Xbit Labs has a good article up testing video card capabilities during playback of various types of media files. They do a good job of using differents types of clips including H.264, MPEG-2 and DivX. From the article: The CPU is loaded quite heavily at that, especially when it comes to the current version of ATI Avivo and H.264, but […]
Read moreThis is strictly for John's enjoyment & satisfaction. Freevo, another open-source Myth-TV-like program has released its latest 1.7 version. Freevo 1.7.0 release contains quite a few major new features. Including a great web interface to the media on your freevo machine, a web remote, an encodeserver to compress recordings in the background, an rss feedserver so you can download your […]
Read moreMore of a high level summary, but still not a bad place to start if you're interested in building your own HTPC. They list the pros & cons of several component options, and may help you narrow the decision making so you can stop thinking & actually buy. Make sure you do some research on all components you plan on […]
Read more$230 is a very affordable price for a quality player. We've reviewed this Oppo player here and were very pleased with the quality & performance. The OPPO Digital DV-981HD bridges the gap between standard DVD quality and Blu-ray/HD-DVD, in terms of what you see on the screen. This DVD player brings out the most from standard DVD, courtesy of its on-board […]
Read moreSo I had to post the good Mac news before the bad one. Seems like those of you fiending for the new AppleTV has been pushed back. Honestly kind of surprising, Apple's normally pretty good at delivering their big announcements on time. I gotta say, not a great sign that they're really behind the whole Media Center revolution. But then […]
Read moreI've never been a Mac user, but I can understand the pain being an on-again-off-again Linux user, so I'm used to things not working 😛 Luckily for you Mac & Slingbox fans, PVRBlog's got a little advice for getting the two to coexist happily. On my mac, the excellent (but horribly named) Snapz Pro X offers motion capture of anything […]
Read moreI stumbled across an article from the NY Times talking about the Microsoft 7000 keyboard. Now its time to figure out when the 7000 and 8000 keyboards will finally make its way to market. I guess the cool feature for me is a static electricity sensor that will turn the keyboard backlight on and off as your hands approach. I […]
Read moreI'm personally not too impressed with these, but if you're looking for a way to pretty up your Vista (or heck, XP desktop), here are some nifty wallpapers. I don't think they fit too great with a media center, but better than nothing. Hamad Darwish has released some amazing new desktop wallpapers for your enjoyment and look absolutely stunning on […]
Read moreLAS VEGAS, Feb. 27, 2007 — Sony Electronics today unveiled seven home theater systems. Three of the new systems are being called BRAVIAâ„¢ Theater to complement select models of Sony’s market leading line of flat-panel BRAVIA LCD televisions. Three of the new systems are component-based, high-definition capable systems, which are designed for consumers looking to upgrade or purchase their first […]
Read moreMissingRemote.com has the need for a graphics specialist to do some minor work around the site. If you are interested, email me alan at missingremote dot com, or add me to Live Messenger al_cooke at hotmail dot com. Thanks!
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