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Changing categories at the top of Netflix app

There is some confusion on how to change the categories at the top of Microsoft’s new Netflix app. I will show you how. Categories cannot be changed in the Netflix app itself you will have to go to NetFlix.com to do that Log on to your Netflix...

Published Thu, May 21 2009 12:55 PM by Richard Miller

Hulu set for September UK launch?

Hulu, the free online video-on-demand service backed by News Corp, NBC Universal and Disney, is set to launch in Britain in September 2009, with 3,000 hours of American content and ITV and Channel 4 as content partners. According to senior sources...

Published Thu, May 21 2009 6:44 AM by Richard Miller

Netflix coming to Vista Media Center

At this time there is no extender or Windows 7 support, I anticipate Windows 7 will come at some point but I am not so optimistic about the extender. That said I love this Netflix app it’s a great way to get online movies. The new Netflix app for...

Published Tue, May 19 2009 9:06 PM by Richard Miller

Internet TV Beta 2 is Live

Internet TV Beta 2 is now live on Windows 7, the UI has changed from the older beta 1.1 here are some screenshots. Most of the content is small clips just a few minutes. The interesting thing is I’m still seeing Internet TV Beta 1.1 on the same...

Published Sat, May 16 2009 3:14 AM by Richard Miller

Filed under: clubhouse, Media Center, Windowws Media center

Video of HD-PVR and Win7 in Action

Yesterday (Apr 27 09) I blogged about New DVBLink for HDPVR. Today a user on The Green Button named stealth418 has a Video of Hauppauge HD PVR working with Media Center in Windows 7 The link to the video http://www.peoplehunter.org/hdpvr.wmv

Published Wed, Apr 29 2009 6:00 AM by Richard Miller

New DVBLink for HDPVR

New generation of Windows MediaCenter streaming connectivity products - DVBLink ! Built on virtual DVB-S technology these products brings a lot of new features and improvements. To name just a few: 1 Support for multiple sources of different or the same...

Published Mon, Apr 27 2009 5:04 PM by Richard Miller

DVD Library Tool for downloading XMLs

Clever Technologies are working on app called " DVD Library Tool " help integrate DVD Library Tool with the DVDxml.com API. DVD Library Tool will scan all your DVD movies and download the correct dvdid.xml file for that DVD automatically...

Published Tue, Apr 21 2009 2:01 PM by Richard Miller

Filed under: clubhouse, Windows Media center, Media Center

ATSC in Canada for Windows 7 (works with all ATSC tuners).

Peter Near (a former Media Center MVP) as come up with another workaround for ATSC in Canada. Peter’s original article below from The Green Button I've been testing a new method for working around the ATSC limitation in Windows 7 Media Center. ...

Published Tue, Apr 07 2009 12:50 AM by Richard Miller

Data changes for ATSC/QAM for Win7 only

The guide data changes for ATSC/QAM only and for Windows 7 only. The data changes will happen on March 11 09 this will require you to re-run TV setup, after the TV setup no further steps are needed. When the guide data goes live on March 11 09 I would...

Published Mon, Mar 09 2009 1:21 PM by Richard Miller

SecondRun.TV comes with yet another Build

OK... New build is up... This build changes the following: 1, Network menu is now 3 columns (this takes a few more seconds to load! Be patient!) 2. Totally new system for auto hi-res and auto full screen... it should now work on all resolutions...

Published Fri, Feb 20 2009 8:55 AM by Richard Miller

New build of secondrun.tv should be coming out today.

A little about how favorites are working right now: 1. I have implemented 3 menus of favorites (my thinking is I have one, the wife gets one, and the kids get one). 2. Clicking either 1 or 2 or 3 on the keyboard or remote control will either add...

Published Tue, Feb 17 2009 10:09 AM by Richard Miller

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