The Issues with Internet TV
The world of content and entertainment is changing right before our eyes. People want their entertianment on their big screen, on their PC, on their...
Category : Multimedia
Software, movies, and home theater
HDTV for Under $100
When the kids went to college we were “a little shy” on two key items: room in each of their apartments for a big LCD...
Cyberlink YouCam Adds Fun to IM
For our kids email is so yesterday. They’ve even gotten tired of text IMing (instant messaging). Now that they both have installed Skype they’d much...
Record XM Radio on Media Center
When XM Radio first came out, they featured a radio that connected directly to your PC. This wonder allowed you to capture the audio stream directly to...
Sony VAIO VGP-XL1B3 Media Changer Review
I have been looking for a cheap expandable storage method for Media Center for some time. After one of my recent rants about Media Center...
Six Data Recovery Tools to Help Regain Your Data
I don’t think I have to say that data loss is everyone’s nightmare. At home, data loss could mean years worth of photos, videos, financials,...
Never Enough Storage for Media Center
I, like many Home Theater PC owners, simply don’t have enough storage. Even though Terabyte hard drives are available (and somewhat affordable), I still don’t...
Pinnacle PCTV HD PCI Capture Card Review
If you use a Home Theater PC, then you’re no doubt familiar with the many PVR and HDTV cards available. Although Windows Media Center supports...
Ubuntu-Based PVR
Grant was looking into creating a Ubuntu-based PVR. Once it was configured I’m sure it would be pretty hard to break. Windows is rock-solid as...
Convert Your VHS to DVD
Remember the holidays from three…five…ten years ago? Birthdays? Family outings? The great times you had with your parents, grandparents or great grandparents? Aren’t you glad you captured all...
Nero is annoyingly bloated
Nero is an annoying bloated piece of software. I don’t need a CD burning package the size of Windows XP to burn CDs and DVDs....
Choosing a Portable MP3 Player
MP3 players are everywhere! It seems that the number of makes and models in this market is growing daily, with features and capabilities intended to...
Setting Up Windows Home Theater PC
Getting a Windows Home Theater PC to ran as simply and reliably as an appliance has always been the goal of any Media PC enthusiast....
HD Copy Protection
It’s probably too little too late now. Many of the big studios probably have all their new authoring equipment. I hate it when studios do...
Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD Players
Although DVD as we know it today will be around for some time to come, the advent of high definition playback for consumers is now...