It is known that MKV files sometimes have issues playing inside of WMC and have even more issues on lower powered machines. They don’t show up inside of Windows Media Center by default, you…
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We used to have the full deal. Digital Cable and all the trimmings. HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, you name it. Slowly, over the years we’ve cut back. This was mainly because we realized that we simply…
With the latest Media Center update, many power users learned that their customizations aren’t supported and were removed. While MS certainly has no requirement to support community hacks, it’s too…
Yes, you can go searching around the web and learn how to build your very own PC. It’s not a difficult process and there are lots of how-to’s out there. That said, since we deal quite a bit with…
While Windows Media Center provides access to broadcast, local and internet content, sometimes it’s just not enough. Some people, like myself, want more. Conversely, we also want less. Less…
There are many methods for getting content from optical discs into Media Center. Some are more complicated than others, some are more reliable. There’s even been previous posts on this site…
Some times you just want to keep things simple or gasp keep it “Apple” like. That is the case with this nice little gem of a find. A user over at Life Hacker found out that with a simple registry…
It’s no surprise to any of our regular readers how much I love Window 7 Media Center. That passion has probably crossed the line into obsession now though. If you’re like me, and for the sake of…
Since buying an iPod Touch, I’ve been seeking ways to integrate the device into our media system. Being a Microsoft Windows Media Center user, you wouldn’t think this would be very easy but as it…
If you listen to Entertainment 2.0 or read The DMZ regularly, you know that our own Josh Pollard recently posted a how-to on ripping DVDs to a hard drive. There are a number of ways to achieve…
If you spend any time at all with Windows Media Center one of the things you’ll want to eventually do is rip your movie collection to Media Center. You would probably head over to The Green Button…
If you’re anything like me, it’s impossible to memorize everything you need to know to properly setup and maintain a great home theater experience in your home. It used to be easy. Hook up a good 5…
