Month: January 2007

Coinciding with the launch of Windows Vista on January 30th, Niveus, together with Harvey Home Entertainment, is launching its new line of Windows Vista-based Media Servers. New York, NY – January 30, 2007– Niveus Media, Inc., an award-winning manufacturer of digital entertainment solutions for the connected home, will showcase four new media centers including the Rainier and Denali Editions as well as the Pro Series n7 and n9 at the roll out of their Windows Vista-based Media Servers on January 30th at Harvey Home Entertainment in Manhattan. The 2007 Niveus Media Server line delivers a high level of Windows Vista … Continue reading Niveus Media Brings The Future of High End Home Entertainment To The NYC Market Through Harvey

New media center computers with Vista deliver never-before-seen performance for audio, video, and gaming. Richmond, VA – January 30, 2007 – Velocity Micro, the premier independent builder of custom, high performance computers and workstations, announced today the availability of their groundbreaking Vista media center PCs, the CineMagix Grand Theater and the CineMagix Pro Cinema. The CineMagix Grand Theater, which was unveiled at Digital Experience earlier this month, is Intel-based with up to 2.25 terabytes of storage, while the CineMagix Pro Cinema features AMD products. Both PCs feature premium a/v components and the same sleek design. “We’re bringing to market something … Continue reading Velocity Micro Revolutionizes Home Entertainment: Unleashes Bold New Vista Media Center PCs

How to Fix Commercial Skip within Vista | Users of DVRMSToolbox might fine that Commercial Skip doesn’t work right in Vista, which could mean a no go on the upgrade.  Fear not through, Missing Remote has a great write-up on how to get it working again.  It’s kind of a roundabout way to get it working, but it seems to do the job. var dc_UnitID = 14; var dc_PublisherID = 11967; var dc_AdLinkColor = ‘6699cc’; var dc_adprod=’ADL’;

Update: Those who purchased and got invalid keys should now have an e-mail with valid keys.  All keys handed out now are valid.  Buy away! Remember that Family Discount Reward that Microsoft is pushing out with Vista?  The one that lets you purchase two additional copies of Vista Home Premium for $49.99 each after you buy a retail copy of Vista Ultimate?  Well, it turns out that the free copy of Windows Vista that active beta testers got is a retail copy, so you can purchase two copies of Home Premium for $100, making it three copies of Windows Vista … Continue reading Windows Vista Beta Testers Get Extra Special Treat (3 Copies of Vista, $100 Total)

Business Microsoft Premier Support  got a started on the Windows Vista hotfix party today (Via The Green Button).  Hotfixes not yet available to the general population (Edit: Please read Susan’s comment below), only through Microsoft Premier Support, and only if you have the exact issues in the KB articles Occasional error message on a portable Windows Vista-based computer that wakes from sleep to perform network-related tasks: “STOP 0x0000007E” (KB930311) Windows Media Center does not correctly configure a combo TV tuner that supports both ATSC and NTSC signals on a Windows Vista-based computer (KB929011) Error message when you try to watch … Continue reading Microsoft Gets a Jump on Vista Pre-SP1 Hotfixes

Update on Driver Signing Bypass (Alex Ionescu’s Blog) (Via Engadget)| Alex Ionescu appears to have takin the first step to defeat that evil DRM that prevents everyone from doing everything (or something like that).  He goes through the different ways that Microsoft could patch Vista to disable his work, but ends with the conclusion that it’s unlikely Microsoft can fix it. Thoughts?  Could he really have broken PMP on today, Vista’s golden day? I doubt, but now it’s time to play the waiting game.  While playing, why not send some nasty mail to random content owners to express your dislike … Continue reading Vista PMP Already Cracked?

Okoro Media Systems, manufacturer of digital entertainment systems for the high end audio video market, is pleased to announce the availability of the new GX300 for 2007. The new GX300 is based on the Intel® Core™2 Extreme Quad core and Nvidia 8800 GTX technology. This model will deliver unprecedented 3-D gaming performance and will provide better performance for intense multimedia applications, streaming movies, and music “Our customers continue to hunger for a system that can provide the greatest performance when they are playing the latest video games on their HDTV while recording and streaming multimedia content. With Quad Core technology … Continue reading Okoro Media Systems Unleashes Quad Core GX300 Digital Entertainment System

DVRBox (SourceForge) | If you are looking for a free program to edit and convert your DVR-MS recordings, you might want to stop by SourceForge and check out the new open source DVRBox project.  DVRBox allows for editing of DVR-MS, batch processing, automatic crop detection, scheduled compression, and more.  DVRBox also easily outputs to several flavors of MPEG-4 including XviD, x264, and more. Give it a try. var dc_UnitID = 14; var dc_PublisherID = 11967; var dc_AdLinkColor = ‘6699cc’; var dc_adprod=’ADL’;

Something that I personally find hilarious is that DefectiveByDesign, the Anti-DRM Group that was formed last year, is getting trashed by the growing user base that actually understands some of the problems behind content protection and DRM.  This is a very good day in the world of DRM and Digg. Here’s a few example comments from Digg about DefectiveByDesign’s upcoming Vista Launch Events in NYC. “So, the guys at defectivebydesign.org are going toi be the jackasses that pretend to be cool and nonconformist by going to a windows party and making fools out of themselves? Thanks, we reaaally needed to … Continue reading DefectiveByDesign’s Anti-DRM Campaign Gets Trashed by Digg Readers

The Green Button Community Forums have undergone an update with Windows Vista set to be released next week.  We now have subforums dedicated to Windows Vista and Windows XP Media Center Edition.  This should help everyone get help and find the information you are looking for quicker and easier. The Green Button is also going International!  Very fun. var dc_UnitID = 14; var dc_PublisherID = 11967; var dc_AdLinkColor = ‘6699cc’; var dc_adprod=’ADL’;