media center
Entertainment
Windows 7 Media Center Internet TV Delivers Zune Video Podcasts
4:12AM Sean Fallon | Just in case you missed it buried underneath the upgrade to Netflix Watch Instantly the other day, Microsoft has gone live with Internet TV on Windows 7 Media Center, offering content (of rather poor picture quality) from the following providers: More »
Entertainment
Zone Pro Hands On Part 2: Copy Freely And Windows 7
3:48AM Jason Chen | To continue our review of the Niveus Zone Pro media centre, we put Windows 7 on there to try out all the new features, like better sharing of recorded shows. More »
Hardware
Normal People Can Now Install CableCARD Tuners On Windows 7 PCs
9:44AM Jason Chen | FINALLY. Microsoft and CableLabs are finally opened the door to have regular people add in CableCARD tuners by themselves, after they’ve purchased the PC and set it up. This is good news. More »
Software
Windows Media Center Opens Up DRM Restrictions On Shows
8:57AM Mark Wilson | If you record a lot of shows using a CableCard in Windows Media Center, know that the upcoming 1.19 update will loosen the reins on these recordings and allow you to copy them to other WMC machines and portable devices. In other words, you record into WMC, you can copy the content wherever you want—save for Pay-Per-View and premium content. So it’s not the Holy Grail, but it may be as close as we’re going to get.
Software
DLNA Media Center Software, Compiled And Simplified
2:00PM Dan Nosowitz | Want to get media onto your TV using some of that fancy DLNA standard hardware? You still might be at a loss for which media centre software is right for you, but now there’s a handy chart. More »
Entertainment
Roxio CinemaNow Brings Streaming Movies To The Wii (in Japan)
8:30PM Dan Nosowitz | Well, it’s Japan-only for now, but the Wii is finally starting to compete with the PS3 and Xbox 360 in the only category in which it’s in third place: Media centre functionality. CinemaNow, apparently, is the guinea pig of choice. More »
QOTD
Would You Rather Have an HTPC or a Set-Top Box?
7:20AM Sean Fallon | Yesterday I purchased a Home Theatre PC to supplement my existing DirectTV hardware—although I hope to ditch cable TV/satellite providers all together sometime in the future. What I’m interested in knowing is what kind of setup you guys prefer. More »
Software
Netflix Instant Streaming Coming to Windows Media Centre on Your PC
2:01PM Andi Wang | For Windows Vista users, more than 12,000 movie titles and television episodes are now available to be streamed onto your PC, and watched instantly via Netflix through Windows Media Center. More »
Gadgets
Largest TV Remote Ever Controls Windows Media Centre
2:40AM Jesus Diaz | Behold the MEGAREMOTE! Actually, roll onto it, because you can’t hold it: It’s made with two flexible Dance Dance Revolution mats for the PlayStation 2, hacked to control Windows Media Centre with your feet. More »
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