This 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

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

Not much Media Center news but lots of posts from TDL this week. On The Media Center Show I talked to Microsoft’s Ben Reed about TV formats, on TDL Mobiles they talked the weeks mobile apps and news and on The Custom Integrator Show Derek and I talked Devices Profile for Web Services. Here are some of the posts from the last week:

• Magic Slideshow for Windows Media Center V1.1
• Big Screen EPG v0.4e Released
• DLNA gaining ground with TV makers FAST!
• DVBLink for HDPVR 2.0 Beta 1
• DoubleTwist
• How to tell if your new hardware is Windows 7 compatible
• Networking your Digital Home, a new option
• Zune HD - Dock - Big screen UI video
• TunerFreeMCE to support MSN Video and work on Extenders
• MSN Video Player now streaming TV shows
• Windows Mobile 6.5 Video Demo, nice but it’s still Windows Mobile

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

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:

• Microsoft: No browserless Windows 7 after all
• Cat out of Bag: Netflix Officially Supported in Win 7 Media Center?
• Windows Home Server Demo Video
• Virgin Media launches new HD channels in the UK - How to watch them in your Media Center
• New Movie Collector MCE 6.3
• MSN UK launches free streaming video service
• Connected Home/DLNA Best Practices
• An in depth look at Casa Tunes
• Ben Drawbaugh reviews Windows 7 Media Center RTM