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Home Plugs post update

So an update on my story of a couple of weeks back examining home plugs real world performance which lead me to the conclusion that they were just short of being up to the job of streaming HD content around the home, a shame for sure as they are a highly...

Posted to Chris Oldroyd by chrisoldroyd on 02-08-2010

Filed under: Networking
Big Screen EPG now natively supported by Remote Potato

If you want to be able to remotely schedule recordings with Windows Media Center then there is Remote Potato and if you haven’t got access to good EPG data then there is Big Screen EPG and now Remote Potato natively supports Big Screen EPG Niall Ginsbourg...

Posted to Ian Dixon's Blog by Ian Dixon on 02-08-2010

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Windows 7
Use a Zune Remote Control with Windows Media Center

One thing I do like about the Apple TV is the tiny little remote control, what it lacks in buttons it makes up for in elegance. The remote that comes with the Zune AV Dock is equally as elegant and could make a simple alternative to the clunky...

Posted to Ian Dixon's Blog by Ian Dixon on 02-07-2010

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Zune, Windows 7
Entertainment 2.0-Episode 63: HD or Nothin...maybe

The big show returns this week with discussions on whether or not SD content is even worth it! I personally can’t imagine it but some people out there will skip content just because it’s not HD. Josh and I take time to clear out our opinions...

Posted to Entertainment 2.0 podcast by Athursby on 02-07-2010
Windows Phone 7 Zune-like UI, no multitasking?

Engadget have some more Windows Mobile 7 rumours . Apparently the OS will be called Windows Phone 7, have a Zune like UI and will not have multitasking, instead apps will pause when they are in the background but it will have a notification service. As...

Posted to Ian Dixon's Blog by Ian Dixon on 02-07-2010

Filed under: Zune, Windows Mobile
Diamond 0.3 Beta theme for Media Browser

I know how many of you love Media Browser so I thought link to Jas Manghera latest post , he has a preview up of the new Diamond theme for the Media Browser. With the release of the next update of Media Browser the home screen will feature multiple backdrops...

Posted to Ian Dixon's Blog by Ian Dixon on 02-06-2010

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Addins
Official release of DVBLink V2 with Network Pack software

Its actually hard to believe this wasn't already a release as the beta versions have been so stable but today DVBLogic officially released DVBLInk of V2 This is the european release of the product and I am afraid our US friends will have to wait a little...

Posted to The Digital Lifestyle Media Center Expert Blog by Garry Whittaker by Garry [WMA] on 02-06-2010

Filed under: dvbLink
Changes in the DVBLink V2 release from the release candidate

Just got the following information from Oberon over at DVBLogic The big change is a fix in DVBLink for IPTV, which was unable to play some of the streams where PMT pid was less than 0x1F. Couple of small things: - ability to assign channel numbers according...

Posted to The Digital Lifestyle Media Center Expert Blog by Garry Whittaker by Garry [WMA] on 02-06-2010
Video: Controlling Windows Media Center with an iPhone

There are lots of apps for controlling Windows Media Center with an iPhone and I thought I would start talking a look at how good they are. The first app I tried is vmcMote , I used the lite version which is free and there is a full version priced at...

Posted to Ian Dixon's Blog by Ian Dixon on 02-05-2010

Filed under: Windows Media Center, iPhone
Controlling Windows Media Center with an iPhone

There are lots of apps for controlling Windows Media Center with an iPhone and I thought I would start talking a look at how good they are. The first app I tried is vmcMote , I used the lite version which is free and there is a full version priced at...

Posted to TDL Video by Ian Dixon on 02-05-2010

Filed under: Video, Windows Media Center, podcast, iPhone
Like Hulu with no restrictions

Hulu is fantastic, unless of course you happen to not live in the US then it’s a chocolate teapot unless of course you use a VPN to make the service think you’re in the US. The name “geotarding” has been applied. TV Gorge have...

Posted to Simon's Digital Lifestyle Blog by simonster on 02-05-2010
Whole home audio on through phone lines

Lifehacker have a very interesting how to all about how to run whole home audio over your homes internal phone wiring. It’s kind of a neat solution if you have this in your home already…interestingly I’ve recently stripped my home wiring out since...

Posted to Simon's Digital Lifestyle Blog by simonster on 02-05-2010
Apple iPad, my complete U-Turn

When the iPad was announced last week I was left totally unimpressed with what I saw, it was just a large iPod Touch that had no space to fill in my life, I have an iPhone 3GS and a more than capable Toshiba Windows 7 Notebook. Now a week later I have...

Posted to Chris Oldroyd by chrisoldroyd on 02-04-2010

Filed under: Apple
S1Digital Launches Blu-ray changer for Media Center and WHS

S1Digital have launched a 100 disc Blu-ray changer for their Entertainment Server, it works with My Movies and can be used to to rip Blu-ray’s or DVDs to a Windows Home Server. If you have a lot of movies to archive then this may be a good solution. Details...

Posted to Ian Dixon's Blog by Ian Dixon on 02-04-2010

Filed under: Windows Media Center
S1DIGITAL INTRODUCES FIRST BLU-RAY DISC CHANGER FULLY INTEGRATED WITH MEDIA CENTER

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Caster Communications, Inc. at 401.792.7080 S1DIGITAL INTRODUCES FIRST BLU-RAY DISC CHANGER FULLY INTEGRATED WITH MEDIA CENTER S1Digital continues to grow its digital entertainment ecosystem with the introduction of a Blu-ray Disc...

Posted to Mike's Digital Home by mabrown on 02-04-2010
Podcast: The Media Center Show #242 – OABSoftware apps

Joining me this week is Oebele Beetstra from OABSoftware talking about his great range of apps for Windows Media Center. Oebele has been developer for Media Center since the XP days and has a great collection of apps including email, Twitter and stock...

Posted to Ian Dixon's Blog by Ian Dixon on 02-04-2010

Filed under: Windows Media Center
The Media Center Show #242 – OABSoftware apps

Joining me this week is Oebele Beetstra from OABSoftware talking about his great range of apps for Windows Media Center. Oebele has been developer for Media Center since the XP days and has a great collection of apps including email, Twitter and stock...

Posted to The Media Center Show Podcast by Ian Dixon on 02-04-2010

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Podcast, Windows Media Center Podcast, The Media Center Show
Why is SkyPlayer PPV content inconsistent across platforms?

This has been annoying me ever since SkyPlayer launced on Windows Media Center and on Xbox360. Anyone familar with using an Extender with WMC will now that that SkyPlayer isn't available, you have to be using a computer with WMC, so for us having SkyPlayer...

Posted to Members Adventures by JayC on 02-03-2010

Filed under: Xbox360, SkyPlayer, WMC
CPU and Network utilisation with DVBLink network tuners

In my previous post Why all the excitement over network tuners? I went into what DVBLink can do and why I think this is so great for the Windows Media Center (WMC) enthusiast. I said I would do a follow up post showing the CPU and network utilisation...

Posted to Members Adventures by JayC on 02-03-2010
Sky Player on Windows 7 Now Available in Ireland

Good news for Sky subscribers in Ireland, the Sky Windows Media Center addin that UK users have had access to is now available in Ireland. Here is the full press release: Sky Player on Windows 7 Now Available in Ireland Watch TV from Sky Live and...

Posted to Ian Dixon's Blog by Ian Dixon on 02-03-2010

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Windows 7, Sky
Podcast: HDMI and CEC - Installment 024

The Custom Integrator Show is back after the break for CES and Derek has re-jigged the format of the blog post to make it easier to find. This week we talk HDMI 1.4 and CEC: Installment 024 is live. It has been a while. We decided to let the...

Posted to Ian Dixon's Blog by Ian Dixon on 02-02-2010

Filed under: HDMI
What makes a great eBook reader.

My view on eBooks is that they should be a good substitute for the printed word. I want to be able to pick up my eReader anywhere I could use a printed book and be reading my book in as quick a time as I could find my place in that printed book. I don...

Posted to The Ebook and Gadget blog by Garry [WMA] on 02-02-2010

Filed under: eBooks
Welcome to the TDL eBook and Gadget Blog

Garry has got the first post up on the new TDL eBook and Gadget Blog , the blog is going to focus on the eReaders and other similar devices. Garry and I saw many eReaders at CES, some good and some not so good. One of the ones I did like was the enTourage...

Posted to Ian Dixon's Blog by Ian Dixon on 02-02-2010

Filed under: eReaders, eBooks
Welcome

Welcome to the eBook and Gadget blog at TheDigitalLifestyle. I guess this could be called the Lifestyle part of the site. We'll be covering news and views around the world of eReading and also other things that do not really fit into the more specific...

Posted to The Ebook and Gadget blog by Garry [WMA] on 02-02-2010

Filed under: eBooks
Track UPS and FEDEX packages within Windows Media Center

Ever wanted to track your UPS or FEDEX packages in Windows Media Center? Well you can with My Tracker for Windows Media Center, you can track using the tracking number directly in Media Center and it works with Extenders too, very handy for tracking...

Posted to Ian Dixon's Blog by Ian Dixon on 02-01-2010

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Made for Media Center
ExoPC Slate is a slate I could use

I saw the ExoPC Slate on Engdaget today and I have to say this is a slate I could use. There are the obvious comparisons to Apple’s iPad but this is a full featured Windows 7 device with standard netbook insides and and will have a multitouch capacitive...

Posted to Ian Dixon's Blog by Ian Dixon on 02-01-2010

Filed under: Tablet PC, Windows 7, Slate
Auto Rip n Compress for Windows Media Center

If you like archiving your DVDs and Blurays to Media Center system or Windows Home Server then there is a great app for doing this from the 10 foot Media Center interface. The application called Auto Rip n Compress uses 3rd party apps to do the...

Posted to Ian Dixon's Blog by Ian Dixon on 02-01-2010

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Windows 7, Made for Media Center
HDMI and CEC - Installment 024

Installment 024 is live. It has been a while. We decided to let the dust settle after CES before picking things up again. It has been a year since our first installment. Man, we have covered a lot of territory since then. I decided to change the way I...

Posted to The Custom Integrator Show by DrFlick on 01-30-2010

Filed under: Podcast, 3-D, HDMI, CEC
Entertainment 2.0-Episode 62: Appletainment 2.0. Wait...what?

Even though I promised not to bring it up, Josh forced the issue and we end up spending part of this week’s show talking about Apple’s latest device, the iPad. While neither Josh nor I can personally see a lot of use for the device when compared...

Posted to Entertainment 2.0 podcast by Athursby on 01-30-2010
Why DVBLink is not just about network tuners

Jason's post really sums up the excitement over DVBLogic's DVBLink's network ability but for me its not just the networking that is significant. Even without the network tuners the DVBLink TVSource enables quite a few scenarios: 1, Tuner that cannot be...

Posted to The Digital Lifestyle Media Center Expert Blog by Garry Whittaker by Garry [WMA] on 01-30-2010

Filed under: Extender, Windows Media Center, 7mc, HD-PVR, DVB-C, dvbLink
TunerFreeMCE adds SeeSaw video streaming

Project Kangaroo was going to be a video on demand site offering content from BBC worldwide (the commercial arm of the BBC), ITV and Channel 4 but was blocked by the UK Competition Commission last year. The technology behind the project was purchased...

Posted to Ian Dixon's Blog by Ian Dixon on 01-30-2010

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Addins
Why all the excitement over network tuners?

Anyone following me or Garry Whittaker on Twitter or reading his blog here on TDL will have seen us singing the praises of some software created by DVBLogic ( website / twitter ). I thought I'd do a post on what this software actually does, as most information...

Posted to Members Adventures by JayC on 01-29-2010
The iPad: So Close

After years of speculation, Apple finally announced their latest creation. a 9.7” tablet called the iPad. The rumour mill was in overdrive for weeks if not months leading up to the January 27 announcement and I’ve stayed pretty close to much of...

Posted to TDL Mobile by SheldonW on 01-29-2010
Video: Dell Mini 5 Android Tablet

At CES I saw lots of Android based Tablets and along with the Windows 7 HP Tablet these interest me more than Apple’s new iPad. One I didn’t see at CES that looks like it could have a lot of potential is Dell’s Mini 5 which was captured on video by TechCrunch...

Posted to Ian Dixon's Blog by Ian Dixon on 01-29-2010

Filed under: Andriod
DVBLink v2 Release Candidate 1 is available!

Over at the DVBLogic forums ( www.dvblogic.com ) Oberon has just posted about DVBLINK RC 1. The first line amused me. Looks like they have fixed some of the things that people have been asking for. I am pleased with the "default recorder" and the RTP...

Posted to The Digital Lifestyle Media Center Expert Blog by Garry Whittaker by Garry [WMA] on 01-28-2010
Podcast: The Media Center Show #241 – Remote Potato

Great interview this week with Carl Partridge the developer of Remote Potato , a remote scheduling app for Windows Media Center. With this app you can browse the EPG and schedule recordings via a web browser (including mobile phone browsers), this is...

Posted to Ian Dixon's Blog by Ian Dixon on 01-28-2010

Filed under: Windows Media Center
The Media Center Show #241 – Remote Potato

Great interview this week with Carl Partridge the developer of Remote Potato , a remote scheduling app for Windows Media Center. With this app you can browse the EPG and schedule recordings via a web browser (including mobile phone browsers), this is...

Posted to The Media Center Show Podcast by Ian Dixon on 01-28-2010

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Podcast, News, Windows Home Server, The Media Center Show, Zune
Sky are hot out the box with 3D TV

Wow, I knew we were going to get a 3D offering from Sky but this is something else! So fast… Sky are broadcasting the first ever 3D sports match, a football (soccer for you US types) er on Sunday. Yep, a world first, and in the UK the first...

Posted to Simon's Digital Lifestyle Blog by simonster on 01-28-2010

Filed under: tv
TDL Mobile Show #24 - Apple iPad Special

Fresh after the Apple event, Jon, Sheldon, and I got together to discuss the newly announced and now official iPad. Everyone knows the specs by now so we focus on where this device would fit in and how it can best be used. At the end of the show we also...

Posted to TDL Mobile by J. Ortiz on 01-27-2010

Filed under: Podcast, TDL Mobile, Apple, iPad
Will the revival of the tablet mean the death of the eReader?

I was thinking while awaiting todays Apple event at what spurred companies to all of a sudden jump on the 4-10" tablet bandwagon. I can see there is a gap in the market between devices such as a PDA or smartphones and netbooks but tablets have been and...

Posted to TDL Mobile by jonathand on 01-27-2010

Filed under: TDL Mobile, Apple, Nook, Tablet