Posts Tagged ‘Windows Media Center’

February 20th, 2012
WrapUp: VLC 2.0 Released, Zorin is a Linux OS With a Windows 7 Feel, and More

Welcome to the WrapUp by CyberNet. This is a collection of news stories, downloads, and tips that we have collected over the last few days, but never got around to writing about.

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August 1st, 2011
WrapUp: Logitech Revue Slashed to $99, Windows Phone Mango RTMs, and More

Welcome to the WrapUp by CyberNet. This is a collection of news stories, downloads, and tips that we have collected over the last few days, but never got around to writing about.

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June 2nd, 2011
Remote Potato 1.0: Schedule or Stream Windows Media Center Recordings from Anywhere

About a year ago I wrote about a complimentary application for Windows Media Center called Remote Potato. Since then the program has continued to improve at a great pace, and the developer even put together a $7 iOS app (iTunes Link).

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May 30th, 2011
WrapUp: iOS Style Scrollbar in Chrome, AirPlay for Windows Media Center, and More

Welcome to the WrapUp by CyberNet. This is a collection of news stories, downloads, and tips that we have collected over the last few days, but never got around to writing about.

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March 9th, 2011
Convert Windows Media Center WTV Video to MP4

All of my television watching flows through a central Media Center computer that I have in our house, and from there it is distributed to a few Xbox's that serve as extenders. I absolutely love watching TV with the Media Center interface, but things get a bit more complicated when I want to take a recorded show on-the-go with me since Media Center records using a proprietary WTV format.

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February 28th, 2011
WrapUp: Windows Media Center Plug-ins, Mac OS 10.7 Lion Tour, and More

Welcome to the WrapUp by CyberNet. This is a collection of news stories, downloads, and tips that we have collected over the last few days, but never got around to writing about.

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November 18th, 2010
Customize the Windows Media Center Menu

I use Windows Media Center as my primary source for watching live TV, and last weekend I decided to figure out how I could customize the placement of menu items. For example, I don't really listen to music or look at photos on my Media Center computer so having these options visible only makes it take longer to navigate to some of the other menu rows.

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September 30th, 2010
Increase the Windows 7 Media Center Tuner Limit

If you are a Windows Media Center user the chances are pretty good that you've already heard of My Channel Logos. With this beautiful addition to Media Center you'll see logos for each of the channels when viewing the television guide. It's one of the most popular add-ons for Windows Media Center, and the developer has done a great job of keeping it up-to-date.

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September 28th, 2010
Windows Media Center Extender (Xbox 360) Choppy Video Troubleshooting Tips

I've been spending some time optimizing my Windows 7 Media Center installation, and in doing so I've found some good information that has helped me pinpoint why I don't always see perfectly smooth video when streaming to my Xbox 360.

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March 17th, 2010
Alternative to WebGuide on Windows 7 Media Center

I used to be a huge fan of WebGuide, but it seems that the developer joining Microsoft put an end to all updates. The bad news came when I couldn't get WebGuide to work on my Windows 7 64-bit Media Center, and due to the lack of support I started looking for alternatives.

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September 22nd, 2009
Play MKV Files in Windows 7

I've been using Windows 7 Media Center as my dedicated media hub for the last few weeks, and it's been a nice upgrade from Vista Media Center. Some improvements include support for up to 4 tuners for each type (QAM, ATSC, etc...), a lot of interface improvements, and HD support to name a few. It can even play AVI/DivX files natively without needing any add-ons.

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July 10th, 2008
Microsoft Buys “The Green Button”

In the past we have mentioned The Green Button, a site dedicated to Windows Media Center. They have all kinds of great information available to those needing questions about their Media Center answered. Over-time it has become even more helpful with actual members of the Microsoft Media Center team dropping by to personally answer questions.

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May 12th, 2008
CyberNotes: Apple Front Row vs. Windows Media Center

Today we're taking a look at Apple's Front Row vs. Windows Media Center. We're not really sure if Front Row can be compared to Media Center because right now, they serve different purposes. Front Row is more of an interface for controlling the media already on your computer while Media Center will do that in addition to recording television shows.

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April 4th, 2008
Microsoft’s $10,000 Digital Home Makeover Contest

If you've got a video recording device and two minutes to spare, you could end up with a $10,000 Digital Home Makeover, courtesy of Microsoft. They started a contest  to help celebrate the availability of several new Extenders for Windows Media Center.

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March 9th, 2008
MyFive: Reasons I Love Windows Vista Media Center

I've had a Vista machine setup for over a year whose sole purpose is to record my television shows, and I have to say that I've fallen deeply in love with it. Prior to owning the Vista Media Center computer I was using a ReplayTV unit to do the recording, and I didn't think that it got much better than that.

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February 28th, 2008
CyberNotes: Multiple Tuners in Vista Media Center (MCE)

I've been using a Vista Media Center computer for over a year to record all of my favorite shows, and overall I have been really impressed with it. The commercial skipping add-on is a real gem, and the WebGuide add-on makes it possible to access and schedule shows no matter where I am.

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February 13th, 2008
"Watch Now" Streaming in Media Center with MyNetflix Plug-in

Netflix subscribers and Windows Vista Media Center users now have at their disposal an awesome plug-in that is available as a public beta.  It's hard to believe that this hasn't been done before (at least to my knowledge) because it's extremely useful.

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September 6th, 2007
Microsoft Hires WebGuide Developer and Offers it for Free

Microsoft briefly announced in one of their press releases today that they hired on the developer of the popular WebGuide software for Windows Media Center (both XP and Vista).

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August 10th, 2007
Free PVR TV Guide Service Reaches for your Wallet

There is some bad news for those of you taking advantage of free media center software, such as MythTV or Media Portal. As it turns out Zap2it couldn’t continue to provide the television listings that many free media center applications were using.

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May 21st, 2007
Microsoft Files Trademark for Joost-like Service?

Microsoft has filed a new trademark for a service that sounds remarkably similar to Joost. The logo being trademarked is pictured to the right, and is supposed to represent “arrowheads diverging from a disc.” While the symbol doesn’t seem all that intriguing, the services behind it certainly grab your attention:

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