I’ve been really busy, but that shouldn’t stop you from clicking here and thus getting a chance to beta test the next version of Windows Media Center! If chosen, you will be contacting via e-mail by May 31, 2007. (Via Jessica) var dc_UnitID = 14; var dc_PublisherID = 11967; var dc_AdLinkColor = ‘6699cc’; var dc_adprod=’ADL’;
MusicGiants and Niveus Media become the first to deliver CD lossless quality and multi-channel music downloads directly into the Media Center experience. Milpitas, CA – April 11, 2007 – Niveus Media, Inc. the award-winning manufacturer of hardware and software digital media entertainment solutions, and MusicGiants™, the leader in HD music downloads, are pleased to announce the availability of high definition 2.0 stereo and 5.1 surround sound music downloadable on Niveus’ 2007 Windows Vista-based media centers! Niveus’ new HD Media Store provides an intuitive media center interface to access MusicGiants’ extensive network of digital downloads from major and independent labels. Niveus’ … Continue reading Niveus Media Centers Now Shipping With HD Media Store, Featuring MusicGiants’ HD Music
The Media Center Show #103 | 12th April 2007 (52min 45sec) MP3 – 18.1MB (Download Here) This week Ian Dixon talked with Francis Hogle, Development Manager for Windows Media Center about Media Center and how its progressed over the last five years, especially for developers. Also e-mail, a winner of forum poster of the week, and a copy of Vista – Beyond the Manual to give away. var dc_UnitID = 14; var dc_PublisherID = 11967; var dc_AdLinkColor = ‘6699cc’; var dc_adprod=’ADL’;
I’ve had ContentLink running on the site since last week, and most of you have likely have not noticed it. I’ve only put it on archived help articles and such, but not much on my blog postings. I know that most of you are not fans of ContentLink, as I have seen your reactions at The Green Button between ContentLink and IntelliTXT. As I don’t need the revenue to keep this blog going, I wanted to ask people’s opinions before I go any further with it. Since most people don’t like ContentLink, I’m not planning on enabling it site wide … Continue reading Need Your Opinions on ContentLink
Looks like Apple gets convergence marketing for Apple TV (as expected), maybe Microsoft wants to take a hint from this commercial and apply it to all of there offers. This is, in my opinion, the biggest problem with the platform. It’s not the lack of SoftSled, it’s not that CableCARD requires you to buy a new PC, it’s not limited codec support on Extenders. It’s the fact that people don’t know what they have or what they can do. var dc_UnitID = 14; var dc_PublisherID = 11967; var dc_AdLinkColor = ‘6699cc’; var dc_adprod=’ADL’;
Mike has a review up at Missing Remote of the various programs that can stream your video and recorded TV to anywhere in the world. Orb, WebGuide4, and SageTV’s Placeshifter all three that can replace the need for you to purchase a Slingbox, but how do they really stack up? Well… I’m not going to tell you, but read Mike’s review to find out. Complete with pictures, features, and pros/cons. var dc_UnitID = 14; var dc_PublisherID = 11967; var dc_AdLinkColor = ‘6699cc’; var dc_adprod=’ADL’;
We have seen NetFlix support in Media Center for years now, but it looks like it is Blockbuster’s turn now. My Blockbuster v0.1 is a new plug-in for Media Center 2005 that allows you to Add and remove titles from your queue, Browse New Releases, Browse Recommendations, Search, View movie details, Watch movie trailers, and more. Check it out here. var dc_UnitID = 14; var dc_PublisherID = 11967; var dc_AdLinkColor = ‘6699cc’; var dc_adprod=’ADL’;
Spring Update for Xbox 360 | Among the new features to the Xbox 360 with the Spring Update is this little jewel below. H.264 video support: Up to 10 Mbps, Baseline, Main, and High (up to level 4.1) Profiles with 2 channel AAC LC and Main Profiles. Added MPEG-4 Part 2 video support: Up to 5 Mbps, Simple Profile with 2 channel AAC LC and Main Profiles. The question now is does it apply just to the Dashboard or does it also apply to Media Center Extender functions? Notes: DivX and XviD are MPEG-4 Part 2 ASP. According to the … Continue reading Spring Update for Xbox 360 Adds MPEG-4 Decode
Recording Broker – Automated Recording Conflict Resolution over Network | I wouldn’t expect anything other than greatness from the man who bought us DVRMSToolbox, and Recording Broker is no exception. It is a very neat utility for those of us with more than one Media Center PC. No longer do you need your single Media Center PC to have six tuners, now you can share the love! Recording Broker is a simple application and service that runs on your Media Center PC’s. When you have a recording conflict, it pings the other Media Center PC’s on your network and asks … Continue reading Recording Broker Does Conflict Resolution With Networked Pool of Tuners
Every time I see a post about what Microsoft should do to make Media Center better it never fails that one of the first replies to “record to something other than DVR-MS.” No matter how many times people request this, it will not happen. DVR-MS is a necessary format for Media Center for various reasons; the main ones from a user perspective are metadata, content protection, and hardware resources. Metadata – Metadata is very important to Media Center, as with any PVR. Standard MPEG-2 isn’t going to be able to hold the same amount of metadata (none, actually). You might … Continue reading Why Media Center Records to DVR-MS
