Engadget managed to get a brief Q&A session with one of Tivo’s people and brought back some decent information, such as why it’s not THX certified, as well as a fairly long list of features that will be disabled at launch. Engadget Unlike the Series3, the HD will have out of the box M-Card (multi-stream CableCARD) compatibility.
Read moreTerracode has a review of WHS for his home server project. The site’s a little slow at the moment, probably due to it being referenced over at Engadget. A very screenshot intensive review, so hopefully it’ll give people a good idea of what to expect. Terracode] }Only one network card is supported per Microsoft since Network Load Balancing using multiple […]
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We are almost 6 months into Vista being released to the public, and if you look around forums across the web, users are still not exactly sold on upgrading. There are many reasons that could be attributed to this: cost of Vista, not supported hardware, etc. But, I think the #1 reason is that people just don’t see the worth […]
Read moreS&V mag has a great shootout with five different mid-priced subs. Its good to see a sight focus on what most consumers are going to buy. Nothing pisses me off more then to see an article exlaim a 10,000 dollar set of speakers are the best thing since sliced bread knowing only .001% of the population would get that style […]
Read moreIt looks like next generation optical discs are getting closer and closer for the HTPC masses. At B&H Photo, you can get a Pioneer BD-ROM for $299. It reads single layer discs at 5X and double layer discs at 2X. It does NOT support writing to Blu-ray discs, but will burn standard DVDs. B&H The BDC-220B 5x BD-ROM SATA Drive from Pioneer […]
Read moreLet’s see if I get this: XM and Sirius are contractually forbidden to merge. XM and Sirius agreed to those terms. XM and Sirius now want to merge. So, they’re willing to offer more options to their customers if they’re granted a complete monopoly on satellite radio? Somehow, I just don’t see how the two can even… umm… remotely… be […]
Read morePretty harsh words from Netflix, but the price war is certainly good news for consumers. Every dollar helps! Has anyone tried out both services? I’d like to hear what the pros and cons are of each one, since I’ve never subscribed to either of them. Reuters Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said in April that he planned to grow the company’s […]
Read moreThe Tivo Series 3 Lite is being given the once-over at Ars Technica. I can definitely appreciate the price cut! ARS The S3L will sport nearly everything that the regular Series 3 has, and it even some improvements. First, the basic "what can it do" stuff: it will support recording two shows at once from a mix of inputs (HD, […]
Read moreWhere are all the media center computers with digital cable tuners? Digital cable tuners were supposed to have ushered in a new era for media center PCs, allowing HD cable television to be watched on your computer. Unfortunately, reality has been less than exciting. VelocityMicro PC is the only viable vendor for purchasing such a computer system. HP is no […]
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While this is intended for laptop users, the ultra-small size of the USB receiver makes it perfect for any HPTC and would barely be noticed even sticking out of front-mounted USB ports. I wish I could trade in my other Logitech receivers for one of these… hmm… anyone know if it’s possible to use Logitech receivers with other Logitech mice? […]
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