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Re: Netflix Offers Studios Delay for New Releases for 50% Discount

geektonic — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:01:29 -0000

Maybe I'm being over reactive here, but I think it would definitely motivate me to go to a blockbuster, redbox or whatever alternative if it was a flick I wanted to see at home as soon as it was available. I don't go out to the theater very often - even if its a show I really want to see I'll often wait until it's on Blu-ray to watch it on my home theater setup.

Then again... for most movies you're right that I probably would barely notice.

Re: 3.5” GPS Navigator with Traffic & Voice Command $100

geektonic — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:11:27 -0000

Bummer. That was definitely a good one.

Re: Microsoft MediaCenter CableCard Firmware Update Arrives – With Digital Cable Advisor

geektonic — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:31:35 -0000

Anyone want to loan me a CableCard tuner for a week so I can test this out with SageTV's 3rd party "experimental" workaround? I'd pay for shipping :)

Re: PopcornHour C-200 Giveaway – The Winner Is…

geektonic — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:46:01 -0000

Sorry. Putting "Brian S" up there was dangerous knowing how many Brian's there are, but I didn't want to out his full name for privacy purposes. Keep trying Briands, your time will eventually come - the odds are waaaay better then with the lottery at least ;)

Re: Firefly Remote, BeyondTV HTPC Software License

geektonic — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:47:00 -0000

Re: Remote Control Design – What’s the Ideal Remote?

geektonic — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:32:43 -0000

I currently use these:
URC MX-500 http://www.universalremote.com/product_detail.p...
MX-600 http://www.universalremote.com/product_detail.p...
And a Harmony 880 on my setup.

Re: Firefly Remote, BeyondTV HTPC Software License

geektonic — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:37:52 -0000

I've used the URC-MX500 http://www.universalremote.com/product_detail.p...
For a long time now. And a year or so ago picked up a MX600 as well. http://www.universalremote.com/product_detail.p...

I have a harmony remote in the 3rd room. So far I haven't found that 100% perfect remote control yet, but I haven't used the firefly hardly at all even though it does work.

Re: The Second Digital Transition

geektonic — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:51:58 -0000

Great post Scott! I have to say this transition to all digital is on one hand exciting and a great thing with respect to the move towards HD, the promise of new features and perhaps more channels. But I also worry about losing control and losing some of the things that has made my HTPC an advance over the standard cableTV box and even TiVo.

Can't wait for the next in this series - very interesting post.

Re: Logitech Harmony 659 Universal Remote Control $40

geektonic — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:08:37 -0000

You are correct. My apologies. I've corrected the post above.

Re: TV Premieres – What to Watch November 1 - 8

geektonic — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:39:00 -0000

Well it might feel like a miniseries at first - or if it doesn't get good ratings in the first several episodes it might turn out that way anyway. Why? Because ABC is airing the four episodes of the 13-episode series now through November 24th with the remaining episodes potentially airing some time next year.

But yes it was intended to run as a series as opposed to min-series.

Re: TV Update – November Sweeps

geektonic — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:35:46 -0000

Looks like Trama on NBC is a goner http://www.thrfeed.com/2009/10/nbc-cancels-trau...

Re: TV Update – November Sweeps

geektonic — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:02:18 -0000

Not sure if I made this clear so here goes: Note that my "predictions" on which shows would survive and/or be canceled are more focused on whether they'll make it to a next season - not an indication that they'll be cut short for this current season.

Re: Snapstream Emphasizes Enterprise Focus – BeyondTV Product “Mature”

geektonic — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:17:39 -0000

I'm a long-time BeyondTV user as well, but switched to SageTV to get a full-blown HTPC program. I hope Snapstream continues to update BeyondTV - it's a great, easy-to-use PVR and definitely still has its place in the HTPC world in my opinion. But the lack of development love from Snapstream continues to make it more difficult to recommend to new users in my opinion.

Re: Popcorn Hour C200 Media Player Review – Awesome Hardware

geektonic — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:19:21 -0000

Yes, it's definitely better than that. Load times for physical Blu-ray
discs are comparible to average-speed Blu-ray players. I don't have the
specific load time but that will definitely vary depending on the drive you
use.

For those Blu-ray's ripped to a hard drive its faster.

Re: Popcorn Hour C200 Media Player Review – Awesome Hardware

geektonic — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:21:59 -0000

Thanks for the comment. I actually prefer to have WiFi as an option on a media player even though I wouldn't ever want to rely on it for streaming video content - especially HD. But it's nice for short-term placement in a room without the hardwired connections for streaming music or even online video content - just not a good long-term solution.

Re: Free Halloween Jack O Lantern Templates - Over 40 Sites

geektonic — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:29:23 -0000

You're certainly welcome Michael - thanks for stopping by and be sure & tell your friends.

Re: Popcorn Hour C200 Media Player Review – Awesome Hardware

geektonic — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:42:07 -0000

Can't wait to get your own Popcorn Hour C-200? Stay tuned to GeekTonic for a giveaway that will make you very happy. More info soon...

Re: Popcorn Hour C200 Media Player Review – Awesome Hardware

geektonic — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:13:39 -0000

Sorry Ben. At least I didn't call it blue rey ;) And to be entirely correct wouldn't it need to have a copyright symbol at the end of it also?

Trust me that's the least of my errors. As my wife (teacher) repeatedly tells me I have issues with it comes to punctuation and grammar as well :)

Re: Barnes & Noble Announces Nook - New Color eBook Reader

geektonic — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:05:56 -0000

As I understand it, it won't support android apps out of the gate. But they did leave the door open for future support of android apps of some kind. I wonder what kind of "hacking" of the firmware would be possible with it running some form of android.

Re: MythTV 0.22 Release Candidate 1 Arrives

geektonic — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:07:20 -0000

oops. I changed the screen-shot - should be a little better John.

Re: Hauppauge HD-PVR Update – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

geektonic — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:21:59 -0000

I recommend you use SageTV, BeyondTV or one of the other suppoted HTPC
software programs with the HD-PVR and not the ArcSoft.

Brent
http://www.geektonic.com

Re: TV Premieres – What to Watch October 11 – October 18

geektonic — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:55:49 -0000

Hmm. Not sure how I missed those Ben. But I must admit, neither of those
are on my must-watch list either. Sorry for the miss though. Good thing
they both get repeated

Re: GeekTonic Policy on Reviewed Items

geektonic — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:25:27 -0000

Thanks - Not sure if I'd say "model" reviewer, but I do care about how the reviews come out and I put of work into them. Some say too wordy, but detail is something I like when I read reviews so I try to strive for that.

Re: GeekTonic Policy on Reviewed Items

geektonic — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:24:24 -0000

Thanks - I really appreciate that and always enjoy the comments from readers as the feedback is a good incentive to continue working on the blog.

Re: Deal of the Day – PlayOn $30

geektonic — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:28:58 -0000

They do run the $10 off pretty often. Last month they had a $20 off as well.

I've been pretty impressed that PlayOn has been able to avoid Hulu's wrath. I think they're getting away with it this far because of the way PlayOn access Hulu - via the RSS feeds. To block them Hulu would have to remove all RSS feeds so at this point is a simple cat & mouse game which PlayOn has handled better than boxee.