I hate codecs. I hate that I have to play games to get certain files to do certain things on my HTPC. It drives me nuts that every time you install a codec pack it rarely uninstalls…
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Most enthusiasts have their own thoughts on what makes a great Media Center or HTPC. There have been, and will continue to be great arguments about that for as long as HTPCs are around. But where…
While some manufacturers have received the Additional Qualification Logo for Windows 7, I’m happy that a company that produces TV Tuners is one of them. Being a Media Center user, this becomes very…
I wrote yesterday how EncodeHD can help you convert your video files for use on your portable devices. It’s perfectly suited and with the list of supported hardware, it should work for just…
Reading here, you know I love my Zune. But, there is one thing I absolutely hate about it and that’s the fact that Microsoft refuses to allow you to convert and sync certain video codecs and…
This procedure also works for installing Windows Home Server, XP, Vista, Windows Server, or just as a plain old boot disk. If you just want a boot disk, you’ll still need to put some files on…
We’ve heard time and time again from many Media Center enthusiasts that they wouldn’t upgrade to Windows 7 until there was a good solution for commercial skipping. The problem with this…
I didn’t think it would take long and I’m not disappointed. Ben Drawbaugh of EngadgetHD fame has posted today the first (that I know of) How-to on installing a Cable Card tuner into any Vista…
I don’t watch a lot of video podcasts. As of right now there’s only one per week that is regular for me but there are a lot of people who enjoy these shows. While getting to watch the…
Today I saw this blog post about streaming recorded tv remotely over the internet from one pc to a netbook. Basically in the latest builds of Windows 7 (I have confirmed this to work on builds 7077…
Many people out there prefer to use a dedicated HTPC as a PC based Media Center Extender on more than one display in their homes. The added benefits you get with such a setup, as Andy VT points out…
If you’ve added the PlayOn media server and vmcPlayIt to your Media Center system the content already provided is great. There’s a lot more out there however and it’s surprisingly easy to add…
