Archive | Digital Media RSS feed for this section
8 features to make media centers mainstream
Media centers have yet to make it into the mainstream consciousness and seriously into the living room. Tivo and DVRs have certainly made an impact, showing the potential of a media center. With music, photos, and movies becoming digital, media center PCs, also known as HTPCs, are on the cusp of being [...]
Continue reading...IPod Tuneview remote wirelessly controls music with LCD screen
7. December 2006
TuneView for iPod provides a new wireless way to manage your music throughout your house or office. TuneView for iPod consists of a universal iPod dock, 2-way RF remote with color LCD screen, a USB power adapter, audio and USB cables, and selected dock adapters. According to the Tuneview website, these components allow you [...]
Continue reading...3 sites to expand your music horizon
29. November 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...Logitech’s Wireless DJ Music System: Is my search over?
14. November 2006
The Logitech Wireless DJ Music System streams audio–including copy-protected DRM music and Internet radio–from your PC to your home stereo. The $250 system is anchored by a wireless remote control with a built-in LCD readout that allows you to access and navigate digital music files on your PC or the Internet and hear [...]
Continue reading...Emusic is insane for reducing download allotments
10. November 2006
I am a loyal Emusic subscriber. That being said, I think the company has gone completely looney. On November 21st, 2006, Emusic will be reducing its monthly download allotments for new accounts. While the price of eMusic Basic, Plus, and Premium subscription plans will remain the same, the number of downloads in each [...]
Continue reading...Survey says digital music has not migrated to the living room
5. November 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 [...]
Continue reading...Cost of watching Blu-ray movies on a PC: $1,650
4. November 2006
The next generation of DVDs, specifically HD-DVD and Blu-ray, have slowly trickled into the marketplace. I read NVIDIA’s press release a couple of days ago on the release of new Purevideo drivers that enabled HD-DVD and Blu-ray playback. The press release stated that to enjoy the ultimate HD-DVD or Blu-ray movie experience on [...]
Continue reading...NVIDIA release new Purevideo drivers, enabling PC-based HD-DVD and Blu-ray
3. November 2006
NIVIDIA announced yesterday the release of their new drivers for Purevideo, enabling playback of HD-DVD and Blu-ray content ona computer. I see this as just a step in the march towards next-gen DVDs on the PC. Of course, you still need HDCP compliant hardware throughout your computer, and not to mention [...]
Continue reading...Support artists, not the RIAA, by downloading concerts at Nugs.net
2. November 2006
In my search for DRM-free songs (with lossless compression too!), I recently came across Nugs.net, an online distribution website for concert downloads of some pretty prominent recording artists. For almost the cost of a Ticket Master transaction fee, you can download a DRM-free album of the specific concert you wanted to attend. Not [...]
Continue reading...Metallica repents, offers free concert downloads
1. November 2006
I am a big fan of artists providing music DRM-free and in a lossless format. More and more artists are doing this. In my search for DRM-free music, I came across Metallica’s website and was surprised to find free concert downloads. If you remember, Metallica had always been reticent and digital [...]
Continue reading...© 2006 Floppyhead - Digital Media and Home Theater Computers. Powered by Wordpress.
19. December 2006
4 Comments