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11 MC-TVConverter: An alternative to MCEBuddy?

Published on 23^rd October 2011 by Jon Scaife in Misc Media Software. Updated 4^th 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 »

0 A new Media Server

Published on 22^nd October 2011 by Jon Scaife in Media PC Hardware. Updated 23^rd October 2011.

As I mentioned recently, I am for a new residence. Having already experimented successfully with dvblink, I decided it was time to move my TV cards from my HTPC to my server and hand the duty of recording, transcoding and storing TV to the server.

0 Media Browser 2.5.1 (Hydra SP1)

Published on 18^th October 2011 by Jon Scaife in Media Browser. Updated 16^th January 2012.

Media Browser 2.5.1 was released today. This is a release in line with previous SP1 releasing following new major versions. A few performance issues and bugs have been addressed.

0 Planning a new networked home media setup

Published on 16^th October 2011 by Jon Scaife in Media PC Hardware, Misc Media Software, Storage. Updated 5^th 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 »

0 Copy files from Humax PVR 9200T to PC

Published on 16^th October 2011 by Jon Scaife in Freeview, Misc Media Software. Updated 26^th 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 »

0 Flash Player 11: Official 64bit

Published on 12^th October 2011 by Jon Scaife in Misc Media Software, Web Technologies.

Adobe Flash Player 11 has been released. It finally brings official 64bit support in an all-in-one installer for both 64 and 32bit. Hardware acceleration is also now included. Good work Adobe, lets just hope there are less security issues than in the past.

0 Dual PCI-E Mini-ITX set-top HTPC

Published on 9^th October 2011 by Jon Scaife in Media PC Hardware. Updated 17^th August 2012.

This is a quick follow up to a previous post about with the details of a potential system I’m hoping to build for a bedroom.

0 Media Browser 2.5 (Hydra)

Published on 27^th September 2011 by Jon Scaife in Media Browser. Updated 16^th January 2012.

Today Media Browser 2.5 codename Hydra) was released right on schedule. The most significant change is the rolling out of the (much faster) SQL database as standard for all installs. There are various other performance enhancements and a fix for dropped network shares causing metadata refreshes. There are a few other smaller but nice enhancements,… Read more »

0 Upcoming…

Published on 24^th September 2011 by Jon Scaife in Android, Media Browser, Misc Software. Updated 6^th November 2012.

A few things are due to arrive in the next few weeks that might be of interest…