windows media center
Ceton’s Quad CableCard Tuner Up For Pre-Sale
Ceton’s quad CableCard tuner for Windows Media Center is up for pre-sale. This is good news since lots of media center fans have been waiting. The card is $478 which isn’t bad for what it can do. You can record 4 shows at once using a single cablecard. It also has [...]
Lenovo Mini HTPC Keyboard
The Lenovo Multimedia Remote would be a nice addition to your HTPC. It’s small, wireless and gives you control over mouse and text inputs. The price isn’t bad either at $60. With these types of strange remote designs I like to see the reviews on them. The GlideTV remote came across [...]
In The Movies 2 for Windows Media Center
In The Movies 2.0 is a cool plug-in for Windows Media Center. It gives you movie info and times in your area. It fits into Windows Media Center and works with extenders The one big thing it’s missing is trailers for the movies. For $5.99 it needs to include that. [...]
Elgato Announced the EyeTV Netstream DTT
Elgato has a new tuner on the market. The EyeTV Netstream DTT is a dual network tuner that works with Mac and Windows Media Center. The nice thing about a network tuner is they don’t have to be next to your computer. They can also stream to multiple computer in the house. [...]
Extenders Aren’t Dead for Windows Media Center?
Are you wondering where all the Windows Media Center extenders went to? Ben Drawbaugh over at EngadgetHD gives some explanation as to why they aren’t here right now. It covers the history of when Windows Media Center editions were released and when extenders came out. Extenders always came after the launch of [...]
Top 10 Windows Media Center Plug-ins
Lifehacker has a nice top 10 lists of Windows Media Center plug-ins. The commercial skip is probably the must have for your recorded TV. It’s been around for awhile and is still very popular. The list is good and if you use Windows Media Center you need to try them out. [...]
Add XBMC to Windows Media Center
The same people that made the Boxee and Hulu integrator have released XBMC Integrator for Windows Media Center. It allows you to switch between XBMC and Windows Media Center with the Windows Media Center remote. You need to have XBMC already installed on your computer for it to work.
Boxee App for Windows Media Center
There are certain things that Boxee brings to the table that Windows Media Center doesn’t and also the other way around. Boxee Windows Media Center Integration mixes the two so you don’t have to decide which one you want to use. The nice thing about integrating Boxee into Windows Media Center is that [...]
Auto Rip n Compress for Windows Media Center
Auto Rip n Compress makes it easy for you to rip DVDs and Blu-rays without leaving the media center interface. It uses DVDFab HD Decrypter, AnyDVD, or MakeMKV beta to rip the DVD or Blu-ray and uses Handbrake to compress the file. You would still need one of those programs install for it [...]
Zune Remote Control with Windows Media Center
Using the Zune remote control is as easy as changing a registry value. Now you will still need to have a IR receiver on your computer. If you already have a media center remote then you most likely have one. The plus to using the Zune remote is its simple layout. [...]
