Media Center Quick Tip – Finding Protected Recorded TV Files
This Windows Media Center Quick Tip shows you how to easily find out which of your Recorded TV shows are copy-protected.
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Will Windows 8 Media Center Support CableCARD? UPDATE: Yes
Microsoft has provided more details about Windows Media Center in Windows 8. This time around they've included specifics about codec support, DVD playback, and TV tuner support. But when they listed the different TV tuners supported, they appear to have left out a few of our favorites.
read moreThe Path to Windows 8 Media Center
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.
read moreCeton Announces Extender and App Betas
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.
read moreMedia Center Quick Tip – Syncing Windows Phone Camera Roll to Media Ce...
Use SkyDrive on your Media Center PC to view photographs that are automatically uploaded from your Windows Phone.
read moreUsing a TiVo Slide Remote with Windows Media Center
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.
read moreA Bright Future for Windows Media Center? Thanks to Xbox?
Microsoft's Windows Media Center has always struggled in the marketing arena. Does a new rumor suggest that Microsoft may be rethinking the marketing strategy?
read moreRecorded TV HD Half-Off!
One of our favorite Windows Media Center plugins, Recorded TV HD, is running a 50% off sale for the entire month of April! Now you can take complete control of your massive recorded television collection for only half the cost!
read moreComskip Now Supports WTV Files
Some of us having been using Windows 7 Media Center as our primary DVR for over three years. When it was first released we were missing out on one big feature that we had grown to love and depend on in prior versions: automatic commercial skipping. With Windows 7 the default file format for...
read moreGoogle Shopping Motorola’s Cable Box Division?
Google’s attempted purchase of Motorola Mobility hasn’t even been officially finalized yet, but it looks as though the search giant is already shopping one of the biggest divisions of their hopeful acquisition: Motorola’s cable box division. Last year Google began the necessary steps to...
read moreHandBrake 0.9.6 Supports WTV Files
One of the best tools available for converting video files is, without a doubt, HandBrake. While I’ve used it a lot in the past it’s always had one minor feature missing that bugged me. It has never supported WTV files. WTV is the native format used by Windows Media Center in Windows...
read moreDownload Windows 8 Consumer Preview
One thing we weren’t sure about with the release of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview was the time at which it would be available to download. Fortunately, we don’t have to wonder any longer, and we don’t have to wait any longer either! You can download now. It’s...
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