Tuesday, April 08, 2008 - Posts

• Reader Questions: Round 1

  Have any questions for me?  As a part of Media Center Week I’m trying to answer as many as I can.  Post them here. Q: I've heard that Cox is refusing new HD channels for CableCARD users even though they are not going to SDV until the Read More posted Tuesday, April 08, 2008 2:17 PM by Chris - Moderator | 0 Comments Filed Under: Digital Media, CableCARD, Media Center, Extenders, Home Server, Apple

• Customize Media Center’s Start Menu

  Ever wanted to customize your Media Center by adding a custom strip to the Start Menu or add tile to one of Media Center's default strips?  With MC Menu Customizer you can do just that very quickly and easily.  You can add two custom strips Read More posted Tuesday, April 08, 2008 11:54 AM by Chris - Moderator | 2 Comments Filed Under: Digital Media, Media Center

• Short Bits: HD-PVR, Home Server, Online Spotlight

  Hauppauge put up the pre-order form for their HD-PVR 1212 that I talked about last week.  Especially if you are ordering with Media Center in mind know that it will not work out-of-the-box, Media Center can’t support the video format it is pushing Read More posted Tuesday, April 08, 2008 10:17 AM by Chris - Moderator | 1 Comments

• Microsoft Finally Seeking to Globalize HDTV in Media Center

  Microsoft is finally getting set to take HDTV in Media Center outside of the US!  Our first hint was a few months ago in a job application where Microsoft stated they were working with European satellite TV providers.  This just screamed Read More posted Tuesday, April 08, 2008 10:17 AM by Chris - Moderator | 1 Comments

• Giveaway: Big Screen Global Plug-ins

  As a part of Media Center Week how about a free giveaway?  Thanks to Niall Ginsbourg from Big Screen Global we are giving away one of the great applications from the Big Screen Product Range. Here’s what you need to do.  First, check Read More posted Tuesday, April 08, 2008 9:10 AM by Chris - Moderator | 11 Comments Filed Under: Digital Media, Media Center