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HP m9300t and Coupons | Cheapest Media Center with Digital Cable Tuner
Watching HD programming from your cable provider requires a digital cable tuner for your computer. Unfortunately, certain digital rights management restrictions do not allow you to buy such a tuner off the shelf and plug it into an existing computer. You have to buy a new computer from the likes of Dell or HP. There [...]
Continue reading...Vista Media Center | Continued Improvement
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
With the release of Vista and its media center software, a new era of high definition content was supposed to have been ushered in with the introduction of digital cable tuners. These tuners were supposed to turn your computer into a high-powered Tivo. Reality did not live up to the hype. The initial wave [...]
Continue reading...Auzentech Announces Auzen X-Fi HomeTheater 7.1
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Is it me or does Auzentech appear to be the most innovative sound card manufacturer around? It seems like they are up to their old tricks again by announcing the Auzen X-Fi HomeTheater 7.1, which will support HDMI 1.3, HD-audio codecs, and EAX 5.0. Finally, one card to rule them all. From the press release: [...]
Continue reading...Repost: MControl | Improving Media Center Home Automation
Monday, May 5, 2008
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 of [...]
Continue reading...ZDnet reviews VAIO XL3 Digital Living System
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Reviews of Sony’s CableCard PC are trickling in from the usual suspects. ZDnet recently published their own review on the system, comparing it with Velocity Micro’s CineMagix Grand Theater. From the review: We understand why many people might like a slimmer home theater PC, but Sony’s smaller case also means that you have [...]
Continue reading...OQO shows processing power
Sunday, May 20, 2007
The OQO ultra-portable computer runs a full version of Windows XP or Vista. The model 02, which is less than 6 inches wide and 1 inch thick, was recently shown running World of Warcraft at VIAArena.com. This is an impressive feat for such a small computer. The game did [...]
Continue reading...HP to release m8010y and d4890y with Digital Cable Tuners
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
According to EngadgetHD, HP is planning on releasing the m8010y and d4890y systems with Digital Cable Tuners as an option. The m8010y series will start at $929.99 and the d4890y series will begin at $949.99. The systems will also include Nvidia GEforce 8800 video cards and possible a next generation DVD combo [...]
Continue reading...Google increases free Picasa Web Album storage
Thursday, March 8, 2007
Google has increased the free storage of Picasa Web albums from 250 MB to 1 GB. Picasa is a great way to share files with friends and families. From the Google blog: We have a few long-awaited improvements at Picasa Web Albums today. A new Community Photos search feature helps you discover and explore the [...]
Continue reading...Acronis True Image 10 backs up your computer and digital media
Thursday, March 8, 2007
I have been using Acronis True Image to back up all of my computer for the last couple of years. True Image is a useful piece of software that can make an image of your entire hard drive and store it on any shared drive on your network. Once the image is made, [...]
Continue reading...Snapstream releases Beyond TV 4.6 SDK
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Snapstream released the latest version of their developer’s kit for Beyond TV, which turns your computer into a Tivo. According to the Snapstream’s developer wiki: With the Beyond Media SDK you can customize the application in two ways. The first is giving an entire face lift to the application through the skinning system. Every visible [...]
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