Tag Archive | "HTPC"

Boxee releasing in November

Saturday, June 12, 2010

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Boxee releasing in November

The upcoming HTPC replacement media device, The Boxee Box is set to ship this November in the US and Canada.  Now word on a local release as of yet. The Boxee Box is a standalone set top device utilising the popular multiplatform Boxee HTPC frontend software.  The hardware is being manufactured by D-link, offering an [...]

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Playon!DVR-HD and the probox pbr-500

Thursday, May 13, 2010

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Playon!DVR-HD and the probox pbr-500

It not often media devices like the Probox PBR-500 and PlayOn DVR pop up offering almost complete HTPC functionality at extremely insane prices.  The Probox has been a popular choice for a while as an alternative to building your own HTPC but with the launch of its newer and better supported sibling, the Playon HD [...]

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AFACT hindrance not beneficial: iiNet

Thursday, April 22, 2010

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AFACT hindrance not beneficial: iiNet

If you have been following the iiNet vs AFACT case, this latest press release may be of interest.  iiNet have put into perspective the current situation in regards to how AFACT continues to defend its archaic accusations by using political channels rather than work with the internet industry in order to create a practical solution. [...]

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Windows Media Center XBMC integration

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

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Windows Media Center XBMC integration

Not content with integrating only Boxee, Teknowebworks have made the same integration possible with the project that started it all, XBMC. BMC Integration 1.0 provides an easy way for users to go back and forth between Windows Media Center and XBMC. When clicking on XBMC in Windows 7 Media Center, the software automatically closes Windows [...]

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Windows Media Center Boxee integration

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

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Windows Media Center Boxee integration

If you have a Windows 7 powered HTPC, Boxee Integration 1.0 provides an armchair viewers way to control the excellent Boxee app directly within Media Center. Boxee Integration 1.0 provides an easy way for users to go back and forth between Windows Media Center and Boxee. When clicking on Boxee in Windows 7 Media Center, [...]

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XBMC gets native DXVA2 support (Hardware Acceleration)

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

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XBMC gets native DXVA2 support (Hardware Acceleration)

XBMC has been progressing at an incredible otherworldly pace and tonight's latest Changeset is no exception. From Revision 27376 Onwards, XBMC now supports dxva2 decoder support for vc1/h264 courtesy of the Boxee DXVA implementation.  Thats right, my aging Athlon 4400XP now barely hits 20% CPU usage with most 1080p material. This is for the Windows [...]

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10% OFF Cyberlink Coupons.

Friday, January 22, 2010

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10% OFF Cyberlink Coupons.

PowerDVD 9 10% OFF coupon [JANOFFER] expires on Jan 31 Coupon can be used in the US, UK AUSTRALIA, CANADA and all over Europe locales for PowerDVD, PowerDirector, PowerProducer, Media Suite 8, YouCam, Media Show Espresso 5.5, True Theater Enhancer which expire on 31st Jan 2010.

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Boxee Beta Revealed

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

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Boxee Beta Revealed

The popular xbmc fork with a social networking twist, has just had its impressive beta unveiled at an event at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. The Boxee team will open up this Beta to the public on Jan 7th (at CES) and over the next 4 weeks will gradually release invitations to our early access [...]

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Power DVD BluRay Special

Monday, November 16, 2009

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For the next couple of weeks, Cyberlink is offering a 15 percent discount on its Ultra Software Range: 15% off PowerDVD 9 15% off PowerDirector 8 30% off DVD Suite 7

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Enable Multiple Remote Desktop Sessions with Windows 7

Friday, October 23, 2009

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Enable Multiple Remote Desktop Sessions with Windows 7

One of the major benefits of having a *Nix based solution for your HTPC is the relatively easy ability to have Concurrent Remote Desktop Sessions with the likes of VNC and No Machine NMX. I require my HTPC to be connected 24-7 though I also require the ability to install and update software, run a [...]

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