Ever wondered about the actual wait status of a movie you’re interested in at Netflix? Cool website popped up allowing you to find just that. Hacking Netflix Raghu from FeedFliks noticed that his friends that recently signed up for Netflix were able to get movies like Inglorious Basterds and In The Loop while his queue said "Long Wait." Curious, […]
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Review: EFO RF Wireless Handheld Keyboard Everyone comes to a point sooner or later where having a remote control in front of you just doesn’t meet all of your needs. For those times it is handy to have a keyboard nearby. But who wants to lug out a big keyboard that tethers you to the HTPC? It’s much more […]
Read moreAs you may remember, Amazon is one of our sponsor generated ad partners here, and while I will rarely post a promotion for this I felt this was a great deal for anyone looking to increase their blu-ray collection. With savings up to 58% there are definitely some good deals to be had. Plenty to choose from for under $10, […]
Read moreLots to discuss, fortunately we can be distracted by home theater news and not just iPad stuff 🙂 MythCast Episode 15 Dan talks about his new Ion frontend. Pat talks about shopping for a new HDTV. The guys talk to Mythbuntu developers Nick Fox and Mario Limoncello. The Media Center Show #241 – Remote Potato Great interview this week […]
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Another media extender player device, this one with a twist of adding DVR capabilities. Sure seems to play everything under the sun, and the price seems reasonable as well. CrunchGear The Ultio Pro supports pretty much every media file format I can think of, including WMA, MKV, and ISO files. In addition to reading your media files off your […]
Read moreYou have to understand what HBO is thinking, I just don’t understand why it wouldn’t be more prudent for them to just work into a deal to integrate with Hulu rather than try to start their own? Because what the world needs, is yet another online portal for TV streaming. Hopefully they’ll at least open up API’s for other websites […]
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I saw this thread originally at TGB, but apparently it was shut down for some undisclosed reason. Since all this material came from other places, I don’t see any problem continuing or restarting the discussion here at MissingRemote. Kudos to MSBob for giving me the heads up, and of course Brutus76 for the initial heads up. I moved the images […]
Read moreAnother twist in the kiosk versus studio saga, as it appears retailers are hopping on the bandwagon. Although this strikes me as odd since retailers make money no matter who purchases the discs. I doubt this will stop Redbox at all though…but I’m sure it will annoy consumers who find a new release out of stock. Home Media Mag “They […]
Read moreStill curious to learn more ins and outs of the upcoming displays coming from Panasonic from CES? Well you’re in luck, as the ever popular HDGuru continues his analysis and covers them in depth. HDGuru Without providing a release date or pricing, Panasonic supplied specifications and features of its four screen size 3D offerings within the top-of-the line VT25 series. […]
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Marantz has been known for their quality for a while, and looks like they are continuing the trend. Here’s a quick review at one of their latest offerings. Digital Trends The Marantz SR6004 is very competitively featured. We immediately noticed four HDMI 1.3 inputs and two HDMI outputs. Component video and composite inputs are plentiful, but there is just […]
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