System builders briefed on Microsoft's plans to put the software directly into consumer editions of Windows Vista later this year say the move will also spark their businesses. The recent appointment ...

CableCard enables consumers to view and record high-definition premium content such as HBO and ESPN on their TVs and PCs without a set-top box or personal video recorder. Following an accord signed by ...

This came out last week, but it’s still interesting enough to take a peek at. You’re looking at a sample of Windows Media Center Edition on Visita. MS is taking the whole “translucent bezel” idea to ...

Windows Media Center doesn’t get as much attention as it should — it’s a very developed, smooth, and media-friendly product. It comes pre-installed in Windows Vista and 7, in the standard “Home ...

i cant provide a comprehensive response as i only have experience with option B. i've had no reliability issues with vista media center. in addition to recording shows i rely on the box to run a ...

About 90% of the time, Vista Media Center works perfectly for me. Sometimes though, when I am watching recorded TV the playback stutters and the audio gets out of sync with the video. Sometimes it ...

One of the things that makes Flickr so popular is its extensibility. Leveraging that strength is Mobilewares, a software developer from Australia, who is in the process of crafting a Flickr plugin for ...

When we all started downloading Windows Vista Beta 2 when it was made available to the public, it was immediately noticeable to those of us running Media Center to an Xbox 360 that the interface took ...

For those living in the UK, the BBC iPlayer is a pretty fantastic VOD service with one drawback: you have to watch shows in-browser. Now one philanthropist coder has written a Vista Media Center ...

Microsoft’s Windows Media Center obeys the broadcast flag when it doesn’t have to, and consumers won’t be happy. This could kill off the Microsoft Windows Media Center product line. “Digital ...