It can be a challenge to provide a user friendly “CE” experience on the home theater PC (HTPC) while also requiring users to use a password to authenticate when accessing resources on another PC. So in this edition of the MissingRemote.com tips series we will walkthrough how to setup auto login for your HTPC and disable the other common password […]
Read moreDecent week of movies this week, actually a fair amount of new ones. Don’t be confused by the B-movie rip-off of Thor, it’s not the real one. The Roomate was absolutely horrendous and I like thrillers. As much as I enjoyed Anthony Hopkins in the real Thor, I couldn’t stand The Rite as it was basically an Exorcist knockoff. MissingRemote’s […]
Read moreThis is more interesting than useful as the battle for and against AllVid (the CableCARD replacement) continues onward. Not quite sure what to make of it. As one of the media companies trying to convince the FCC that the new AllVid replacement for CableCARD is unnecessary, Fox recently called the FCC and informed it of negotiations with a pay-TV service […]
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Lian Li is a case company known for making quality aluminum enclosures. They’ve always erred on the side of form over anything too flashy, but have made an HTPC case for almost 10 years if memory serves me. HTPC’s and home servers are becoming a popular fad at this present time and as more consumers are jumping on this band […]
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This year, we’ve seen a big push from LG to promote 3D LCD panels utilizing inexpensive passive 3D glasses. The tech known as film patterned retarder (FPR) has a drawback in that it cuts the resolution of the image in half. Under a new license deal with RealD, Samsung will be integrating active shutter technology into LCD panels and utilizing […]
Read moreWhile this is still too expensive in my opinion it’s a far more reasonable asking price to their original $300. Still filled with flaws and nobody knows what the future holds, still…not a bad price to have a new toy to play with. Amazon actually has this now for $179…that’s pretty darned good. No word when/if it will bump to […]
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The long and torturous wait for the SiliconDust HDHomeRun Prime is almost over. Today, SiliconDust has just given word that the three tuner variant, HDHR3-CC, is available for pre-order from Newegg for $250 with a ship date of June 29th. The six-tuner variant, HDHR6-CC-3X2, should become available for pre-order next week at a price of $499. HDHomeRun PRIME is available […]
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It seems in this day that every company under the sun has their very own media player with various features, but how can you differentiate them? We’re here to try to help! I was at work when a buddy of mine asked me which Media Player device he should buy in order to play all his content. I thought for […]
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Not so much a full review as an update, as Netgear has released a new firmware on their 550 Media Player. The price (and looks IMO) are still somewhat of an issue given the competition. And call me crazy, but for $170 you should really be including an HDMI cable. The NeoTV 550’s glaring weakness is in its internet […]
Read moreI think everyone here is a fan of hacks and tweaks that let you do things that weren’t originally designed. So if you’re one of them, and you happen to be one of the unlucky Android owners of an unsupported phone, there’s a chance you can still use the new Netflix application to stream. Pretty neat…of course, if it breaks […]
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