One component that has been missing from XBMC has been the ability to bitstream HD Audio. Well, it looks like that feature might be right around the corner. In the recent XMBC blog the developers talk about AudioEngine, a complete re-write of the core audio sub-system of XMBC. Features of AE include: - support for DTS-MA […]
Media Streaming
It’s that time again, another media player review This time I will be taking a look at the Mede8er MED500X2, which is based on the Realtek 1185 chip. Specifications: Price: USD 209 Processor: Realtek RT D1185- 256MB SPI Flash – 256MB DDR2 SDRAM Video Formats Supported: AVI / BDMV Light / BDISO Light / MKV / TS […]
I am always searching for new and exciting software to help manage my growing media library at home. Recently I came across one such platform called Plex. The goal of Plex is to create a complete solution for all your online and local media needs. For the purpose of this guide I will take a […]
Anyone who follows me around the world knows I am a big fan of using Zappiti as my jukebox of choice for my Dune Media Players (my current players being the Smart D1 and BD Prime). My Zappiti guide is probably one of the most visited postings on this site, with over 560 comments in 1+ […]
Media Browser 2.5.2 (Codename: Apollo) has just been released. The official announcement can be seen here as well as below. Also, keep in mind, due to the encryption of the mymovies.xml file discussed here, Media Browser will now look for movie.xml (although for the time being Media Browser will be backwards compatible with mymovies.xml). Media […]
Paul York has written to let us know about an update to his Serviio Add-In for Windows Home Server that manages and installs the free Serviio DLNA media server. The update includes fixes and new features for the Windows Home Server v1 Add-In as well as a new Add-In for Windows Home Server 2011. Here […]
Two years ago I put together a guide for using NFS with Windows Home Server v1. Since then a new version of Windows Home Server has emerged (WHS 2011), so naturally I have gotten questions about if/how NFS could be applied to WHS 2011. Up to now there was really very little I could do […]
It has been over 2 years since I reviewed the Popcorn Hour C-200 (boy how time flies), followed shortly afterwards by the Popcorn Hour A-200. The successor to the 200 series (namely the 300 series) has just been released, with the A-300 hitting first (slightly different from the 200 release where the higher model C-200 […]
My Movies for Windows Media Center 4.02, My Movies Collection Management 4.02 and My Movies for Windows Home Server 2011 2.10 have now been released. You can get the downloads here. You may notice that Windows Home Server v1 is not included in this update. It is my understanding that going forward the My Movies […]
Nearly 2 months ago the PCH A300 was announced, the successor to the 200 series of PCH players. Since then there seems to have been questions every day on when the C-300 would be released. Well, it looks like Syabas has officially announced the release of the C-300. You can see the full announcement here. […]