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Improving HD Over the Air: Putting an Antenna in the Attic
In my office at home, I use my computer as a second TV, so when my wife is watching something I find boring, I can watch what I want. Righit now I have a Silver Sensor indoor antenna and use BeyondTV as my DVR. Before I originally bought the the antenna, a tuner card, [...]
Continue reading...HP’s Pavilion Elite m9000t Desktop Reviewed
Friday, October 19, 2007
Computer Shopper has reviewed one of HP’s flagship media centers, the Pavilion Elite m9000t, albeit without a digital cable tuner. Is it me or have digital cable tuners fallen into obscurity? Computer Shopper overall was impressed with the system. Looking at HP’s site, a pretty well-equipped system with a digital cable tuner and [...]
Continue reading...Where Are the Set Top Boxes with CableCard?
Thursday, October 18, 2007
ArsTechnica has an article on the CableCard integration required by the FCC, always a confusing subject. Basically, the U.S. government has tried to create a new market for cable set-top boxes with the CableCard requirement. From the article: Beginning in July, though, cable operators became subject to the “integration ban” and could no longer [...]
Continue reading...Lifextender: Vista Media Center Commercial Remover
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
One advantage that Media Center PCs have over their Tivo and DVR brethren is the ability to remove commercials from television recordings. Lifextender is the latest plugin for Vista Media Center that does just that, automatically remove commercials. From Lifextender’s website: Lifextender is pretty simple. It scans the directory that Media Center records TV to every [...]
Continue reading...AnyDVD: Ripping Blu-ray and HD-DVD with Artificial Intelligence
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Update: Slysoft is currently offering AnyDVD HD at a 20% discount through April 20. Now is a great time to get a copy. Slysoft has updated AnyDVD HD, with apparently some type of “artifical intelligence.” From the press release that has been sitting in my inbox for a couple of days: With today’s release of AnyDVD [...]
Continue reading...NBC Bringing Tonight Show and Jay Leno to Web
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Starting October 16, the Tonight Show with Jay Leno is making its way online. This is becoming a recurring trend of networks offering shows online. I like it. From MediaWeek: The Tonight Show will become the second late night talker that NBC offers online on a regular basis. Back in August, the network began [...]
Continue reading...As a Gaming Platform, the PC Reclaims Its Crown
Friday, October 12, 2007
With every new generation of consoles, many pundits declare that PC gaming is dead. I have been hearing it for years. I must admit I have been pretty jealous of Xbox 360 games like Gears of War for some time with little competition from the PC world, which has been pretty stagnant [...]
Continue reading...Harry Potter DVD to Include PC and Portable Versions
Thursday, October 11, 2007
The Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix DVD will include versions of the movie for portable devices and PCs, according to Warner Home video. From the Ars Technica article: Although it’s not clear how exactly the technology will work—and Warner has not yet responded to our requests for comment—the easiest way for Warner to [...]
Continue reading...Sonos to Release Soundbridge 100 Soon
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Sonos is releasing their Soundbridge wireless extender this month (October 24th). It seems like Sonos is always adding nice features like Pandora integration. The Soundbridge 100 will keep you from having to tether a ZP80 or ZP100 to your router. From Automatedhome.com: So for example you may want to use a new ZoneBridge to [...]
Continue reading...Belkin Announces n52te SpeedPad
Friday, October 5, 2007
I got an e-mail this morning with a press release for Belkin’s n52te SpeedPad. I have never used one of these hybrid keyboards designed for first person shooters. I have always been intrigued, but I have just never made the jump. Maybe I will have to look into getting one with the release of [...]
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