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First look at Avermedia’s AverTV Volar USB Video Capture

I have been a big fan of Avermedia''s USB tuners and I has keen to try out there latest hybrid tuner that includes video capturing. The device is a USB DVB-T tuner that works with Windows Media Center and features video capture from composite or s-video...

Published Fri, Feb 19 2010 12:26 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Video, Windows Media Center

Controlling Windows Media Center with an iPhone

There are lots of apps for controlling Windows Media Center with an iPhone and I thought I would start talking a look at how good they are. The first app I tried is vmcMote , I used the lite version which is free and there is a full version priced at...

Published Fri, Feb 05 2010 3:36 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Video, Windows Media Center, podcast, iPhone

How to get TV on the PC

This is a short video looking at how to get TV on the PC with Windows Media Center and a USB Avermedia TV tuner . The new tuner is a AVerTV Hybrid Volar HX-TV Tuner for designed for Windows Media Center, the price of the tuner is £59.99 on Amazon...

Published Wed, Nov 25 2009 8:56 AM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, How To, Windows 7

Using a Small Form Factor PC as a Media Center System

For the last few years I have been using my Xbox 360 as an extender connected to my TV and have been really enjoying the Windows Media Center experience. But times are changing and there are more and more services come to the browser so when I got chance...

Published Fri, Oct 23 2009 2:13 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Video, Bluray, Windows 7, podcast

Vidabox Remote Keyboard Unboxing

If you have a HTPC and are looking for a neat keyboard solution checkout the Vidabox remote keyboard. The keyboard is a lightweight RF keyboard complete with Green Button and Media Center friendly transport controls. In this video I take a look at the...

Published Fri, Oct 16 2009 4:59 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Video, podcast

Zune HD Unboxing Part 2: AV Dock

One of the great things about the new Zune HD is the new HD AV Dock for connecting the Zune HD up to a TV via HDMI. You can use the Zune HD almost like an Extender. In this video I take a look at the AV Dock, connect it up to my TV and take a look at...

Published Wed, Sep 30 2009 8:50 AM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Zune

Zune HD Unboxing

I really like the new Zune HD, the hardware is impressive and the UI is very slick. In this video I unbox the device and take a look at the new Zune. In part two I will look at the new HD AV dock Download WMV – Download M4V – Watch via Youtube

Published Tue, Sep 29 2009 12:39 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Video, Zune

Internet TV Beta for Windows 7 Media Center

The new Internet TV Beta for Windows Media Center showed up this week on my systems and to my surprise it has UK content. It has full TV shows, news, music videos and movie trailers and a UI that is pretty nice. This video takes a quick look at the beta...

Published Fri, Sep 25 2009 3:39 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Video, Windows Media Center, Windows 7

First Impressions and Unboxing of The Xtreamer

The Xtreamer is a £99 media streamer capable of streaming HD content around the home. It works with network shares, UPnP servers and local storage plus it will play MVK files so its great for watching downloaded content. In this video I unbox the...

Published Sat, Sep 12 2009 8:41 AM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Video, Network Steamer

Niveus ZONE unboxing and first impressions

Niveus produce great hi-end equipment and recently they have launched a compact (6”x6”x2”) network media player called the ZONE . The idea being that you have multiple ZONEs around the home to consume content from any PCs. In this video...

Published Sat, Aug 15 2009 7:40 AM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Video, Niveus, Windows Media Center, podcast

First look at Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 (beta) Windows Media Center Addin

One of the main features of features of the new Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 beta is the much improved Windows Media Center integration. Not only is there a 10 foot version of the Home Server Console there is automatic archiving of Recorded TV shows...

Published Sun, Jul 19 2009 11:11 AM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Home Server, Windows Media Center, Windows 7, Addins, podcast

Streaming content from Windows Media Center with an G1 Android phone

One great new feature of Windows 7 is “Play To” and DLNA support, Windows Media Player can operate as a media player, server and controller and the Xbox 360 Media Center extender sessions can be controlled via DLNA. Because WMP is using DLNA...

Published Sun, Jun 28 2009 8:00 AM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Video, Windows Media Center, Windows 7

First Impressions of a HP DV2 Notebook

HP’s DV2 is a thin and light notebook computer with 12.1" screen, very sleek design and comes with the 500GB drive. It’s slightly bigger than a Netbook and as small as my HP Tablet PC so its would be great for carrying around and as it comes...

Published Wed, Jun 24 2009 2:59 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Video, HP, podcast

First look at a Air Mouse GO Plus Mouse for HTPCs

When you have a HTPC there is nothing worse that trying to use a mouse on your knee or sofa, there are track ball solutions but they still need a flat surface and keyboards with built in trackpads but they are very fiddly to use, this is where the Air...

Published Mon, Jun 22 2009 10:58 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Video, Gyration Remote, podcast

Windows 7 running with a DVB-T HD Homerun

In my previous video I looked at using a DVB-T HD Homerun with Windows Vista but I was having trouble getting it working with Windows 7. So I installed build 7077 of Windows 7 and the HD Homerun worked straight away. So this is a first look at a HD Homerun...

Published Wed, Apr 15 2009 2:39 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Windows 7

Unboxing and a first look at a HD Homerun DVB-T Edition.

The HD Homerun is a network based TV tuner compatible with Windows Media Center, its been around for a while in the US and this is the new DVB-T version that works with Freeview. The unit is a dual tuner devices that you connect up via an Ethernet cable...

Published Tue, Apr 07 2009 5:08 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Video, Windows Media Center

How to install the new Windows Media Center addin for Windows Home Server

The new Power Pack 2 update for Windows Home Server includes a Windows Media Center addin that enables Media Center to consume content stored on the Windows Home Server. Prior to PP2 you had to jump through some hoops to get it working involving shares...

Published Sat, Mar 28 2009 9:14 AM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Home Server, Windows Media Center, How To

Unboxing and First Impressions of a AMILO Notebook Sa3650 with GraphicBooster

This video is an unboxing video of Fujitsu Siemens AMILO Sa3650 which comes with what Fujistsu calls a GraphicBooster which is a external box that has an extra graphics card built in to it. The box connects via a special cable and has 2 USB ports, a HDMI...

Published Thu, Mar 26 2009 1:42 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Video, podcast

Freesat Running on Windows Media Center with Windows 7

One if the new features of Windows Media Center in Windows 7 is native support of DVB-S (digital satellite), with a DVB-S enabled tuner card and a satellite dish you can pickup hundreds of free channels using FreeSat (in the UK). In fact a nice feature...

Published Thu, Feb 26 2009 9:14 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Video, Windows Media Center, Windows 7

TunerFree MCE on a Windows 7 Netbook

TunerFree MCE is a Media Center application that enables streaming of TV content from the like of BBC, ITV and Hulu all to the 10 foot Windows Media Center UI, You don’t need a TV tuner just an internet connection. Martin Millmore the developer...

Published Thu, Feb 19 2009 2:34 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Windows 7, Addins

HP TX2 TouchSmart Notebook Unboxing

HP’s TX2 TouchSmart is a multi-touch dual digitizer enabled Tablet PC, aimed at consumers it makes a great entertainment PC. The dual digitizer means that you use the touch screen with your finger but when you use it with the special pen it switches...

Published Wed, Feb 18 2009 4:33 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Video, HP TouchSmart

Windows 7 Feature Focus: Play To

The 3rd feature focus video looks at Play To in Windows 7, this along with HomeGroup is one of my favorite features of Windows 7. If your testing Play To with DLNA devices please update the Play To Wiki with your findings I am planning to do some more...

Published Wed, Feb 04 2009 2:00 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Video, Windows 7

Windows 7 Feature Focus: Windows Media Center

In the 2nd feature focus video I take a look at some of the new features in Windows Media Center. Including how Media Center works with a touchscreen and some of the new UI elements. Direct Download (WMV) – Direct Download (M4V) – Watch via...

Published Tue, Feb 03 2009 9:11 AM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Video, Windows Media Center, Windows 7

Windows 7 Feature Focus: HomeGroup in Windows Media Center

I thought I would record some video showing some of the new features in Windows 7 and in the first video I take a look at HomeGroup and how the content sharing feature works within Windows Media Center. In future videos I am going to look at some of the...

Published Mon, Feb 02 2009 1:05 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Video, Windows Media Center, Windows 7

Windows 7 running on a iStyle Media Center system

On my last video I looked at Atomic Systems’ new iStyle Media Center system and while I had the review unit I thought I would install Windows 7 on it to see how it performed. I did a clean install of Windows which found all the drivers needed and...

Published Sun, Feb 01 2009 11:41 AM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Video, Windows Media Center, Windows 7

Review of Atomic Systems’ iStyle Media Center PC

Atomic Systems’ new iStyle is a very small stylish system that is unlike many other I have seen. It’s an Intel Atom powered slim line PC that with the wall mounting kit would make a great Media Center system. The system is is configurable...

Published Fri, Jan 30 2009 1:39 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Video, Windows Media Center

Random collection of videos from CES

While at CES I carried a little Flip Mimo around with me and recorded various random clips from the show floor. Here are the things included in the video (or order of appearance) Bloggers HP photo frames, netbooks and TouchSmart Logitec Harmony 1110 Lenovo...

Published Fri, Jan 16 2009 3:21 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: CES 2009

Vidabox vPad8 Touch Tablet at CES

Vidabox had a great suite at CES, they have a great range of products for high end installs including a 16TB RackServer, wall mounted touch panels and a great 8 inch touch tablet called the vPad8 . In this video Steven Cheug gives us a demo of the vPad...

Published Tue, Jan 13 2009 2:09 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Vidabox, CES 2009

Allio 42-inch HDTV with Integrated PC and Blu-Ray Player

If you want the full power of the PC on your TV but want to keep things simple then the Allio all in one HDTV PC could be want you want. On the show floor I saw a demo of the Allio 42 inch unit and the Allio 32 inch which has an integrated touch screen...

Published Mon, Jan 12 2009 4:17 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, CES 09

Grid Search Demo at CES

I have talked about Grid Search on the podcast before and today I met Jonathan Bowes from Grid Search at CES. Jonathan game be a demo of how it works and its an application that needs to be seen to understand. You can very easily find the segment in a...

Published Sun, Jan 11 2009 2:20 AM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, CES 09

Using Touch with Windows Media Center in Windows 7

I think Windows Media Center is the best way to experience touch in Windows 7, the big buttons are ideal. In the beta build of Windows 7 Microsoft have enabled the touch with in Media Center and it works very well. This video shows if off much better...

Published Sat, Jan 10 2009 10:55 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Windows 7, CES 09

Windows Media Center content sharing in Windows 7

One of the main benefits for Windows 7 for Media Center users is the Home Group feature. This enables content sharing between machines and you can use the Play To feature to play music or video on another devices or PC on your network. Today at CES Microsoft’s...

Published Fri, Jan 09 2009 2:02 AM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Windows 7, CES 09

First Look at HP’s New Windows Home Server: EX487

HP are launching two new Windows Home Servers, the EX485 (750GB) and the EX487 (1.5TB). These are nice incremental updates to their MediaSmart range, as well as having hardware refresh HP have also updated the software adding a lot of additional features...

Published Sun, Dec 28 2008 11:57 AM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: HP, Windows Home Server

Unboxing an Amilo Xa3530 Entertainment Notebook

If your in the market for a home entertainment notebook then the Amilo Xa3530 from Fujitsu-Siemens may appeal to you. It’s big with a 17.1 inch screen, Bluray drive, ATI Radeon HD 3650 and a AMD Turion X2 Ultra processor so I wouldn’t recommend...

Published Mon, Dec 22 2008 4:12 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: unboxing

HP Pavilion dv4-1145 unboxing

The HP Pavilion dv4-1145 is a nice lightweight entertainment notebook and in this video I unbox and take a first look at the notebook. I will be giving away this notebook along with many other HP products in the HP Magic Giveaway competition Spec: 2.00...

Published Wed, Dec 10 2008 2:05 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: HP Magic, unboxing

HP TouchSmart IQ816 Unboxing

I love the HP TouchSmart range and this is an unboxing video of the latest model. The HP IQ816 is a sleek all-in-one with a a 25.5” screen, Blu-ray and TV tuner. In this video I unbox the TouchSmart, run through the setup and take a first look at...

Published Tue, Dec 09 2008 9:12 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Video, HP TouchSmart, unboxing

Unboxing a Tranquil SQA-5H Windows Home Server

Tranquil PC make some excellent Windows Home Servers like the T7-HSA I reviewed in November last year . In October Tranquil launched the SQA-5H (also know as Squash) and last week I nipped down to Tranquil’s office in Manchester and pickup one of...

Published Wed, Dec 03 2008 1:49 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Home Server, unboxing

Unboxing and a first look at a HP HDX 18 Notebook

If you looking for an entertainment notebook then the HP HDX 18 maybe what your looking for. One thing for sure it’s not a netbook, with a 1920 x 1080 18.4” screen, Blu-ray and subwoofer it makes a great Media Center machine. Here are some...

Published Mon, Dec 01 2008 1:58 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: HP, HP Magic, unboxing

Unboxing a HP Mini 1000 Netbook

There is something about the netbook category that I like, I think it’s the gadget like nature of the devices. The Mini 1000 is HP’s latest netbook model and last night I unboxed the unit I will be giving away as part of the HP Magic competition...

Published Fri, Nov 28 2008 2:09 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: XP, HP, HP Magic

STK's BTHS600 Bluetooth Headset.

I was sent a STK's BTHS600 Bluetooth Headset for review and as I can’t get sound working on my Windows 7 equipped Samsung Q1 UMPC I thought it would be an ideal device to pair with the headphones. Pairing the headset with the Q1 was very simple...

Published Wed, Nov 26 2008 10:27 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Reviews

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