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Sat, Aug 22 2009 20:59

Going Beyond The Enthusiast Market

Charlie Owen, a former Media Center team member wrote a post this week about Media Center expanding its marketplace, specifically going from the current enthusiast market to a more mainstream market . Charlie analysis comes to the pretty simple answer...
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Thu, Dec 18 2008 21:16

Can DISH Network One-Up DIRECTV?

Now that we are fairly certain that DIRECTV will not ship with Windows 7 , the big question remains to be will DISH Network? Around the time the TV Pack started beta testing, I did hear that some testers had been contacted about testing DISH Network Tuners...
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Sat, Dec 13 2008 17:22

DIRECTV and Microsoft: What Went Wrong

Now that DIRECTV has suspended development on their HDPC-20 Tuner where does that leave us? There are a lot of differing opinions going around about why DIRECTV canned the tuner, whose fault it is, and where do we go from here. Most people are pointing...
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Tue, Dec 9 2008 13:21

DIRECTV Kills Media Center Tuner; Windows 7 to be DIRECTV-less

DIRECTV has informed several bloggers and journalists in the Media Center community that they suspended development of the HDCP-20 Media Center Tuner. Windows 7 will not include native DIRECTV support, which will servely impact the Media Center platform...
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Sun, Sep 14 2008 22:11

About that DIRECTV Tuner

Small bits of “news” keep flowing out about the DIRECTV Tuner for Media Center . The ever optimistic DIRECTV CSRs are promising that the tuner is good to go for a November launch , sadly that isn’t going to happen so don’t get...
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Fri, Jul 11 2008 11:37

Two Media Center Updates? Don’t Count on It

Ben at Engadget HD is being told that there might be a second Media Center release coming this year . This is based on his source which has been leaking stuff directly from the beta (except this rumor, which has no meaningful info to back it up). Based...
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Mon, Jul 7 2008 21:12

Windows Media Center TV Pack and the DIRECTV Dilemma

So it would seem that the Windows Media Center TV Pack is indeed Fiji , at least according to a report from Engadget HD . Engadget HD is also reporting that the long awaited DIRECTV support in Fiji might not ship. Sadly, I can’t really comment on...
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Mon, Apr 7 2008 17:51

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 Sky to me, and...
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Sun, Apr 6 2008 23:31

Dish Network Tuner Coming Soon?

It has been a while since we heard about native Dish Network tuners for Media Center, but according to one commenter on my Media Center beta post some e-mails might have gone out about testing such a tuner. I’ve personally heard nothing about Dish Network...
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Fri, Apr 4 2008 20:36

Short Bits: Media Center Show, Hauppauge HD-PVR, CableCARD

Ian Dixon had Scott Evans from Microsoft on The Media Center Show this week along with AMD talking about AMD Live! A lot of information dropped today about Hauppauge HD-PVR’s Component Capture device . I’ve been meaning to do a whole big post about this...
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Fri, Mar 28 2008 21:02

Fiji Media Center Beta Inches Closer

We have been waiting for Microsoft to open the beta for Fiji, the suspected codename for the next version of Media Center for well over a year now. I first posted about it in March of last year , with invites first opening just a month after that , and...
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Fri, Feb 8 2008 8:10

Niveus Media Gearing up for DIRECTV Support?

It wouldn’t surprise me if Niveus Media was the first OEM to offer DIRECTV support , and judging by the following graphic it looks like they might already be planning for such features. Niveus’ website now lists “HD Satellite” as a “TBD” (To be determined...
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Thu, Feb 7 2008 9:32

CNET Doesn't Read Other Blogs; Asks Where DIRECTV and CableCARD Support Is

Clearly CNET doesn’t read any blogs relating to the stuff they are talking about . They just asked why nothing has come of the DIRECTV support in Media Center. And to top it off they also say "Microsoft has been working even longer to try to get...
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Thu, Jan 10 2008 9:55

CES Wrap-up Part 2

So it looks like CES provided us with a little bit more excitement in the form of Extenders and DIRECTV. Starting with Extenders, Niveus Media made their EDGE official at the price of $1,500. I know a lot of people will complain about that, but when you...
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Mon, Jan 7 2008 13:54

Update: DIRECTV Tuner Confirmed Again

I’ve said that the DIRECTV tuner for Media Center is coming along with such features as H.264 HD access, in-band EPG data and PPV access all crammed into a dual tuner. Today, DBSTalk is reporting that the tuner, internally named HDPC20 will indeed be...
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Fri, Dec 21 2007 7:40

First DIRECTV Tuner Details?

DIRECTV and even Sky TV support appear to be picking up speed. Like many of you, I’ve been awaiting the DIRECTV tuner for Media Center since it was announced . Microsoft and DIRECTV have been quiet on the subject which has made it hard to find out any...
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Mon, Jul 9 2007 20:03

Short Bits: Distributors, BSkyB, Vista SP1, Sony XL3/TP1

CE Pro says that "distributors believe Media Center Edition whole-house controls will be the most important trend" in 2007. This is a very important step in the wide-spread adoption of Media Center and PCs in general for living room use. People...
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Tue, Feb 6 2007 17:02

OS X and Linux: CableCARD, DIRECTV, Dish, HD DVD, Blu-ray?

Something that comes up often in my posts about different technologies coming to Windows Vista is why are they always limited to Windows? Well, the answer is that most of them are just not. Starting with CableCARD, the OpenCable Unidirectional Receiver...
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Sat, Feb 3 2007 17:30

Dish Network Also Developing Media Center Add-In Card?

Last month we all noticed that nothing was said about DIRECTV and Microsoft at CES, but DBSTalk.com got a Q&A with DIRECTV and they said HTPC Cards were “Still in progress, internal beta testing.” Somehow it got overlooked that Dish Network said the...
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Wed, Jan 10 2007 8:53

Updated: Microsoft and DIRECTV Cut a Deal (370 Days Ago)

At CES 2006 (370-some days ago) Microsoft and DIRECTV cut a deal to “enable the flow of digital content among Windows-based PCs, DIRECTV’s set-top boxes, PlaysForSure-compatible devices and the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system, which will...
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