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With a guide like this…who needs Hulu? 🙂 True a bit more work is involved, but absolutely no commercials with this method from Ben at Engadget.   First we set our favorite BitTorrent program to automatically download our favorite shows using the magic of RSS. Then we query TheTVDB.com for the metadata for the recording which includes things like the […]

For those of you who want to add TV support to your Mac, Testfreaks has a review up of the EyeTV Hybrid.   The programming software is pretty straight forward yet very robust, if you want to just use the basic features, then the EyeTV Hybrid functions like a standard PVR, but when you get “under the hood” of the […]

This article has some good points for those looking to put together a nice home theater on a budget.  It’s worth a look in my opinion.   2. Do Your Research It’s often assumed that the most expensive systems are the best performers, but this is not always the case. In fact, much of the time, you have to have […]

First review I’ve come across on the Logitech Harmony 1100 touchscreen remote–and the boys at Engadget aren’t pulling any punches. With an MSRP of $500, I would expect no less.   The screen itself is bright and colorful, if a bit grainy, but its position means you’re stuck using a second hand to use most functions. Whether you’re selecting an […]

Sad, sad day…and has to make the developers of other Hulu plugins start to worry. My point i don’t understand, is why? What does Hulu lose by not having people use their website? I still have to watch the same annoying ad 4 times per episode…isn’t that their revenue stream?   two weeks ago Hulu called and told us their […]

Nvidia is showing its Tegra chipset running android OS, running Quake 3 at 25fps, and displaying (unknown bitrate) 1080p video from the movie Cars. For a few years now, I’ve envisioned a future device that would take movies in the same direction as music. Moving movie content from a disk based system, to a portable handheld system. You could download […]

Always near and dear to the hearts of all digital lifestyle enthousiasts, here’s a good showing of some very nice home theater setups.   Some home theater enthusiasts dream of kitting out their pad with 50-inch plasma HDTVs and surround sound audio in every room. Others refuse to settle, instead shooting for the moon with the type of custom cinemas […]

  QNAP Systems, Inc. today announces the enterprise-grade TS-809 Pro Turbo NAS-the new high performance and high volume NAS (network attached storage). The TS-809 Pro is powered by Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz CPU and 2GB DDRII memory, supports 8 SATA drive bays that accommodate up to 12TB storage capacity (16TB possible when 2TB hard drives are available), and […]

I wish some reputable site would review an S3 card.  They might be perfect for an HTPC.  Around $60-70, use less than 25 Watts, and hardware accelleration for Blu-ray.   The company announced Thursday the latest addition to its power-efficient Chrome 500 Series graphics processor family, the 850MHz DDR3-based Chrome 540 GTX GPU. The new GPU is capable of handling […]

Snapstream Releases the next upgrade to Beyond TV 4.9.1. This update does not add any major features. It mainly fixes some bugs that were in the previous version. Placeshifting seams to work better. HD-PVR support is the exact same as before, still classfied as beta. There are also some minor tweaks to the web admin.   Bug Fixes – Missing […]