Category Archives: PC

Netflix Shines Silverlight, Streams To Macs

Posted on Sunday, October 26, 2008 by MegaZone

Netflix has begun rolling out the second generation of their Watch Now streaming player, this time using Microsoft’s Silverlight technology. Silverlight is most easily thought of as Microsoft’s competitor to Adobe’s Flash technology. The big change with this second generation … Continue reading →

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DirecTV’s DIRECTV2PC Available

Posted on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 by MegaZone

When it first popped up last week the download link for DIRECTV2PC returned a 404 error. But not the download link for the CyberLink PC software is active. The system requirements call for a fairly modern PC. The software only … Continue reading →

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EngadgetHD Reviews Nero Liquid TV | TiVo PC

Posted on Thursday, October 16, 2008 by MegaZone

EngadgetHD has reviewed a pre-release copy of the Nero Liquid TV | TiVo PC software announced recently. (Nero has promised me a review copy of the final release.) The review is a mixed one, which isn’t too surprising. The main … Continue reading →

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DirecTV Launches DIRECTV2PC Beta With CyberLink

Posted on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 by MegaZone

DirecTV is launching a beta of DIRECTV2PC using software from CyberLink. This feature allows you to stream content from a DirecTV Plus HD DVR (HR20/21/22) to a Windows PC over a LAN. Unfortunately, while the page indicates the software is … Continue reading →

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New Specials From Roxio

Posted on Friday, October 10, 2008 by MegaZone

Roxio has issued a number of new coupon codes to help you save money (and help them sell product). Roxio Creator for Windows and Toast for Mac are the only commercial media tools officially endorsed by TiVo for TiVoToGo support. … Continue reading →

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