Some unconventional but very interesting plugin additions to the Boxee video streaming options to pass the time. I was unaware of both before this announcement, so at least it’s good exposure for some other video sites. Boxee Blog FORA.tv curates high quality videos about the people, issues, and ideas changing the world. They gather the web’s largest collection of unmediated […]
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Remember the feeling you had when you would pack for a nice long vacation, only to arrive at the hotel and realize you forgot your toothbrush? That feeling can be 100 times as bad when it comes to building out a Home Theater PC (HTPC) where components cost a lot more than $3, not to mention the effort involved with […]
Read moreKind of a slow week for Blu-ray releases this week. Some good oldies being released on Blu-ray such as the classic thriller movie Children of the Corn, or your girlfriend’s favorite How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. The sleeper of the pack is Sunshine Cleaning, an entertaingly quirky film about 2 sisters who end up being crime scene […]
Read morePart 2 of the WeGotServed review of the Recorded TV Manager add-in, and see how it directly compares to the offerings in power pack 3. Some of it is redundant, but there are enough differences to make this free offering quite useful to many people. We Got Served Once you have installed and configured the various Recorded TV Manager components, […]
Read moreNot exactly what I’d expect from the WHS community, but a fantastic post that crosses topics here, as Damian covers some various containers and compares the filesize of each for your convenience. MKV is probably the most popular container out there right now, so he pits it against m2ts and ts. MediaSmartServer So my test results confirm my readings online, […]
Read moreIt’s always interesting to see random articles that appear. This time up is this report from a research analyst in regards to improvements he forsees with the AppleTV, something which hasn’t been changed, improved or evolved at all in quite a while. If it wasn’t for Boxee, would anyone even be using this thing still? It’s so drastically underpowered and […]
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This is pretty creative thinking, but still pretty expensive. Maybe if I could do this for $100 I would be interested, but for $1000 I’m just buying an actual piece of furniture for my television. Still though, if your significant other is an artist and hates your technology, maybe this will work?! Gizmodo Once balanced at a 70-degree angle […]
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Considering how long it’s been around, I’ve been quite surprised with all the recent traction which 3D has picked up from major studios. Personally, I paid a lot of money to fix my eyes so I did NOT have to wear glasses so I’m not a fan, but apparantly a lot of people are and Panasonic is trying to be […]
Read moreCharlie Owen (@charlieo) from Microsoft and frequent blogger posts this question to all of twitter, if Media Center can go beyond the enthusiast market. Personally, I still think there’s a chance, but I’m a die hard optimist. What concerns me most is the lack of innovation–as Charlie points out, when Media Center first came out, it was so unique and […]
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Am I the only person that thought the PS3 already supported Bitstreaming? I think it’s rather humerous that Sony (the creators of the Blu-ray format) had not yet done so on their rather pricey flagship blu-ray player, go figure. EngadgetHD Now we hear that the fatboy gone slim supports Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio bitstream output to your […]
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