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Another busy week on TheDigitalLifestyle.com , the server decided to fill all the available disk space causing it to go down on Friday just I was travelling back from Microsoft, fortunately Richard Miller sent me an email and with the EEE PC and Internet Read More...
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Would you be interesting in meeting like minded enthusiast at meetup next year? I am planning a event in the UK for Windows Media Center, Windows Home Server and other digital lifestyle products enthusiast to meetup share tips and stories,see some of Read More...
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Freeview are planning to launch a HD service in the UK next year starting with Granada (my local region). In the press release Ilse Howling, Managing Director of Freeview said "With Freeview on PS3 and Media Center and HD just around the corner, Read More...
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Olcay Buyan sent me details of a new Windows Media Center application for Germany called moreTV. The addin is a Vista Media Center application for their remote recording server that is already available for STB. The app adds extra services to Media Center Read More...
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Listen Here (mp3) This week on the show I am talking to Roland Graham from CEA about the Consumer Electronics Association Mark of excellence award , this is an award presented by CEA’s TechHome Division to honour outstanding achievement in custom home Read More...
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PCmag have an interesting article on Windows Media Center TV Pack, it highlights the features, the pitfalls and how to install TV Pack. Adam Thursby points out it has some good information on how to get CleanQAM working well. Checkout the rest of Read More...
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There is a new MSNBC addin for Windows Media Center user in US and Canada, I haven’t been able to try it myself but according to Brandon LeBlanc on The Windows Experience Blog it gives you quick access to the latest election news, top stories and weather. Read More...
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I am not the most tidy of people and when building up a Media Center system over a period of time the cables and components have got a little messy so to help with the WAF I bought a new cabinet. I am currently using Windows Home Server, a home brew Media Read More...
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I often wish for an all in combination box of Windows Media Center and Windows Home Server, Adam Thursby and Philip Churchill both spotted a project to build a combined box based on two motherboard. It has two Micro ATX boards, one for Vista and one for Read More...
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Vidabox are now shipping RoomClientHD media extender (not a Windows Media Center Extender) thay offers Blu-ray and DVD streaming. No price information at the moment and it does require a Vidabox server. I will have Vidabox on a future show so if you have Read More...
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I have lots of short video clips taken with my camera so I was very pleased to see of clipShow beta for Windows Media Center. clipShow is a Windows Vista Media Center application that provides the ability to view a personal video collection in a slide-show Read More...
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Looks like an interesting new application from Niveus who are doing some great development work on Media Center platform and it looks like this application is not just for to Niveus customers. I think over the weekend I will give it a try Easily search Read More...
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If you have a Mac network and where wondering how to integrate Windows Media Center into your network then this article from hackaday.com explains how to do it. The article takes you step by step through the process from the Mac side as well Read More...
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Listen Here (mp3) This week I am talking David Shulitz a developer working on the Open Media Library project. OML is a open source movie browser applications for Vista Media Center, it’s a great looking application that adds some great functionality to Read More...
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A new beta of ngRC V2 has been released , this is the next generation Remote Control that turns your iPhone/iPod Touch or PSP in to a WiFi enabled remote. You can control Vista Media Center or XP Media Center plus it can control your Extender sessions. Read More...
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According to Ben at EngadgetHD the new Samsung Media Center Extender has a release date of October 15th on Amazon . Like I have said before it’s a nice looking extender but it’s limited to selected Samsung HD TVs Read More...
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If your looking for a standalone Digital Cable Tuner then your options have been limited but Chris Lanier is reporting that Cannon PC are by offering both internal and external Digital Cable Tuners online . At $300 and $315 it may be an interesting option Read More...
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Ben Drawbaugh at EngadgetHD asks an interesting question “What’s the most you’d pay for the ultimate HTPC?”, he has put up a vote page for you to have your say. The wide range of computers that can pull duty as a HTPC varies wildly from $500 all the way Read More...
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Derek Flickinger sent me a link to an article about the ATSC group choosing H.264 for DTV transmission. Derek wondered if this was the reason why H.264 support was dropped from TV Feature Pack as Microsoft knowing about the impending change would Read More...
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I am always on the lookout for new applications for Windows Media Center and combine a Vista Media Center application with drink and your on a winner! My Drinks is a Vista Media Center version of the XP version from a couple of years ago and it has been Read More...
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With the talk of a headless Windows Media Center System Richard Miller reminded me of Microsoft’s last attempt at a CE Media Center device. The LG LRM-519 was a Set To Box device with Windows Media Center as a UI. It could download the EPG data Read More...
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Over on CE Pro they have an article on why Windows Media Center needs an Alliance and an Installer Channel. I talked with Intel's Greg Schlechter a director of the announced Media Center Integrators Alliance last week on show ( #172 ), I think the alliance Read More...
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Ed Bott has been reflecting on the dilemma that Microsoft has around supporting enthusiast and OEMs and how the the limited distribution of TV Feature Pack has upset. Ed looks back at the history of Windows Media Center and digs in to the story of TV Read More...
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Interesting post from Chris saying he has a tip that Microsoft is going to produce some kind of headless Media Center appliance , which Chris says he is shocked to here about. I am surprised too as it makes so much sense, it's what Ed Bott and I discussed Read More...
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I updated my Zune software today to the new 3.0 release and I was pleased to see it has enabled syncing of recorded TV files from TV Feature Pack with the Zune. Since TV Feature Pack was installed I was unable to sync any TV shows with my Zune as the Read More...
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Back in March Microsoft announced a competition to win a digital home makeover complete with Media Center and Extenders. Microsoft have announced the winner and produced a video of the makeover. The home is now powered by Windows Media Center, Extenders, Read More...
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Vidabox has let me know that you can $5 10% of their Premium Wireless Keyboard , this is the wireless Media Center keyboard I am testing out and showed in an unboxing video . So far I really like the keyboard, I like the fact it's pair up with a dongle Read More...
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We all hate the restrictions put on us by DRM and especially when we can't share legitimately purchased content between devices. eWeek are report that a consortium (including Microsoft) it working together to create a digital Ecosystem for sharing content, Read More...
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When I interview Musicgiants back on show 170 Scott Scott Bahneman told us about a Media Center addin that they were about to release. Yesterday Musicgiants changed their name to HD Giants and released details of their new Media Center app. According Read More...
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Following on from Microsoft’s press release about Freeview certification for Media Center today they put out a press release with details of PBDA (Protected Broadcast Architecture). It seems that PBDA is going to bring “PC solutions for pay TV” next year, Read More...
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Remember the beta Windows Media Center gadget for Windows Sideshw that released back in July? ( see the review on the gadget blog ) well Microsoft have put out a Release Candidate of the gadget and It looks like it now supports Extenders. The updated Read More...
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You may remember Pete Stagman has put together a “Connected Home Day” in Boston, this is a free event showing novice computer users how to build and secure a home network, use Microsoft Media Center and use Windows Home Server. This Saturday you can watch Read More...
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Listen Here (mp3) Last week was the CEDIA show, a show for high end custom installers with likes of Niveus and Life|Ware showing off 10 extender based systems. This week I have Kevin Collins, director of the Custom Installer Channel in the Connected TV Read More...
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Remember the guide on how to stream DVDs to Extenders? The guide works well but it is a pain to create the link files necessary for streaming to work. Fortunately a cleaver developer has created a utility to simplify the process and has created an updated Read More...
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Interesting to see Windows Media Center show up in a TechCrunch50 demo. TechCrunch50 is a show case for Internet startups where 50 companies get to pitch their web 2.0 based startups. Tingz is a widget based services that works with Mac OS X, the iPhone Read More...
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I noticed the Freeview logo once when testing TV Feature pack and sure enough Microsoft has announced Windows Media Center as the first PC based solution to get Freeview certification (in combination with Hauppauge’s WinTV-HVR-2200 dual tuner). I am not Read More...
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Ed Bott writes about the issues and potential pitfalls that can happen when getting a CableCARD up and running. The problem seems to be the many elements involved in getting the system up and running. What interested me most is the idea that Ed has about Read More...
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I can't work out whether it's a Windows Media Center based system or just a "Media Center" system but Tranquil have caused a stir by fan less 7-HSG Atom2 powered Windows Home Server and a Media Center based system. I loved Tranquil's Windows Home Server Read More...
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Remember Microsoft's Ultimate Installer contest? This is a competition for custom installers to show off their best Windows Media Center based installations and there were some amazing installs submitted. CE Pro have details of the winning entry announced Read More...
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Nice Microsoft press release rounding up some of the Media Center announcements at CEDIA, next weeks podcast will feature interviews from CEDIA Microsoft Showcases Windows Media Center Momentum at CEDIA EXPO 2008 From distributed HD entertainment Read More...
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