Media Center Plugins And Skins
Via Geektonic, big news for the Media Center world! Through the use of a program called DVBSBridge, support for hauppauge’s HDPVR is now added. If you haven’t read my review to understand the significane of this I will break it down pretty quickly for you. The HDPVR allows you to take your analog component HD feed (even DRM laced channels) […]
Read moreCheck it out here :). If you are new to the HTPC scene, you want to consider Big Screen Media center plugins. Big Screen Headlines Big Screen Photos Big Screen Weather
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I think I am going to have to give John my Sage news posting priveleges now that he is firmly entrenched in the SageTV camp :). Before I do that, I will let you know about a cool add-in that just surfaced for SageMC, Movie Info Screen. Movie Info is a small import that takes advantage of a few new […]
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If you recall, I reviewed Movie Collector 5.0 a month ago or so. I got a reply back a few days later they were working on a new version and will try to incorporate the suggestions I had in my review. V 6 is set to hit tomorrow and a slew of new features are included in the cataloging program […]
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Looking to add a little pizazz to your SageMC setup? A dose of fan art should do the trick. When FanArt is enabled in SageMC it allowed for custom backgrounds for each media file. If you browse other HTPC programs, you are already familiar with the concept as it has been implemented in XBMC, MP and others. As usual, Brent […]
Read moreI really like the new MTV Music Video site :). I watch quite a few videos on a weekly basis. I just wish a VMC plugin would become available. In the mean time, we will have to do with a MediaPortal version for the open source enthusiasts among us. Plugin Page Plugin Discussion
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When it rains it pours! A coupl eof more cool Sage updates out today. SageTV Utility This add-on provides a rich web-based remote control for SageTV using Flash Player. This utility includes the ability to switch between multiple SageTV servers, SageTV clients, and multiple extenders all from a single user interface. SageTV Remote Control also accepts keyboard shortcut keys to […]
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I missed this one a few days ago, but there is a new version of vmcNetflix out. Nothing to interesting just a few bug fizes to keep things operating smoothly. vmcNetflix page Release Notes Beta 1.1.6 (10/30/2008): Fixed issue displaying Instant Queue. Fixed issue w/ listing all search items. Updates to login page Made install check less restrictive, now […]
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– Niveus Media, Inc. announces beta availability of the new unified Niveus Search, which enables easy retrieval of content accessible across the local network and Internet. The patent-pending Niveus Search offers Windows Vista ® Media Center users an easy-to-use, 10’ interface that provides an all encompassing scan of both the Media Center and Internet sources. No longer do Media Center […]
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Ouch, looks like some bad news for fans of DVRMS Toolbox who are using the TV Pack. Maybe THIS is why Microsoft released it to OEMs only BabGVant Anyone who’s installed the TV Pack and DTB should already know that automatic commercial skipping inside Media Center doesn’t work. While there are aspects of the DTB Addin that rely on unsupported […]
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