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VidaBox Unveils Touch3.6, vPad8 Touchscreen Tablet

I can't find any info on their site about this but Electronic House has some details on a couple new touchscreen devices from VidaBox . Read the Article here . (on a personal note it's awesome to see dream theater as the artist in the screen shot...

Published Thu, Jan 08 2009 9:48 AM by mabrown

Severely Confused - The state of Media Center

Not sure where to even start with this. Lets go back a few weeks to the PDC when Windows 7 was announced, for lack of a better term. Shortly after Charlie Owen had a great blog post and did a show with Ian on all the new features of Media...

Published Thu, Jan 08 2009 9:05 AM by mabrown

Awesome Video of Media Center Evolution

I usually don't post things other bloggers post, but just in case someone reads my blog and not Ian's (fat chance I know) I thought I'd pass this along. Enjoy!

Published Sun, Jan 04 2009 10:13 PM by mabrown

Top Microsoft Exec Shows Off Media Center-Based Home

Electronic House has a really nice article about a Senior MS Exec and his 11,000 square foot home powered by Media Center and Lifeware. Check it out here: http://www.electronichouse.com/article/top_microsoft_exec_shows_off_media_center_based_home

Published Mon, Dec 29 2008 6:33 PM by mabrown

Slingbox PRO-HD

So I was at a friends house a few weeks ago and he asked me to help him hook up his Slingbox solo to his Tivo. After getting it hooked up, which was extremely easy and extremely cool, it got me to thinking about how I could use one in my current...

Published Tue, Dec 09 2008 9:34 AM by mabrown

More information / Video on Live Mesh Homeserver and Media Center Integration

Here's a great video that shows the potential of live mesh to integrate with Windows Home Server and Media Center, I for one can't wait for both of these apps to become available at least in a beta format! http://on10.net/blogs/nic/Windows-Home...

Published Fri, Nov 07 2008 9:47 AM by mabrown

Media Center Sideshow Gadgets RTM Download

Looks like the Media Center SideShow gadgets are finally out of beta. Check the Windows SideShow Team Blog for all the details and the download links.

Published Tue, Oct 21 2008 9:35 PM by mabrown

S1Digitial Platinum Edition with TV Pack Review

So it's been about a month since my S1Digital Media Center arrived and I couldn't be happier with it. Like every other review I've read about their systems this thing is just rock sold! I meant to get this post written sooner but IKE had other...

Published Thu, Sep 25 2008 11:08 PM by mabrown

S1Digital Platinum Edition Unboxing pics and initial impressions

With the new features of the 2008 TV Pack, I couldn't resist buying a new media center from a cutting edge OEM like S1Digital who was the first to ship systems with the new update, and according to Paul I was the first to get one. I plan on writing...

Published Wed, Aug 20 2008 3:02 PM by mabrown

Linksys DMA-2100 $199 (or cheaper) at dell.com

As a poster at thegreenbutton.com pointed out Dell is selling the Linksys DMA-2100 for $199 right now. But you can get it even cheaper. If your company has an employee purchase program with Dell you get an extra $50 off select network hardware...

Published Sat, Jun 28 2008 9:23 PM by mabrown

VidaBox PicoPC

I just received an email from VidaBox about a a new product they're releasing. Before I go any further I must say that I think VidaBox is a great company and are doing great things for the Media Center community. The new product is called...

Published Mon, Jun 23 2008 10:17 PM by mabrown

mControl SideShow client to ship with version 2.1

Ted from Embedded Automation posted some info on their Vista SideShow client that will be a part of mControl version 2.1. Check it out at http://www.embeddedautomation.com/forum/showthread.php?t=670

Published Tue, Dec 18 2007 10:32 AM by mabrown

Media Center wins over Apple fan

I love stories like this. Big Apple fan who never thought they'd be running Windows ends up having their entire house powered by Media Center. Good read: http://www.electronichouse.com/article/media_center_convert_wins_microsoft_ultimate_install_contest...

Published Thu, Dec 06 2007 7:24 AM by mabrown

FUZE™ Media Systems Launches Revolutionary Whole-Home Media Solution

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FUZE™ Media Systems Launches Revolutionary Whole-Home Media Solution System Designed to Be Used by Any Family Member, Anywhere in the Home San Jose, Calif., August 15, 2007 – FUZE™ Media Systems today emerged from stealth mode by...

Published Wed, Aug 15 2007 8:06 AM by mabrown

I'm Still Alive!

Just wanted to put up a quick post, yes I'm still alive. My son was born about a month ago so I've not had much time for blogging or Media Center in general. Before he was born my Velocity Micro CableCard system came in so I'm planning a post on my experiences...

Published Tue, Jul 24 2007 7:43 AM by mabrown

Free DivX Pro 6 for a limited time.

DivX is giving away their Pro version 6 software for a limited time, get it at http://www.divx.com/dff/?lang=en&version=win

Published Fri, Jun 08 2007 8:19 AM by mabrown

Rica 100 Sideshow Remote

The folks over at Ricavision have updated their Sideshow remote and given it a release date of August 2007. I must say it looks pretty sweet! http://ricavision.com/ricavision_webupdate/rica100.html

Published Sat, May 19 2007 10:47 AM by mabrown

HIPEPC does Vista based Car Media Centers

This is the first time I wish I didn't have a Prius wish (almost) all of this built in (and also non-replaceable) as I would be all over this. http://www.hipepc.com/store/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=102 Meet Driv-N: The future of automotive connectivity...

Published Tue, Apr 24 2007 8:53 PM by mabrown

Niveus teams up with MusicGiant for HD Music downloads in Vista Media Center

Now this is cool, but I wish it was available to users of other media centers. NIVEUS MEDIA CENTERS NOW SHIPPING WITH HD MEDIA STORE, FEATURING MUSICGIANTS’ HD MUSIC MusicGiants and Niveus Media become the first to deliver CD lossless quality and multi...

Published Thu, Apr 12 2007 8:43 AM by mabrown

PCMag reviews Velocity Micros CableCard system

You can read the full review here . There are a couple things I'd like to point out about it though. The first, listed as a con, is "CableCARD incompatible with satellite TV" I'm not sure what to even say about that other than duh! The next thing that...

Published Tue, Apr 03 2007 3:47 PM by mabrown

I-Mate TV with Vista PC (and cablecard) integrated.

Now this is a great concept. It doesn't fix the fact that you'll still need extenders (and not these sets) in other rooms to use the content, but it's cool none the less. From: http://www.gearlog.com/2007/03/ctia_2007_vista_tv_with_window.php Welcome...

Published Fri, Mar 30 2007 1:12 PM by mabrown

Webguide Sidebar Gadget now available!

WebGuide adds a Vista Sidebar Gadget! Connect to local Media Center or a remote WebGuide server. Allows for full guide access, search, recorded TV and scheduled Recordings. You can even launch the live stream when connected to a WebGuide server.

Published Tue, Feb 20 2007 9:47 PM by mabrown

AnyDVD HD Beta

Looks like the folks over at Slysoft have taken advantage of the newly discovered HD DVD processing key to enable AnyDVD to now be able to backup HD DVD. I've not tried this personally but use their regular AnyDVD software and it works quite well, if...

Published Thu, Feb 15 2007 9:03 AM by mabrown

Wal Mart's new downloadable Movie/TV service

Looks like Wal Mart is getting into the downloadable Movie and TV busniess. This service unlike Vongo or CinemaNow is an own and not a rental service. I like the idea, wish the price was a little less since I'm not getting physical media but if they release...

Published Tue, Feb 06 2007 1:22 PM by mabrown

Vista 32bit Viiv drivers now available

If you're running a 32bit Vista Viiv system Intel has finally released the drivers to enable the Viiv features of your system, grab them from Here .

Published Wed, Jan 31 2007 8:59 AM by mabrown

How To: Share Recorded TV with other Media Centers / Domain Version

Well with Vista out now I thought this could be usefull for some users who also run a domain at home. Vista Ultimate supports Windows Domains and Media Center and still allows fast user switching so extenders still work, so those of us with domains at...

Published Tue, Jan 30 2007 7:12 PM by mabrown

More Sideshow

I usually leave news items to other bloggers but I just stumbled upon this and hadn't seen it posted elsewhere. Bring out more Vista™ Enjoyment with Exclusive ASUS Motherboard Technologies ASUS‘s Revolutionary ScreenDUO allows viewing critical info without...

Published Wed, Jan 24 2007 9:56 PM by mabrown

HD DVD in Vista Media Center

I was very excited when Cyberlink released PowerDVD Ultra late last year. That was until I purchased it and installed it on my Vista Media Center only to find out that it didn't integrate into Media Center at all. Just inserting a HD DVD disk while the...

Published Sun, Jan 14 2007 10:34 PM by mabrown

How To: Share Recorded TV with other Media Centers

I see a lot of questions in the Media Center newsgroups and forums asking how to access recorded TV from another Media Center in the house. This is fairly easy to accomplish. In this entry I'll walk you through it in Vista; XP is almost the same except...

Published Sat, Jan 06 2007 4:40 AM by mabrown

Filed under: Vista, Media Center, Recorded TV

Finally, Nvidia Vista RTM Drivers

Not what I had in mind for my first "real" post but I'm quite happy to say Nvidia has finally released RTM Vista drivers. Now if they support HDCP I'll finally be able to watch some HD DVD's in my living room. I'll report back after I get a chance to...

Published Fri, Jan 05 2007 11:13 PM by mabrown

Filed under: Nvidia, Vista

Hi and Welcome!

Just wanted to write a quick intro to get this started. My name is Mike Brown and I've been using Media Center for going on 4 years now. My first PVR was the first generation ReplayTV which I thought was the coolest thing until I saw a Media Center. Being...

Published Thu, Jan 04 2007 6:04 AM by mabrown

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