Back in February Josh Pollard from The Digital Media Zone had created a simple diagnostics Ceton Cable Card tool for Media Center. Now fast forward today and Ceton has now released their official diagnostics tool. While the tool is still in beta form, it still allows for full visibility into the tuner, its settings, health, signal, you name it. The […]
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For those of you who are fans of internet video streaming from your HTPC but are plagued with studdering and video playback issues you just might want to update your flash player. Adobe has finally released Flash Player 11 and a few of the many new features, Flash Player 11 adds native 64bit support as well as full hardware accelerated […]
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Today Major Nelson on his blog announced a press release that UFC is coming to Xbox Live. This is on the heels of the Live TV announcements from Microsoft. Every day we are hearing about more and more content that will be coming to the Xbox Live Fall 2011 dashboard update. UFC is one of those interesting trends that has […]
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If you at all interested in anything Home Theater related like I am, you will want to check out the Cedia 2011 Roundup that Andrew Robinson compiled over at HomeTheaterReview.com. Some of the big takeaways that I found was 4k, 4k and more 4k. 4k seemed to be the highlight of the show, from projectors to ultra wide screen HDTV’s, […]
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Every day we are seeing more and more device manufactures joining the streaming set top box market. Netgear has recently joined that market with the announcement of the NeoTV 200. The unit, out of the box, will support the standard set of online streaming services, Netflix, Vudu, and a few other services. The unit will support 1080p streaming, has built […]
Read moreNetflix recently updated its Android app to support all 2.2 (Froyo) and 2.3 (Gingerbread) devices. In the past only specific devices were supported by Netflix. Now if you have any Android phone sporting 2.2 or 2.3 you will be able to live stream any of your Netflix content. Premium video streaming service Netflix updated its Android application recently with support […]
Read moreWell I’ve been on a hiatus for a while and thought I would update everyone on my status. I’ve had some issues come up that took me away from regularly posting on the site that has now been put behind me. I am looking forward to writing some new articles and guides for the site so stay tuned for those. […]
Read moreKaleidescape, synonymous with super high end DVD distribution systems that every Home Theater enthusiast dreams about owning, has recently added iPad control and ultra-widescreen (2.35 wide screen) to its line of media servers. While the Kaleidescape system might be out of reach for most, it is cool to see new technologies be added to these systems as it eventually trickles […]
Read moreBeing a projector owner myself, I am excited to see that a 1080p project that does 3D out of the box can be had for under $2000.00. I’ve been in need a a new projector for a few years now (still running 720p) and listening to the Engadet HD podcast I’ve been more and more interested in 3D in the […]
Read moreYamaha has just released a new update to their RX-V Receiver app. The new app re-named AV Controller, now supports both Android and Apple iOS devices. You can now control your AV receivers inputs, volume, mute, you name it. I for one am extremely excited that AV manufactures are moving this route. The thought of having every single piece of […]
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