming show by LG, but the excitement comes from word that there’s going to be a 40 inch version coming up!! Can’t wait to see how much (or how little) that thing weighs. Let’s not even ask about the price, mmmkay?!? Reuters Research firm DisplaySearch […]

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RVU Alliance Aims to Take Over Your Home

I’m not sure how I feel about this, but Adam has some interesting points about how this could all develop. My concern with this sort of "alliance" is if they develop non-open standard technologies which then give them such an advantage over competitors, which usually winds up in delivering less for consumers. TheDigitalMediaZone With the ability to stream protected HD […]

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What Happened to Escient Vision Media Servers?

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Not sure the familiarity our audience has with Escient given its CEDIA-based marketplace, but they were known for developing their own linux-based movie and music ripping media servers. The interface was simple but effective, and they definitely had a following. CEPro is purely speculating here based on what they see and have heard, but who would blame them if all […]

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GBPVR New Version – 1.4.7 available

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Guess this is the day for the releases of media center applications, first Media Portal and now GBPVR announces a new version with a laundry list of behind the scene improvements. Nothing much on the UI side but a very long list. Head on over to their forums for the full rundown and download instructions. GBPVR There is not a […]

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MediaPortal 1.1.0 BETA 1

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MediaPortal is a fantastic open source media center application that has been in development for quite some time. In preparation of a new version they have released an initial beta release which has a wealth of features and improvements. Here’s the short list: Major changes in this BETA are:     * WebEPG is now included as a plugin for TV-Server […]

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Squeezebox Touch unboxed and in the wild

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I really love the fact that Logitech bought the squeezebox a while ago but has continued to innovate it. Every time I hear of a great technology being acquired I have fears of Meedio and Yahoo again. Anyhow, some basic pictures of the upcoming product for your enjoyment.   Engadget According to the hapless owner and photographer, however, it’s stuck […]

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Asus shows its Absolute Pitch series motherboards

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News of the death of HTPC apparantly haven’t reached ASUS yet who are continuing to roll out boards geared at enthusiasts. Just announced boards that offer a plethora of features are mentioned here, although it is using the 785G chipset…so while they talk up all the crazy audio specifications of the board, we all know it won’t be including 7.1 […]

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