And this reminds us why Best/Worst lists of the year are completely and utterly biased and for the most part useless–the top 3 movies on this list are animated. Oh, and how can you have a "Best TV list" and NOT have "The Big Bang Theory"…now I’m offended. That being said, I’m having a hard time finding anything that was […]
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This isn’t directly HTPC related, but a lot of what we focus on when building an HTPC is something unique that doesn’t stand out as a computer, and this is pretty darned slick of you have a slight case of nostalgia. Looks super professional in my humble opinion. Unplggd In an effort to make desktops PCs more beautiful and […]
Read moreWe haven’t heard much out of the Snapstream team in a while, but I found this to be a pretty big win for them. They’ve been promoting their "Server" product for a while, and this seems to be a perfect fit for it. Hopefully this steam will help see more regular updates for their HTPC app as well. Snapstream Blog […]
Read moreAnd the 3D rage continues….HDGuru is even launching a dedicated website to the technology which has picked up a surprising amount of steam in the last 6 months. HDGuru In an email response to questions regarding the new Blu-ray 3D standard, a BDA representative revealed players may output 3D 1080p HD at a 48 frame per second rate (fps). This […]
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With all the holiday gift purchase guides out there we felt we would do something a tad different. We have gone through all our MissingRemote staffers and have asked them each for what is tops on their holiday wish list. The results were interesting…hope you enjoy! Feel free to add your own items to the list and don’t forget to […]
Read moreIan has updated his snazzy little app to monitor the health status of your Media Center. Go grab it today, it is free after all! TheDigitalLifestyle I have release an update to Media Center Health Monitor. This is the applications and web service that monitors the health of your Media Center systems. The main changes to this version are some […]
Read moreI hope everyone can see the irony in this… TorrentFreak The complex DRM system, which involves several certificates and server-delivered time-sensitive keys for hard drives and projectors, failed in a way consistent with the movie’s epic status. Unfortunately, after working for several hours cinema workers failed to decrypt 150 gigabytes of data, which resulted in at least one location reverting […]
Read moreLots to listen to this week as the holidays get closer! Enjoy! The Media Center Show #234 – DVBLink V2 Following on from last weeks show talking about DVBLink and set top boxes this week I am speaking to Pavlo Barvinko from DVBLink. Pavlo will be explaining how DVBLink got started, what it does and what is new in the […]
Read moreGreat guide over at GeekTonic on integrating the HD-PVR for use with a DirecTV HD tuner for being able to capture high definition recordings. Definitely not as "simple" as Cable Card, but then again we all know the drawbacks to that one as well. This is a fantastic solution for anyone willing to take the time. Geektonic Readers of GeekTonic […]
Read moreHot off the heels of the FCC’s obvious announcement last week that Cable Card was a failure, Sean Alexander takes a closer look at the technology–past, present and future in the hopes of progressing towards a more useful and prominent technology for all of us. Sean Alexander And the future doesn’t appear to be much brighter. The interactive support needed […]
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