From: The Green Button
The HP MediaSmart Connect x280n (formerly MediaSmart
Receiver) is HPs latest entry into the Media Center Extender/Adaptor market. Building on the success of their MediaSmart
HDTV lineup, the MediaSmart Connect brings the same experience you get on the
MediaSmart HDTV to any display via an elegant set-top box. Last week I got a
review model to [...]
From: The Green Button
As a poster at thegreenbutton.com pointed out Dell is selling the Linksys DMA-2100 for $199 right now. But you can get it even cheaper. If your company has an employee purchase program with Dell you get an extra $50 off select network hardware right now and that does include the DMA-2100, on [...]
From: TV Squad
Filed under: PVR Wire, Web, Hardware
The BBC rolled out a new version of its iPlayer software today. The iPlayer online video service allows UK residents to watch full-length episodes of any program that’s aired in the last 7 days. Version 2.0 adds higher resolution videos, the ability to keep track of TV shows [...]
From: The Green Button
I haven’t done a live show for a while so next Tuesday 8:30pm UK / 12:30pm PST I am going to hook up the webcam and do a live Q & A session. I am open for questions on any digital lifestyle or Media Center topic but I especially want to take [...]
From: The Green Button
Yesterday I received my HP
MediaSmart Connect x280n review unit and will be taking a look at it this
weekend. I will likely mirror my review
of the Linksys DMA series Extender minus all of the general Media Center
setup content.
If anyone has questions about the unit please let me know so
I can either cover [...]
From: TV Squad
Filed under: HDTV, PVR Wire, Hardware
Once upon a time, ATI’s All-in-Wonder cards were the cream of the crop. The lineup combines a TV tuner with a graphics card. That means you don’t need to buy two separate pieces of hardware to capture TV signals and to display those signals on a monitor. But [...]
From: The Green Button
Tonight I will be the guest along with Brian Burch, Director of Marketing for HP’s Connected Entertainment group on HP’s Webinar talking about the new MediaSmart Connect. This is the new Media Center Extender for HP. The session is very interactive so it would be great to get your questions, you can [...]
From: The Green Button
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I have a great show this week, Warner Crocker from Gottabemobile.com talks about making your digital lifestyle mobile. We talk about the rise of the low cost mobile PCs, UMPCs, tablet PCs and MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices) and how the product categories are getting blurred.
I also have your email, [...]
From: TV Squad
Filed under: PVR Wire, Hardware, Software
The Hauppauge HD-PVR may be the first device capable of recording HDTV through the analog hole by basically capturing high definition video from your TV screen and compressing it using the H.264 codec into something you can watch on your PC. But if the box doesn’t work with [...]
From: TV Squad
Filed under: PVR Wire, Hardware
The ZvBox, which was announced in May, is a set top box that brings the PC experience to your TV. Like other media extenders, this means you can watch movies or listen to music stored on your computer, or you can access web content from sites like YouTube and [...]