Media Streaming Device Comparison
A recent comparison of broadband-enabled media streaming devices highlights the capabilities and services of some of the more (and less) popular available options.
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Entertainment 2.0-Episode 56 Part 2: Bit Farmin’!
No real notes to speak of this week folks. For the last week before our Christmas episode you get to hear part 2 of our chat with Phil Lozen and Richard Green. If you missed part 1 be sure and go here to take a listen first. It’s well worth it. In fact, I’d have to say that this week...
read moreEntertainment 2.0-Episode 56 Part 1: The Muppets Have Landed
We’re back with another roundtable this week and as most roundtables go, this is a two-parter! You’ll hear part one this week and we’ll be sending out part two next Thursday. This week, Josh and I are joined by Phil Lozen from Seen in HD and Richard Green. We’ve decided to expand the...
read moreBoxee to enter Beta next month
Boxee, the open source media application that will let you bring internet and streaming content to your TV through the use of a PC, is ready to leave alpha and enter the beta stage next month. I’ve been using the application for a bit now in Windows and I can say I’m relatively happy, even...
read moreBest Buy-CinemaNow announcement leaves more questions than answers
Best Buy and CinemaNow announced a wide-reaching partnership this week, but so far there's more questions than answers about how the service will work and just how wide the reach will be.
read moreSeen in HD Episode 10 – What is HD?
What makes something HD? Is anything at least 1280×720 HD? If it fills a 16:9 screen, is it HD? Certainly Adam and Phil don’t think so, and this week they undertake the daunting topic of what makes something HD, including a bried look at the new Web streaming offering from Epix....
read moreBoxee Trying to go Mainstream: Seen in HD’s Phil Lozen Seen Cryi...
I guess I just don’t get it. I can barely watch Hulu, CNN or any of the network sites on my PC in full screen for more than five minutes without wondering why I’m trying to give myself a headache. Blocky, laggy video is not what I’m into. Hulu is ok if you miss an episode...
read moreSherwood Receivers Get VuNow
It’s all about content integration this year. Getting rid of the boxes cluttering our home theater setups. While some, like LG, are adding functionality to their TVs and Blu-Ray players, Sherwood has decided that the A/V receiver is as good as any other piece of equipment when it...
read moreHulu Brings Content Out of the Browser
It looks as though Hulu isn’t as against content on the TV as we once thought. Starting today, you can download the Hulu Desktop application for both Windows and Mac. The app makes Hulu fully compatible with your Windows Media Center and Apple remote controls. What this means for HTPC users...
read moreLG and Divx Team Up for First Divx HD 1080p Certified Blu-Ray Player
Divx today announced that they have come together with LG to create the world’s first Divx HD Certified Blu-Ray player. The LG BD390, a Wi-Fi connected Blu-Ray player, allows consumers to play DivX HD content from the PC through the player right to the TV. I personally don’t yet own a...
read moretubeCore Testers Needed
Ian Dixon of TDL is once again on the case and has found that there’s a new DLNA Media Center client out there. CLaRGe of The Green Button has started a thread and asked for alpha testers for tubeCore, an app that will allow you to stream PlayOn, Tversity and Twonky content into...
read moreWindows 7: Stream Recorded TV Remotely
Today I saw this blog post about streaming recorded tv remotely over the internet from one pc to a netbook. Basically in the latest builds of Windows 7 (I have confirmed this to work on builds 7077 and 7100) you can setup windows media player, when linked to a live ID, to stream any of your media...
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