Media Center Quick Tip – Guide Shortcuts and Features
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
Hide the standard window control buttons from Windows Media Center by enabling Media Only mode.
read moreMedia Center Quick Tip – Add a New Drive to Your Recorded TV Library
If you're adding more storage to your Windows Media Center HTPC, you can change your settings so the new drive will be used to store all new recorded shows.
read moreMedia Center Quick Tip – Fix Record Start/Stop Time Problems
If the time is wrong on your Media Center PC, your recordings may start late or cut off too early. Improve the reliability of your time service updates by changing to one of a number of different services offered by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
read moreMedia Center Quick Tip – Remove Start Menu Strips for Add-ins
Windows Media Center's Start menu groups your media into nice categories. But what can you do if third-party apps decide to install their own strips in your Start menu? Remove 'em. This week's tip walks you through the steps.
read moreMedia Center Quick Tip – 30 Sec Skip, Replay for DVDs
If you’ve become accustomed to Media Center’s 30 second-skip and instant replay features for TV, you can add that feature to DVD playback, too. By default, the skip buttons jump between chapters when you watch a DVD. But you can change that by configuring the behavior of your remote...
read moreHTPC on the Cheap [Part 2] Review
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Cheap HTPC is a Champ Two weeks ago I decided to create a HTPC on the cheap. The goal was simple build a powerful HTPC for under $500. I put together full list of parts that you can read about in HTPC on the Cheap Part 1. The main points are 2 TV tuners, large hard drive, smoking fast AMD Athlon...
read moreHTPC on the Cheap, Part 1 [Update 1]
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A few Entertainment 2.0s ago we discussed building your own low cost HTPC. I have always been a big fan of Intel with my Revo HTPC, however for most people the Atom/ION combination is just not powerful enough for them. The Intel i3 is a great HTPC processor paired with Intel HD Graphics, however,...
read moreHow-to Setup Automatic Commercial Skipping in Windows Media Center
One of the biggest advantages to using a computer as the basis of your of your living room DVR is the ability to automate commercial skipping. Everyone remembers when they got their first DVR, and how great it was to be able to fast-forward through commercials. Well combining Windows Media Center,...
read moreCutting the Cord or How to Live Without Cable
We used to have the full deal. Digital Cable and all the trimmings. HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, you name it. Slowly, over the years we’ve cut back. This was mainly because we realized that we simply didn’t use the services we were paying for. We’re a movie family for sure, but we had...
read morePC Building 101: Part 1- The Parts
Yes, you can go searching around the web and learn how to build your very own PC. It’s not a difficult process and there are lots of how-to’s out there. That said, since we deal quite a bit with HTPCs here at The DMZ, I thought it would be good to share with our readers how you too can...
read moreCustomizing Media Center
While Windows Media Center provides access to broadcast, local and internet content, sometimes it’s just not enough. Some people, like myself, want more. Conversely, we also want less. Less scrolling and less clutter within our menu structure. How to get more content? That’s easy...
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