Here are the podcasts from this week, lots to choose from. Enjoy! This week I have the audio from the 2nd UK Media Center/WHS user group event last month. At the end of the event we had a Q&A session with a great panel including The Green Button’s Pete Brown, Andrew Cherry, Andrew Edney, Garry Whittaker, Simon May,Mark Lawson from […]
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If you have been a loyal ArcSoft user like many of us have for the past few years, you may have noticed the amount of logos on their splash screen continuing to increase. It has come to the point where when you want to play a Blu-ray movie you are forced to stare at these logos while it loads. Well […]
Read moreHrmm…can your iPhone do this? Pretty cool little app I caught thanks to Ian at TheDigitalLifestyle . Click over the link for a youtube video of it in action. It’s like a sideshow device….about 4 years later. The video gives a short demo of the integrated experience this Windows Media Center remote control application provides, including some gestures, how media […]
Read moreThese types of weeks kill me, so I’ll keep it short…. MissingRemote’s Pick of the Week Brooklyn’s Finest I honestly haven’t seen this yet, but it’s got a fairly star studded cast. Who can pass up any Wesley Snipes movies these days as long as Vampires aren’t out trying to kill him? Just kidding, but seriously, this week’s selections are […]
Read more2008 was a long time ago, but it’s good to see these types of devices finally actually being released. Although still not available, here’s a review of how it handles HD content. I have to admit, at an MSRP of $900 it’s a bit concerning this review, but I’d love to get my hands on it for something more in […]
Read moreWe’ve had some forum posts in the past discussing this, and there really is no definitive answer. Laptops as HTPC make sense, after all we’ve been using some mobile parts in our systems for years (CPU, 2.5" HDD, etc). Using a laptop as your HTPC will work for some people, but there are some limitations to doing so (but that […]
Read moreI debated whether posting this news just given the numerous rumors that have stemmed about the AppleTV in the past few years, but figured this one might have some legs given it’s from a former Apple employee, and that it really makes sense. Such a plan falls in line with previous rumors that Apple would ditch the internal hard […]
Read moreI see news like this, and I miss having the full digital package less and less. Thank you ESPN3 for keeping me sane without cable! You have to love Comcast…first they say congratulations for being able to bring you such new features, then they bill you for it! Those who get the "Digital Economy" package will get a break. […]
Read morePretty cool first look at Arcsoft’s 3D plugin if you’re interested. Not surprisingly, it costs extra, but only $20. Probably not much value in this since there’s only a few 3D Blu-rays available today, but I’d imagine that list to grow soon. The 3D simulation is what I have tested and I have beeen remarkably impresed with. The extra depth […]
Read moreWe reviewed the original ASRock a while back, and it was a worthwhile offering for users who wanted a full computer instead of an extender device. Well ASRock has made a few changes and now offer one featuring the new Intel parts. It’s been one year since we last tested an ASRock HTPC: the ION 330 AMCP7A HTPC armed with the […]
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