“Voice activated.” In the past just the words alone have made many cringe as implementations have been fairly weak and suffered from a myriad of different variables in the environment which made performance lackluster. Amulet Devices looks to change that with their own Remote Control and Media Center (MC) software implementation by embedding a microphone inside the remote as well […]
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Those familiar with SageTV know that one of its major strengths is an consumer electroincs (CE) style extender, the STP-HD200, which really extends the entire experience – supporting everything from DVDs with menu support, to BDMV (Blu-ray folders) and MKV with PGS (aka Blu-ray) subtitles. The STP-HD200 was not perfect however, especially for those who use standby on the […]
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MissingRemote.com has historically focused on the PC and media streamer segment of home theater devices – mostly because those connected, versatile devices are required to get the most out of your home theater – as CE manufactures move into our space by providing DLNA and content aggregation services in their products it is important for us to include them […]
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Does anyone actually store their photos and videos on their actual Media Center PC’s? If you do, then relax, sit back, and check out one of the many other guides we have to offer! If you are like me and have been storing your media files on your Server or other location, then you have probably been looking at a […]
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Christmas came early this year, at least for those of us eagerly awaiting Ceton’s once fabled InfiniTV 4 Quad CableCARD Tuner. The Ceton InfiniTV 4 arrived at my home yesterday (Wednesday, August 4th) a little after lunch. I knew it was coming so I planned ahead and decided to head home for a late lunch. My plan was to take […]
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Continuing MissingRemote’s tradition of providing you guys the patches necessary to enable Concurrent Sessions, we’ve created a new thread for Windows 7 Service Pack 1. The process below has been confirmed working with the Beta versions of Windows7 Ultimate, Professional, Home Premium and Enterprise Editions, x86 & X64 build 7601, Service Pack Build 178. One of the most popular articles […]
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Anyone in the market for a small and sleek entry level home theater PC knows that there are many options. With so many systems at very different price points, finding the right balance between capability and dollars can be difficult. The Inspirion Zino HD from Dell certainly has the right look, and being based on AMD’s 780G chipset, the right […]
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When I first saw the Phantom Lapboard, created by Phantom Entertainment Inc., I was surprised to see it was advertised for Home Theater PC (HTPC) usage. The design, while aesthetically pleasing, is anything but your typical HTPC keyboard design. Needless to say, I was skeptical. I have had several weeks to evaluate the Lapboard and I believe the designers were […]
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If you have been a loyal ArcSoft user like many of us have for the past few years, you may have noticed the amount of logos on their splash screen continuing to increase. It has come to the point where when you want to play a Blu-ray movie you are forced to stare at these logos while it loads. Well […]
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Vidabox Wireless RF Keyboard Your wireless keyboard is the connection between you and your Home Theater PC. From extensive system configuration, to daily web browsing and media playback, to quick trouble shooting when your remote craps out your choice of keyboard can dramatically impact your user experience. Vidabox has updated their wireless keyboard offering so just click through to take […]
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