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DirecTV kills its Media Center tuner project

DirecTV kills its Media Center tuner projectWow, that sucksAs an avid Media center user/enthusiast this comes as a big blow for the platform. Personally it doesn't affect me as I live in Canada and don't get Direct TV. However, as heavy user and big fan of the Media...

Tags: Media Center PCs, TVs, TV & Home Theater, OTA HD, Media Center PC, DirecTV, OCUR, Media Center tuner

Discussion threads 2008-12-09

Thoughts on Windows Media Center

Thoughts on Windows Media CenterSo you are saying......HBO doesn't have a business model. Sorry, facts on the ground say you are wrong."premium"These so-called premium channels are rarely worth it, and the few programs that are, you can simply purchase the DVD's of those shows, or rent them. I have...

Tags: Media Center PCs, Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Velocity Micro, Microsoft Windows, Media Center PC, digital-rights management, HBO, OCUR, Microsoft Windows Media Center, Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows Media

Discussion threads 2007-04-18

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Media Center gives digital cable tuners a new lease on life

Blu-ray ...... I'm surprised to see you mention Blu-ray ... While I have Blu-ray capability, I've taken the upscaling route because I have a vast DVD library and after objectively looking at it, can't see the benefits. Going from DVD to upscaled DVD is an improvement, but when I compare...

Tags: Media Center PCs, Consumer electronics, Media Center PC, CableLabs, digital cable tuner, cable, cable tuner, DVD, CableCard, BIOS, PC

Discussion threads 2009-09-10

Thoughts on Windows Media Center

I just finished signing up for the Media Center "Fiji" beta program discussed by Mary Jo Foley in a recent blog post. Media Center is the way I watch television these days. It provides guide and DVR functionality for my TV watching, turns my TV into a categorized jukebox for...

Tags: Vista, Television, Microsoft, Media Center, General, DRM, Digital Media

Blog posts 2007-04-18

DRM: Three dirty letters you won't hear in a CES keynote

Doc Searls pans Paul Otellini's CES presentation of Intel's ViiV for the media cartel it's bound to create: Some of us myself included have been concerned about the DRM capabilities reportedly built into ViiV, but in his presentation Otellini made clear that Viiv has been in...

Tags: Apple Computer Inc., Doc, Sonos, digital-rights management

Blog posts 2006-01-06