This is part 2 of our continuing HTPC Tip Of The day series profiling various media center programs. GBPVR Home Page – www.gbpvr.vom Cost – Free Description: GB-PVR is a fully featured home media center application, allowing you to easily use a remote to watch tv, schedule recordings, watch videos, watch DVDs, listen to music, view photos etc. […]
Read moreAs you can tell by our latest guides, John and Lothar have taken over MissingRemote.com. We will now be focusing our efforts on creating the perfect MythTV install with every Linux install available. That’s right, the word alpha software means nothing to us. We will blaze new trails and make MythTV stand on its head when we are done ;). […]
Read moreThe TechReport has a nice review of Samsung’s new F1, 1 TB hard drive. For HTPCers like myself, who utilize only one PC rather than a server/client system, looking to up the capacity in their rigs or build a new PC might find this Sammy to be a nice fit for a living room PC. The Tech Report If the […]
Read moreThey are having a signup for people to try the software to let iPhones, Windows mobile device, etc access sideshow content. Control Think ThinkRemote sets Windows SideShow content free, bringing SideShow gadgets to everyday electronic devices such as mobile phones, portable game consoles, and remote controls. With support for wired, wireless, and Internet-based connectivity, ThinkRemote keeps you connected to your […]
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I wanted you all to be aware of a small change to the site. I add more categories to the News menu item on our Main menu and I changed the ordering a bit . You should now be able to quickly view our archives.
Read moreHeadline: HD DVD surrenders the high-def disc war. MissingRemote.com: Good, now where is our updated playback software and hardware? I really hope this speeds up development of a high def disc HTPC that is equivalent of a CE device. Along with Hauppauge’s and DirectTV announcement, this could be the year of the HTPC. HD DVD News: Amazon takes of 50% […]
Read moreGot any "old" HD-DVDs sitting around? Make them useful again. Wired By converting your movies to a more enduring format, you can ensure your movie collection survives the death of the machine that plays them. The process is simple in principle but excruciating in practice, thanks to the complexity of the technology, the myriad of applications needed and the predations […]
Read moreWhile they didn’t really do multimedia benchmarks this is still going to be a nice board in my opinion. Tweaktown NVIDIA’s main focus here with the new GeForce 8200 is Hybrid SLI. This is a new design that has been thought up to combine the power of a discrete graphics card with the extra unused power of the onboard GPU. […]
Read moreDigitTimes Nvidia is planning to launch its first GeForce 9 series graphics chip, the GeForce 9600 GT (G94), for the mid-range market on February 21, according to sources at graphics card makers. The pertinant details include a tidbit about hardware acceleration for the secondary video stream in PiP enabled Blu-ray and HD DVD titles: The 9600 GT adopts a 65nm […]
Read moreI emailed Arcsoft this morning and asked how Tohsiba’s announcement would affect their future product development plans. Michael Downs, VP of Marketing had this to say: "We are extremely happy with the resolution of competing standards for high definition optical discs. Consumers were understandably confused and cautious – delaying mass adoption of either format. Supporting both formats in a player […]
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