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Slysoft is discontinuing lifetime subscriptions

Thursday, November 25, 2010

I was upgrading AnyDVD HD to the latest version and saw the following message from Slysoft: As of January 1st 2011, SlySoft will discontinue the ‘lifetime’ licensing option. This is being announced well in advance to give everybody a final opportunity to acquire SlySoft products with lifetime free updates or change his limited subscription to […]

Catalyst 10.4 Fixes EDID Issue for HTPCs

Friday, May 14, 2010

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HTPCs are full of surprises, like the annoying EDID issue if you connect to a TV through a receiver.Â According to Wikipedia: Extended display identification data (EDID) is a data structure provided by a computer display to describe its capabilities to a graphics card. It is what enables a modern PC to know what kind […]

Power Consumption Should Drive Your HTPC Build

Saturday, February 27, 2010

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Perusing various media center websites and forums, I am struck by one thing: people make their HTPCs too powerful.Â Playing 1080p movies is a fairly easy task for most modern video cards.Â You do not need some crazy system to provide a smooth experience.Â All that extra processing power comes at a cost: higher energy […]

Slysoft Announces Huge AnyDVD Sale

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

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Last year, Slysoft got a lot of criticism for changing to a subscription model for AnyDVD HD. The software is great and I use it all the time but it is expensive, especially with having to buy subscriptions. Slysoft does have frequent sales but they just announced a new sale that is way better than […]

MediaBrowser, MKVs, and Blu-ray Nirvana

Thursday, September 3, 2009

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I finally made the plunge and bought an Epson projector for my basement and built a Windows 7 machine for use as a dedicated media center. First off, the projector looks fantastic. Very happy. Second, I have entered the world of converting blu-rays to MKVs. My initial impression: awesome. Using a guide from Avsforum.com, I […]

WunderRadio | Streaming Radio for iPhone

Thursday, July 9, 2009

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When I bought my iPhone, I debated about getting the 8 GB model versus the 16 GB one. I ended up with the 8 GB even though I was nervous it would not be enough space for my music collection. Since owning my iPhone, my consumption of music has changed, making my concerns about storage […]

Pandora Survives | Adds Monthly Usage Limit

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

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It looks like Pandora is going to survive after all, albeit with some concessions due to royalty issues for online radio. From the Pandora blog: The revised royalties are quite high – higher in fact than any other form of radio. As a consequence, we will have to make an adjustment that will affect about […]

Cheap Blu-ray Movies | Buyer’s Guide

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

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Blu-ray movies are expensive, especially when you buy them from the big retail chains like Walmart, Target, or Best Buy. Personally, I think Amazon has the best prices on Blu-ray movies. You can find most new movies for $19.99, and sometimes cheaper. Just be aware that most of Amazon’s “sales” are not really any different […]

Used Dell XPS 420: Cheapest Cablecard computer?

Sunday, March 8, 2009

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Dell recently discontinued their line of XPS 420 computers. Why is this interesting? The 420â€™s were the only computers to come standard with the version of Vista that supports digital cable tuners (i.e. it came with a digital cable product ID). I would suggest verifying with the seller that a digital cable product ID is […]

PowerDVD Ultra 9 First Impressions

Monday, March 2, 2009

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So you want to watch Blu-ray movies on a computer? Then PowerDVD Ultra 9 is the program for you. The latest version of Cyberlinkâ€™s media player, at a cost of $99, is all about high definition movies and Blu-ray, plugging the hole left Vistaâ€™s lack of native Blu-ray support. PowerDVD Ultra 9 is a solid […]

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