Floppyhead has a rather nice article about what it'll take for Media Centers to be mainstream. No doubt they're getting much closer than ever before, and I agree with most of his points….except not sure how huge "storage of movies" is to the mainstream audience. HDTV reception and recording A plug and play interface Storage of movies Media extenders without […]
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The remote gods clearly are smiling down on us today. Just saw news of yet another Vista MCE Sideshow-compatible remote. The more of these I see, the more I want one! Maybe these will finally push me over the edge to switch to Vista? That gives you a 100-meter (or so) operating radius when coupled with the included USB RC6 […]
Read morePretty scary to see American Idol dominate the top 2 positions here, in fact, reality TV has the Top 3 marks. I guess people haven't heard about Lost, Prison Break or Nip/Tuck. And where's Thursday Night Football?!??! Surely limiting availability of NFL Network to 50 people would put that on top, no?!?! AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY FOX 17.7 AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY FOX 17.2 […]
Read moreWhile not entirely home theater related, the idea of a television network reaching this type of agreement is fantastic. But it's no surprise to me, as the UK in general has quite a large audience for their shows around the world, and this is just another means for them to expand their reach. Bravo for not fearing technology! The new […]
Read moreIt's thursday again, and right on schedule, Ian Dixon has released another excellent Media Center Show Podcast. This week, Ian grills Mike Newell, a Program Manager for the eHome team, and they talk about all sorts of things. The eHome team has always been great at being open with the community, so it's good to see they're not shy either […]
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It appears we've finally got some official information regarding Vista MCE Remotes! But as you'll see below….they brought back the ugly!! 😛 But luckily the further you go down it gets better. Maybe they just *want* people to upgrade to more expensive Sideshow ones like Interlink's which just look soooo nice. Check out the rest of the Windows […]
Read moreInterlink, a company who apparently is a large OEM remote maker, is the first company to announce a SideShow remote. The beauty of this remote is that small bits of MCE data will make it back to the remote. Things like recorded shows, guide data etc will be available for browsing on the remote. I am awaiting Harmony's attempt and […]
Read moreFinally someone got their hands on the HAVA we've heard about since early this year. Bottom line, it's not bad, but it's the first revision so it has some kinks. But hey, at least it's got some potential. (And at least it's not vaporware) First seen at CES last January, the HAVA place shifting device began shipping in August. Initially […]
Read moreExtremeTech goes high level on setting yourself up with a home theater. Pretty good if you're new to this whole thing, as they even cover some of the more common acronyms. Of course, if you're in the process of setting up a home theater, you better come brag about it in our forums! Before we dive in, we should stress […]
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These speakers come in at less than $2000. So….I guess that's considered, a little less affordable? Anyhow, HomeTheaterHiFi actually do a fairly brief review by their standards, but at least it gets you an overview if you're in the market for some speaker. PSB has succeeded in providing an excellent 5.1 system at a great price point. The speakers all […]
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