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Short Bits: Vaio LT, Album Art, HD DVD, Plug-ins

In October, Sony will start selling their Vaio LT HD PC/TV . It’s an all-in-one PC 22-inch LCD TV with a PC built-in. There will be a standard and an HD model that includes Blu-ray and CableCARD, I’m assuming only a single tuner though. Cool idea, but I don’t see this pushing too many units. Sony, like...

Posted to Chris Lanier by chrisl on Wed, Aug 29 2007
Filed under: Filed under: Media Player, Media Center, Digital Media, HD DVD, Media Center PC's, CableCARD
VidaBox Now Shipping CableCARD Systems w. Blu-ray & HD DVD Support

WESTBURY, NY – June 8th – VidaBox, a manufacturer of premium media center systems, is proud to announce that it is shipping CableCARD-ready systems for customers looking to tune & record HD Cable directly on their media centers "We're absolutely excited to finally ship systems with CableCARD...

Posted to Chris Lanier by chrisl on Fri, Jun 8 2007
Filed under: Filed under: Media Center, HD DVD, Media Center PC's, CableCARD
What Content Will Be Crippled When Output in Vista?

There are tons of people out there not understanding all of this “Vista DRM”, mainly because of less than accurate media reporting. That’s completely understandable, but lets run down a quick list here of some of the popular content out there. DVD Rip (DivX, XivD, etc) downloaded from Bit Torrent/IRC...

Posted to Chris Lanier by chrisl on Thu, Jan 25 2007
Filed under: Filed under: Media Center, Digital Media, Rights Management, Windows Vista, HD DVD, CableCARD
VidaBox to Offer All-In-One Systems with CableCARD, Blu-ray, and HD DVD

VidaBox to offer all-in-one systems with CableCARD, Blu-ray, and HD DVD | GARDEN CITY, NY – January 23rd – VidaBox, a manufacturer of premium media center systems, is delighted to announce that it will be offering a new CableCARD option to its line of media center products. With dual internal digital...

Posted to Chris Lanier by chrisl on Mon, Jan 22 2007
Filed under: Filed under: Media Center, Digital Media, Windows Vista, HD DVD, Media Center PC's, CableCARD
Consumer Electronics Show Roundup (Part 1)

So much stuff so far at CES that the main page of my blog has already rolled over. Here is a quick rundown of what has happened so far CES Keynote/Microsoft Microsoft Unveils Wave of New Products and Services at CES Short Bits: Bill Gates CES Keynote Microsoft's CES Press Releases Windows Home Server...

Posted to Chris Lanier by chrisl on Mon, Jan 8 2007
Filed under: Filed under: Media Center, Digital Media, IPTV, Xbox, Windows Vista, HD DVD, Extenders, Media Center PC's, CableCARD, Home Automation, Home Server
The Media Center Show #87

The Media Center Show #87 | 14th December 2006 (67mins 07secs) MP3 - 23.0MB (Download Here) This week Ian Dixon talked with Tim Cutting CEO and founder of Niveus Media about Niveus’ latest products including their CableCARD, HD DVD and rack products. The Vote page is up for The Media Center Show Awards...

Posted to Chris Lanier by chrisl on Thu, Dec 14 2006
Filed under: Filed under: Media Center, Media Center Show, HD DVD, Media Center PC's, CableCARD
Manufacturers Exploit Vista for Home Automation & A/V

[EHX] Manufacturers Exploit Vista for Home Automation & A/V (CE Pro) | Julie has a post with some of the great stuff that was on show at EHX. Embedded Automation, Cortexa, Exceptional Innovation, Honeywell, Niveus, Superna, and more are showcased. Check it out! (Photo Courtesy of CE Pro)

Posted to Chris Lanier by chrisl on Tue, Nov 28 2006
Filed under: Filed under: Media Center, Digital Media, Xbox, Windows Vista, HD DVD, Extenders, Media Center PC's, CableCARD, Home Automation
Niveus Media Launches The 2007 Summit Series Media Centers

The 2007 Summit Series line will include the re-introduction of the Rainier Edition featuring HD DVD and upgraded components for the Denali Edition line including Intel’s Core 2 Duo processor, Nvidia GeForce 7 Series graphics, and HDMI. Denver, CO – CEDIA EXPO 2006 – September 13 - 17, 2006 – Booth #...

Posted to Chris Lanier by chrisl on Thu, Sep 14 2006
Filed under: Filed under: Media Center, Digital Media, HD DVD, Media Center PC's, CableCARD
Okoro Media Systems Announces the Availability of HDMI Based Digital Entertainment Systems

Okoro Media Systems, manufacturer of digital entertainment systems for the high end audio video market, is pleased to announce the availability of HDMI based media systems. High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) has emerged as the standard for connecting HD devices, displays and components. HDMI...

Posted to Chris Lanier by chrisl on Thu, Jul 13 2006
Filed under: Filed under: Media Center, Digital Media, Windows Vista, HD DVD, Media Center PC's, CableCARD
A Sitdown with Microsoft's Joe Belfiore (Part I)

A sitdown with Microsoft's Joe Belfiore (Part I) | Joe Belfiore chats with Stephen Speicher clarifying a few issues with CableCARD and HD DVD.

Posted to Chris Lanier by chrisl on Thu, Mar 2 2006
Filed under: Filed under: Media Center, Digital Media, Rights Management, Windows Vista, HD DVD, CableCARD
Hardware Upgrades For HD DVD/Blu-ray/CableCARD?

CableCARD on Windows Vista Will Require "Certified" Hardware (eHomeUpgrade) | Alexander Grundner did a post on the CableCARD story (which might not be exactly right ) and in the process asked the question “Now what about Blu-ray and HD-DVD premium movie playback? Will consumers also be required...

Posted to Chris Lanier by chrisl on Wed, Feb 1 2006
Filed under: Filed under: Media Center, Digital Media, Rights Management, Windows Vista, HD DVD, CableCARD
Stop Ignoring Small OEMs, Microsoft

Matt Wright has a bone to pick with Microsoft with how they bring out features in Media Center that can’t easily be accessed by smaller OEMs. For those who don’t know Matt helps run HTPCnews and is a consultant for 2partsfusion and CreatureHTPC (Formally MonsterHTPC). These are both smaller OEMs that...

Posted to Chris Lanier by chrisl on Mon, Jan 30 2006
Filed under: Filed under: Media Center, Windows Vista, HD DVD, CableCARD
Why Microsoft is Still My Choice to Win Your Living Room

Last week I wrote that Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 will most likely not be seeing CableCARD support and that we will be waiting for Longhorn for such a feature to be correctly implemented. This has left a few of you questioning Microsoft’s future role of owning the living room. If they...

Posted to Chris Lanier by chrisl on Thu, Jun 2 2005
Filed under: Filed under: Media Center, Digital Media, Xbox, Windows Vista, HD DVD, Extenders, CableCARD

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