You may have heard recently that Blu-ray has plans to get managed copy – the ability to make a copy of your Blu-ray Disc within limits as defined by the studios. That’s a great step in the right direction, but there are many negatives to the way it will be implemented. Ben Drawbaugh at EngadgetHD … Read more
Wanting to check out a “few” new apps? Thanks in part to the Boxee dev challenge, Boxee has a boatload of new apps to show off. The list has some really ingenious ones and some incredibly bizarre ones, but you can’t argue that there aren’t enough apps these days can you Boxee’s dev is open … Read more
You’d think those using HTPCs for their TV recording and viewing would be the least likely to be affected by the Digital Transition last week, but you’d be wrong. Many HTPC users (mostly Microsoft Media Center users) that rely on over-the-air (OTA) TV broadcasts for their TV signal have been experiencing major issues with incorrect … Read more
Bad news for Windows Media Center fans these last few days, as we’ve received confirmation from both Linksys and HP that they’re discontinuing their extender lineups. Brent offers Microsoft some tips over on Geek Tonic, including branding their own hardware, to breathe new life into this fine multi-room solution. That’s a good start, but where … Read more
For the past year you could pick up a Linksys DMA for super cheap prices at various online stores. So cheap the little Windows Media Center extenders have become quite popular. Unfortunately it looks like Linksys is finally running out of the devices and is officially discontinuing the product line. After being tipped off by … Read more
The team at SageTV continues their constant stream of new beta releases for version 6.5. A little over a week ago they released 6.5.13 which added closed captioning to its list of treasured features along with several additional new features and bug fixes. CC support has been one of the more requested features along with … Read more
A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our other blogs: Online Video for Cable Operators Depending on how you look at it, online video is both a threat to and an opportunity for traditional pay-TV providers. It has the potential to undercut subscription fees, and/or it offers a new medium for cable (and telecom) companies … Read more
A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our other blogs: Media Center Plugin streams Netflix and Hulu A new streaming video plugin for Vista Media Center PCs and extenders, called VMCPlayIt, provides a front-end interface to the PlayOn digital media server software. DTV D-Day #2 According to the FCC, nearly half of the country’s TV … Read more