Entertainment 2.0 #112 : Ben Drawbaugh

Jan 20, 2011 by Josh Pollard

This week on Entertainment 2.0 Josh, Craig, and James had the opportunity to sit down with Ben Drawbaugh of Engadget HD. He’s one of the most public Windows Media Center evangelists, and with that he keeps a close eye on the Media Center universe. This week he joined us to talk about the...

Poll: HTPC vs. Extender

Jan 11, 2010 by Josh Shenkle

Yesterday Ben Drawbaugh and I got into it a little back and forth on Twitter about the HTPC and using it as a HTPC directly connected to your display. Whether that is your tv, your projector or some other display medium or in the case of Ben using your HTPC more as a server in a closet up and out...

Entertainment 2.0-Episode 47: CEDIA Part 2

Sep 23, 2009 by Adam Thursby

We step back to CEDIA one more time this week but this show is a bit different. This week we get a great opportunity to talk to two people who were at the show and who help provide two very different perspectives. Joining us this week is Derek R. Flickinger of The Custom Integrator Show and...

Get HD Movies into Media Center

Aug 18, 2009 by Adam Thursby

Those of use who use Media Center in our homes as more than just a DVR have this love/hate thing going on. On the one hand, we love Media Center. The interface, the functionality, the DVR capabilities, all of it. We also hate the fact that Microsoft has, so far, decided that extenders should...

Windows 7 Media Center Review

Jul 27, 2009 by Adam Thursby

I wish I could say that I wrote a review this good, but that would just be dirty. Plus no one would believe it. Luckily for you, Ben Drawbaugh has taken the time to walk you through all the new features of Windows 7 Media Center and spell out the good, the bad and the ugly. Many people who...

Entertainment 2.0-Episode 37: Part 2

Jul 17, 2009 by Adam Thursby

Welcome back to part 2 of our discussion on PCs and Extenders with Ben Drawbaugh and Josh Shenkle. We continue right where we left off last week and this half is a bit longer. Just chock full of great info though so listen closely. We still want to hear from you! You can upload...

Entertainment 2.0: Episode 37-PC vs. Extender: Part 1

Jul 10, 2009 by Adam Thursby

You read that title right. This week is the first half or so of a two part episode. We had so much fun with our guests Josh Shenkle and Ben Drawbaugh that we ended up going for over two hours. This week we talk about the PC vs. Extender models for running Media Center and all of the things...

Playing MKVs in Media Center and on Extenders

Jun 5, 2009 by Adam Thursby

The story broke a little while back that Divx was releasing a tech preview to provide support for MKVs within Windows 7. The great part about this news was that not only would it provide support on your PC itself but because the preview introduced support for Media Foundation, this opened up...

Episode 30: The Longest Episode Evar (But Totally Worth It!)

May 15, 2009 by Adam Thursby

You read that title right. This week we went over 2 hours but I have to say, you’ll want to listen to the whole show. This week, Josh and I are joined by Ben Drawbaugh of EngadgetHD fame for a great discussion on a lot of Media Center topics (with a healthy dose of fun). Ben has a lot of...