Category Archives: PC

Control Your DirecTV Receiver From Your DVR Via USB

Posted on Sunday, September 7, 2008 by MegaZone

Early DirecTV receivers had serial ports which allowed TiVo, ReplayTV, and other DVRs to control them without using IR blasters. Serial provides a more reliable control connection as there is no chance of interference or having the IR emitters moved … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Working On SDV Support For Windows Media Center

Posted on Saturday, September 6, 2008 by MegaZone

According to this post at The Green Button by Charlie Nilsson, Program Manager for Microsoft eHome Division, Microsoft is working on support for the Tuning Adapter in Windows Media Center to allow MCPC users to handle Switched Digital Video. The … Continue reading →

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Roxio Launches Creator 2009

Posted on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 by MegaZone

Roxio Easy Media Creator 10 is being updated and it is now known simply as Roxio Creator 2009. This is Roxio’s premier media creation and authoring package for Windows. Creator 2009 has a new UI and supports HD content from … Continue reading →

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Watch YouTube, Hulu, CBS And More On Your PS3 Or XBox 360

Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 by MegaZone

Web video from Hulu, CBS, ESPN, etc, is great, but it is generally stuck on your PC. Sure, you can hook up a PC to the TV, and some web video is available on set-top boxes, such as YouTube on … Continue reading →

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Sling Media Offers Windows Users a Look at What’s Next

Posted on Thursday, August 7, 2008 by MHA

The folks who let us watch our TVs wherever we happen to be are offering Windows users a sneak peek at the next version of the software that makes it all work. Sling Media this morning announced a public beta … Continue reading →

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