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I have been a big fan of Avermedia''s USB tuners and I has keen to try out there latest hybrid tuner that includes video capturing. The device is a USB DVB-T tuner that works with Windows Media Center and features video capture from composite or s-video. So you could use this to capture the output of...
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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 £4.99. Both are available in the iPhone app...
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TDL Mobile host Jon Dickinson has recorded a video of the Sky Player addin for Windows Media Center and the Xbox 360. I don’t have a subscription so I haven’t been able to test it so Jon kindly recorded a brief demo of the Sky features. The Media Center addin looks nice but its a shame it...
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For the last few years I have been using my Xbox 360 as an extender connected to my TV and have been really enjoying the Windows Media Center experience. But times are changing and there are more and more services come to the browser so when I got chance to try a Niveus ZONE I hooked it up to my TV....
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If you have a HTPC and are looking for a neat keyboard solution checkout the Vidabox remote keyboard. The keyboard is a lightweight RF keyboard complete with Green Button and Media Center friendly transport controls. In this video I take a look at the latest version of the keyboard and connect it to...
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I really like the new Zune HD, the hardware is impressive and the UI is very slick. In this video I unbox the device and take a look at the new Zune. In part two I will look at the new HD AV dock Download WMV – Download M4V – Watch via Youtube
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I really like the new Zune HD, the hardware is impressive and the UI is very slick. In this video I unbox the device and take a look at the new Zune. In part two I will look at the new HD AV dock Download WMV – Download M4V – Watch via Youtube
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The new Internet TV Beta for Windows Media Center showed up this week on my systems and to my surprise it has UK content. It has full TV shows, news, music videos and movie trailers and a UI that is pretty nice. This video takes a quick look at the beta which is available for Windows 7 RTM and RC Download...
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The Xtreamer is a £99 media streamer capable of streaming HD content around the home. It works with network shares, UPnP servers and local storage plus it will play MVK files so its great for watching downloaded content. In this video I unbox the unit, connect it up to my network and try streaming...
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On the TDL Video channel I have posted my first look at the Niveus ZONE: Niveus produce great hi-end equipment and recently they have launched a compact (6”x6”x2”) network media player called the ZONE . The idea being that you have multiple ZONEs around the home to consume content from...
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Niveus produce great hi-end equipment and recently they have launched a compact (6”x6”x2”) network media player called the ZONE . The idea being that you have multiple ZONEs around the home to consume content from any PCs. In this video I unbox and have a first look at the Niveus ZONE...
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One great new feature of Windows 7 is “Play To” and DLNA support, Windows Media Player can operate as a media player, server and controller and the Xbox 360 Media Center extender sessions can be controlled via DLNA. Because WMP is using DLNA you can use it in conjunction with other DLNA devices...
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HP’s DV2 is a thin and light notebook computer with 12.1" screen, very sleek design and comes with the 500GB drive. It’s slightly bigger than a Netbook and as small as my HP Tablet PC so its would be great for carrying around and as it comes with Windows Vista Home Premium it includes Windows...
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HP’s DV2 is a thin and light notebook computer with 12.1" screen, very sleek design and comes with the 500GB drive. It’s slightly bigger than a Netbook and as small as my HP Tablet PC so its would be great for carrying around and as it comes with Windows Vista Home Premium it includes Windows...
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When you have a HTPC there is nothing worse that trying to use a mouse on your knee or sofa, there are track ball solutions but they still need a flat surface and keyboards with built in trackpads but they are very fiddly to use, this is where the Air Mouse comes in. As well as being a traditional laser...
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In my previous video I looked at using a DVB-T HD Homerun with Windows Vista but I was having trouble getting it working with Windows 7. So I installed build 7077 of Windows 7 and the HD Homerun worked straight away. So this is a first look at a HD Homerun on Windows 7 and I also take a look at the new...
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The HD Homerun is a network based TV tuner compatible with Windows Media Center, its been around for a while in the US and this is the new DVB-T version that works with Freeview. The unit is a dual tuner devices that you connect up via an Ethernet cable to your network and by installing the drivers on...
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Ian had an idea about starting a hardware podcast and I wanted to be involved so I contacted him and in the end we decided a video show (video podcast if you will) reviewing hardware would probably work out better. So to kick things off Ian asked if I'd do a video on what is probably my favorite piece...
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This video is an unboxing video of Fujitsu Siemens AMILO Sa3650 which comes with what Fujistsu calls a GraphicBooster which is a external box that has an extra graphics card built in to it. The box connects via a special cable and has 2 USB ports, a HDMI port and a DVI port, which makes it a great docking...
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This video is an unboxing video of Fujitsu Siemens AMILO Sa3650 which comes with what Fujistsu calls a GraphicBooster which is a external box that has an extra graphics card built in to it. The box connects via a special cable and has 2 USB ports, a HDMI port and a DVI port, which makes it a great docking...
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One if the new features of Windows Media Center in Windows 7 is native support of DVB-S (digital satellite), with a DVB-S enabled tuner card and a satellite dish you can pickup hundreds of free channels using FreeSat (in the UK). In fact a nice feature is that you can have a hybrid tuner card that can...
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One if the new features of Windows Media Center in Windows 7 is native support of DVB-S (digital satellite), with a DVB-S enabled tuner card and a satellite dish you can pickup hundreds of free channels using FreeSat (in the UK). In fact a nice feature is that you can have a hybrid tuner card that can...
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HP’s TX2 TouchSmart is a multi-touch dual digitizer enabled Tablet PC, aimed at consumers it makes a great entertainment PC. The dual digitizer means that you use the touch screen with your finger but when you use it with the special pen it switches off the touch detection and uses the active digitizer...
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HP’s TX2 TouchSmart is a multi-touch dual digitizer enabled Tablet PC, aimed at consumers it makes a great entertainment PC. The dual digitizer means that you use the touch screen with your finger but when you use it with the special pen it switches off the touch detection and uses the active digitizer...
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The 3rd feature focus video looks at Play To in Windows 7, this along with HomeGroup is one of my favorite features of Windows 7. If your testing Play To with DLNA devices please update the Play To Wiki I am planning to do some more Windows 7 videos soon so if you have suggestion for areas to look at...
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The 3rd feature focus video looks at Play To in Windows 7, this along with HomeGroup is one of my favorite features of Windows 7. If your testing Play To with DLNA devices please update the Play To Wiki with your findings I am planning to do some more Windows 7 videos soon so if you have suggestion for...
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In the 2nd feature focus video I take a look at some of the new features in Windows Media Center. Including how Media Center works with a touchscreen and some of the new UI elements. Direct Download (WMV) – Direct Download (M4V) – Watch via YouTube
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In the 2nd feature focus video I take a look at some of the new features in Windows Media Center. Including how Media Center works with a touchscreen and some of the new UI elements. Direct Download (WMV) – Direct Download (M4V) – Watch via YouTube
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I thought I would record some video showing some of the new features in Windows 7 and in the first video I take a look at HomeGroup and how the content sharing feature works within Windows Media Center. In future videos I am going to look at some of the other new features in Media Center and take a look...
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I thought I would record some video showing some of the new features in Windows 7 and in the first video I take a look at HomeGroup and how the content sharing feature works within Windows Media Center. In future videos I am going to look at some of the other new features in Media Center and take a look...
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On my last video I looked at Atomic Systems’ new iStyle Media Center system and while I had the review unit I thought I would install Windows 7 on it to see how it performed. I did a clean install of Windows which found all the drivers needed and installed no codec packs, what was very nice how...
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On my last video I looked at Atomic Systems’ new iStyle Media Center system and while I had the review unit I thought I would install Windows 7 on it to see how it performed. I did a clean install of Windows which found all the drivers needed and installed no codec packs, what was very nice how...
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Atomic Systems’ new iStyle is a very small stylish system that is unlike many other I have seen. It’s an Intel Atom powered slim line PC that with the wall mounting kit would make a great Media Center system. The system is is configurable via the web site and the unit I got to review had...
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Atomic Systems’ new iStyle is a very small stylish system that is unlike many other I have seen. It’s an Intel Atom powered slim line PC that with the wall mounting kit would make a great Media Center system. The system is is configurable via the web site and the unit I got to review had...
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HP are launching two new Windows Home Servers, the EX485 (750GB) and the EX487 (1.5TB). These are nice incremental updates to their MediaSmart range, as well as having hardware refresh HP have also updated the software adding a lot of additional features. When you first see the box it looks very much...
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If your in the market for a home entertainment notebook then the Amilo Xa3530 from Fujitsu-Siemens may appeal to you. It’s big with a 17.1 inch screen, Bluray drive, ATI Radeon HD 3650 and a AMD Turion X2 Ultra processor so I wouldn’t recommend it for taking on the road but as a desktop replacement...
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I love the HP TouchSmart range and this is an unboxing video of the latest model. The HP IQ816 is a sleek all-in-one with a a 25.5” screen, Blu-ray and TV tuner. In this video I unbox the TouchSmart, run through the setup and take a first look at the HP TouchSmart UI The price on HP’s site...
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I love the HP TouchSmart range and this is an unboxing video of the latest model. The HP IQ816 is a sleek all-in-one with a a 25.5” screen, Blu-ray and TV tuner. In this video I unbox the TouchSmart, run through the setup and take a first look at the HP TouchSmart UI The price on HP’s site...
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Tranquil PC make some excellent Windows Home Servers like the T7-HSA I reviewed in November last year . In October Tranquil launched the SQA-5H (also know as Squash) and last week I nipped down to Tranquil’s office in Manchester and pickup one of the new home servers for a review. This is my unboxing...
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When I was chatting with Steve from UMPC portal I promised a video of Windows 7 running on the Q1 and here it is, it’s just a quick look the PDC build of Windows 7 on the Q1. On the video I mentioned the audio problem and I have since given up trying to get the sound working and I am using Bluetooth...