Samsung MediaLive Extender
July 24, 2008 by Mike
Filed under Technology
Samsung has announced the launch of a new Media Center gadget called MediaLive Media Center Extender which it hopes will allow it to get a foothold into the “Connected” arena ahead of IFA next month. The unit will run Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate operating systems allowing users to access photos, music, feature films, home movies, and live and recorded TV programs. The MediaLive Media Center Extender is designed to be a companion product for Samsung HDTVs. It...
XPMCE Fix For Analog TV Bug
July 23, 2008 by Mike
Filed under Windows Media Center
Microsoft’s XP Media Center issue has nothing to do with the Windows Vista Media Center recording issue for NBC shows from late May. NBC later said that setting an optional broadcast flag for a new episode of American Gladiators was actually a mistake. The blogosphere quickly erupted into discussions about DRM and Vista, how such a move could be made accidentally, how consumers could do nothing but lay the blame, and how such a broadcast flags should not exist in the first place. Microsoft...
WHS Power Pack 1 Available
July 23, 2008 by Mike
Filed under Home Server
After many delays, Windows Home Server (WHS) Power Pack 1 (PP1) has finally hit the RTM milestone (build 1800). The English version is now available for download from the Microsoft Download Center as a 22.6MB installer, and so is the documentation. German, Spanish, and French versions will arrive soon (this post will be updated when the download links arrive). In August, Microsoft plans to release PP1 automatically through Windows Update’s Automatic Updates for users who have “Update...
TV Manager Add-in for WHS
July 2, 2008 by Mike
Filed under Home Server
TV Manager is a new add-in for WHS and Media Center that copies your recordings off your VMC to your WHS for storage and management. It comes in two parts. Part One, is installed on the server for management of the Recordings. Part Two, is the Media Center (Vista only) plug-in that copies new recordings over to the WHS deleting the original. It also allows you to watch the recordings like you normally would via ‘recorded tv’. The Media Center plug-in deploys using the console add-in....