Floppyhead - Digital Media and Home Theater Computers

Like all parents, I have a ton of pictures of my kid. All digital of course, and most taken with my Digital Rebel, which I bought from Dell (suprisingly Dell has good deals on tech products, especially if you buy a coupon off of Ebay).
These pictures are probably the most important thing on [...]

I have been hesitant to buy a CableCard-based media center for one reason: switch digital video.  Basically SDV renders CableCards useless.  Tru2way is the next generation of security technology that allows two way communication between a media center and the cable company and will work with SDV.
Not much has been presented about Tru2way and [...]

Sound is a crucial aspect of any home theater system. Home theater computers have the potential to be an excellent audio source though hardware and codec issues still exist, hampering the overall experience to this point.
Missing Remote has a good overview of home theater sound for you HTPC. It is [...]

I am thinking of renovating my basement, preferably with a HD projector and a media center. I would love to add some home automation items, especially since it would be a good time to switch out electrical boxes. I have started doing research into which protocol I would want to use in terms [...]

I have been looking for a way to prioritize my tuners in Vista Media Center. Why do I want dictate which tuner is used as the default? Mainly to avoid digital rights management. I currently use the HDHomerun as a QAM tuner to receive unencrypted HD channels on my computer. This [...]