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Netflix fixes Roku Streaming
Netflix announced that it fixed streaming issues. I had this problem when Xbox 360 streaming came out. I went in to developer mode on my Roku box and set streaming to 4. Took a little longer to buffer but I had better qaulity. Now I’m getting 4 and buffer times are a lot quicker. I’m [...]
Netflix comes to Tivo
Netflix has made its way onto Tivo units today. Dave Zatz noted that it isn’t as snappy as the Xbox 360 or the Roku box. It does do HD which hasn’t even made it to the Roku box. I’m starting to think that the Roku box will be the last to get the HD update. [...]
New Xbox 360 Experience
The Xbox 360 got a significant visual update today. Along with the visual improvements and some new features that are sure to make people happy. You can now create an avatar. It’s popular on the Wii so it should be a hit on the 360 too. Netflix streaming is also there. The big news about [...]
Roku Netflix Box Getting HD Streaming
Roku in it’s own forum spilled some details about updates coming before year’s end. They don’t want to be outdone by the Xbox 360 so they will be offering Netflix HD streaming. I still hope they surprise us with Hulu streaming. Details below: – Roku will be delivering Netflix in HD by the end of [...]
Microsoft Patches Broadcast Flag Issue
Today Microsoft released a patch to address the Broadcast Flag issue that was reported a few weeks back. It is available through Windows Update. Microsoft is still saying that Windows Media Center doesn’t support the broadcast flag and it is an issue with CGMS-A being on the analog source. For more info on the patch [...]
Linksys Updates the Windows Media Center Extender Firmware
Linksys has upgraded the firmware on the DMA2100 and DMA2200 Media Center Extenders. For some people that have been having issues, lets hope this fixes it. The fixes are below. * Playback of long VC1 videos files fixed (20 min. freeze issue) * H.264/AVC video playback level check removed * Live TV streaming stability improved [...]
