Brent Evans Anyone else notice how rare it is to find decent movies are added to the Netflix Watch Now selection? There are good ones there, but they’re far and few between. I most often find gems like Toxie’s Triple Terror: Deadly Daphne’s Revenge come through the Netflix Watch Now RSS feed. Or possibly another exciting title … Read more
If you’re interested in home theater PCs, check out last week’s Systm video podcast by Revision3. Patrick Norton hosts PCMag.com’s Robert Heron and they discuss basic HTPC requirements, hardware, tuner cards, Hauppauge HD-PVR, and Vista Media Center. There are even mentions of SageTV, BeyondTV and MediaPortal. It’s very high-level and focuses on Vista Media Center … Read more
I was running through my Netflix Queue this morning and noticed an interesting warning on one of the movies. If you add Casino Royale, Crossover, Open Season and other DVD’s (total of 13) to your Queue, you’ll get the following Notice Message from Netflix: NOTICE: This DVD is not compatible with some DVD players. This … Read more
I’m impressed with the D-Link DSM-330 DivX Connected HD Media Player’s interface and ease of use and the playback quality for formats supported out of the box. There is a market for this type of device, similar to Apple TV, and there’s compelling online content that will appeal to many with this media extender. Unfortunately … Read more
While the throngs of iPhone and iTouch users were trying out the new mobile Pandora Radio, one of the most popular free applications, I was testing out a new Pandora Radio Application on my SageTV Home Theater PC. Pandora radio is one of the more popular internet radio services and is a perfect match for … Read more
Computer storage space has transformed over recent years to a point where we are actually talking about how many terabytes we have in our systems instead how many gigabytes. Home theater PCs are no longer limited in storage space thanks to the affordability of large hard drives. I’ve been slowly upgrading my HTPC storage by … Read more
You’ve had a long day at work, come home and want to see how your stocks and the market have been doing. Okay, maybe you don’t want to know at the moment given the current market conditions but bear with me… You sit down on you couch, fire up the HTPC TV and click on … Read more
After more than a week with my Hauppauge HD-PVR, I can say that my excitement hasn’t waned. This thing brings all the channels: HD, digital, SD – everything to the HTPC user without worrying about CableCARD, broadcast flags, or other DRM issues. I’m still working out the final details for a complete review of the … Read more