We've got plenty of do-it-yourself-ers here, so you'll be happy to see this article from the Home Theater Blog about installing your own projection screen. I can't wait to have a place where I *could* do something like this…nothing like watching the Lakers on HD on a huge screen. I firmly believe that the average do-it yourselfer/home theater enthusiast with […]
Read moreIan was bored again, so he threw up some nice instructions for how to transfer your MCE recordings to another MCE. Can't tell you how many times I've had to do this in my time, so definitely a good thing to know if you mess with your system often. Also, take my advice, always a good idea to backup your […]
Read moreI was actually just thinking of the MCE-enabled washer/dryer recently, so it's fun to see this news coming out about refridgerators. No doubt eventually our whole house will be tied together & then can hold us hostage. Whirlpool’s research shows that countertops are cluttered with electronic devices such as digital picture frames, DVD systems, radios, phones, MP3 players; the dock […]
Read moreAhhh….wonderful. I can't understand why piracy remains so prevalent. :-/ The effort on the part of the CPCC comes just over two years after the Federal Court of Appeal struck down a similar levy attached to the price of the hard drives of MP3 players. At the time, these didn't fall into the category of "audio recording media" because, unlike […]
Read moreIf you've got an old system with a lot of hard drives laying around, Network Attached Storage (NAS) is a great way to make an obsolete system useful. I played around with FreeNAS once & was very pleased at how simple it was to setup. Here's a quick guide for getting it up & running. This tutorial shows how you […]
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Logitech diNovo Keyboard For as long as I can remember, Logitech has made their mark on the tech industry by making common computer/entertainment devices into fashion statements. Nobody needs 20" spinners on their SUV, and nobody needs a super thin keyboard…but people still WANT them. The diNovo Edge keyboard is no exception to this. Ever since I first saw […]
Read moreThis is GREAT news for all end-users, as competition from the satellite companies is what's really going to convince Cable-Labs to be more reasonable with their OCUR. No time-frame yet, but at least it's good to hear they're still working on it. Well, apparently, Microsoft is working with both DirecTV and Dish Network on cards that would allow home theater […]
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It's good to see Multistream cablecard devices coming out now…why they couldn't come out with multistream to begin with is beyond me. For those unaware, multistream will allow you to watch and/or record two shows at once. …an all-digital HD DVR with a 160GB drive inside that also supports multistream CableCARD (M-Card) for viewing or recording multiple TV streams simultaneously (along […]
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There's plenty of people who don't care about TiVo, but are addicted to their music & want to be able to play it anywhere in their homes. For years now Slim devices has been selling devices that allow users to do this with ease, and with super small footprints. Doesn't look like they've lost a step at all with their […]
Read moreWell, guess Alan is the minority in yet another category. But to be fair, even the US numbers seem awful low. So IF THIS is TRUE…then how on earth are PVR's being blamed for the downfall of certain top "time-shifted" TV Shows?!?!?!? The Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM) ran a study where they looked at PVR usuage in […]
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