Microsoft Built a Cable Box Killer. Then They Killed It.
Last month, Microsoft confirmed that Windows Media Center would not be included in Windows 10. It was not a surprise,…
Now Microsoft Is Making a Set-Top TV Box?
Not content to sit back while Apple, Google, Roku, Boxee et.al. wade the murky waters of internet television, Microsoft…
How to Stream Media without Buying Any More Gear
So, you'd love to get the movies, music, and photos from your laptop to your living room, but you don't want to buy…
Boxee Integration App Lets Boxee and Windows 7 Media Center Play Nice
Windows 7 Media Center and Boxee each has its own strengths, and now the Boxee Integration App gives you access to both…
How To: Play Zune Pass Music on Your WinMo Handset
For $15 a month, a Zune Pass subscription is a pretty great deal. The only catch, seemingly, is that you also have to…
Ten Ways to Improve Your Media Center Experience
Our sister site Lifehacker put together a list of ten app-based ways to boost your media center's potential, adding…
Ceton's CableCARD Solution Has Six Tuners In One Slot
This Ceton Multi-Channel CableCARD is very interesting, both for its ability to decode six cable streams at once to…
Zone Pro Hands On Part 2: Copy Freely and Windows 7
To continue our review of the Niveus Zone Pro media center, we put Windows 7 on there to try out all the new features,…
Normal People Can Now Install CableCARD Tuners On Windows 7 PCs
FINALLY. Microsoft and CableLabs are finally opened the door to have regular people add in CableCARD tuners by…
Windows Media Center Opens Up DRM Restrictions on Shows, Allows More Copying
If you record a lot of shows using a CableCard in Windows Media Center, know that the upcoming 1.19 update will loosen…
Windows 7 Might Block Third-Party Video Codecs
Something we love about Windows 7 is that it has much better native codec support, like H.264 and AAC. But the price…
Largest TV Remote Ever Controls Windows Media Center
I wish it was even larger. Large enough to control the TV with my butt. [Michbex via Hacked Gadgets]
Windows Media Center Gets Sports Channel With Pretty Good College Hoops Coverage
Microsoft's bringing the "Sports Channel" to Windows Media Center (Vista), which is to College Basketball what the…
Secondrun.tv Will Bring Hulu to Windows Media Center Soon
Ok, so it might not be an official Hulu-Microsoft partnership, but Secondrun.tv, an upcoming third-party plugin for Wind…
Windows 7 Media Center: The 10-Foot Experience's New Features
Microsoft has always been ahead of the curve when it comes to the living-room PC experience, thanks to Media Center.…
Win 7 Tip: 'Play To' Media Control Might Take Over Your Whole House
"Play To" is the ability to right-click a media file in Windows 7's Media Player and send it to any networked gadget…
Win 7 Tip: Xbox 360 Streaming Is Buggy For Now, but it Still Works...Kinda
One advantage Windows 7 has over OS X is that you can stream to your Xbox 360 without the need for third-party…
Toshiba Bringing Windows Media Extender To LCDs, Standalone Players Second Half of 2009
Toshiba's jump into the network-enchanced home entertainment game is partnered with Microsoft—Windows Media Extender…
DirecTV PC Tuner Officially Canceled
DirecTV has officially canned their efforts to bring the HDPC-20 tuner to market. The device would have allowed…
HP Mediasmart Connect HD Video Streamer Lightning Review
The Gadget: HP's Mediasmart Connect, a networked receiver that plays back H.264, DivX, XviD, MPEG-2, WMV video, photos,…