Seen in HD 110 – Pirates go digital, Hulu authentication, $99 Xb...

May 10, 2012 by

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: After a week off (and before another week off, slackers) we jump in with the not so surprising news that media pirates are moving to digital. We also look at CBS and Time...

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Entertainment 2.0 #177 : Confusion or Clarity?

May 10, 2012 by

Microsoft has been filling the newswires with a plethora of information about Windows Media Center in Windows 8. How much of it helped to clarify the situation, and how much of it just made matters more confusing? Josh and Richard attempt to clear all of these issues up for listeners, and then move on to discuss HBO GO within Media Center, a new SkyDrive app for iOS, a new Windows Phone from Samsung, and update on Richard's Windows Phone experiment. Richard wrapped up the show with another Media Center quick tip. This time the tip describes a faster way to find your protected recorded TV files.

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The Path to Windows 8 Media Center

May 4, 2012 by

The path to getting Windows Media Center on Windows 8 hasn't been particularly clear, especially on computers that come with the standard version of Windows 8. Microsoft detailed how Windows Media Center can be added to any machine running Windows 8 or Windows 8 Pro. Did they clear the path with their announcement? Not exactly, but we're here to clear up all of the details.

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Ceton Announces Extender and App Betas

Apr 30, 2012 by

Today Ceton announced plans to release their companion apps to a public beta. The apps would also be available to all Windows 7 Media Center users. In addition to the companion app beta they provided more details about an opportunity to beta test their forthcoming Ceton Extender.

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Using a TiVo Slide Remote with Windows Media Center

Apr 27, 2012 by

Wouldn't the TiVo sliding keyboard remote be great if you could use it with Windows Media Center? Well now you can have all of that keyboard goodness and still use the best DVR on the planet: Windows Media Center. Let us show you step-by-step how to configure this keyboard + remote with Media Center.

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CableCARD Tuner Comparison

Dec 3, 2011 by

2011 has been a great year for CableCARD tuners. We’ve seen Ceton slash the price of their quad-tuner InfiniTV 4, and expand  their offerings to an external USB tuner. SiliconDust and Hauppauge also released devices of their own. While the new products have helped to bring the costs...

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