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Ian Dixon

Windows Media Center and The Digital Lifestyle
The Media Center Show Podcast
November 12

Podcast:The Media Center Show #230 - Vision Audio

This week on the show I have Dustin Anderson from Vision Audio winners of the 2009 Windows Media Center Ultimate Installer competition. Vision Audio installed a fantastic solution at a home in Texas with over 30 audio zone and 13 displays. Dustin will be explaining why they selected Windows Media Center and how talks about the components used in the installation.I catch up on email and look at the news items making the blogs.

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Music by Ian Dixon

Clubhouse tags: clubhouse, media center, windows media center, how-to

October 29

The Media Center Show #229 – Andrew Edney

This week Window author and Windows Home Server MVP Andrew Edney joins me to give us an update on the Windows Home Server world including the latest hardware from HP and Lenovo and an update on Power Pack 3. Plus Andrew talks about Windows 7 and his new Windows 7 book!

I have a roundup of the weeks news and an update on my home Media Center project

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Music by Ian Dixon

Clubhouse tags: clubhouse, media center, windows media center, how-to

October 22

The Media Center Show #228 – Windows 7 Launch and Vidabox

This week is the launch of Windows 7 and a big thanks to everybody that sent in their favourite features. I take a few moments to discus them and my own favourites on the show and  I also have an interview with Vidabox’s Steven Chung, Vidabox make high end system for the custom market and now offer components for the enthusiast market and I talk to Steven about their Windows Home Server solution, touch screens and custom cases.

As ever I have email and a roundup of the weeks news

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Music by Ian Dixon

Clubhouse tags: clubhouse, media center, windows media center, how-to

October 08

The Media Center Show #226 – Sincast

This week on the show I am talking to Tim Curtis about SinCast, Sincast is a way of disturbing content around the home for synchronised multi-zone audio and video (more details here). I also have a round up of the weeks news.

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Clubhouse tags: clubhouse, media center, windows media center, how-to

September 24

Podcast: The Media Center Show #224 – Ben Drawbaugh

As promised last week here is the interview I recorded with Engadget HD’s Ben Drawbaugh talking about his CEDIA experiences and looking back at how well he did with his predictions, some came off and some didn’t! The main news seems to be around CableCARD and Ben explains what this means to Media Center enthusiasts. I have a round up of the weeks news, email and my first impressions of the new Zune HD

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Clubhouse tags: clubhouse, media center, windows media center, how-to

September 10

The Media Center Show #222 Small Form Factor PCs

undefinedThis week Missing Remote’s Mike Garcen returns to talk about the rise of small form factor PCs that could have the potential to be a replacement for Extenders. Mike and I discus the pros and cons of the PCs and how they can fit in with our home networks. I also have email, a news roundup and the details of Microsoft’s Windows Media Center CEDIA announcements.

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00:23 Coming up this week
01:15 Email: DVB-C in Windows 7
03:32 Email: MKV to Extenders
06:27 Are you using any Media Center alternatives?
06:50 Zune to Retire Every Player But Zune HD?
07:36 NControl iPhone Media Center Remote
08:17 Windows Media Center developer job opportunities
08:52 Become a UK Windows Media Center TV Ambassadors and win a tuner
09:28 Microsoft’s CEDIA Windows Media Center Announcements
12:43 Welcome to Mike
15:23 SFF PCs
18:59 What to expect from a nettop
21:49 Taking over from Extenders?
33:00 Server storage
44:21 Mac Mini
47:20 Connecting to the cloud
50:27 See you next week

Music by Ian Dixon

Clubhouse tags: clubhouse, media center, windows media center, how-to

August 27

The Media Center Show #220 – S1 Digital

undefinedThis week Paul Heitlinger from S1 Digital talks about their new range of products including a Windows Home Server based Digital Entertainment Platform that streams CableCARD content around the home. Paul also talks about their new Bluray changer for Media Center and other products

I also have email and a quick catch up of the news

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Show Times:

00:23 Coming up this week
01:05 Email: TV with Media Center?
02:16 Email: Media Center with Rogers? HD PVR
03:48 Windows Media Center Software Development Kit for Windows 7 RTM Now Available
04:46 Can Windows Media Center go beyond the enthusiast market? Does it matter?
06:00 My Movies on next week show My Movies 3.0 Screenshots and release date
06:23 Welcome to Paul from S1 Digital
10:00 CableCARD OEM
14:00 Media Center Systems
17:06 Windows 7 Upgrades
19:40 TV Pack
23:34 New product line, Digital Entertainment Platform
33:18 Streaming CableCARD
46:27 Bluray Changer
54:44 Future for Media Center?
55:23 CEDIA
56:00 Thanks, see you Tuesday

Music by Ian Dixon

Technorati tags: Windows Media Center, podcasts

Clubhouse tags: clubhouse, media center, windows media center, how-to

August 13

The Media Center Show #219 – TV on the PC?

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A Great show for you this week. I have Ben Drawbaugh, Garry Whittaker, Mike Garcen and Josh Shenkle talking about a range of topics including do you want “TV on the PC”, TV markets, downloading content and Ben’s CEDIA predictions. Plus I have email and a roundup of the weeks news

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Show Times:

00:23 Coming up this week
01:20 Email: Is a HP Media Smart the best Extender?
03:06 Email: TV tuner setup issues
04:27 Big Screen EPG v0.4e Released
05:02 Magic Slideshow for Windows Media Center V1.1
05:28 More Zune HD news
06:48 Engadget HD: CEDIA Media Center Predictions
09:53 Welcome to the guests
10:16 PC on the TV?
14:29 Where does TV on the PC leave Media Center
18:02 Microsoft focus issues?
21:03 CableCARD
24:00 Using Vigirn Media with Media Center
24:57 HD PVR
30:26 Tuners
38:00 Cable charges
48:10 Leaving a whole open
53:00 TV Markets
57:07 Zune market in Windows Media Center?
01:04:00 Gold Media Center membership?
01:08:00 Ben’s CEDIA predictions
01:13:00 Managed Copy
01:17:00 See you in a couple of weeks

Music by Ian Dixon

Technorati tags: Windows Media Center, podcasts

Clubhouse tags: clubhouse, media center, windows media center, how-to

August 06

Podcast: The Media Center Show #218 – Microsoft’s Ben Reed

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Nice short show for you this week, Microsoft’s Ben Reed senior product manager for Windows Media Center talks supported TV formats in the Windows 7 version of Windows Media Center. Windows 7 adds support for some new formats and builds on the Windows Vista TV Pack, Ben explains the updates and talks multi-tuner support. Plus I have a round up of the weeks news.

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Show Times:

00:23 Coming up this week
01:30 Podcast: TDL Mobile Show #2
01:55 The Custom Integrator Show Installment 016
02:03 TunerFreeMCE to support MSN Video and work on Extenders
03:06 Windows Home Server Demo Video
03:32 Cat out of Bag: Netflix Officially Supported in Win 7 Media Center?
04:48 The Members Blog
05:05 Welcome to Ben Reed
07:00 New TV formats in Media Center
08:46 Mixing tuner types
14:59 Freeview HD in the UK
18:47 World TV formats
21:34 Internet TV
22:25 Planning for Windows 8
24:00 Thanks to Ben
24:13 Great show coming up next week!

Music by Ian Dixon

Technorati tags: Windows Media Center, podcasts

Clubhouse tags: clubhouse, media center, windows media center, how-to

August 03

TDL Post Roundup

Another busy week at TDL, we launched a new podcast last week: TDL Mobile, the new show focuses on the mobile lifestyle and talking about the latest news from iPhones to Android, WebOS to Windows Mobile. On [tmcs] we also looked at Mobile platforms with Bjon Morris from Cybersmart system, Garth Miles and Chris Oldroid from Mobile Tech Addicts podcast. On The Custom Integrator Show we talked DLNA device roles in addition to the UPnP A/V Device Control Protocols (DCP).

Here are some of the posts from the last week:

July 30

The Media Center Show #217 – Mobile Platforms

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Something a little different this week, I am looking at mobile platforms with Bjon Morris from Cybersmart system, Garth Miles and Chris Oldroid from Mobile Tech Addicts podcast . With Smartphones becoming more and more popular with consumers I wanted to see which platform is the best for the mobile lifestyle.

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Show Times:

00:23 Coming up this week
01:59 Parental control
04:20 AMD Release WHQL Graphics Drivers for Windows 7 RTM
05:00 Hauppauge, MaxLinear to produce TV tuners for netbooks
05:44 Windows 7, Play To, and a Samsung DLNA enabled TV
06:23 Podcast: The Custom Integrator Show Installment 015
06:58 Ben Drawbaugh reviews Windows 7 Media Center RTM
07:40 New TDL Mobile Show!
08:00 Welcome to Bjorn, Garath and Chris
10:00 What has happened to Windows Mobile
12:37 Can WinMo come back?
16:50 Zune and Windows Mobile
19:11 Windows Mobile App store
20:32 iPhone
23:00 iPhone controlling Media Center
24:30 Why use an iPhone
26:23 No background apps in the iPhone
37:56 Web OS by Palm
49:26 Google Android
1:00:00 Other platforms
1:05:00 Mobile Tech Addicts Podcast
1:07:00 Cybersmart Systems

Music by Ian Dixon

Technorati tags: Windows Media Center, podcasts

Clubhouse tags: clubhouse, media center, windows media center, how-to

July 23

The Media Center Show #216 – MCEZone and WHS PP3

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Two interviews for you this week. I am talking to Windows Media Center developer Brian Baskerville from MCEZone.com about his range of Media Center applications and I am talking to Windows Home Server MVP Andrew Edney about the new Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 that includes a new Windows Media Center addin.

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Show Times:

00:23 Coming up this week
01:31 Recorded TV Manager Console Released
02:00 Official: Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 BETA with Media Center features!
04:08 Video: First look at Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 (beta) Windows Media Center Addin
04:18 My Movies 3 to be MCML and released in September
04:53 tubeCore Beta 4 Released
05:07 Sinderon SinCast offers simultaneous multi-zone streaming
06:00 Magic Slideshow for Windows Media Center
06:48 UK User Group Planning
07:34 Welcome to Andrew Edney talking Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Beta
08:34 What is in PP3?
13:09 TV Archiving
20:42 Where next for Windows Home Server?
22:15 Welcome to Brian
23:07 Getting in to Media Center development
30:00 Media Center apps
36:05 Twitter apps
40:58 Supporting Windows XP
42:00 Windows 7
45:08 Next apps
49:06 See you next week

Music by Ian Dixon

Technorati tags: Windows Media Center, podcasts

Clubhouse tags: clubhouse, media center, windows media center, how-to

July 09

Podcast: The Media Center Show #214 – Chris Lux

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This week I am talking to Media Center enthusiast and medical student Chris Lux. Chris recently spent some time in Kenya and we talk about his experiences with technology in developing countries, plus we talk about streaming media with Chris’ setup.  I also have a round up the weeks news

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Show Times:

00:23 Coming up
01:15 How To Build A Great Media Center For Your Home
01:42 Media Center Integrator Alliance Offers Training at CEDIA Expo 2009
02:44 MSDN document on how to load listing data into Windows Media Center
03:29 Why have The Digital Lifestyle Mobile Blog?
05:28 Welcome to Chris Lux
07:27 Getting started with Media Center
10:51 Watching movies
11:20 Visiting Keyna
13:14 Equipment
16:30 Netbooks
18:27 Windows Home Server
21:00 Tech in developing countries
22:30 Installing Windows 7
31:32 Using content with Windows Home Server and Media Center
40:02 Luxlive.spaces.live.com

Music by Ian Dixon

Technorati tags: Windows Media Center, podcasts

Clubhouse tags: clubhouse, media center, windows media center, how-to

June 25

The Media Center Show #212 - Play To and Web streaming

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This week Simon Many and I chat with Edwin and Gabe, Program Managers in the Windows Experience team at Microsoft talking about “Play To”, DLNA and streaming media over the internet with Windows Media Player. Windows 7 introduces internet content streaming with WMP and you can even stream Recorded TV over the internet

I also have email and a round up the weeks news

In the interview we refer to a list of Play To compatible devices which you can find HERE

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Show Times:

00:23 Coming up this week
01:28 Email: Netflix VMC
01:44 Comments from last weeks show
03:12 Email: DVB-T2
05:21 Windows Media Center to get Freeview HD
06:00 Media Browser Beta 2.1.0.0 Released (updated)
06:20 New Xbox for 2010?
07:10 Archos Windows 7 Tablet PC, great for Media Center on the go
08:00 Video: First look at a Air Mouse GO Plus Mouse for HTPCs
08:50 Video: First Impressions of a HP DV2 Notebook
09:00 First Impressions of a HTC G1, or bye bye Windows Mobile
11:03 Wanted for round table, views on Mobile OS
11:42 Welcome to Gabe, Simon and Edwin
13:37 Feedback on Play To
15:04 Play To devices
21:00 Transcoding and Windows 7 support
28:27 Internet streaming with Windows Media Player
37:00 Sharing content and security issues
41:00 Streaming Media in Windows 7 – network settings
43:10 Streaming Recorded TV
48:12 Multiple user accounts and Windows Live ID
1:00:01 Play To in Windows Media Center?
1:03:00 Multi-room support in Windows Media Player?
1:07:00 Microsoft Blog: Media Streaming with Windows 7

Music by Ian Dixon

Technorati tags: Windows Media Center, podcasts

Clubhouse tags: clubhouse, media center, windows media center, how-to

 

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