Tip Of The Day & Daily Button
I must admit it wasn’t until I visited Microsoft this past month that I learned of these features that have been inside Vista Media Center since it was released! Shame on me, but hey, better late than never! The first is the ability to edit channels. Have you ever been perusing through the guide only to find some channels that […]
Read moreA couple of tips today. 1. Don’t get caught up in the HD-PVR single tuner only fuss yet. All we know is that the bundled application from hauppauge supports a single tuner and that the drivers are multiple-tuner capable. I would imagine SageTV and the like will have no problem taking advantage of this. I emailed Hauppauge for clarification, hopefully […]
Read moreBlu-ray News: Toshiba peddling BLu-ray in Brazil @ EngadgetHD Vista Media Center News: Fuze taking thier software to OEMs @ Chris L. PMP News: Archos to add placeshifting to their portable media players @ PVRWire Speaker News: Energy Take Classic home theater system review @ Sound & Vision Speaker News: Cambridge Soundworkds Newton Theater review @ Cnet CPU News: Phenom […]
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There are a lot of folks out there who simply do not want to give up their TiVo or cable co. PVR. The reasons for this are many including potential to damage the WAF and you simply can’t record all the channels available to you. Well fear not, there are ways that your TiVo and HTPC can coexist. Let’s face […]
Read moreIf you are reading this post and you haven’t seen our latest contests, you are really missing out. We have partened with PCAlchemy to give away a very nice HTPC and we have partnered with bigscreenglobal.com to giveaway a copy of Big Screen Headlines. Receiver News: Onkyo releases TX-SR606 HDMI 1.3 receiver @ Electronic House Corporate News: Denon up for […]
Read moreThe pros & cons of a Vista Media Center CableCard setup are many and are owed their own article. What it meant to me was a seamless transition from a cable box DVR to a Windows Vista Media Center setup. This, of course, was important to keep my significant other happy and show her the wonders of my new investment. The […]
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The HTPC community has come to know PCAlchemy’s commitment to price and service over the years. Recently, as of a couple of days ago, they have extended this commitment to the Avideus line of Media Center PCs. To celebrate this launch and to give back to the HTPC community, MissingRemote.com has teamed up with PCAlchemy to give away a great […]
Read moreIf you are like me, you have a problem. A very serious problem! You simply have too much TV recorded and not enough time to watch it. Ahhh the woes of owning a well setup Media Center PC. Here are a few tips that can help. Portable Video Player A portable player such as a Zune or iPod can be […]
Read moreJohn pointed me to this AVSForum thread that has links to calibration discs you can download and burn to a red laser DVD for use in a Blu-ray or HD DVD player. These images allow you to burn to a standard DVD, utilizing the red laser versions of both HD formats, rather then having to find a Blu-ray or HD […]
Read moreWriters Log: Day 109 Two weeks ago I stopped all personal hygiene as I think it interferes with the creative writing process. Folks at my day job seem a little concerned but they no longer come around my office. This frees up time to proof read my guide. I asked John to do it but he curled up in a […]
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