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Skip Commercials With a Digital Video Recorder

Wednesday May 30, 2007
Except for during the Super Bowl, most people I know don't enjoy watching commercials. But TV commercials are a part of watching TV, right? Well, if you are ... Read More

All About Video and TV Capture Cards

Monday May 28, 2007
Capture Cards are internal or external devices that record Video or TV into your computer's hard drive. Internal cards fit into a PCI slot on your PCs motherboard, external ... Read More

Toshiba RD-XS35 HDD/DVD Recorder - Product of the Week

Saturday May 26, 2007
The Toshiba RD-XS35 HDD/DVD Recorder is a great Set-Top DVD Recorder that includes a Built-in 160 GB Hard Drive. The RD-XS35 can record from Cable and Satellite sources, as ... Read More

TiVo Lowers Price on Series 3 HD DVR $200!

Wednesday May 23, 2007
In a move designed to attract new subscribers, TiVo, Inc. is lowering the price on it's Series 3 High Definition DVR Box $200, from $799 to $599. TiVo is ... Read More

Home Theater Troubleshooting

Tuesday May 22, 2007
Are you having issues getting all of your Home Theater components (TV, DVD Player/Recorder, DVR, VCR, A/V Receiver, etc.) to work properly? If so, check out the article from ... Read More

ADS Tech Instant HDTV PCI Capture Card - Product of the Week

Sunday May 20, 2007
The ADS Tech Instant HDTV PCI is a TV Tuner Capture Card that lets users receive free over-the-air HDTV broadcasts, as well as analog cable. Just install the card into ... Read More

Review of SageTV Version 6 - Media Center Software

Saturday May 19, 2007
Are you looking for a nice alternative to a subscription-based DVR like TiVo, or to the Windows Media Center OS? Then you might want to check out the SageTV Media ... Read More

Giving Up Your Digital Video Recorder

Wednesday May 16, 2007
I recently came across an interesting blog post from a former developer of ReplayTV DVRs. Hanford Lemoore was one of the original developers of the Digital Video Recorder and ... Read More

VideoStudio 11 - Product of the Week

Sunday May 13, 2007
The newest VideoStudio 11 has recently been released by Ulead (now owned by Corel) and is a step up from the previous version 10. Ulead VideoStudio 11 is Video Editing ... Read More

TiVo Series 3 with 1TB Hard Drive?

Saturday May 12, 2007
The regular TiVo Series 3 HD Digital Video Recorder allows users to record about 300 hours of Standard Def and 32 hours of High Def programming on its 250GB Hard ... Read More

DVRs Contributing to Falling TV Ratings?

Wednesday May 9, 2007
In the article, Where have all the viewers gone? from CNN.com, the author cites Digital Video Recorders as a possible reason why ratings have dipped dramatically this TV season. ... Read More

Numark NuVJ - Video Mixing Console - Product of the Week

Sunday May 6, 2007
The Product of the Week for this week is something a little different. The Numark NuVJ Video Mixing Console and Performance Tool is a hardware and software tool for ... Read More

DVD Recorders with ATSC Digital Tuners

Friday May 4, 2007
Effective March 1st, 2007, all DVD Recorders that include a TV Tuner built-in must make that TV Tuner a Digital ATSC Tuner. What does this mean for consumers? ... Read More

History of the Home Theater PC

Wednesday May 2, 2007
Mike Garcen from MissingRemote.com has posted an interesting Top 10 where he chronicles the rise of the Home Theater PC (HTPC). Home Theater PC's and the components used in ... Read More

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