Posts categorised: Misc Media Software

11MC-TVConverterMC-TVConverter: An alternative to MCEBuddy?

Published on by in Misc Media Software. Updated 4th June 2012.

I’ve been fol­low­ing the devel­op­ment of MCE­Buddy for a while now, as it was the only free way to transcode WTV files to a more com­pat­ible format.  It is still in Beta how­ever, and whilst it works it has 2 down­sides to my mind.  It transcodes the video which means an inev­it­able loss of qual­ity,… Read more »

0DVB LogicPlanning a new networked home media setup

Published on by in Media PC Hardware, Misc Media Software, Storage. Updated 5th June 2012.

In the com­ing months I will be buy­ing a new prop­erty, and to go with my new home, I’ve been read­ing up lots on how I might integ­rate a new home media setup.  In recent months sev­eral excit­ing new options have become avail­able, which finally makes the sort of setup I have always desired a… Read more »

0Humax PVR-9200TCopy files from Humax PVR 9200T to PC

Published on by in Freeview, Misc Media Software. Updated 26th June 2012.

I own a couple of Humax PVT-9200T dual freeview PVRs, both of which are now quite full with recor­ded pro­grams.  Humax have provided a pro­gram called eLinker, but it isn’t very good.  A good altern­at­ive is Humax Media Con­trol­ler but unfor­tu­nately it doesn’t work with Win­dows x64, as Mike Dim­mick explains.  Thank­fully, Mike has also… Read more »

0MCEBuddy LogoMCEBuddy — v2 Beta 14

Published on by in Misc Media Software, News. Updated 4th December 2012.

MCE­Buddy 2 Beta 14 has been released.  It’s the first release in a long time that is a com­plete pro­gram.  It also includes offi­cial x64 sup­port.  There are still some major issues remain­ing, but within those lim­its it should be an excel­lent solu­tion for con­vert­ing wtv files and strip­ping adverts from them.