nicecovers.com is a simple site dedicated to nothing more then nice looking DVD artwork for HTPC applications. Right now they have a thousand + DVD covers that should cover the most popular DVDs available. The average resolution is 521X720 pixels so you won’t have to put up with scaled down crappy pictures we have come to know and love :). […]
Read moreThe buzz around the latest VMC beta certainly isn’t encouraging and EngadgetHD is reporting, not from official sources, that DirectTV support is not expected until 2010. To make matters worse, Hauppauge’s HDPVR is not slated for support until the same time frame. The last piece of good news is that the Beta package will be released to OEM installers only. […]
Read moreI can’t really comment if Microsoft’s taking over TGB will be a good thing or a bad thing. Only time will tell! My hunch is that the whole deal will be a wash. The increased Microsoft presence should offset a community site being run by a corporation. Chris Lanier Other changes will be coming, but as the official announcement states […]
Read moreSwitched Digital Video, whether we like it or not, is the future of cable installation. What does this mean too HTPC/TiVo owners? EngadgetHD breaks it down for us in a simple to digest article. EngadgetHD In the past, this practice has worked a-okay since each additional analog or digital SD channel only required a small amount of extra bandwidth; now, […]
Read moreAs a few of you might know, we are undergoing a site upgrade. The goal behind our initial release was to update our CMS platform and forums to a more recent release. This would give us the framework neccessary to continue to add cool new features to our kick-ass community. Neither of us were wearing our PHB (pointy-haired boss) hats […]
Read moreI recently reported here that the motherboard that I have been using in my frontend system for the last year or two has been acting up on me. Well, after RMAing it for the third time over the same issue, I have decided that enough is enough and replaced it. The problem that I ran into was that the old […]
Read moreWelcome to another edition of The Daily Button :). We are hard at work behind the scenes banging away at our site upgrade :). We aplogize for the lack of content but we feel this is a worth while endeavour :). Today’s Button is brought to you by the fine folks at Big Screen Global and Cyberestore.com. Check out Big […]
Read moreThis guide is a repost of my original guide over at HTPCNews.com. Broken links have been updated, no other real changes have been made. This repost is brought on by a resurgence of firewire related questions in my PM box so I thought I should bring this back up and also remind people that it’s 2 years old. Some improvements […]
Read more[H]ardOCP is reporting price drops by AMD. However the page they are linking to is dated April 28,2008. Not sure if the prices are new/old or if the date just wasn’t updated on the web page. Direct Link to AMD Psuedo-confirmation: The prices for at least the few I checked on the list are lower on the list that current […]
Read moreEveryone’s new favorite container is getting a push in the right direction with DivX throwing their weight behind it. Do you want to find out more about MKV files? Well head on over to their official homepage. As the official homepage mentions, think of it as an envelope that can contain many audio and video files. As a side, SageTV […]
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