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Windows Home Server Team starts a blog
Todd Hedrick, the project planner for Windows Home Server, launched a blog this week. From the blog: The Windows Home Server team is eager to share news, insights and information about our product. And we’re equally eager to hear your thoughts and feedback. This blog will include contributions from the product management [...]
Continue reading...This CableCard reader is uglier than my cable box!
Thursday, February 1, 2007
I am confused. The purpose of a CableCard reader is to allow people to record high definition television. In theory, if I have a CableCard reader, I do not need a cable box. So why would I want an external CableCard reader that attaches to my computer? Let me get this straight: [...]
Continue reading...Vista Media Center SportsLounge heading in the right direction
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Home theater computers and media centers are beginning to scrape the surface of their potential, beyond just storing digital media. HTPCs have the ability to merge sports statistics and live TV, a simple yet revolutionary idea. Fantasy football could be a driving force in the adoption of media centers and home theater computers [...]
Continue reading...Snapstream updating Beyond TV for Vista compatibility
Saturday, January 13, 2007
Snapstream is currently working on updating BeyondTV (which is a program that lets you watch HDTV on your computer) to be fully Vista compatible with Beyond TV 4.6, testing. Currently in beta, the updates will extend beyond just Vista comptability with bug fixes of FSGUI cpu spikes, static/video distortion/audio distortion at the [...]
Continue reading...TVease.net expands media center offerings to high-end systems
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
My ideal media center is an open source system, without any remnance of digital rights management. I try and keep aware of the latest open source options, even if I am currently not using such a system. I have been meaning to build my own Ubuntu system but other things just keep eating [...]
Continue reading...Amazon.com enters digital music fray with mp3 only store
Saturday, December 23, 2006
Amazon.com has decided to enter the world of digital music downloads. I am not entirely sure why they want to do this but I guess one more player in an already fragmented market is not a big deal. I think Amazon is a good place to buy CDs from so maybe this new [...]
Continue reading...Vista HTPC with CableCard: What does it really get you?
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
The main new feature of Windows Vista Media Center is the addition of CableCARD support. By using CableCARD, you will be able to view high definition television through your computer. Recently, I have been using an indoor antenna to receive high definition broadcast television on my Dell 24″ widescreen monitor. With my [...]
Continue reading...Windows Vista Premium is the choice for HTPCs
Saturday, December 9, 2006
Lots of websites have been talking about Extremetech’s breakdown of the 25 versions of Microsoft’s Vista. So which version is right for the HTPC community? It appears that Home Premium will be the version of choice for most home media centers. For $239, Windows Vista Home Premium offers most needed tools for [...]
Continue reading...3 sites to expand your music horizon
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
When you are in high school or college, music is a social medium. Kids are passionate about artists that they like then give that music to friends to listen to. As I get older, I am getting exposed to new music less and less. That is until I found Pandora, which takes [...]
Continue reading...Survey says digital music has not migrated to the living room
Sunday, November 5, 2006
I found this over at Denguru.com: Unfortunately, according to market research firm Parks Associates, most of us still choose to haul out our collection of CDs when we want to get our groove on in the comfort of our own living rooms. They found that 40 percent of households play music files on their computers [...]
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