Windows 8 Media Center – Not Dead Yet

Feb 8, 2012 by

The Verge set the Windows Media Center community on fire this morning with their article titled “Media Center excluded from Windows 8 ‘Consumer Preview‘”. As one might expect, most people are pretty upset. Back in September Microsoft officially stated that Windows Media...

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Archiving TV with Windows Home Server 2011

Feb 1, 2012 by

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...

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Reycom to Release Media Center Set-top-box in US

Jan 10, 2012 by

Reycom is a company that we heard from, and wrote about, last year at CES. They displayed a set-top-box DVR built on Windows Embedded Standard 7 utilizing Windows Media Center for the user interface. Last year we were very excited to see this box shown off at Microsoft’s booth, but were...

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Entertainment 2.0 #160 : Recorded TV HD

Jan 6, 2012 by

This week Josh sits down with Mark Terborg, the developer of a great Windows Media Center plugin: Recorded TV HD.

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Entertainment 2.0 #159 : Holiday Spectacular 2011

Dec 29, 2011 by

We wrap up 2011 by talking about the high and low points of 2011 and by looking forward to what 2012 might bring!

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Entertainment 2.0 #158 : Not-So-Happy Holidays

Dec 22, 2011 by

It may be the happy holiday time of the year, but positive news to discuss was in short supply this week!

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Entertainment 2.0 #157 : It’s Metrotastic!

Dec 16, 2011 by

Josh and Richard discuss the new Xbox dashboard in depth, a rumored Windows 8 leak, and the Google TV update.

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Entertainment 2.0 #156 : Geeky Gift Guidance

Dec 9, 2011 by

It was a big week for Microsoft as they released their greatly anticipated update to the Xbox dashboard. Josh and Richard discussed all of the big updates to the user interface plus the changes and additional video services that are launching soon. Then Richard updated everyone on the latest...

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CableCARD Tuner Comparison

Dec 3, 2011 by

2011 has been a great year for CableCARD tuners. We’ve seen Ceton slash the price of their quad-tuner InfiniTV 4, and expand  their offerings to an external USB tuner. SiliconDust and Hauppauge also released devices of their own. While the new products have helped to bring the costs...

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Entertainment 2.0 #155 : Richard’s All In

Dec 2, 2011 by

Josh may have been stuffed with turkey and Richard may have been suffering from jet lag, but the duo were back this week for a packed episode of the Entertainment 2.0 podcast! As usual the show started off with more fantastic listener feedback before Josh and Richard dug into all of the topics for...

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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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Entertainment 2.0 #154 : Thankful for Home Automation

Nov 23, 2011 by

It’s Thanksgiving (in the US) and Josh and Richard are very thankful for home automation! This week they invited Britt Baubie to discuss his home automation system that is backed by his Windows 7 Media Center PC utilizing MControl software to keep it all in check. Make sure to join Josh and...

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