Dave Zatz has a quick lil review on his new Harmony 550 Remote he just bought. It's a darned sexy remote…but it's no 880 or 1000 😉 But then again, you can often find this one for less than $100. Compared to the 520, the 550 seems to have a better build quality. It’s more solid, the buttons respond better, […]
Read moreThe HomeTheaterBlog has an interview with Ken Lowe, strategic marketing manager for Sigma Designs, who make the media processors for HD-DVD & BluRay DVD Players. A pretty politically-correct Q&A, but it does provide some nice information. HTB: What do you think the likelihood that dual-format players could become the norm rather than the exception as in LG’s case? Ken Lowe: […]
Read moreIn addition to PVR, they're upgrading their networks with the intention of moving towards IPTV. Good for them, hopefully they can provide users with some nice features. IPTV is really looking like it's coming on, hopefully it can maintain momentum & adoption rates. SaskTel, the Saskatchewan-based telecommunications company, will invest CAD118 million (USD100 million) in 2007 to maintain and upgrade […]
Read moreNo, not "Windows Home Server," but ArsTechnica's own concoction of what's required to set up your own server system for your home. They break it down into 2 systems, a budget & performance…but when you're talking about a server, basically that just means a lot more Hard drives normally, but they go from Celeron to a Core 2 Duo…which may […]
Read moreIt's Thursday, so you know what that means….Media Center Show time! This week up, Ian covers the Media Center Show Awards Winners that you the people voted on. Should be a great show, so check it out! Just a hunch, but I don't think Matt Goyer's gonna win the best blog this year ;-P Show Times: 00:39 Coming this week […]
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Techgage has the "Duet" case from NZXT. If you haven't heard of them, you're not alone. But I love new companies pushing the others to continue innovating & developing new ones…even if I personally am not a fan of these. This one IS unique in that it's designed to work as both a standard desktop or as a tower. The […]
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Fellow MVP Bryan Socha pointed out this link to Sony's website, featuring an OCUR-Compatible system with Windows Vista. OCUR is the acronym for Cable Card support, meaning you'd be able to use MCE without a Set Top Box & record HD content. I love that these are coming out, but c'mon guys, $3200 for a system designed to record HD […]
Read moreIt's nice to see apps like this come out, as TiVo's a great product, and pretty much as close as you can get to an HTPC without being an HTPC. Now you can manage your home automation through your TiVo as you would your Media Center. You may of heard of HomeSeer for Windows Media Center Edition which allowed you […]
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Microsoft makes MCE. Microsoft uses DVR-MS. Microsoft makes Movie Maker. All should work well, right? Well, FINALLY it does. On XP's movie creator, you had to change formats to edit it with the app. With Vista, it's finally included by default, so edit away! Keep in mind though, if all you want to do is edit out commercials, a program […]
Read moreWith Vista now officially released, expect to see a lot more tips & tricks to get everything you want out of it. Found this one at Mike Brown's blog, a nifty hack if you need to distribute your recorded shows to other systems on your domain. One such benefit of a domain is the ability to grant computer accounts permissions […]
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