Tag: Community News

This is meh for me, I use ESPN3.com from my HTPC as it is today, but at no extra cost besides a XBox Live membership, it’s probably worth checking out. Would love to see a native MCE plugin for ESPN3 though….   No, this live sporting access won’t be entirely free, but it’s one hell of a deal. You simply […]

I’m not sure I agree with Ganesh that the main selling point of a Media Streamer is low power, but there’s no argument that he knows the platforms and ecosytem really well.   The advent of digital downloads and music / movie streaming have made the HTPC scene quite popular. While pundits keep on debating the reasons as to why […]

While not a huge fan of Flash myself, at least on the HTPC, I can’t argue with the mass appeal and shear amount of Flash based content available. If you do use Flash on your Windows based HTPC via Hulu, Youtube, or other Flash based streaming services make sure to upgrade.  GPU hardware acceleration makes a world of difference on […]

An updated WD TV is now available for purchase.  It addresses a lot of the requests current owners have been asking for and stays in the same relative price point.  So far it looks like current owners are out of luck in terms of a firmware update but might still happen.  I was a big fan of the older models […]

  I’ve added my initial thoughts and some screen shots, check it out via Read more below.   I’ve been e-mailing back and forth with Hauppauge support trying to get early access to the native Windows Media Center drivers.  No luck with early access but the latest e-mail stated I’d be able to download beta drivers today. As of 4:25 pm CT […]

For anyone looking to put some serious BHP in a small form factor (SFF) HTPC or WHS J&W has the board for you.  Cooling it will be a tough, but sometimes a good challenge makes it more fun.   J&W, the company that hides under the MINIX brand, has surprised us with one quite unique and feature packed ITX motherboard. […]

PluckyHD of Sage Movie Wall fame (and soon Sage My Movies – which just might be my favorite UI import) just released a theme and main menu customization to get back some of the dynamic menu goodness that V6 had. I haven’t had a chance to install it yet, but the video looks really cool.     Plucky’s Menu Mod […]

UPDATE:  MakeMKV has evidence supporting that Leawo has simply ripped off MakeMKV, made some changes and is selling a product which will expire after 45 days.  In other words, this product is a scam. I know we don’t normally link Press Releases here, but this one caught me so off guard I just had to share with you guys. This […]

For those who love XBMC’s attractive HTPC UI but have HD Audio in their videos and the hardware to match, Damien from MediaSmartServer.net has the guide for you.   One of the most important features  I look for when looking at a front end is the ability and ease to bitstream HD audio (DTS-MA and TrueHD) from my Blu Ray […]

A pretty big release for TMT3.  It fixes quite a few audio issues introduce in .170, fixes MKV playback and introduces Sim3D capability.     Sim3D is Arcsoft’s 3D plug-in for TMT3 that provides support for:   Blu-ray 3D™ movie – Blu-ray 3D™ (a.k.a. BD3D) is a new Blu-ray Association standard (Profile 5) in which the title is encoded in Multiview […]