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Chris gets serious about tracking maintenance and alerts, why Alex is impressed by the RISC-V-powered NanoKVM, how we might end up using Docmost, and a follow-up review of LubeLogger.

Last year, we had some predictions about what 2023 would bring. How'd we do? There's some news to cover from the past two weeks, like the release of the Fedora Asahi spin, Wayland *not* breaking everything, and the very cursed diagonal monitor mode that only Linux supports. SystemD adds encrypted boot support, Chimera OS might be worth a look for your HTPC, and the Fedora stearing committe is weighing a round of interesting changes for Fedora 40, like unifying /bin and /sbin. Then we cover predictions for 2024, like the importance of Ubuntu's next LTS, AMD's GPU outlook, the future of Cosmic, and how exciting 2024 is going to be for desktop Linux users. We cover our favorite tips from the year, and sneak in a couple more aliases you might want to use. You can find the show notes at https://bit.ly/3veYhix and join us next time for a whole new year of Linux! Host: Jonathan Bennett Co-Hosts: Rob Campbell, Ken McDonald, and Jeff Massie Club TWiT members can discuss episodes in the Club TWiT Discord.

Last year, we had some predictions about what 2023 would bring. How'd we do? There's some news to cover from the past two weeks, like the release of the Fedora Asahi spin, Wayland *not* breaking everything, and the very cursed diagonal monitor mode that only Linux supports. SystemD adds encrypted boot support, Chimera OS might be worth a look for your HTPC, and the Fedora stearing committe is weighing a round of interesting changes for Fedora 40, like unifying /bin and /sbin. Then we cover predictions for 2024, like the importance of Ubuntu's next LTS, AMD's GPU outlook, the future of Cosmic, and how exciting 2024 is going to be for desktop Linux users. We cover our favorite tips from the year, and sneak in a couple more aliases you might want to use. You can find the show notes at https://bit.ly/3veYhix and join us next time for a whole new year of Linux! Host: Jonathan Bennett Co-Hosts: Rob Campbell, Ken McDonald, and Jeff Massie Club TWiT members can discuss episodes in the Club TWiT Discord.

On this week's show: More button follow up, Bond brings buttons, Switchbot gets HomeKit, Apple clarifies confusion, Gavin drops the F bomb as Plex launches HTPC software, Amazon is just getting creepy, our TV show roundup for the summer, and a beautiful UI Pick of the Week.

Plex launches an HTPC app. NESN 360 streams Boston sports. Profiles come to Google TV. Hey Sonos is here. Microsoft hasn't given up on a streaming stick. The post Entertainment 2.0 #590 – Not Technically Extortion appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

 Why is Microsoft planning to roll out adverts to Windows 11? Is the ClipChamp video editor as bad as Redditors claim? And why are DuckDuckGo users annoyed by its decision to prevent them seeing "Russian misinformation?"We find out about these things and more in this week's Really Useful Podcast, as well as tell you why you should be using Microsoft Word Online, how to identify unusual symbols, and learn about the best operating systems for building a home media center or HTPC.ShownotesIn this week's show, we discuss the following news, tips, and recommendations.News: Microsoft Trials Ads in Windows Explorer ClipChamp Is Terrible, Says Reddit DuckDuckGo Users Are Annoyed Tips Why You Should Use Microsoft Office Online How to Identify Symbols Online Linunx Distros for a Home Media Center or HTPC Recommendations Murder in Provence Imposters Christian Cawley and Ben Stegner host the show. Follow them on Twitter (@thegadgetmonkey and @stegnersaurus) for updates and even make suggestions for future topics.Don't forget to subscribe to the Really Useful Podcast on Apple Podcasts for more tech news and tips for technophobes!

Aanvullende informatie HTPC 43: Nog iets nieuws? Frenchy Cannoli, Evangelist for Hashish, Dies at 64, New York Times, 31 juli 2021 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/31/us/frenchy-cannoli-dead.html Wie Peter R. de Vries wil eren, moet helpen de drugsoorlog te beëindigen, BCD website, 21 juli 2021 https://coffeeshopbond.nl/blog/wie-peter-r-de-vries-wil-eren-moet-helpen-de-drugsoorlog-te-be%C3%ABindigen Schumer Proposes Federal Decriminalization of Marijuana, New York Times, 14 juli 2021 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/14/us/politics/marijuana-legalization-schumer.html Hard bewijs: de mens blowt al sinds de Steentijd, column Derrick, CNNBS.nl, 20 juli 2021 https://www.cnnbs.nl/hard-bewijs-de-mens-blowt-al-sinds-de-steentijd/ HomeGrown Cup: https://www.homegrowncup.nl/ Interview Bas Stokman: Website Cannabas: https://cannabas.com/ De Ouwe Doos: Rook doet leven, over het recht op een hedonistisch bestaan, Martin van Amerongen, uitgeverij Mets & Schilt, Amsterdam, 2001, ISBN 9053303243 Wijze Woorden: “Of all the many things humans rely on plants for – sustenance, beauty, medicine, fragrance, flavor, fiber- surely the most curious is our use of them to change consciousness: to stimulate or calm, to fiddle with or completely alter, the qualities of our mental experience. Like most people, I use a couple of plants this way on a daily basis. Every morning without fail I begin my day by preparing a hot-water infusion of one of two plants that I depend on (and dependent I am) to clear the mental fog, sharpen my focus, and prepare myself for the day ahead. We don't usually think of caffeine as a drug, or our daily use of it as an addiction, but that is only because coffee and tea are legal and our dependence on them is socially acceptable.” Michael Pollan, ‘This is your mind on plants – Opium, caffeine, mescaline' (2021)

Tonight on GeekNights, we bring you a technology news roundup for April 2021. Apple announces several things, Apple must face a lawsuit over whether or not people "buy" things, early results show promise for a new malaria vaccine, capitalism is keeping the COVID vaccines from widespread global use, Honda will stop selling combustion engines by 2040, Fujitsu software wrongly sent people to prison, Elon Musk's tunnel is worthless garbage, chip shortages are getting worse, Signal pwn3d Cellebrite, the University of Minnesota is now banned from contributing to the Linux kernel (their apology was not accepted), a driverless Tesla killed two people and burned so bardly firefighters couldn't put it out, Roku and Google are beefing (another reason why the HTPC is superior to all other streaming devices), this streaming device points a camera at you to literally spy on you, and lab-grown salmon meat is a real possibility!

Welcome to episode 38 of DLN Xtend. DLN Xtend is a community powered podcast. We take conversations from the DLN Community from places like the DLN Discourse Forums, Telegram group, Discord server and more. We also take topics from other shows around the network to give our takes. 00:00 Introduction 14:38 Topic 36:24 Host Related Interest 41:23 Wrap Up Host Related Interest Matt- Game- Sky Break https://store.steampowered.com/app/405370/Sky_Break/ Wendy- Space Education App Celestia https://celestia.space/index.html Join us in the DLN Community: Discourse: https://discourse.destinationlinux.network/ Telegram: https://destinationlinux.org/telegram Mumble: https://destinationlinux.network/mumble/ Discord: https://destinationlinux.org/discord servers to continue the discussion! Contact info Matt (Twitter @MattDLN) Wendy (LinuxandLifts on Instagram) Nate (cubiclenate.com)

Auf der HTPC 2020 in Bonn spricht Tanja in einem lockeren Gespräch mit Felix Brand , CEO des HTGF Portfoliounternehmens cardiosecur. Erfahrt in diesem Podcast, was Felix persönlich bewegt, motiviert und beschäftigt. Viel Spaß beim Zuhören.

Auf der HTPC 2020 in Bonn spricht Martin in einem lockeren Gespräch mit Sebastian Scheler, CEO und leitender Psychologe des HTGF Portfoliounternehmens Innerspace. Erfahrt in diesem Podcast, was Sebastian persönlich bewegt, motiviert und beschäftigt. Viel Spaß beim Zuhören.

Rob and Taylor tackle the Marathon challenge! They dig into the complexities of data storage and archiving. We creative people who document our work in photos, videos, and text. It's a huge pile of digital stuff! We decided to converse three separate times as we tackled the worlds of atx, microatx, minitx, drive shucking, mdfind, RAID, NAS, DAS, VPN, and file recovery! Taylor got called a FIP. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Wesley Ellis, Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs

What happened to the HTPC?  When we first started doing the podcast many many years ago, the Home Theater PC was a thing. DIYers built them from scratch and others who were not so technically inclined could buy fully built ready to go products from third party vendors. Xbox owners were lucky enough to have the Windows Media Center client built into their gaming consoles so they could leave the PC in an office and still have the HTPC experience in the family room.  Fast forward ten years and HTPCs are not really a thing anymore. You can still buy some prebuilt products like the Intel BOXNUC8i3CYSN1 NUC 8 Home, a Mini PC with Windows 10. No kidding that's the name. It's available at Amazon for $425. If you are the handy type you can build one from scratch. The Tech Buyer Guru has a parts list that goes for less than $750 with all parts being purchased at Amazon.They even have step by step instructions on how to assemble the PC. We feel that this would be the way to go. Once built it would be on par with HTPCs that cost two or three times as much.  Once the PC is built then you have to install software. Windows no longer comes with what we found to be the best media center software “Windows Media Center” so you have to download and install your own. There are plenty to choose from and they are free!  Plex - Plex brings together all the media that matters to you. Your personal collection will look beautiful alongside stellar streaming content. Enjoy Live TV & DVR, a growing catalog of great web shows, news, and podcasts. It's finally possible to enjoy all the media you love in a single app, on any device, no matter where you are. Kodi - Kodi spawned from the love of media. It is an entertainment hub that brings all your digital media together into a beautiful and user friendly package. It is 100% free and open source, very customisable and runs on a wide variety of devices. It is supported by a dedicated team of volunteers and a huge community. Media Portal -  transforms your PC into a complete media solution.  It runs on basic hardware, connects directly to your TV and displays your TV Series, Movies, Photos and Music in a much more dynamic way. All in the comfort of your living room, on your big screen LCD or Plasma TV or projector! There are others as well. Once you install the software you point it to your media files and you are off to the races.  Back in the day that would be enough and you would be the envy of everyone on the block. But today there are so many options for getting your content that an HTPC with just the media server software falls short. Early on there was no Netflix, Hulu, Apple, Google, or Amazon content so it didn't matter. Today we have content all over the place. And the problem is that the PC interface to that content is not really usable with a remote control.  Sure there are plugins that are developed for these media servers to try and fix the interface problem but DRM protected content just do not play well with these products.  In actuality, the real reason the HTPC dropped off the face of the earth is because of the Set top box. The Rokus, AppleTVs, and FireTVs of today do so much more and for a faction of the price. Plus you can get players for your device that work with some of the media servers out there. Plex in particular looks great on these set top boxes. All you need is a computer somewhere on the network that runs the Plex Software and you have access to any content on your phones, computers, and set top boxes. This is not how the original HTPCs worked of course. In the old scenario the computer's video was run to the TV and when you launched the player it went full screen similar to video games taking over the computer's interface. This method is by far better as you don't need to keep a noisy PC in the room with the TV and the content can be served to multiple TVs and devices throughout  your network.  So what do you think? Do you want a HTPC? Do we need them anymore? 

When we first started doing the podcast many many years ago, the Home Theater PC was a thing. DIYers built them from scratch and others who were not so technically inclined could buy fully built ready to go products from third party vendors. Xbox owners were lucky enough to have the Windows Media Center client built into their gaming consoles so they could leave the PC in an office and still have the HTPC experience in the family room.

Plex is killing off TV mode in their desktop app leaving us to wonder, is the HTPC dead? HDHomeRun's Roku app gets DVR, and tons of news from gamescom. The post Entertainment 2.0 #494 – Is the HTPC Dead Yet? appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

In this episode of "The Fun Waste of Time" one of the crew discusses his home theater and experiences playing video games and watching movies on a 165 inch projector screen with a 7.6.4 Dolby Atmos "3D" surround sound system.  He details some of the equipment, devices and design that make up his theater. The crew also gets into the rumors of a Nintendo and Xbox partnership that could "potentially" place Xbox'(s) gaming streaming service "Xbox Game Pass" on the Nintendo Switch. What are the pros and cons! And, of course, the crew discuss some of the latest movie and TV news, as well as, what they're playing and watching! Tarrus' Home Theater Components Screen: Stewart ST130 (152” Wide x 65” High x 165” Diagonal) Microperf - Acoustically Transparent (1.3 Gain 30% brighter) Projector: JVC DLA-RS620: Late 2016 model - 4K HDR Speakers: Triad 7.6.4 Surround Sound Triad (Silver Line) Architectural In-Wall Speakers Acoustically Design: MSR Acoustics – Acoustic Panels and Diffusers on walls and ceiling. (Anthony Grimani, Mario Previtti) Receiver: Denon X6300H (Dolby Atmos capable) Video Processor: Lumagen Radiance Pro Control System: Control4 Lighting: 5 zones of lights including 2 sconce zones with Phillip Hue Lights Bluray Player: Oppo 203 - 4K HDR Gaming Systems: Xbox One X and PS4 PC: Custom built HTPC with 1080TI, 32Gigs RAM, i7700k processor Seating: Seatcraft Sonomas (8 Seats - Two Rows of 4) each with SoundShaker bass transducers Screen Wall: Stage with Black Carpeting / Black Velvet Panels built around the screen to match the screen frame / Fabric-Mate Track Panels along sides and top of stage with 1 inch "Recore" Insulation & Guilford of Maine (GOM) Anchorage Fabric - Onyx (Black) Riser: Second Row Seat Riser (19” High x 152” Wide)  

Tis the Season for Ron, Dan, and Gwen to reveal their very exciting holiday plans over invisible pancakes. Because holiday diets, y'all. Brought to you by Tectonic Coffee Company! www.tectoniccoffee.com The HTPC crew also discuss NFL playoffs, Manny Machado, and the NBA Season thus far.

AVexcel - Episode 94 Recorded on October 25, 2018 Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron  The rundown: - In search of great 4K - Vizio P-Series Quantum - Emotiva BasX A-100 amp - Show me your HTPC setup - Contrast without sacrifice - Calibration explanation - The Best 4K HDR TV - Your excellent feedback & questions AVexcel is 100% powered by our awesome crew of Patreon supporters - thank you!  Visit AVexcel.com for links, show notes, contact info, and more!

It's Primeday! https://lon.tv/primeday (affiliate link) - This week I talk about why it's not worth the effort to shoehorn HTPC functions onto a Chromebox, how some YouTubers have their videos turned into ads, and more! See all of this week's mentioned content: http://lon.tv/ww209 -- INDEX BELOW: VIDEO INDEX: 00:53 - Supporter Thank Yous 01:15 - (non)Ad: Prime day! - http://lon.tv/primeday 01:52 - Week in review: Extras channel lon.tv/extras 03:39 - Week in review: Main channel 05:41 - HP Chromebox Errata on benchmark test 08:24 - On my mind: week 72 08:30 - Livestreams and feedback 09:32 - Q&A for you: what's best time to stream? 10:25 - News 10:32 - MKBHD (Marques Brownlee) unwittingly becomes an ad 12:44 - College terminates YouTuber's scholarship 16:09 - Dolby Vision for Xbox One 16:36 - Macbook keyboard's dust protector 18:04 - Will Chromebooks become premium products now? 20:54 - Why Chromeboxes are not good media PCs 23:54 - Protecting your gear with uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) 26:16 - Channel of the week - https://lon.tv/catv 28:23 - Coming up this week 29:33 - Helping the channel 30:04 - My other channels Subscribe to my email list to get a weekly digest of upcoming videos! - http://lon.tv/email See my second channel for supplementary content : http://lon.tv/extras Join the Facebook group to connect with me and other viewers! http://lon.tv/facebookgroup Visit the Lon.TV store to purchase some of my previously reviewed items! http://lon.tv/store Read more about my transparency and disclaimers: http://lon.tv/disclosures Want to chat with other fans of the channel? Visit our forums! http://lon.tv/forums Want to help the channel? Start a Member subscription or give a one time tip! http://lon.tv/support or contribute via Venmo! lon@lon.tv Follow me on Facebook! http://facebook.com/lonreviewstech Follow me on Twitter! http://twitter.com/lonseidman Catch my longer interviews in audio form on my podcast! http://lon.tv/itunes http://lon.tv/stitcher or the feed at http://lon.tv/podcast/feed.xml Follow me on Google+ http://lonseidman.com We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

In this weeks episode we are joined again by Brian Moses to discuss several of his recent system builds. We start off the show delving into his recent EconoNAS, highlighting the goals behind the build and how he goes about selecting the hardware parts. We then discuss his experience using White-label HDD’s for the first time. From here, we move on to discuss his HTPC - again highlighting the goals and the experience of live-streaming the build. This leads us on to highlight the AMD Ryzen Threadripper/Intel Coffee Lake i9 series of CPU’s, Graphics card pricing and the Steam Link Box. Finally, we look at what’s in store for his upcoming DIY NAS 2018 build, FreeNAS AMD support and the different available SSD connectors.

Hallo lieber Zuhörer, heute haben wir einen Gast bei uns. Er erzählt uns etwas über Wohnzimmer PCs im Zusammenspiel mit Linux. Wir bekommen sehr interessante Antworten von diesem Teenager. Wenn dir der Podcast gefällt, lass uns doch einfach einen Daumen nach oben da, oder schreibe uns einen Kommentar. Vielen Dank für deine Unterstützung. Herzliche Grüße Dein Christoph

On this episode, we have co-founder and physiotherapist Paul from JimJam - A digital health platform where patients can access online physiotherapists via video. Learn how to create a remote consultation platform, how to address the clinical challenges of using video consultations, and listen to Paul’s thoughts on competition and disruptive technology in healthcare. What you will learn in this episode: - What is JimJam? - How physiotherapy works remotely - How to ensure safety during remote consultation - The importance of red flag identification - Choosing a price point for disruptive technology - Why Paul welcomes competition - The biggest challenge for JimJam What is JimJam? JimJam is a digital physiotherapy platform. The platform allows people to have a remote physiotherapy consultation in real time using video chat technology. The clinical reason to build JimJam is to remove barriers to access clinicians at the appropriate time. Research tells us that early intervention and active rehabilitation are important, both are facilitated by having a remote consultation. Additionally, we have an aging population, so there are an increasing number of people trying to access a diminishing resource. By providing people the opportunity to get quick access to a physiotherapist, there is evidence it reduces demands on the health service. How physiotherapy works remotely One obvious limitation of online services is that you can’t touch a patient during physical examination. However, although you can’t touch the patient, you can examine them. The look and move components can be covered by asking the patients to do certain movements. There are many tests that can be done that are movement related (e.g. does a patient have restricted movement?). These tests can be replicated without having to be in the same room. How to ensure safety during remote consultation JimJam is incredibly robust on clinical governance. All JimJam physiotherapists are HTPC registered and CSP registered. When the physiotherapists arrive at the working diagnosis, they’ll explain what the patient can expect (e.g. day 1, week 1, month 1). They’ll describe the need for and specifics of the active rehabilitation based on their particular presentation. The importance of red flag identification During a remote consultation, the physiotherapist has to be alert to red flag identification. The majority of red flag identification comes during the subjective assessment. This is why the people that work with JimJam tend to be senior clinicians, because they have the experience and knowledge base to make it extremely safe. Choosing a price point for disruptive technology The price point for JimJam is £19.99, this was chosen for a number of reasons. The premise of remote consultations in physiotherapy is disruptive, making it appealing also means making it cost effective. This price is for our B to C market.The majority of the fee—80%—goes to the physiotherapist, which is in line with standard locum pay for physiotherapists. The rest is to run and use the platform. Occupational health and other B to B customers are currently more profit generating for JimJam than single customers. Large organisations that have a captive audience of staff need to access services like this rapidly, to have a healthy workforce. Why Paul welcomes competition One of the things about competition, especially for disruptive technology, is that you can almost look upon it as proof of concept. JimJam responds to competition by improving iterations of the platform and how they provide services. This kind of platform already exists for GP services (Babylon Health), so it’s in the public consciousness. “There’s space for everyone, as long as what you do, you do well.” The biggest challenges for JimJam The biggest challenge for JimJam has been the confusion and disconnect around how remote consultations can work: “With physiotherapy,

On this episode, we have co-founder and physiotherapist Paul from JimJam - A digital health platform where patients can access online physiotherapists via video. Learn how to create a remote consultation platform, how to address the clinical challenges of using video consultations, and listen to Paul’s thoughts on competition and disruptive technology in healthcare. What you will learn in this episode: - What is JimJam? - How physiotherapy works remotely - How to ensure safety during remote consultation - The importance of red flag identification - Choosing a price point for disruptive technology - Why Paul welcomes competition - The biggest challenge for JimJam What is JimJam? JimJam is a digital physiotherapy platform. The platform allows people to have a remote physiotherapy consultation in real time using video chat technology. The clinical reason to build JimJam is to remove barriers to access clinicians at the appropriate time. Research tells us that early intervention and active rehabilitation are important, both are facilitated by having a remote consultation. Additionally, we have an aging population, so there are an increasing number of people trying to access a diminishing resource. By providing people the opportunity to get quick access to a physiotherapist, there is evidence it reduces demands on the health service. How physiotherapy works remotely One obvious limitation of online services is that you can’t touch a patient during physical examination. However, although you can’t touch the patient, you can examine them. The look and move components can be covered by asking the patients to do certain movements. There are many tests that can be done that are movement related (e.g. does a patient have restricted movement?). These tests can be replicated without having to be in the same room. How to ensure safety during remote consultation JimJam is incredibly robust on clinical governance. All JimJam physiotherapists are HTPC registered and CSP registered. When the physiotherapists arrive at the working diagnosis, they’ll explain what the patient can expect (e.g. day 1, week 1, month 1). They’ll describe the need for and specifics of the active rehabilitation based on their particular presentation. The importance of red flag identification During a remote consultation, the physiotherapist has to be alert to red flag identification. The majority of red flag identification comes during the subjective assessment. This is why the people that work with JimJam tend to be senior clinicians, because they have the experience and knowledge base to make it extremely safe. Choosing a price point for disruptive technology The price point for JimJam is £19.99, this was chosen for a number of reasons. The premise of remote consultations in physiotherapy is disruptive, making it appealing also means making it cost effective. This price is for our B to C market.The majority of the fee—80%—goes to the physiotherapist, which is in line with standard locum pay for physiotherapists. The rest is to run and use the platform. Occupational health and other B to B customers are currently more profit generating for JimJam than single customers. Large organisations that have a captive audience of staff need to access services like this rapidly, to have a healthy workforce. Why Paul welcomes competition One of the things about competition, especially for disruptive technology, is that you can almost look upon it as proof of concept. JimJam responds to competition by improving iterations of the platform and how they provide services. This kind of platform already exists for GP services (Babylon Health), so it’s in the public consciousness. “There’s space for everyone, as long as what you do, you do well.” The biggest challenges for JimJam The biggest challenge for JimJam has been the confusion and disconnect around how remote consultations can work: “With physiotherapy,

It’s a battle between the Dell Inspiron micro 3050 and the HP Stream mini. We’ll talk about Media Center and if it’s better on Windows 8.1 or Windows 7 with these boxes.  A little...

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Esta semana o A.Sousa debateu-se com a diferença do custo ecológico entre sacos de plástico e de papel. Concluímos a falar da diferença entre construir um Home Theater PC (HTPC) com um Raspberry Pi em 2013 e 2015. Podem aceder aqui à lista completa de episódios do Podcast. O Podcast do Poupar melhor está também […]

(0:01:20) Blu Rays: (300: Rise of an Empire), (0:03:00) Coming Attractions: (Transformers: Age of Extinction...Deliver Us from Evil...Earth to Echo...Tammy), (0:07:00) Box Office: America hearts Kevin Hart and Michael Bay, (0:10:50) TV Talk: Penny Dreadful is interesting, Salem is watchable, Crossbones is not, and Sherlock got renewed and so did Community, sorta, (0:19:05) Darren: futbol, HTPC build, lake trip, (0:35:15) Tripp: GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL, (0:43:55) Shaun: Futbol, Assassin’s Creed 2, New Super Mario Bros., Fatale v1, Sherlock series 3, Orange is the New Black s2, Sucker Punch, and finally put Abe Lincoln to rest, (1:18:10) Trey: Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Dynamite 10th Anniversary Humble Bundle

(0:01:30) Blu Rays: (The Lego Movie), (0:02:15) Coming Attractions: (Jersey Boys...Think Like a Man Too), (0:15:25) Box Office: 22 Jump Street jumps into the lead, (0:18:15) TV Talk: Game of Thrones wraps up epically, (0:29:40) Darren: Copa Mundial, big chunk of The Wise Man's Fear (for me at least), slow-mo darts, HTPC decisions, (0:49:55) Tripp: GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL, (0:58:05) Trey: Loveless Cafe, Wildstar, (1:27:15-) DC vows to make one million movies

(0:01:10) Blu Rays: (Cosmos...True Detective S1), (0:06:50) Coming Attractions: (How to Train Your Dragon 2...22 Jump Street), (0:10:55) Box Office: The Fault in Our Stars is the star, (0:14:55) TV Talk: Game of Thrones does the battle for Castle Black, Crossbones is still bad, and Salem is kinda okay considering, (0:28:05) Darren: Fallon fail, new compy, a little more The Wise Man's Fear, more HTPC research, (0:45:15) Trey: Wildstar, Thrilling Adventure Hour, Locke and Key, (1:02:10) Tripp: finished Something Wicked This Way Comes, started Brave New World, Assassin’s Creed: Liberation and Freedom Cry, (1:12:10) E3 happened, and there were some crazy awesome looking games

Channel Master DVR+ Review If you are a cord cutter you know that one thing that is difficult to live without is a DVR. You can buy a Tivo Roamio and pay a smaller monthly service but you cut the cord so you wouldn't have to pay a monthly charge. What most cord cutters are looking for is a way to record over the air HD without having to pay any monthly fees. Channel Master has you covered with the DVR+ (MSRP $249.99). The DVR+ is a subscription free DVR that allows you to cut the cord and still watch late night network TV on your terms. Features: Watch broadcast programming in pure, uncompressed HD - the highest quality available Easy installation with on-screen setup wizard Supports SD and HD video resolutions up to 1080i and 1080p Works with all digital TV antennas for instant access to broadcast programming Supports external USB hard drives (EHD) for full DVR functionality Dual tuners allow you to record one program while watching another or record two programs at the same time (using EHD) Records, pauses and plays back live TV up to 2 hours out of the box 4 See what's on now or later with the user-friendly Electronic Program Guide (EPG) Easily search for shows and set timers with name-based recording Broadband connection provides automatic software updates, enhanced EPG and access to Internet video streaming services Get Wi-Fi connectivity with optional USB Wi-Fi adapter Supports Dolby® Digital Plus surround sound Ultra-low power consumption Setup: When you take the DVR+ out of the box the first thing you notice is how thin it is. Its barely bigger than the HDMI cable that you plug into it. You can pretty much put it anywhere with little issue. To physically install the device you need to connect power, HDMI, antenna, Ethernet, and an external hard drive. Without the external drive there is little that you can do as the DVR+ comes with 16GB internally. A Terabyte drive will get you about 160 hours of HD recording. We had a spare 80GB drive which was reformatted by the DVR+ and was ready to go in a few minutes. The physical install took about 15 minutes. You will need a network connection for the program guide or if you want to use the Hulu service. Right now that's the only network service available. Channel Master says they will add more over time. If you don't have a wired connection you can buy a Wifi adapter for an additional $40. Next we fired up the unit and scanned for channels. The DVR+'s two tuners found 45 digital channels which was better than the HD Homerun but not as good as the tuner in our Panasonic plasma television. All of which are connected to the same antenna.   Twentyfive minutes after taking the DVR+ out of the box we had a picture on screen and were able to record anything coming over the airwaves! Performance: What can we say, the DVR+ works like a DVR you would get from your provider. The program Guide is provided by Rovi (no additional cost)  which allows you to search or browse to find your programs. You can tune to a program if its currently on or you can mark it for recording. Season passes are set up based on title names, which is a little less sophisticated than say the Genie but it will get the job done. You can setup up the skip forward and skip back lengths in the menu so if you want to skip back 30 seconds and forward by one minute you can do it. The user interface is basic but very responsive. We recorded a few programs to the external drive. All but one recorded but that was on a channel that did not have the best reception. On channels that have a solid signal every timed based recording went off without a hitch. We even recorded two programs at the same time. Like we said, it works just like every other DVR we've ever owned. We had to turn on the DVR to see if it was recording because the record light does not come on unless the DVR is powered on. Yes, the device always has power and can record even if its “off”. But we would like to see the light come on anytime the DVR is recording something. Playback was flawless and skipping through commercials was easy. We had the skip forward set to one minute so it was usually five or six presses to get through a commercial break. Skips were instantaneous. The only drawback of a 60 second skip is that if you miss the entry point after the commercials you'll have a lot of backing up to do so you may want a 30 second back button instead of the typical 10 seconds. This and That: The DVR+ has been designed to work well with the Slingbox 500. Current firmware does not allow you to set up a season pass that only records new shows. So you end up with some repeats that need to be deleted. The buttons on the remote are very small. But you'll be using a Harmony anyway right ;-) There is no user guide so be prepared to hunt around through the menus to see what's possible Conclusion: Up until now if you wanted to cut the cord and totally eliminate monthly fees you needed a HTPC. With the DVR+, a cord cutter can be free of cable and satellite without missing out on timeshifting. The only thing the DVR+ doesn't have is a rich set of network apps. Although we're sure they are already on the way!

Trends at this year's CES Show: 4K TVs - Actually we saw a lot of this last year as well. Perhaps Braden's prediction of a 4K TV year may actually come true! OLED TVs - Again, we saw OLED last year too. But this year we saw larger sizes. LG is a big player here. Sound Bars - Now you may be seeing why we decided not to go to CES. Sound Bars are big because the speakers on most modern thin TVs are terrible. But its genius!! This now gives manufacturers an opportunity to sell another piece of gear. Wireless Speakers - Offerings from manufacturers like Sonos and some other companies that you have never heard of before as well made an impact this year. Smart Home/ Home Automation - Nothing new here! Wasn't last year the year of home automation?? Even more manufacturers to get into the automation game this year. Higher Resolution Audio -  This is a new trend and we like seeing it. The only issue is that high quality audio typically comes a high cost. Samsung Samsung showed a 110” UHD TV -  We talked about the 85” model that forced a family to sell one of their daughters into slavery so they could pay the $40K pricetag. It looks like the 110 inch model won't be produced. At least at this time. Its more of a concept TV brought to CES to show what they can do. Will TVs like this ever get down in price to the point where projectors are no longer necessary? They also demonstrated an 85” that is “Bendable”. Turn it on and the edges curve towards you. Turn it off and its flat! Samsung to Unveil Secret Weapon at 2014 International CES - Samsung is reportedly planning to unveil its secret weapon, the V1 Bomb, a high-definition TV called Quantum-dot LED TV (QLED TV) at the 2014 International CES Samsung To Debut Wireless Streaming Speaker, Home Theater System, Portable Stereo And Two TV Soundbars Samsung unveils a new foundation for the smart home LG LG unveiled twelve 4K televisions for 2014 - They introduced the 105-inch 4K 105UC9 that has an aspect ratio of  21:9 and is powered by the webOS Smart TV platform. If you can't find any 4K content for these spiffy new TVs have no fear. LG has developed something called Tru-ULTRA HD Engine Pro.  Its supposed to improve overall Ultra HD picture quality. That along with a new proprietary upscaling chip will make SD and HD content look better on Ultra HD televisions. Well at least according to LG. On the Audio side of things, LG says it worked with Harman Kardon to develop premium audio systems for each TV. But seriously, with TVs like these are you really thinking about not using a receiver?  The remaining lineup: LG UB9800 Series - 4K, WebOS, Tru-Ultra HD Engine Pro, IPS, passive 3D, 65, 79, 84, 98 inches LG UB9500 Series - 4K, WebOS, IPS, passive 3D, 55, 65 inches LG UB8500 Series - 4K, WebOS, IPS, passive 3D, 49, 55 inches LG EC9800 - 4K, WebOS, OLED,  Bendable, 77 inches LG EC9700 - 4K, WebOS, OLED, 55, 65 inches Panasonic TC-AX800U series - 4K, edge-lit local dimming, 65 and 58 inches. The 58 inch is available now. The 65 inch will be available in the spring. TC-55AS680U - 1080p, 240Hz refresh rate TC-AS650U series - 1080p, 3D, 60, 55, and 50. Cool touch pad remote! Available Today TC-60AS660U series - 1080p, Home Theater System Bundle, Touch Pad Remote TC-AS530U series - 1080p, 60, 55, 50, 39 inches Available Now TC-A400U series - 1080p, 50, 39, 32 inches. Available Today - Entry Series ZT80 Plasma 50, 55, 60, and 65 inches. Available in our dreams! Sony All 4K TVs support Netflix 4K Streaming! XBR-X950B series - 4K resolution, direct LED local dimming 85, 65 inches XBR-X900B series - 4K resolution, edge-lit LED local dimming, 79, 65, 55 inches XBR-X850B series - 4K resolution, Triluminous display, 70, 65, 55, 49 inches KDL-W950B series - 1080p resolution, edge-lit LED local dimming, 65, 55 inches KDL-W850B series - 1080p resolution, Wedge design, 70, 60 inches KDL-W800B series - 1080p resolution, 55, 50 inches KDL-60W630B - 1080p resolution, Smart TV, 60 inches KDL-W600B series - 1080p resolution, Smart TV, 48, 40 inches Wireless Speakers SRS-X9 -  2.1 wireless speaker with a bi-amped subwoofer, high-res audio files, Bluetooth, aptX, NFC, Wi-Fi, AirPlay, and DLNA. SRS-X7 - Similar to the X9 but without high-res audio, Wi-Fi, NFC and aptX Bluetooth, Airplay and DLNA support, and compatibility with Music Unlimited, Spotify and TuneIn Radio SRS-X5 - portable, built-in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and NFC, and can double as a hands free speakerphone when paired with your smartphone. Sharp SHARP delivers the first WISA compliant Universal Player - The SD-WH1000U Universal Player is the first, Wireless Speaker and Audio (WiSA™) Association, compliant component to transmit uncompressed sound at 24-bit/96kHz and video at Full HD (1080p) — wirelessly. The Sharp Universal Player has already been named a 2014 International CES Innovations Design and Engineering Awards Honoree in the High Performance Home Audio category. The SD-WH1000U will have an MSRP of $3,999.99 and will begin shipping in the spring of 2014 Sharp Aquos Quattron Plus TV - At half the price of a 4K TV of the same screen size the Plus has 10 million more sub pixels than a regular 1080p TV. Retina Display for TVs?? The TV will accept 4K content and will scale 1080p content to make use of every one of the 10 Million sub pixels! Sharp claims they have put more TVs over 60 inches into American homes than any other manufacturer. Sharp Sound Bar -  The HT-SB602, is designed to compliment 60" and larger flat panel televisions. Its a 2.1-channel, 310-watt sound bar system with a wireless subwoofer. It has built-in Bluetooth and can be paired using NFC.  This system can be set up horizontally either in front of a TV base (including an IR extender for the TV) or wall-mounted and features dual HDMI inputs and output, 3D sound support, Dolby and DTS decoding and an optical input. $500 available in the Spring. Vizio VIZIO announced its all-new P-Series Ultra HD Full-Array LED Smart TV collection. Featuring a backlight that consists of 64 Active LED Zones, HEVC Codec for Ultra HD streaming and VIZIO's V6 six-core processor that combines a quad-core GPU and dual-core CPU for performance and speed. The VIZIO P-Series Ultra HD Full-Array LED Smart TV collection comes in 50”, 55”, 60”, 65”and 70” screen sizes. Prices start at $999.99 for the 50” model and go up to $2599.99 for the 70” model. Looks like these TVs will support Netflix 4K content. JVC JVC introduced three new Ultra HD LCD TVs. The 55-inch DM55UXA ($1,899.99), 65-inch DM65UXA ($2,499.99) and the largest JVC TV to date, the 85-inch DM85UXA ($9,999.99). These are Direct LED TVs. JVC already announced their new line of projectors at CEDIA Other Announcements Home Automation - ADT showed a package called Pulse that can be controlled by voice along with the traditional methods. Belkin showed a device that controls anything than can be turned on and off via a DC switch called the Maker Kit. No pricing. Lowe's showed more devices from their Iris line of home automation The Canary system uses HD video camera and safety sensors to track everything from motion, temperature and air quality to vibration, sound, and activity to help keep you, your family and your belongings safe. Samsung SmartCam - Samsung's new SmartCam HD and SmartCam HD Outdoor offer 1080p Full HD streaming and 128 degree ultra-wide angle lenses, giving consumers the ability to remotely monitor activity - both indoor and out - with full detail and clarity, via any computer or mobile device with no additional monthly video storage or monitoring fees. Outdoor model goes for $299. Revolv - Makers of the $299 Home Automation hub that unites differing protocols announced that their product will be available at Home Depot stores. Look for them by the end of January. NETGEAR - announced a couple of wireless IP Cameras that are HD. The HMNC100 and HMNC500 are 720p and support 802.11n dual band. We have requested an evaluation unit. Pricing and availability to come. NETGEAR - NETGEAR had a few announcements some of the ones we thought were cool are: The AC750 Range Extender. Its supports 802.11b/g/n and ac and plugs into a wall outlet. You simply connect it to your network and then it creates a powerful hotspot! They also released a free Android app that analyzes your wireless network. Finally, NETGEAR showed the NeoMediacat HDMI Dongle. Its essentially an Android set top box in a USB stick. Its Miracast enabled so you can send content from your mobile devices to the connected TV. Polaroid - Introduced a 50-inch LED 4K Ultra HD TV (50GSR9000) for $999. They also introduced a 50-inch LED Smart TV (50GSR7100 ) that's Roku Ready via an included Roku Streaming Stick that plugs into the sets MHL port. The Smart TV will sell for $599 US. Dolby unveils technology to improve TV brightness - On Monday, at the International CES gadget show, the company unveiled Dolby Vision, a technology that increases the brightness and contrast of TV sets. Prototype models will be on display from TV manufacturers such as Sharp and TCL. Standard TV sets emit about 100 nits -- a unit of brightness roughly equivalent to one candle per square meter. As a reference, a 100-watt lightbulb emits 18,000 nits. Dolby says its prototype monitor can put out 4,000 nits. Intel plans a CES coup: Android and Windows in the same computer -  Internally known as "Dual OS," Intel's idea is that Android would run inside of Windows using virtualization techniques, so you could have Android and Windows apps side by side without rebooting your machine. Netflix -  Confirmed that it will stream House of Cards in 4K this year. This will only be available to 4K TVs that have a Netflix app embedded in them. Confirmed Samsung UHD TVs will have this capability. Roku - Announced a partnership with TCL and Hisense that will have the Roku player embedded into some models. The Roku will make money off of advertising that comes through the app. TV sizes will range between 32 and 55 inches. Channel Master DVR+ - Wins Innovations 2014 Design and Engineering Award. DVR+ is a thin (1/2 inch high) device that allows consumers to receive and record local broadcast programming without a subscription or contract, utilizing a simple digital antenna. In addition, consumers have access to streaming video services and enhanced guide data with a broadband connection. For the TV Everywhere enthusiast, DVR+ is compatible with the Slingbox® 500, providing access to all live and recorded content on any connected mobile device, either around the home or around the world. DVR+, priced at $249.99, is available now from Channel Master at www.channelmaster.com HAL: The Next Generation of Home Entertainment System -  HAL®, the voice and gesture activated, remote control replacement that connects easily to a user's TV, was demoed for the first-time ever at CES 2014. With HAL, users can change channels, set the DVR to record the latest episode of any show, browse the internet, stream movies, make video calls, play games and much more. With just the sound of a user's voice or the wave a hand HAL, which stands for Human Algorithm LTE,  is able to handle the following commands: Stream movies and music on Netflix and Pandora Change channels on any cable box by channel number or specific network Control the volume of the TV Set the DVR to record an upcoming show Place video and phone calls over Skype or on a cell phone Set picture-in-picture so users can answer a Skype call while watching a movie Display a user's Facebook feed and photos Conduct internet searches Show the latest viral videos from YouTube Play Angry Birds or Fruit Ninja Dish announces streaming app for PlayStation consoles - Have a PS3 or PS4 and a Hopper. Well now there is an app that turns it into a Joey. You can even use the game controller as the remote. Dish announces wireless Joey - An 802.11ac WiFi access point is used to create a closed network. You can connect up to two set-top boxes per access point. Phorus PR5 Receiver with DTS PLAY-FI - Making its debut at the 2014 International Consumer Electronics Show, the new Phorus (a DTS subsidiary) PR5 Receiver with Play-Fi will allow you to stream high-quality audio directly from a connected smartphones, tablets or PC, wirelessly to existing audio systems over a standard home Wi-Fi network, with zero loss in music quality. Compatible with nearly all AVRs, HTiBs, soundbars, and powered speakers, Play-Fi forges a seamless connection between audio systems, mobile devices and music, creating the ultimate infrastructure within the home to play your music from any device, in as many rooms as you want to listen to it. In addition to multi-room and multi-zone streaming from any device running the Play-Fi application, the Phorus PR5 Receiver with Play-Fi also supports Bluetooth(R) AptX(R), and AAC streaming, as well as direct streaming from iTunes on OSX and Windows. STEIGER DYNAMICS Introduces MAVEN - MAVEN, the most powerful custom-built HTPC in its segment, is setting a new standard for the modern living room. Due to its sleek design, ultra-silent operation, and easy integration with other home theater components, the systems blend perfectly into any existing setup. Combined with a large-screen Full HD or 4K TV, the MAVEN replaces numerous devices like Blu-ray players, DVRs, Desktop PCs and gaming consoles. Up to 12 TB of WD storage provide the capacity for 1,000 Full HD Blu-ray movies, 3 million MP3s, or 3,000 hours of HD TV recording. The integrated home server functionality allows the streaming of the entire media library to mobile devices. All components are designed for continuous operation and are carefully selected based on durability, performance, and quietness. MSRP $999 Tivo demoed Network DVR Prototype - TiVo showed off a prototype of a network-based DVR. A network-based approach will also help cable operators and programmers manage complex content rights, enabling them to create catch-up TV services and other new tiers, and to splice targeted ads shows that are recorded in the cloud. TiVo has not announced any customers for its nDVR. Gefen Wireless HDMI Extender - The GefenTV Wireless for HDMI 60 GHz extender system sends high definition audio and video to any HDTV display up to 33 feet (10 meters). This wireless product is comprised of small table-top Sender and Receiver units. It supports resolutions up to 1080p Full HD, 3DTV, CEC, and 7.1-channels of High Bit Rate (HBR) lossless digital audio such as Dolby® TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio™. The Wireless for HDMI 60 GHz is specifically designed to transmit within a room. Its signal will not penetrate through walls, facilitating interference-free operation of multiple units in adjacent venues and close proximity. Line-of-sight placement of transceivers, however, is not necessary. Thanks to its small form-factor, high performance, and near-zero latency, this product is ideal for high-definition A/V extension within a conference room or home theater installation. Available now for $450.

E ai outro assunto sugerido muito pelos nossos ouvintes. Aprenda como construir e utilizar o seu HTPC. Debatemos:- O que é e para que ter um HTPC; - Escolhendo o hardware; - XBMC: O programa definitivo para seu HTPC; - Jogos e utilitários adicionais. Participam Limpumper, Dudu Maroja, Shuberry e TioSolid. Divirtam-se!

Looking at the AIOS HD Media Center, which provides full HD video, music, BitTorrent client and more in a device that is commonly available for under $100.

First off, we now have a sponsor for the podcast: Engine Yard. This is something they will surely regret after listening to this episode. We started off with the idea of talking about technologies we wish we had time to play with. Ed was talking about his attempts at exploring Clojure, and how it’s likely he’ll be using Python for work in the near future. This leads into a discussion of what attracts us to certain languages and technologies, and when to try to work a personal interest in to your day job. Then Chris talks about how he will likely mess around with evented stuff like Node.js or Twisted for his next book about HTTP APIs or whatever. We also go off on a discussion about HTPC stuff. I can’t really remember how we got there. In reality we mostly bullshitted through the whole thing, and made fun of Engine Yard a bunch. Hopefully they know that they have awesome products and don’t hate us now. Feel free to hit us up on Twitter at @dev_hell or harass Ed and Chris directly. Download now (MP3, 38.7MB, 1:20) Links Engine Yard Video Engine Yard’s Orchestra product Clojure Kohana Node.js Twisted Gunicorn WSGI MIT Fry Guy (actually “The Fry Kids”) HTPC XBMC Raspberry Pi Paleo Diet

Today, we try to say goodbye to cable television using a simple combo of Hulu, an HTPC, and an over-the-air antenna. How did it go? Not according to plan. Expect another attempt at an over-the-top solution soon. Download: HD (mp4) | HD (M4V) | SD (mp4)

Today, we try to say goodbye to cable television using a simple combo of Hulu, an HTPC, and an over-the-air antenna. How did it go? Not according to plan. Expect another attempt at an over-the-top solution soon. Download: HD (mp4) | HD (M4V) | SD (mp4)

In this edition of Revo Roundup I have my first ever guest, Mr. Josh Pollard from the Entertainment 2.0 podcast, to talk about his review of the Zino HD. We will also discuss some viewers questions such has how do I get started with a new HTPC, getting USB Tuners to work, Codec problems, and […]

The couple discusses Food, Inc., HTPC, urine cubbyholes, Betty Boop, and our staycation.

Another Skype-cast this week as the guys are joined by Travis Quinnelly, Technical Editor at http://www.makeuseof.com.  Travis shares his newfound love of the Mac after being a hardcore Windows guy for 15+ years.  We wonder if Travis will complete his switch to the “dark side” by purchasing a 3G iPhone.  Travis pimps his website and we get off onto a tangent regarding WordPress.  The boys discuss Travis' newest purchase, a 32″ Sharp HDTV and point him towards AVS Forum for setup help.  We milk just a tad more out of Grand Theft Auto IV and Rob and Robn declare that it's not all they were hoping for.  Other topics this week include XBMC (The XBox Media Center) and using a Mac Mini for a HTPC.