Tag: MEDIACENTER

What it is. Boxee is the most hyped media center software to ever hit the market. It's supposed to change the way we watch TV, how we discover new content, and solve global warming. Okay, maybe not that last part, but you can only expect so much from what amounts to a prettied-up version of the open-source XBMC (Xbox Media Center). ...

Before Amazon Unbox, the Netflix Roku, and iTunes movie rentals, there was a movie downloading service called CinemaNow. The service has long been overshadowed by its flashier competitors, but it is hoping to score some new customers by updating its service with a Vista Media Center plug-in that will let you browse and play its films using Vista Media Center's Tivo-like interface. CinemaNow's ...

If you want to be the biggest pimp Daddy on the block, you might want to get yourself a Niveus 2007 Windows Vista Media Center. Designed with audio-and video-philes in mind, these highest-end PCs look more like audiophile stereo components than computers, and have the high-end gold audio-video connections to boot. Which is kind of the point, since you can use the remote to download HD-quality ...