Recently Brent Evans had the opportunity to talk with Avermedia about their upcoming USB HD DVR. The new device, which will be shipping in April for $199.99, is set to compete with the Hauppauge HD-PVR. It is an analog HD capture device. This means that it accepts a component video input signal and then transfers that to your computer via USB. The main differences between this and the Hauppauge card are that this device does not include digital audio inputs, but it does have HDMI out for direct pass-through access …

Today S1Digital officially released a USB 100 Blu-ray disc changer for use with Windows Media Center. The device can be hooked up directly to your Windows Media Center PC (Vista or Windows 7) or a Windows Home Server. The movies on those discs will then be immediately accessible from within any Media Center using the included My Movies software. The cover art and metadata for the movies is automatically downloaded when using this new device. It can also be used to rip your movie collection to a hard drive without the hassle …

It’s Super Bowl week. If you’re not a football fan, too bad, because you won’t be able to get away from it. There are still other things going on. The PGA Tour is back on NBC Saturday and Sunday, there’s plenty of quality college hoops all week, and two of the NHL’s best square off on NBC Sunday at 12 noon with Washington and Pittsburgh.
SPOTLIGHT
New Orleans and Indianapolis square off in Super Bowl XLIV Sunday at 6:25 p.m. on CBS (1080i). Coverage starts at 12 noon and runs the rest …

Even though I promised not to bring it up, Josh forced the issue and we end up spending part of this week’s show talking about Apple’s latest device, the iPad.  While neither Josh nor I can personally see a lot of use for the device when compared to your standard netbook, some people seem to think it’s a great thing.  We at least try to relate it to Media Center as with the right apps, it could make an interesting addition to your digital life.
iPad announcements aside, we talk …

Where last week it sounded like Adam was in a tin can, this week you won’t have to hear either of us ramble on. As happens every once in a while, real life gets in the way of fun things like podcasts, so this week we’re taking a break from the podcast and instead present to you the first-ever Seen in HD lettercast (is that a word?)
On the news front, Oppo has revealed plans for an even less expensive entry-level Blu-ray player, the BDP-80. It shares many of the same …

Welcome to football purgatory. It’s the week between an amazing slate of conference title games and the Super Bowl in Miami with Indianapolis and New Orleans. The NFL tried to shake things up by inserting the Pro Bowl into this week, but really, who watches the Pro Bowl? Elsewhere, the Australian Open heats up, and Winter X Games 14 gives us some pre-Olympics snowy sporting goodness on the ESPN networks.
SPOTLIGHT
How about a two-fer this week? On Saturday at 7 p.m. on ESPN (720p) there’s the battle for Kansas featuring No. …

Back once again and trust me folks, the audio quality is much, much better this week.  Skype decided to play along and you won’t have to listen to us sounding like we’re in a tunnel.  Hopefully we won’t have any issues for awhile.
As for the content of the show, well, it was a slow week!  Josh and I take time to discuss using DVBLink to create network tuners and how this my come into play within the Media Center/Extender ecosystem.  Some of our UK listeners have been working hard …

Boxee has already shown that they can bring premium content into their platform.  While MLB TV isn’t something I watch personally, it’s a popular service for the young startup and Boxee is not looking to add even more.
Today through their blog, the Boxee team announced Boxee Payments.  The system, which they say will launch this summer, will allow content providers to offer pay-per-view or subscription services to users with one click inside the application.  The content offered would be entirely up to the provider as would the model they …

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 turns out, there are several options that will not only allow you to stream content to a Touch/iPhone but remote control your HTPC as well.  I was pleasantly surprised at the number of apps available to turn your portable device into a full use remote control.  I’ve used two so far and you’ll find all …

This week on Seen in HD we’ve put Adam in a tin can, or at least it sounds that way. Apologies for the audio quality being less than stellar, tried a new recording format that obviously needs tweaking.
To kick things off on show No. 20, we wrap up some CES loose ends starting with Sharp adding another color to the standard RGB that HDTVs are currently made with. They added a yellow to that spectrum, hoping for improved color accuracy as well as the ability to reproduce even more colors …