Here’s an interesting twist to the upcoming cable card tuners announcements–just like the HDHomeRun, the Ceton tuners will be able to be network accessible. Unlike them however, the Ceton will need to be installed inside your system, so keep that in mind as well. Still good news! Engadget HD Ceton’s MOCUR should work as a networked tuner, according to a […]
Read moreHere’s a review of a 55" LCD from Vizio. A solid albeit not spectacular piece of equipment. Surprising a unit in this price range does not have internet connectivity, but still looks like a good buy from a reliable brand. Digital Trends The 55-inch VF551XVT is a 1080p set featuring full-array LED backlighting – called TruLED – compared to the […]
Read moreThe ability to rip movies to your hard drive is supported in some commercial applications (like MyMovies), but here’s not only a FREE plugin for Media Center to do that, but in addition to ripping it will compress it into a format of your choice, such as WTV so you can view your movies on all your extenders. The Digital […]
Read moreEver wondered about the actual wait status of a movie you’re interested in at Netflix? Cool website popped up allowing you to find just that. Hacking Netflix Raghu from FeedFliks noticed that his friends that recently signed up for Netflix were able to get movies like Inglorious Basterds and In The Loop while his queue said "Long Wait." Curious, […]
Read moreAs you may remember, Amazon is one of our sponsor generated ad partners here, and while I will rarely post a promotion for this I felt this was a great deal for anyone looking to increase their blu-ray collection. With savings up to 58% there are definitely some good deals to be had. Plenty to choose from for under $10, […]
Read moreLots to discuss, fortunately we can be distracted by home theater news and not just iPad stuff 🙂 MythCast Episode 15 Dan talks about his new Ion frontend. Pat talks about shopping for a new HDTV. The guys talk to Mythbuntu developers Nick Fox and Mario Limoncello. The Media Center Show #241 – Remote Potato Great interview this week […]
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Another media extender player device, this one with a twist of adding DVR capabilities. Sure seems to play everything under the sun, and the price seems reasonable as well. CrunchGear The Ultio Pro supports pretty much every media file format I can think of, including WMA, MKV, and ISO files. In addition to reading your media files off your […]
Read moreYou have to understand what HBO is thinking, I just don’t understand why it wouldn’t be more prudent for them to just work into a deal to integrate with Hulu rather than try to start their own? Because what the world needs, is yet another online portal for TV streaming. Hopefully they’ll at least open up API’s for other websites […]
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I saw this thread originally at TGB, but apparently it was shut down for some undisclosed reason. Since all this material came from other places, I don’t see any problem continuing or restarting the discussion here at MissingRemote. Kudos to MSBob for giving me the heads up, and of course Brutus76 for the initial heads up. I moved the images […]
Read moreAnother twist in the kiosk versus studio saga, as it appears retailers are hopping on the bandwagon. Although this strikes me as odd since retailers make money no matter who purchases the discs. I doubt this will stop Redbox at all though…but I’m sure it will annoy consumers who find a new release out of stock. Home Media Mag “They […]
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