Engadget HD Podcast 118 - 01.11.2009
Well CES is over and it'll be an entire year until we get to do it all over again. The show was a little slow for HD news this year so we didn't have as much to talk about, but there were some new things to cover like some in depth looks at things like the new DISH DVR software and the usability of Yahoo widgets. We also follow up on a few other things like XStreamHD's unbelievable plans and the new lineup of ZeeVee products. Get the podcast
05:04 - Yahoo! recaps a day of setting the Internet-on-TV movement on fire with Widgets
10:15 - DISH Network ViP 922 HD DVR hands-on and video
13:02 - Windows Media Center 7 with touch interface
17:46 - Cyberlink's native Media Center Blu-ray player
19:47 - Ceton Corp announces multi-stream CableCARD tuner for Windows Media Center
21:52 - 3D College football is actually quite enjoyable
24:53 - Hands-on with ZeeVee's ZvPro and ZvBoxPLUS
28:05 - Hauppauge HD-PVR now plays nice with PS3
29:50 - XStreamHD still kicking, showing off updated hardware
43:35 - Poll: What HD-related technology stole the show at CES 2009?
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Hosts: Ben Drawbaugh and Steve Kim
Guest: Richard Lawler
Producer: Trent Wolbe
05:04 - Yahoo! recaps a day of setting the Internet-on-TV movement on fire with Widgets
10:15 - DISH Network ViP 922 HD DVR hands-on and video
13:02 - Windows Media Center 7 with touch interface
17:46 - Cyberlink's native Media Center Blu-ray player
19:47 - Ceton Corp announces multi-stream CableCARD tuner for Windows Media Center
21:52 - 3D College football is actually quite enjoyable
24:53 - Hands-on with ZeeVee's ZvPro and ZvBoxPLUS
28:05 - Hauppauge HD-PVR now plays nice with PS3
29:50 - XStreamHD still kicking, showing off updated hardware
43:35 - Poll: What HD-related technology stole the show at CES 2009?
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LISTEN (OGG)
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mitchell @ Jan 12th 2009 11:31AM
grrrr....the links to download are not working....
trent @ Jan 12th 2009 12:24PM
Thanks Mitchell, everything should be in order now.
Jim Petkus @ Jan 12th 2009 4:59PM
Regarding the touch interface for media center, there is a very good use for it, if you can afford a setup that can take advantage of it. Some high end HTPC cases include an LCD display on them (some of which are touch capable). These are useful if you are trying to interact with your media center without the TV on (play music, check weather etc). Full control over the media center UI via touch would be a great addition. Otherwise you are standing in form of the screen (so that you are close enough to see it) with the remote, which is just silly.
Here is an example of an HTPC case with a large touch panel (capable of reproducing 1080 resolution so that you can mirror the display from your tv on the smaller screen):
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Origen_ae/S21T
IseWise @ Jan 12th 2009 7:33PM
Couldn't you do all the things in the touch screen demo of WMC 7 with a remote? For example, scrolling through the guide quickly, couldn't that be achieved by holding down that right arrow key? WMC would recognize that you've been holding the button down for "X" number of seconds so it would accelerate the scrolling.
Alton @ Jan 13th 2009 10:42AM
Just watched all your Video demos Ben, thanks for all the Media Center updates. Whats up with the creepy background music in all of them?
Alton @ Jan 14th 2009 1:59AM
Are you guys going to comment on the insane things Ryan Block said on the Twit podcast last week about plasma TV's?
David S @ Jan 15th 2009 10:22AM
When are we going to see a BenDraw review of 7MC?
Richard @ Jan 16th 2009 5:34PM
I know we don't care about new blu-ray players but we there no news on the one I have been holding out for?? I thought you were down with that 400 disc Sony Blu-Ray player too. Sadness.
Richard @ Jan 16th 2009 5:48PM
Ben.
I know we don't care about new blue ray players but was there no news on the one I have been holding out for?? I thought you were down with that 400 disc Sony Blu-Ray player too. Sadness.