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Kevin - who has written 57 posts on Floppyhead – Digital Media and Streaming.
Media Center Not Needed in Windows 8
In about a month, the next version of Windows 8 will be released as a beta to the public.  This version is expected to include Windows Media Center, which was missing from previous iterations of the software. With the new Metro UI, I am hoping Microsoft finally kills Media Center. Doing so would break down […]
Continue reading...HD Homerun Prime Initial Impressions
Thursday, September 8, 2011
My HDHomerun Prime arrived in the mail last week. I pre-ordered in May and once the tuner hit the streats, it took about 3 weeks for Neweeg to send me one. If you are going to use Windows Media Center as your DVR, a cablecard tuner is a “must have.” Over the last 10 months, […]
Continue reading...Ceton InfiniTV Not Able to Record Super Bowl
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
About 2 months ago, I finally received a Ceton digital cable tuner card.  I used to own an ATI DCT but Verizon updated some Fios security setting  rendering that tuner card useless.  Since ATI no longer supports their DCT, I was out of luck until my Ceton Card arrived in November. Everything was great with […]
Continue reading...NHL GameCenter Live Now Available on iPad
Thursday, January 13, 2011
The NHL has become a real trend setter for watching sports online.  Through NHL GameCenter Live you can watch up to 40 games a week in HD.  Pretty impressive.  GameCenter ia available on a lot of platforms including Boxee, PS3, and Roku.  Today the NHL announced one more way to catch a game: the iPad. […]
Continue reading...How to Find New Releases for Netflix Watch Instantly
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Netflix has a great plugin for Windows Media Center. In my opinion it is th best interface for Netflix’s Watch Instantly catalog. The onlt drawback is it can be difficult to browse for a movie without being overwhelmed. Netflix really needs to add a “Most Popular” view in their Watch Instantly interface. It would help […]
Continue reading...Handbrake 0.9.5 Now Supports Blu-ray Folder Structure
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
A new version of the popular video conversion tool, Handbrake, was released recently. While there was a slew of additions and fixes, the most notable new feature is the support for Blu-ray folder structure. No decryption support is provided so you still need AnyDVD HD. This new feature basically can streamline your Blu-ray ripping process, […]
Continue reading...Boxee Makes Deal with CBS
Friday, January 7, 2011
It seems like Boxee is making a push to be relevant in the set-top world. We all know that content is king when it comes to internet video. With that in mind, Boxee announced today that they signed an agreement with CBS. From EngadgetHD: The New York Times is reporting that the company has inked […]
Continue reading...DIY Boxee | Initial Thoughts
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Last week I installed Boxee on my desktop computer. I just wanted to check it out and see how it compares to Media Center. Overall, I liked it. Clean interface that was fairly intuitive. Here are some positives: Easy set-up though the need for a password was kind of odd. Easy way to find online […]
Continue reading...Zotac Zbox | A quick review
Saturday, January 1, 2011
About 6 months ago I purchased a Zotac Zbox to serve as a secondary htpc. I have a fairly large movie library and I wanted to access that library and stream Netflix to my 40 inch LCD I have in my den. Instead of buying a media streamer like the Roku, I wanted the full […]
Continue reading...Using Dropbox to Manage Multiple Media Centers
Friday, December 10, 2010
About a week ago I started using Dropbox to sync files between multiple computers at work and at home. DropBox is a great way to manage multiple media centers. For someone like me, who runs Windows Media Center on 3 computers, making sure the latest files for Media Browser etc are running on all three […]
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
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