I actually think this is as good news as the signing of Beckham for MLS. I know plenty of people that are so enamored with their HDTV that they'll watch basically anything as long as it's in HD. Maybe this will help boost the MLS market share just a tiny bit (not like it could get smaller). Paddock Talk  ESPN […]
Read moreEMERYVILLE, Calif. – March 21, 2007 – Orb NetworksTM announced that starting today more than 17 million households with gaming consoles worldwide can now enjoy and share all of the digital entertainment on their home PCs directly on their living room TV screen, using the company's free MyCasting software as the bridge. The announcement comes as Apple begins shipping its […]
Read moreSome of these are pretty common sense, but still good to know for others. Anything you can do to save a few days or months of your beloved HDTV is well worth it IMHO. HDTV Magazine  Lamp life varies by manufacturer design based on the application of the product and varies anywhere from 2000 to 8000 hours. Lamp replacements run […]
Read moreEither way, the voice of this video is an absolute horrible idea. I love the idea of this application, but the video is ridiculous. I had to stop it at 12 minutes because it was getting absolutely ridiculous. That being said, there were some neat features of this app, but since the site's down due to digg, we'll have to […]
Read moreGood to see them making such quick improvements on these, but it's a shame they can't be improved via firmware. Wouldn't you hate to spend $800 on one of these only to see it trumped by a new version 6 months later? TG Daily According to the manufacturer, the new player supports the 7.1 channel surround sound formats Dolby TrueHD […]
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Not the most revolutionary case, but it's good to see manufacturers sticking with the market that's clearly there. One thing I can't stand personally is the front showing connection ports. Just sticks out like a sore thumb IMHO. Tweak Town Features include the hideaway optical bay cover to make everything neat and clean, as well as things like 3 hard […]
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I was recently at Microsoft's campus for their annual MVP Summit, and got to spend some time with Jessica Zahn, of the eHome group there. Besides being very nice, she was showing myself & fellow MVP Bryan Socha (aka Accident) some Vista TV features. While that was good and fine, what blew us away, was this very little known trick. […]
Read moreLifehacker has a fairly high level overview with some nice screenshots of Media Portal. It's quite a powerful, and absolutely free Media Center application, so you should check it out if you're evaluating a system. Aside from its core functionality, MediaPortal has a robust set of installable plugins you can use to extend its functionality. For example, there's Last.fm integration, […]
Read moreThis is all for Jennyfur in our forums who I'm sure will be ecstatic to see. I say that with a grain of salt, as this isn't the first cable-card system we've seen "demo'd," so let's just wait & see if it ever sees the light of day. Exceptional Innovation is demonstrating CableCard support in Windows Vista at the Electronic […]
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Wes Newman over at Thegreenbutton posted a quick lil review with some pictures, of the new Gyration Media Center remote control. Just something to tide you guys over with until we see some sideshow. I've only had the remote one day and it will take some getting used to, but overall I feel it is a pretty solid remote with […]
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