I felt like titling this the "Yet-Another-Extender-Review" since the market is kind of flooded with these types of devices. MediaGate adds a little twist to it, with a hard drive version as well, allowing it to act as a NAS…which is cool & all, but hard drives tend to make noise which is the Last thing I'd want by my […]
Read moreI guess I missed this BeyondTV announcement that they are now supporting the HDHomeRun! Along with unencrypted QAM support, a slew of bug fixes are also present in 4.6.1. BeyondTV Blog I’ll elaborate in another blog posting, but in short, it means you can watch and record some of the channels on your cable connection in their pure digital form […]
Read morePCPerspective has the very sexy yet expensive HD160XT up for review today. The 7" touchscreen is the reason behind the price increase. Beyond the initial sexiness of the 7" LCD, manufactures have struggled to find a use for this. However, Zalman appears to have solved this issue by bundling software that makes use of the larger then normal real estate. […]
Read moreA LOT of people have questions about how to connect their HTPC's to their home theaters, so it's nice to see an article like this with explanations as well as instruction. Of course, if you need further help, we've got some pretty smart guys in the forums that can offer further assistance. CE Pro Today's better PC systems can decode […]
Read moreLooks like Western Digital is also releasing new hard drives this month. They announced a line of drives that target the Audio/Video DVR market. The focus is on reliability, power consumption and noise. I'm curious if we'll see these appear on the OEM market. I wonder if the noise claims apply to seek noise or just idle noise.
Read moreIt looks like the newest Xbox360 update is going to bring some CODEC loving to the Media Center masses. You can expect MPEG-4, H.264, WMV and PlayForSure Audio streaming. As per the post below, it looks like this is for the Dashboard only. I guess I need to get a 360 to test this stuff out ;). Engadget Link: Xbox.com […]
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So I'm sure by now you've all heard of Slingbox, that neat little box that connects to your TV and then allows you to stream that content over the internet to any computer you're at. Well, while Slingbox may have been the first to get into the mainstream with this technology, it was far from being the pioneer […]
Read moreHomeTheaterBlog joins in on the high definition DVD debate…well, he continues what he started a year ago, seeing how the landscape has changed and if his decision has been made. No surprise that it hasn't, but he does have some good facts about both that will help keep you in limbo as well. Home Theater Blog  It has however gone […]
Read moreDo we really need another display technology? Sony seems to think so and is preparing FED (Field Emission Display) for debut in 2009. FED uses carbon nanotubes to emit the electrons needed to excite the phospor to create the image. As the article mentions there is no word on price yet, but it will be cheaper than LCDs to manufacture […]
Read moreI don't really buy this, I think the great shows will continue to be watched in every possible method. Think about how many reruns of Friends you still watch when they're on TBS?!?! The good shows will just always be watched, either via Itunes, VHS, DVD or reruns. Plus, this doesn't take into account how many NEW viewers are gained […]
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