Here’s the roundup of weekly podcasts of all things home theater! I missed this last week due to being out of town, so my apologies, so extra long list of great shows to keep you occupied. Enjoy! Podcast:The Media Center Show #230 – Vision Audio This week on the show I have Dustin Anderson from Vision Audio winners of […]
Read moreI’m sure we have a lot of talented graphics artists and themers out there so why not take a crack at this competition. Even if you don’t normally use Mythtv. Could be fun. With the release of MythTV 0.22, theme authors have powerful new tools in their hands to mold the MythTV interface as they see fit. We are […]
Read moreI guess I really have underestimated the popularity of SD memory cards, given the recent announcements from movie studios and now Blockbuster to utilize the technology to let people obtain rentals for movies. Sounds like an act of desparation if you ask me though…if you have the technology to be carying or know what an SD card is, wouldn’t that […]
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Calibrating your television is almost as important as the careful work you took to purchase it. A lot of people will never touch their TV settings after purchase and are really missing out on the potential of their set. While there are more expensive options, I’ve used this disc many times myself and it really is great. Ben’s got a […]
Read moreSometimes a man’s quest to "scratch an itch" leads to great things. Other times the novelty just fizzles after time. I’m not sure what to think about using RFID coasters to control your HTPC but I can’t help but feel that there is some potential for this beyond just "scratching the developer’s itch". For this project I attempted to […]
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HippoRemote: An Iphone Remote For Your HTPC Every HTPC user has had a time where they needed a keyboad and mouse; whether it was for software updates, viewing streaming video content from a popular website or you just wanted to use your 100" front projector screen as the worlds largest word processor. There are many products that fill the niche […]
Read moreYou know it’s a slow release week when one of the best choices is a re-tread of Watchmen with even more footage…because those director’s 3-plus hours wasn’t enough! That being said, Heat is an Al Pacino classic, well worth checking out, as is Logan’s Run. MissingRemote’s Pick of the Week Up Another home run for Pixar, Up is a completely […]
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Mythdora 10.21 Installation Guide It’s not scary, it’s easy. There seems to be a misconception among HTPC users that Mythtv is scary to use because you need to run Linux and Mythtv needs a little configuration in many cases to get what you want out of it. Well, hopefully this guide will illustrate exactly how […]
Read moreLets get testing this new Alpha1 Build boys ! [XBMC 9.11: Alpha1 ready for testing]
Read moreSo much for that analog hole we enjoyed for so long. Then again, with Cable Card loosening up a bit, this really loses the severity which makes you wonder why studios are even wasting their time on this. Hopefully it never sees the light of day, as it is rather preposterous–just all the more reason to use a cable card […]
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