Anybody want to check this out? Ehomeupgrade Who says you can’t watch Joost on your TV? Fishtank, a member of The Green Button community, claims to have developed a working plugin that pulls Joost IPTV content into Media Center for viewing (via CL).
Read moreVia Chris Lanier, a new HDHomeRun will be making its way to market soon. This time they have support planned for DVB-T and DVB-C. The competition will be a little stiffer this time around with a pretty large market of DVB-T cards already on the market. Brent Evans According to Nick at SiliconDust, MCE & MythTV support have been confirmed […]
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First off, let me thank Omaura for sponsoring this contest. They are new to the HTPC chassis world, but they are starting off with a bang by designing some of the nicest cases we have seen yet. If you are planning a HTPC build in the near future, I would encourage you to check these cases out. Head on over […]
Read moreThe time may have been closer to a dark and stormy morning with a few rain drops here and there but it didn’t lend itself to the type of dramatic weather and timing this particular story required. A doorbell rang out disturbing this other wise toddler quiet household. We weren’t expecting anyone. Puzzled, I opened the door and to my […]
Read moreHere are some ideas for home automation projects you probably didn’t even know existed :). My favorite was the external temperature sensor :). Living in California I always had the problem of the AC running when it was a few degrees cooler outside. CEPro To solve this, all we did was connect a Card Access contact switch with an external […]
Read moreMuch time has been spend bitching about the format wars. However, we must not forget that we are getting a few decent features like improved "Extras". Universal is taking a web 2.0’ish approach to their HD DVD extras. Users will be able to log onto a website and have access to a download center and U-shop. Of course some of […]
Read moreThe rumour around the block is that the Pioneer Kuro is one helluva TV. Adding to those rumours is S&V’s glowing review of this 50" 1080p bad boy. The TV has a lot going for it incuding great black levels and true 1080p24f support. For all of this and 4 HDMI inputs, you can expect to pay a healthy $4000 […]
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Auzentech X-Meridian 7.1 Soundcard The X-Meridian has been on the market since last fall and has developed a strong following among the HTPC audiophile market. With high quality DACs and replacable Op-Amps this sound card shows a lot of potential. Let’s take a look at how it performs in an average home setup and on our audiophile test bench. […]
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Niveus has released their first beta of their new Companion/Control Server Remote Control Software. This was previously restricted to only run on Niveus systems, so it’s nice to see them let the community enjoy. This is a little different than the old Pocket Remote, as it won’t work on mobile devices, but from the looks it’ll work on any XP […]
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Finally a reason to get a zune, wireless sync and MCE sync. Gizmodo Zune’s also getting a feature to automatically import recorded content from Windows Media Center as well, meaning you can take your TV shows to go just by syncing up with your computer.
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