TV tuner evolution has finally crept to the point where we have combo cards that can tune unencrypted QAM and analog cable at the same time. So why would AVerMedia introduce a hybrid software encoding TV card onto the market? Let’s see if this card, associated features, and price point make sense for the HTPC market of today. […]
Read moreSageTV keeps the development train moving forward with their release of SageTV 6.4. This is the software you want if you want to use Hauppauge’s new HD-PVR (record HD from component source and encode it to H.264). Whats new in 6.4? Look below for your answer. SageTV 6.4 announcement thread -Support for the Hauppauge HD PVR (Official on Windows, Experimental […]
Read moreThe past week I’ve been playing around with a an Asus AH3650 512MB AGP Card. I have to say, it’s been fun. It continually surprises me by how low spec a system I can use to play back Blu-ray. So let’s take a direct approach to this little write-up. Right now I’m watching Super Bad (AVC ~30 Mbps, Dolby TrueHD […]
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Long time MissingRemote readers will remember the 7th Life With a Plugin episode covering Remote Recordings in Media Center, which covered the only two options for remote scheduling shows: Webguide4 and MSN’s Remote Record. Remote Record has always seemed to play second fiddle to Webguide, simply due to it’s lack of features. But if there is one thing it dominated, […]
Read moreFellow MVP Pete Stagman has been working hard on bringing us the very first Connected Home Day Training, up in BOSTON. If you’re eager to learn more about the world of Media Center and more, then head on over…it’s free after all! HTPC User Group] }The event is called “The Connected Home Day”. It’s a full day training for novice […]
Read moreI wanted to catch you guys up on a few things before I forget :). Oh, be sure to check out Mike’stour of Disney’s Innovations Home of the Future . Chris Lanier, Mr. how the heck does he stay up with the news, has a few bits you should know about. VistaView has released QAM support! Music plugin […]
Read moreThe Woodlands Texas-August 13, 2008– Microsoft OEM Gold Partner and authorized digital-cable media server OEM Fluid Digital is proud to announce the integration of Microsoft’s Media Center TV Pack to enable an enhanced TV viewing experience. “We’re excited about delivering even more value to our customers with native support for four digital cable tuners, an enhanced electronic program guide, and […]
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Disneyland–the happiest place on earth–and the home of some of the most cutting edge in technology for the home? Apparantly so! I recently was invited to tour the brand new attraction located in the Tomorrowland of California’s Disneyland Theme Park. According to the Disneyland.com webpage : Experience how incredible your family’s life can be with the latest technologies in Disneyland’s […]
Read moreLong time home theater information staple Audio Video Science Forum just suffered a massive setback today: AVS Forum Community: On the morning of August 11, AVS Forum suffered a major failure in the database and backup storage. As such, we have no choice but to recover from August 2nd. This represents tens of thousands of lost posts and new threads for […]
Read moreA couple of weeks ago, I went to an extender (Xbox 360) on one of my TVs in my house. My server is a Q6600/4GB/2600XT/3GB that should suffice for a multiple extender setup. Within the first few minutes of setting everything up I noticed that panning scenes would hiccup and stutter pretty badly. I left it as is for a […]
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