I’m not sure how to take this news. On the one hand, I’m glad to see the FCC calling out cable companies for the debacle that is cable card. But on the other, you have a bunch of HTPC and TiVO owners using cable card and heavily invested, as bad as things have been. Do we really want to start […]
Read moreAnother great week gone by, lots of active discussions going on as usual in the forums. Here are some that caught my eye. Head on over via the Forums tab and voice your opinion or tell us a bit about your home theater! Your TV Is Your New BFF Blockbuster CEO Slams Netflix Streaming Selection 3D htpc faq: Requirements Mounting […]
Read moreWow, I can’t remember seeing it this low outside of any special Black Friday promotion. Right now Amazon has the Dark Knight for only $9.49! Can’t imagine this lasting long. Click on the picture or here: The Dark Knight (+ BD Live) [Blu-ray]
Read moreEveryone saw this coming, but how does it make you feel? Do you even care? I’m one of the types that watches a show once, and then rarely again (Big Bang Theory the exception)…so this doesn’t phase me. Under the proposal, Hulu would continue to provide for free the five most recent episodes of shows like Fox’s "Glee," "ABC’s "Lost" […]
Read moreHDGuru has a 3-part article covering all sorts of myths and rumors about 3D technology that may be going on in your head. If you’re considering purchasing or interested in one in the future it’s a solid read. Later this year you’ll see glasses-free single viewer, hand held 3D video games and computer monitors since single “sweet spot” viewer positioning […]
Read moreSome podcasts to keep you entertained and throughout the weekend…enjoy! This week we are talking Media Manager apps for Windows Media Center with Bjorn Morris and Adam Thursby. There are some great apps for managing movies metadata and we discuss the pros and cons of the various addins and whether we really need extra software. [The Media Center Show #253 […]
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Cool little extender here…. I’ve taken a look at several media players here on TestFreaks and today I have another one, but unlike the previous kind I looked at. Today for review I’ve got the brite-View CinemeTube Media Player. You might recognize the name brite-View as I recently reviewed their power line networking kit, that kit was meant to work […]
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Read moreHere’s an interesting article with all sorts of workarounds for bypassing trailers and warnings on your movies. Of course, if you pirate your movie (or rip them yourself) you never have to deal with any of these….just saying. The easiest way to skip (or fast forward) all the ads, warnings and trailers from the DVD movies is this — just […]
Read moreReminder: Warner Brothers,Universal and Fox titles which have the 30-day rental window imposed on them I am placing ** next to the title. A healthy amount of releases this week. 44 Inch Chest is a goodie with all sorts of older British actors I quite enjoyed. Crazy Heart was a good one as well, of course it being Jeff Bridge’s […]
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