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Beyond TV Vista compatibility is on its way

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Past Articles

Monday, February 05

· BeyondTV Vista Compatibility FAQ ( 4.6 coming soon ) (0)

Wednesday, January 24

· Fun with BeyondTV Skins (2)

· Broadcast HDTV quality compared (0)

· SageTV HDTV Network Extender Q2 2007 (536)

· Vidabox announces Blu-Ray, HD-DVD, CableCARD VISTA boxes (1)

Tuesday, January 16

· Recording Cable HDTV on a Mac via FIREWIRE (552)

Friday, January 12

· MythTV vs Windows Media Center Comparison (7)

· CES/MacWorld Links Galore (12)

· More Vista Media Center & ATI CableCard tuner news (7)

Monday, January 08

· ATI Announces Two CableCARD Digital Cable Tuner Cards (574)

Tuesday, January 02

· Nintendo Wii Media Center (16)

Sunday, December 24

· Happy Holidays 5% Coupon from PCAlchemy (EXPIRED) (583)

Thursday, December 21

· SageTV 6 Released (579)

· New GBPVR Release Coming Soon (?) (18)

Tuesday, December 12

· VidaBox: DualHD Media Center->Blue-ray & HD-DVD format! (3)

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4: HDTV PCI Cards Reviewed - (41456 Reads)
5: ATI HDTV Wonder Review - (36109 Reads)
6: HDTV on PC over Firewire Software - (28162 Reads)
7: New NVIDIA Pure Video DualTV Dual Tuner - (24959 Reads)
8: MythTV vs Windows Media Center Comparison - (22998 Reads)
9: New pcHDTV Open Source MythTV Friendly HDTV Card Available - (21932 Reads)
10: New (to me) HTPC Software: Open HTPC - (21726 Reads)
11: New GBPVR Released! GBPVR version .92.8 - (21646 Reads)
12: Uneed X11 and X15e HTPC Cases Available for Pre-Order - (20846 Reads)
13: Worlds First DVI-in Tuner: MyHD MPD-120 Tuner - (19924 Reads)
14: Meedio Update on MeedioTV Progress - (19880 Reads)
15: Cringely Talks Hauppauge MediaMVP & Linux Device Hacking - (19367 Reads)
16: ATI Announces Two CableCARD Digital Cable Tuner Cards - (18106 Reads)
17: Three Linux MythTV Distros Reviewed - (17999 Reads)
18: Recording Cable HDTV on a Mac via FIREWIRE - (17530 Reads)
19: Preliminary Linux IVTV Driver Support for PVR150 & PVR500! - (17446 Reads)
20: SageTV HDTV Network Extender Q2 2007 - (17219 Reads)

20 most-commented stories

1: How To: Build a really, really, really silent PC - (2287 Comments)
2: Xbox Media Center (XBMC) Script for SageTV Release - (2253 Comments)
3: Bittorrent, RSS, TorrentTV quasi-PVR - (2223 Comments)
4: BYOP: Build Your Own XGA Projector @ $300 - (1926 Comments)
5: Plextor and Linux Support, New Creative X-Fi preview - (1659 Comments)
6: SnapStream BeyondTV Plugin Automates DVD Burning - (1497 Comments)
7: LIRC PVR-150 IR blaster support in Linux - (1450 Comments)
8: Plextor ConvertX PVR model PX-TV402 Review - (1432 Comments)
9: Nightmare on Your Street: Return of the Living Broadcast Flag - (1400 Comments)
10: Some SnapStream Tidbits of Interest - (1393 Comments)
11: VIA ships dual-processor mini-ITX board - (805 Comments)
12: GB-PVR v0.90 released - (798 Comments)
13: Hidden TiVo Web Server - (656 Comments)
14: Upcoming Review: BTC 9019URF Wireless Keyboard - (630 Comments)
15: Worlds First DVI-in Tuner: MyHD MPD-120 Tuner - (624 Comments)
16: Pin the Tail on the Map: Where are the BYOPVR Users Located? - (602 Comments)
17: MediaReady 5000 Linux Powered Digital Media Center STB - (583 Comments)
18: Happy Holidays 5% Coupon from PCAlchemy (EXPIRED) - (583 Comments)
19: SageTV 6 Released - (579 Comments)
20: Build a $300 HDTV Media Extender - (578 Comments)

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1: Build Your Own Personal Video Recorder 101: (Part 1) - (268580 Reads)
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3: Build Your Own Personal Video Recorder 101: (Part2) - (170376 Reads)
4: Hauppauge WinTV PVR350 Review - (159573 Reads)
5: Road Kill on the Convergence Highway: Three months with Windows Media Center - (85288 Reads)
6: SageTV 2.0 Review - (77106 Reads)
7: VIA EPIA M10000 Mini-Itx Review - (65489 Reads)
8: Casetronic Travla C137 Mini-itx Case - (61946 Reads)
9: Plextor ConvertX PVR PX-TV402U - (58925 Reads)
10: Diamond XtremeTV PVR 550 PCI Power Pack Review - (47054 Reads)
11: HOWTO: BYOPVR with Dish Network 301, PVR-150, & GBPVR - (46990 Reads)
12: Zed's DVD Player Case Mod DVR - (46685 Reads)
13: Maiku's Setting up MythTV under Mandrake 10.1 Guide - (46216 Reads)
14: HowTo: Slackware Linux 9.1 MythTV Install Guide - (44423 Reads)
15: SnapStream Beyond TV 3.5 Review - (37559 Reads)
16: BTC RF Wireless USB Keyboard 9019URF Review - (36225 Reads)
17: Turn Your PVR into a Dancin' Machine: (DDR/StepMania) - (16999 Reads)
18: Google AdSense Review/Overview - (10738 Reads)

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10: maiku - (4 news items submitted)
11: ejk - (3 news items submitted)
12: frostillicus - (2 news items submitted)
13: Jobi - (1 news items submitted)
14: johnboy12358 - (1 news items submitted)

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1: Which DIY PVR software is best? - (398 Votes)
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8: Using FireFly RF Remote & Separate IR Keyboard - (3733 Reads)