Well, it's Thursday, so you know what that means. Another episode of the Media Center Show with Ian Dixon. This week up, he's got Tim Cutting, the CEO of Niveus, which are making some nice Media Centers these days. Show Times: 00:41 Coming up this week 01:16 Vista XBOX 360 Extender screen saver problems, see HERE 02:09 Media Center Extender’s and […]
Read moreInteresting idea, where they're taking an a la carte method of on-demand. I don't know though, the prices aren't the cheapest, but at least they're making some agreements with some media companies, possibly getting them some exclusive content in the future. BT Vision is delivered through a new set-top box, dubbed the V-box. This device contains an HD Ready personal […]
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Not the most glowing review, but not bad either. And for a Sony, it's pretty affordable at $4000, so at least worth a second look. The Sony VPL-VW50 (Pearl) projector packs quite a punch – it's a new level of performance and resolution at an affordable price, but is definitely not perfect. Details can be lost in mixed bright/dark scenes. […]
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Ok, need a little faith from you all. If you can completely forget about the movie ITSELF, then the guys at Gizmodo say the features & extras make *gulp* The Fast & The Furious-Tokyo Drift, THE BEST HD-DVD to own. And there are a ton of images showing off the very neat features it has. Although, even with that….I don't […]
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I gotta be honest, this doesn't impress me nearly these days as it did when I first saw these types of mods about 3-4 years ago. But nowadays, with all the HTPC cases available, both small & full form factor, and that look sexier, this just doesn't seem to be necessary. But still kudos for doing it. I still want […]
Read moreTake this article with a grain of salt. I'm not about to jump on the "No Difference" wagon, but they do bring up some good points which maybe some should consider when buying a new television. I'd be curious to hear from you guys if you've done side by side comparisons what have you noticed? This is why I was […]
Read moreNot directly related to HTPC's or Home Theaters, but I'm sure there's plenty of questions out there regarding the upcoming Windows Vista, and Lifehacker asks some pretty good questions. Why should I upgrade to Vista? By far the most resounding question Lifehacker readers had, the first answers I got were basically security, stability and new features – the same reasons […]
Read moreCan't really say I'm surprised. With what little benefits come with Vista Media Center, they need everything they can to get people to upgrade. I'll admit, if my 360 didn't extend MCE2005, I probably would have upgraded by now. “The Media Center Extender Platform Adaptation Kit enables partners to build Extenders for use with Windows Vista. Because Extender technology is […]
Read moreThis really doesn't surprise me much at all. Sure downloading is easy, but so is Netflix-ing, and then you have all the "pirates" who will copy their Netflix movies. Can't do that with the DRM-heavy online movies. And it's not like you save all that much money to truly make it worth the effort. But according to ABI Research, only […]
Read moreI love this kind of article. Don't get your kid out there excercising. No, no, no. Get them indoors & watching MORE Television! YEAH! Thank god too, because I heard those Canadian babies were complaining that Spongebob just wasn't as sharp as he could be. I wonder what growing up with HD would have done to GI Joe? The youngest […]
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