Archive for August, 2008

Update: Newegg Does $99 Linksys Extenders (Now $150)

Friday, August 29th, 2008

From: The Green Button

Newegg has jumped on the cheap Linksys Extender bandwagon with
$99 DMA2100 Extenders (Via The Green Button).  There is now no doubt that Linksys is looking
to drop all of their stock, but the question still remains are they
getting out of the market or introducing a new SKU?
Update: Now they are selling for $150.
Cross [...]

Niveus Media Teams Up With ADI To Deliver Media Servers To Custom Electronics Installers

Friday, August 29th, 2008

From: The Green Button

Award-winning Niveus Media Server – Vail Edition integrates
technologies to provide a high-performance entertainment experience.
Milpitas, CA – August 27, 2008 – Niveus Media is teaming up
with ADI to distribute the newest Niveus Media Server – Vail Edition to custom
electronics installers across the country. This media server will allow dealers
to provide a scalable, energy [...]

Newegg Does $99 Linksys Extenders

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

From: The Green Button

Newegg has jumped on the cheap Linksys Extender bandwagon with
$99 DMA2100 Extenders (Via The Green Button).  There is now no doubt that Linksys is looking
to drop all of their stock, but the question still remains are they
getting out of the market or introducing a new SKU?
Cross Posted from Chris Lanier’s Blog at [...]

Niveus Media Teams Up With ADI To Deliver Media Servers To Custom Electronics Installers

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

From: The Green Button

 
Award-winning Niveus Media Server – Vail Edition integrates
technologies to provide a high-performance entertainment experience.
Milpitas, CA – August 27, 2008 – Niveus Media is teaming up
with ADI to distribute the newest Niveus Media Server – Vail Edition to custom
electronics installers across the country. This media server will allow dealers
to provide a scalable, energy [...]

Blog: Be Careful with CableCard…it can Cost you MORE than you Expect!

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

From: The Green Button

One of the greatest selling points you will hear in regards to Vista
Cable Card OEM systems is: It will save you money, as you will not have
to rent whatever set-top-box your cable provider deems a requirement to
view digital and HD channels. And originally, it was a valid point and
one which really helped [...]

Short Bits: Storage Pack, CE Pro, Media Center Show, More

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

From: The Green Button

Microsoft is planning to release a Storage Feature Pack for
Windows that will include
Blu-ray mastering support among other things.  Sadly this is still very far from Blu-ray
Playback support which has its own set of issues.
CE Pro has had a number of Media Center posts gearing up for
CEDIA.  Julie says that Microsoft’s
focus at CEDIA [...]

Best CableCARD-ready Media Center deal ever?

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

From: Ed Bott’s Media Central

How about $844 for a quad-core system with a 750GB hard drive, 2GB of RAM, Vista Home Premium with digital cable support, and an ATI TV Wonder digital cable tuner?
Details here.

First Look at QWebL’s Home Automation System

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

From: The Green Button

It looks like QWebL has
decided hold off until after CEDIA to launch the full details of their upcoming
home automation system, but they have put up an overview of what the solution
attempts to offer as well as choosing the winners of their video contest.
QWebL is designed to be an out-of-the-box solution to
control lights, [...]

D-Link Releases DSM-750 Firmware Update

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

From: The Green Button

D-Link has released the first firmware update for their
DSM-750 Extender.  Based on the release
notes it appears that most if not all fixes in the new version 1.01 apply to the MediaLounge software
and not the Media Center Extender aspect of the product.  That said it does appear to add 1080p output
as an option [...]

$150 Linksys Extenders Hit Amazon.com

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

From: The Green Button

Don’t have a Circuit City nearby to get in on that
$150 Linksys Extender deal?  No problem.  Amazon.com
is pushing out those same Linksys DMA2100 Extenders for $150 as well. 
As always Amazon has free shipping options if you can wait a few days to get it
in your hands.
The
recent crop
of Extender deals has me wondering, [...]