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 with Media Center get H.264 and DVB-S(2) support...
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 tuners, and all that Microsoft has talked about...
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 and how it relates to Media Center and other products...
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 now it appears we may finally have taken a step...
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) option on all of their Media Center’s. Given...
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 CableCard support into Vista PCs." Did I miss...
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 look at Niveus’ market it is really a steal. Instead...
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 an external USB dual tuner solution. It is will with...
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 details on the upcoming product. Lucky for us, Microsoft...
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 often forget that while you might not be personally...