Archive for the 'Beyond TV' Category
Zatz Not Funny! » Dave Dumps Vista
The final straw came last weekend when recording that TiVo animation. I couldn’t do it using Windows Movie Maker - the Vista edition has dropped analog recording. (I ended up capturing via BeyondTV and trimming the clip with WMM.)
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Adding a “Rip DVD” menu item to Beyond Media - OTA HD DVR
I remember reading this awhile ago, but forgot to mention it here. This is great “how-to” to include a “Rip DVD” option in your Beyond Media menu. With it you can add a DVD movie to DVD Library in a few easy steps [...]
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BrentEvans: Video Walkthrough of Placeshifting Beyond TV
Brent Evans has a nice write-up and screencast of how to stream video from a PC, running Beyond TV. It cannot stream Live TV yet, but it’s still a nice and very welcome feature for Beyond TV users.
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HTPC client upgrade
HTPC client upgrade Hosted on Zooomr
Well, I caught the upgrade bug thanks to Brent. Actually, I’ve been thinking about upgrading my client home theater PC (HTPC) for awhile now. It served me well considering I built it with mostly spare parts (Sempron 2400+, 512MB RAM, etc), and it ran HDTV pretty nicely thanks to the [...]
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SnapStream Blog » Record pure digital cable with Beyond TV and the HD Homerun
Snapstream has posted a very nice guide to setting up the HDHomeRun with Beyond TV complete with screenshots. You can find my guide here.
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SnapStream Blog » Watch HDTV anywhere in the neighborhood (AKA: House to House wireless network for HDTV)
For those times when you wish you could share music, TV shows, etc with your neighbors. I suppose you could just walk over to their house, but where’s the fun in that? Here’s a rundown of the parts/costs. Click [...]
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Orb 2.0 Rocks!
Orb 2.0 Hosted on Zooomr
I hate to use term “rocks” since it’s pretty nerdy, but that’s all I can use to describe it. It’s not perfect, but a big improvement over what Orb used to be. The personal Orb page is much nicer, and has much more functionality. It’s very much like a local client [...]
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Comcast To Buy Movie Site Fandango
Does this combination pose a threat to Snapstream’s online TV guide, Couchville?
Fancast, which will launch this summer, will be a national entertainment site where people can search and discover television and movie content, while managing their viewing experience across multiple devices. With Fancast, consumers will be able to search for [...]
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SnapStream Blog » Blog Archive » Beyond TV 4.6.1 now shipping
Snapstream has officially announced the release of Beyond TV 4.6.1. The release notes are dated 4/5/07, and I posted about it on 4/8. Better late than never I suppose.
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Beyond TV 4.6.1 Quietly Released
Snapstream has quietly released Beyond TV 4.6.1, and is available for download here. I’ve been beta testing it for awhile with no major problems. The big feature in this point release is support for the HDHomeRun. Checkout the release notes for more info:
Version 4.6.1 Release Notes
Build 3939 | April 5, 2007
Bug [...]
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