Adam's Digital Video Recording Blog

You know we love RecordedTV HD and it's a must-have add-on for Windows 7 Media Center.  Now it's gotten even better.

With the ability to change and adjust settings right inside Media Center and no reason to grab and keyboard and mouse and head for the desktop, the best recording manager just keeps getting better.  Learn about all the new features here!

Since the release of the Developers Preview last year, Media Center users have been on pins and needles waiting to find out if their beloved HTPC software of choice would be included in Microsoft's new OS.

While the direction MS is taking may disappoint some people, the Redmond WA based company has finally released the details and you can find out what you'll need to do to enjoy Media Center in Windows 8 by reading here.

Media Center users who are looking for a more fully featured extender session are in luck!  Ceton, makers of the InfiniTV4 CableCARD tuner took time this week to show off their newest device, the Echo, at NAB 2012.

With more features and a smaller form factor, this could be your next extender.  Click through for all the details!

While it seems obvious to those of us who use a DVR on a daily basis, it looks like new information has surfaced which shows that more and more TiVo users are skipping live TV.

Whether streaming services or recorded programming is accessed, more of us want TV on our time, not theirs.  Click through and get all the information!

If you live in the Boston area, you might be one of the very, very few customers testing the country's largest MSO's RS-DVR technology.

If not however, you can click through and find out how RS-DVR might affect you in the future, whether or not you live in Beantown!

If you read here regularly, you know that we recently published an introduction to MCE 7 Reset Toolbox.  The bad news is that the software has too many features to be contained in one article!

Click through to read about how you can customize the main menu in Windows Media Center to your liking.  From removing and adding tiles, to creating entire new strips, we have you covered.

TiVo recently announced that they're looking to lower pricing across the board on their Premiere line of DVRs.  If you've considered one of these devices in the past, now's a great time to take a look again.

Not only did the company drop hardware pricing, but they've also reduced their monthly fees.  Click through for the full details on what you can expect a TiVo to cost you!

If you use Media Center, you already have one of the best looking DVR UIs available today.  Nothing comes close to bringing the "pretty" quite like Media Center.

That said, if you really want to make it your own, head over and read our quick look at MCE7 Reset Toolbox, a one-stop application for customizing one of the most popular pieces of HTPC software available today.

If you're a frequent business traveler or someone who simply isn't at home often, no matter the reason, then you probably have a hard time catching up on your favorite programming while you're away.

Fear not weary traveler!  If you have a DVR, you can bet there's a way to get your content to you no matter where you are.  You'll need an internet connection of course, but beyond that, you can read our helpful guide on streaming your DVRed content to you while you're away.

Considering that without the DVR this site wouldn't exist and I wouldn't be writing this article today, I certainly hope not but that's what Roku CEO Anthony Wood said early this week while opening OTTCon in San Jose CA.

Find out why the CEO of a greatly successful company thinks that you soon won't need to keep a hardware DVR solution in your home.