That title will make any Media Center owner do a double take. Ahhhh, but here is the heartbreak. A Mac is required. The new Elgato powered HDHomeRun is compatible with Media Center but you can only stream to the iPad or iPhone if you’re running EyeTV software for Mac. It’s also a tad pricier than [...]
This is the Boxee Box. No doubt you have seen it and read reviews about it. Instead of boring you with the usual review my goal is to setup the Boxee Box and test it with Windows Home Server. Pretty Simple. What you will see here is a whole lot of un-professional photos of the [...]
One of the cool things you can do with Windows Media Center is connect it to WHS to access your media content. Here we will take a look at the process of using WMC Connector in Windows 7 to access WHS media. This is another post in the WHS-101 Series. Connect Windows Media Center with [...]
I know you are familiar with the HD HomeRun network tuner. AverMedia showed us their dual tuner network device complete with iPad and iPhone app tonight at ShowStoppers CES 2011. It was a demo without the live TV feed but we got the basic feel for it. The iPad app had the ability to change [...]
Our very own Jim Collison is on Ian’s podcast this week. Check out The Media Center Show here. This week on The Media Center Show I am talking to Windows Home Server and Windows Media Center enthusiast Jim Collison about Windows Home Server Vail, Windows Home Server addins and using WHS and Windows Media Center [...]
Since Windows Media center is a perfect compliment to WHS in as much as they mesh together perfectly, I immediately fell in love with the concept of being able to play my movies on a PC and be able to display it on a large screen HDTV. I could always play various movies on my [...]
Here is a quick video on the SilverPAC evolution 5500. It’s a universal remote control that has Windows Media Center controls built in, Wi-Fi, and Z-Wave. Imagine sitting on your couch while watching TV, and being able to check sports scores, weather, read email, or even look up movie times, all without having to get [...]
CES opened it’s doors today and I headed straight to the Silicon Dust booth which was situated way in the back of the South Hall. Upon arrival I found the HD HomeRun and their new cable card demo. It was cool to just stand there and listen to the HDHR guys talk to Cable Labs [...]
Entertainment 2.0 Episode 57 is out and I was fortunate enough to join Adam and Josh to discuss Media Center and Windows Home Server. You can download the episode here. Thanks to Adam and Josh for interviewing me. I enjoyed it.
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