As I’ve mentioned before, the iPhone’s 8GB storage space makes managing which videos to carry a delicate exercise. And file sizes from the iTunes store or EyeTV’s Export feature are significantly larger than they need to be for a clear viewing experience on the iPhone’s screen.
Luckily (as is often the case), a third-party software developer [...]

Lost in the discussion of major Mac HTPC capabilities are features that enhance the home theatre experience in smaller ways. One trimming I’ve always looked for has been the ability to display incoming Caller ID on screen during video playback.
And after a little digging (and a lot of testing), I discovered this is still very [...]

I like to stream music from my office’s iMac to an Airport Express in my living room. Until today, I was using an RF ATI Remote Wonder (basically, a traditional remote control). But Remote Buddy’s amazing new interaction with the iPhone blows this set-up away.

Using AJAX (via iPhone’s Safari), the interface allows total VISUAL control [...]

Well, it’s been almost a year since so many EyeTV users vented their frustrations about the (de?)evolution of the EyeTV software since they first rolled out a Full Screen interface. I was one of the most vocal and a mea culpa of sorts is in order.
In particular, my furious position on the massive GUI overhaul [...]

Ever since I plugged my Mini into our Phillips 32″ LCD’s HDMI port, I’ve been 99% loving the combination. Instant recognition…zero configuration…excellent HD picture…you get the idea.
The only itch I couldn’t scratch was the cropping on the edges of my screen. Not really noticeable when watching a fullscreen movie, but irritating in some situations. Like [...]

When the AppleTV was announced last year, one red flag immediately flew up in the feature list… what about HDTV? Not “near-HD” quality or “DVD quality”, why wasn’t Apple talking up what was a rapidly-becoming-mainstream format?
Because it’s not natively set-up to deal with HD. No recording and watching live content. Let alone an ATSC tuner. [...]

Macworld offers a pretty thorough review of the EyeTV Hybrid. I shied away from this model due to the USB connection and the reviewer doesn’t mention the 500 (which I use x2), so it’s not entirely complete from my POV.
Regardless, it does sound awesome for folks on the road with Intel laptops…no way I’d drag [...]

As my obsession with HD programming grows, I’ve been on the lookout for a way to organize and playback the growing number of legally-obtained HD movies I have in my archive. Unfortunately, Quicktime’s .ts playback is amazingly weak. Nonexistant, actually. So that precludes iTunes, an otherwise-excellent library manager from helping.
And Front Row seemed doomed to [...]

Front Row is an excellent application with a nagging problem irritating more than a couple of users…the lack of support for backed-up DVD files (aka VIDEO_TS folders). In order to play a DVD in FR, one has to actually insert the physical disk. Ironically, Apple’s DVD Player CAN play these backed-up files with no trouble…it’s [...]

I’ve used Mac verisons of Linkserver and Neuston’s Media Server software without any problems on my G4 Quicksilver since hooking a Linkplayer up to my home network. I even had the luxury of rejecting Eyeconnect from El Gato, since it cost $50 and the other two were free.
But since moving over to an Intel iMac, [...]