Tag Archives: HTPC

Mac and Media Center

Posted on October 25, 2008 by Ilkka

I eventually came across with a very facinating software called Plex. It’s a media center application for Mac OS X (Leopard only), based on the famous XBox Media Center, which is nowadays more or less outdated and not available anymore … Continue reading →

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My HTPC Project, part 4

Posted on June 13, 2007 by Ilkka

All the nice things end… sooner or later. After serving well for some months, the hard drive of my HTPC decided to retire (R.I.P). Well, the 40GB Maxtor drive wasn’t brand new but from the beginning of this century. Luckily … Continue reading →

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My HTPC Project, part 3

Posted on April 10, 2007 by Ilkka

I have been now using the home-brewed digital video recorder for few weeks. The experience has been very positive. Beside better sound and picture quality, we have been able to record (too) many movies and series (“too” because I’m just … Continue reading →

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My HTPC Project, part 2

Posted on March 6, 2007 by Ilkka

After wondering for a while the odd functionality and instability of MythTV, I decided to kick it out from the computer. This was somehow expected: Obviously one can be prepared for all kind of strange things when using development version … Continue reading →

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My HTPC Project

Posted on February 20, 2007 by Ilkka

As you are aware, Finnish television will turn into digital era at the end of August, 2007. This has inspired many, including me, to build a receiver for digital TV with recording capabilities with normal PC components. In this way, … Continue reading →

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