A Bright Future for Windows Media Center? Thanks to Xbox?

Apr 3, 2012 by Jon Deutsch

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?

Google Shopping Motorola’s Cable Box Division?

Mar 8, 2012 by Josh Pollard

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...

Ceton InfiniTV on Sale for $199

Feb 18, 2012 by Josh Pollard

It’s no secret how much we at the DMZ love the Ceton InfiniTV 4 quad CableCARD tuner for Windows Media Center. We went so far as to call it “Media Center paradise” in our original review. If you’ve been wanting one to add to your home theatre PC, but just couldn’t...

Adding Missing ClearQAM Channels to Windows Media Center

Feb 16, 2012 by Josh Pollard

Sometimes Windows Media Center misses a few channels when scanning ATSC or ClearQAM signals. Fortunately there is an easy way to add those missing channels!

Archiving TV with Windows Home Server 2011

Feb 1, 2012 by James Montemagno

When Windows Home Server 2011 was announced I was extremely excited. I participated in the beta, and I now have a dedicated 8TB Raid 10 running in my closet. Not only will WHS2011 store all of your files in the house, backup your computers, and allow you to stream your content through your browser...

ZOTAC Launches New HTPC ZBOX Giga

Jan 13, 2012 by Josh Pollard

ZOTAC continues to deliver hot new products to us home theater PC enthusiasts. Yesterday we showed you their new Intel D2700 based Mini-ITX motherboard, and today we have a new PC to check out. This is the ZBOX Giga ID70 Plus. This isn’t just a beautiful new case, it’s a full home...

Zotac Shows New Board for Home Theater PCs

Jan 12, 2012 by Josh Pollard

When it comes to building tiny home theater PCs it’s hard to beat the Mini-ITX form factor of motherboards. Zotac has been one of the go-to manufacturers for Mini-ITX boards regardless of whether you’re looking for an Intel Atom, Intel Core, or AMD ION solution. Their newest offering,...

Blu-ray Playback Software for Under $60

Dec 9, 2011 by Richard Gunther

Our favorite Blu-ray playback software, TotalMedia Theatre 5, is on sale at TigerDirect for just $59.99.

Ceton InfiniTV 4 USB Review

Sep 20, 2011 by Josh Pollard

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...

HTPC Build: The TiVo Premier Elite Challenge

Sep 12, 2011 by Josh Pollard

TiVo finally spilled the beans on their forthcoming Premiere Elite DVR this week. As far as consumer DVRs go it will pretty much be the king of the field with its four tuners and two terabytes of storage capacity. But with all that comes a pretty hefty price tag. Once you factor in lifetime service...

Entertainment 2.0 #143 : Windows 8 Media Center Still Alive

Sep 9, 2011 by Josh Pollard

After a couple of weeks of long episodes Entertainment 2.0 episode 143 was actually recorded in a more reasonable amount of time! Josh Pollard was joined by Richard Gunther and Craig Scholle. After reading a couple of great emails the trio jumped into the biggest news of the week, perhaps some of...

Entertainment 2.0 #142 : CableCARD Tuner Updates and Windows 8

Sep 2, 2011 by Josh Pollard

For Episode 142 of the Entertainment 2.0 podcast Josh Pollard had the pleasure of being joined by Richard Gunther and James Montemagno. CableCARD news abounds, and because of that both Josh and Richard had updates to provide. Josh updated everyone on using the Hauppauge WinTV-DCR-2650 with an...