IPTV is a great thing and will hopefully just make the quality of entertainment that much better since there will finally be a true alternative to standard forced content. The key is just to increase the market that can obtain it, which for now is quite limited. At AT&T's fourth quarter earnings call today, chairman and CEO Ed Whitacre provided […]
Read moreWow, thank god we have so many alternatives to the cable co's own boxes….oh….what's that? The only alternative is an $800 TiVo? Really…hrmmm…..interesting. NewsChannel 9 in Syracuse (New York) posted a story that said Time Warner had no more HD DVR boxes for customers. Apparently, there’s a shortage of HD DVRs because the company that makes the boxes have been […]
Read moreChris Lanier has a great post basically dispelling so many myths about Windows Vista. People are terrified of the new technology for what it means to their pirat…errr….free usage. Well, as you can see from his link, not much is really going to change as far as the power you have over what you used to in XP: There are […]
Read moreIf you've ever traveled to Europe & saw a great price on a DVD and bought it, only to be upset that it doesn't work on your DVD Player, then I guess you've never heard of Regions–That thing created strictly to make more money for movie studios. And you wonder why people pirate. The geographical regions are as follows: REGION […]
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Looks like this one's a winner. It is a mighty slick looking TV, and it costs around $4000, fyi. The first thing I noticed was the Sharp's stunning picture detail — a quality that came across dramatically on the big 52-inch screen. Watching an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent in high-def, I could make out the rough texture […]
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Vista is around the corner, and the question everyone has is: Why bother? Well, I won't go in all that, but I will be covering one of the best new features I've found within this new Vista Media Center edition–Fox Sports Lounge for Vista MCE. If you're interested in sports, this application was designed with you in mind, and […]
Read moreLet's hope this works a lot better than the standard standby that has caused millions of headaches for users, and many tears for us MCE users when our HTPC doesn't "wake up" and record Desperate Housew….errr…..Football games. Bye Bye Standby is a brand new energy saving solution designed to reduce daily energy consumption of electrical devices. Bye Bye Standby works […]
Read moreWe've had some rumblings in the forums after the last post regarding replacing your STB (Set top box) with an Xbox360, and whether it'll happen or not. Chris Lanier posts some thoughts as to Media Centers in general, and where they're really intended. With Extenders growing, is there really a need to have the full blown system close to your […]
Read moreWe're all kinda just being teased with promises of what SideShow can do. I can't wait til hardware developers really get a grasp of the capabilities of it & then we really see some amazing devices. With the release date of Windows Vista™ drawing ever closer, ASUSTek Computer Inc. (ASUS) is now offering 4 motherboard models that are designed especially […]
Read moreThis guy's a machine. Coming straight outta England, here's Ian Dixon's latest Media Center Show Podcast. As if you hadn't heard enough about CES, Ian finishes up his CES podcasts with the following: Show Times: 00:36 Coming up this week 01:21 Email – How to fix up your tags – Album Art fixer 02:44 Email – GPRocks.Net 04:02 List of […]
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