While getting sleep to work reliably with windows 7 is much easier than it was in the days of windows XP, it still can take a little bit of work to get the settings rights. One thing that makes it easier is knowing when the computer went to sleep and then when, and what woke it up. There are […]
Read moreStarz has decided not to renew its contract with Netflix. Starz and Netflix signed a deal back in 2008 when Netflix’s Watch Instantly streaming service was still in its infancy. Starz was the first big name to make a major commitment to Netflix and was widely seen as a validation that Netflix had a shot at getting content that was […]
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Another day, another post from Steven Sinofsky on the Building Windows 8 blog. For the second day in a row Sinofsky has touched on a subject that I think Media Center enthusiasts might want to be paying attention to as the steady march toward Windows 8 continues. For today’s blog post Sinofsky has kicked off the first of four major […]
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It seems that just as 3DTV manufacturers had agreed to standardize the active shutter glasses technology Toshiba is ready to release a 3D TV that does not require glasses: When it launches this December in Germany (no word yet on other European countries, or anywhere else for that matter) the ZL2 will take its place at the top of the company’s range of sets complete […]
Read moreGeorge Lucas must be getting senile in his old age. I can’t come up with any other valid reason why he would see fit to make a change like this. Perhaps, he simply has trouble remembering how the story plays out and needs additional cues to help him follow the scenes? Maybe George went, “Was Vader actually trying to help […]
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Steven Sinofsky and the Windows development team recently launched their development blog, Building Windows 8. Every entry has proven to be interesting reading, but today’s entry touched on the new element that most interests me as an HTPC enthusiast: the new Metro-inspired Start screen. The tile-based Start screen is being designed to work with touch, mouse, or keyboard and immediately stood […]
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Compared to just a few weeks ago, it is a great time to be in the market for a Digital Cable Tuner (DCT). We just took a look at devices from SiliconDust and Hauppauge and now it is Ceton’s turn because their newest tuner, the $299 InfiniTV 4 USB, arrived this afternoon. Obviously we have not had much time to […]
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While buying a pre-built HTPC isn’t nearly as much fun as building yourself, there are some advantages to it. Zotac has been rolling out a number of various shapes and sizes for the last few years aiming to find a place. Here utilizing the Nano platform which was previously far too underpowered to act as a legitimate HTPC client, the […]
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With the fast approaching football season Dish network has offered of a solution to the delima of whether to tailgate before the game or head to a bar first to catch at least some of the action of the other games. First hinted at back in May, the ten pound box automatically locates satellite positions, offering up HD content on the […]
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We spend a good deal of time covering digital cable tuners (DCT) because they are popular and quite possibly the easiest way to get premium content into the home theater PC (HTPC). They do have some downsides, however. For example, if the content the DCT records is copy-protected, it can only be played back within Windows Media Center and can’t […]
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