A Closer Look at Ceton’s “Q” Entertainment Platform

Jan 19, 2012 by

We're taking a close look at Ceton's "Q" entertainment platform, including a video preview of the on-screen experience. This multi-room media solution has the potential to popularize and improve upon one of the best home media platforms available today.

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Ceton Discusses Its New “Q” Entertainment Platform

Jan 16, 2012 by

In our interview with Ceton, we discuss the exciting technology preview of the "Q" 6-tuner media hub, Media Center Extender, and companion apps.

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Ceton Showing Their Own Windows Media Center Extender and Set-top-box

Jan 10, 2012 by

Today, at the Consumer Electronics Show, Ceton is inviting the press to their suite to show off what they’ve been working on, and it should excite a lot of people in the Windows Media Center community! First up, they’ve decided to produce their own Windows Media Center Extender! For...

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Remove TotalMedia Theatre DVD Prompt in Media Center

Dec 15, 2011 by

This registry hack will eliminate the annoying prompt that TotalMedia Theatre displays every time you try to play a DVD in Windows Media Center.

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Fall 2011 Update Brings New Services and Metro Style to Xbox

Dec 15, 2011 by

The long-awaited Xbox 360 update has arrived, and with it comes a slew of new features and a refreshed user experience that reinforces Microsoft's new Metro-style design DNA. Our highlights and gallery showcase many of this update's new offerings.

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Media Center Quick Tip – Starting Media Center from the Xbox Dashboard...

Dec 12, 2011 by

The Fall 2011 update for the Xbox 360 brings a great new Metro-style UI to the Xbox dashboard, but where did Media Center go? You can still use your Xbox as an extender, you just have to dig a little to find it.

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Media Center Quick Tip – Guide Shortcuts and Features

Dec 1, 2011 by

Windows Media Center's guide may look like a traditional set-top box grid guide, but these tips may help make the guide much more useful.

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Media Center Quick Tip – Enable Media Only Mode

Nov 17, 2011 by

Hide the standard window control buttons from Windows Media Center by enabling Media Only mode.

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Aerodrom Brings AirPlay to Windows, Media Center

Nov 14, 2011 by

We review Aerodrom and the AerodromMCE plug-in, which bring AirPlay to Windows and Windows Media Center. Aerodrom lets you stream audio, video, and photos to your Windows PC or in Media Center from iTunes and from your iOS 5 iPhone, iPod, or iPad.

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Ceton Diagnostic Media Center Plugin Beta Release

Oct 7, 2011 by

Ceton, makers of the fantastic InfiniTV 4 and InfiniTV 4 USB, have released a new Windows Media Center plugin (link changed on 2011-10-24) that allows you to view diagnostic data from their tuners right from within Media Center. If you’ve used an InfiniTV 4 tuner then you already know that...

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How the Netflix Split Affects Consumers

Sep 24, 2011 by

Netflix announced plans to split its disc and streaming operations into completely separate services, renaming its disc service to Qwikster. How will this change the services that Netflix customers are used to?

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Ceton InfiniTV 4 USB Review

Sep 20, 2011 by

We’re now living in a golden age for home theater PCs (HTPC). For most people, the most important feature in an HTPC is live TV and DVR functionality. If the HTPC doesn’t handle live and recorded television, then many of the family members will never use it. That is why CableCARD tuners...

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