Does the industry finally get that the cable TV model is no longer sufficient? I think they are starting to get it very slowly. The USA Today does a pretty decent job of getting to the nuts and bolts of the subject. It is worth a read if you are considering cutting the cord. Cable companies could raise prices across […]
Read moreCES is upon us so the news will be fast and furious for the next few days. Everything from crappy knock-offs to 155 inch displays will be garnering for your attention this year. If you are interested in a 21:9 TV to avoid the black bars on your TV when watching movies, take a look at the new Visio TVs. […]
Read moreIs Netflix streaming an active part of your TV and movie consumption? The one click remote is designed to make life a bite easier. Head on over to engadget to catch the article and full press release. It’s pretty obvious, Netflix Watch Instantly is a killer app for any connected TV platform at this point and one of the most […]
Read moreWoo! The first Blu-ray releases post of the new year! Actually some good flicks, with the release of Desperado/El Mariachi, which if you haven’t seen either/both of them you really should–action packed, with a bit of humor, great stuff. Dinner for Schmucks is a mixed bag, you either love or hate it. I was in the right frame of mind […]
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Continuing our series of Beginner’s Guides for HTPC and Home Theater, this guide will take a closer look at Video Resolutions–what it means, why’s it important and how to make your picture as good as possible for your particular environment. What does 1080p/720p/1080i/480p mean? The numbers 1080, 720 and 480 refer to the lines of vertical resolution in the picture […]
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Well, it looks like Boxee continues to be busy! Not resting on their accomplishments or focusing on negative press, it appears Boxee and Iomega have teamed up for a more traditional device for sale. Starting at $229 sans hard drive and up to $349 for a 2TB version, this one is a much lower profile design while offering identical hardware […]
Read moreCongratulations to our last two winners just selected! Oliverredfox – Won the QNAP NMP-1000P Media Player Bouseman – Won the 2 Western Digital Hard Drives You both should have an e-mail from me requesting some information. Thanks to everyone who participated. Remember you still have ONE DAY LEFT to win the AMD Phenom 615E, and we’ll have lots more prizes […]
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Disclaimer: This is a fairly worthless utility Update: Ceton has informed me that the reason the current InfiniTV4 driver sets their network interface to Public is due to a potential tuner discovery issue. Ceton is looking into how to safely change it to private. I’m going to keep the tool available to allow users to reset the InfiniTV4 interface back […]
Read moreWhen Intel gambled by packaging its graphics processing unit (GPU) with the central processing unit (CPU) in last year’s Clarkdale the home theater PC (HTPC) niche benefited immensely from the power saving, performance gain and features like HD audio bit streaming provided by the new platform. The bet obviously paid off, because this year’s Sandy Bridge melds the GPU and […]
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Now this is friggin cool. Sean sent me the heads up to this wonderful little program called the HD Home Sports Bar he’s been working on that allows you to control multiple TVs/Extenders from a single interface. Why you may ask? For the same reason I’ve always wanted PiP in Media Center–SPORTS!! But he says he also uses it for […]
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