MythTV: The Free DVR

Not really that revolutionary a blog article, but a good refresher or beginner if you've never heard of MythTV, which is a fantastic open source HTPC software solution. Only problem it's on Linux, which is not the easiest thing in the world to learn.  Electronic House For the average consumer not versed in the language of Linux, coding, and PC […]

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Judges Reject Appeals From Webcasters

Not a good sign of the future. I'm really not sure what benefit this brings the industry at all. All it means is less exposure to more music. Great thinking fellas. I betcha none of those judges have ever even streamed radio before. Chron Internet radio broadcasters were dealt a setback Monday when a panel of copyright judges threw out […]

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Microsoft Expands IPTV Technology Ecosystem as Worldwide Deployments Accelerate

Today at the 2007 National Association of Broadcasters conference (NAB2007), the world’s largest electronic media show, Microsoft Corp. announced additional top technology suppliers providing technologies that support the Microsoft® TV Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) Edition software platform, which is being deployed by several leading service providers worldwide. The announcement illustrates the accelerating growth of the IPTV industry and Microsoft’s commitment […]

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Panasonic TH-103PF9 103in Plasma TV

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Trusted Reviews shows off their heavyweight status by pulling in one of the biggest plasmas ever reviewed. The Panasonic is 103 inches, and comes in at over £46,600!! It's really one of the coolest things I've seen reviewed, especially the image of the girl standing next to it which just reinforces what you already know: 103 inches for a TV […]

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Redbox surpasses 38 million DVD rentals

Amazing, guess the kiosk idea really works. The steps people will go through to not have to talk to an annoying Blockbuster employee about their opinions on the movie you rent. Inside Redbox …now one of the top 5 DVD rental companies in the nation according to a news release issued today. They will be adding over 700 locations in […]

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New AACS cracks cannot be revoked, says hacker

The faithful crusaders of the black hat are at it yet again. That's right. Yet more cracked AACS news. Seems like that's all we hear these days. Anyhow, it looks like this one is rather significant (aren't they all?). Ars Technica Although AACS has proven much more difficult to fully crack than the copy protection on regular DVDs, it is […]

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Client/Server Hack For Windows MCE

It is unfortunate that we have to hack Windows MCE to get it to do what we want. However, workarounds like this are better then none. Ian and Richard Miller have posted a quick guide on how to use Windows Home Server to store and share your recordings. The hacks are relatively simple and open up a new way to […]

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PCAlchemy / HDHomeRun Winner #2

Everyone at MissingRemote and PCAlchemy would like to congratulate our second HDHomeRun contest winner… <GameShowHostVoice> Camus, come on down!! You are our lucky HDHomeRun winner! Please respond within 72 hours to claim your prize. </GameShowHostVoice> Seriously, we'd like to thank everyone for participating. We'd also like to thank PCAlchemy for providing the prizes. If you are in the market for […]

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