Archives for February, 2007

Anti-PS3 Video


[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R98qC0fd_1w]http://crunchgear.com/2007/02/25/the-best-anti-ps3-song-of-the-weekend/
This video is really good. It is a anti PS3 video. Well worth the 3 minutes out of my life. Also I saw this video over at CrunchGear. If you don’t visit that site you should. They have some cool gadget stuff on there. And no I don’t work [...]

s1digital Proline Series


http://www.s1digital.com/Media_Center_Server_Edition_p/mcse.htm
http://www.s1digital.com/FX_Model_p/mcfx.htm
I’ll dream here for a bit. These computers are nice. Wouldn’t it be nice to afford one of these computers. I don’t know how you would choose. If I had that much money I might as well buy both. If your in the market for a high end media center [...]

PCTV to Go HD Wireless


http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/22/technology/22pinnacle.html?ref=technology
It works with media center. It allows remote scheduling. It allows over the internet watching. Seems like a good deal for $250. It connects to an antenna, set-top box, or cable. Click here for the Pinnacle page with more info on the Go HD Wireless.

HDHomeRun


http://www.dvrplayground.com/article/13944/
Watch TV over the network with the HDHomeRun. It is compatible with VLC, MythTV, and SageTV. Windows media center support is coming soon according to the article. The price is reasonable so if your building a cheaper MythTV or SageTV box then this device might be something your interested in.

Another Review: Velocity Micro CineMagix Grand Theater


http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/02/22/velocity.grand.theater/
This media center is making it’s rounds around the Internet. A lot of people are writing good reviews about it. I posted one from CNet here a couple of weeks ago. This review is from CNN. It does have an expensive price tag but you have to consider what you are [...]

IPTV for the Xbox 360


http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=22978
IPTV for the xbox 360 is suppose to be shown next month. It is suppose to take place on March 5 - 7 in London. This could mean that the service is getting close to being released. Now I’m one that is still waiting for the price drop on the 360 but [...]

Cannon PC: media center


http://www.cannonpc.com/
From basic to extreme this company makes a media center for everyone. They have received lots of rewards for their computers. Click here to read about the rewards on their site. If your not up to building your own then check out the site to buy one pre built. Even thought [...]

Interview: Web 2.0 video creator


http://battellemedia.com/archives/003386.php
The link above is an interview with the creator of web 2.0 is us. It is a good read. The video was great and is climbing it’s way up the youtube top videos. If you didn’t see the video you can click the link below.
http://multimediapcs.blogspot.com/2007/02/web-20-is-us.html

Build a $300 computer: Intel or AMD?


http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/02/19/the-300-pc/
Tom’s hardware did a post on building a $300 computer. The catch is they compared an AMD system vs. an Intel system. I was really surprised with the results. The Intel Celeron outperformed the AMD sempron. I was really interested in buying the Sempron for a basic machine that would be [...]

HandBrake update: mediafork


Handbrake hasn’t been updated in a long time. And some of the new DVDs I bought, let me repeat bought, haven’t been able to be ripped with Handbrake. I’m glad there is an update with a new name. Basically it uses the Handbrake source to build a new product. I haven’t [...]