Media Distribution/Extenders
Thousands of SageTV fans just wet their pants today in anticipation of SageTV finally releasing their HD extender. In race that few watched, SageTV was able to beat the dedicated Vista extenders out the door by at least a day :). Even more impressive is that they did it for a $200 price point. Congrats to Sage!! What are you […]
Read moreCan’t say I am too upset on this one. Although I don’t loathe Apple, they never intended to enter this market until they saw how popular MCE became. Just MHO. Gizmodo So do they blame the marketing? No, plenty of internet-using adults know about the product (around 50%), but only 5% of those people know what it does.
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Will Sage best Vista by getting their extender out the door first? Does it matter? Probably not, but Andy does have a few pictures posted up to keep you going until you can get your grubby paws on one. No further details were released. Price – $199 including SageTV Extender License Forum Link Pictures: Forum Link Price Announcement: Forum Link: Formats […]
Read moreFolks who use their console as a media extender got some good news today. From Gizmodo , it has been confirmed that the PS3 will be getting DivX. You will have to download the latest firmware and then the decoder will come a short time later. ARS also covers the PS3 story but their story also has information pertaining to […]
Read moreThis won’t be out for another year or so, but obviously they must be concerned with the way PS3 has sped up the adoption of Blu-Ray. Smart House Microsoft, according to insiders at Toshiba owner of the HD DVD patents, claim that Microsoft is working on a brand new Xbox that will incorporate not only a new HD DVD drive […]
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Finally a reason to get a zune, wireless sync and MCE sync. Gizmodo Zune’s also getting a feature to automatically import recorded content from Windows Media Center as well, meaning you can take your TV shows to go just by syncing up with your computer.
Read moreKind of a sensitive subject for some folks right now, but that’s not scaring Ian away from chattin about em. Check out the weekly Media Center Podcast. Show times: 00:58 Coming up this week 02:37 Email – Vista TV Playback problem 04:35 Vista After Hours 06:15 Life|Ware’s quad core 06:40 Charlie Owen on Hanselminutes 82 podcast 07:27 Update for Cablecard […]
Read moreWow that hurts Engadget Up first is the DMA2200, which will of course sport an integrated "upscaling DVD player" along with the obligatory dual-band Wireless N functionality, while the DMA2100 arrives in a smaller package (see it up close after the break) but keeps to the basics by omitting the optical drive. Both boxes are set to land this November, […]
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Linksys Media Center Extenders Coming In November! Bring your digital music, movies and photos to your TV or Home Theater It’s great to store photos, music and movies on your computer. But it’s hard to share them with friends and family. What if you could view digital photos, movies and high definition programs on your TV, and listen to downloaded […]
Read moreI’m going to try submitting my news one more time… Alan: Your news made through :). Thanks for the tip on Microsoft’s newest extenders. Engadget Microsoft is announcing a reinvigorated Media Center Extender effort called… wait for it… Extenders for Windows Media Center. Ok, the name totally sucks, but the important part is Microsoft upgraded its wayward Extender system with […]
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