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 Streaming television is a wonderful thing. When the DVR’s electronic program guide (EPG) is thrown off by a football game, you haven’t missed the show. Can’t afford the internet and cable TV? You haven’t missed the show (unless it’s The Mentalist). You can watch it online. I use them all: Hulu, Hulu Desktop, Clicker, TV Guide DVR, TV.com, FindInternetTV, and so on. I like Clicker the best. What I don’t like is leaving the media center-style 10 foot interface. I tried the alpha Boxee and found its merits outweighed by its shortcomings. But a new release deserves another chance, right? Good news. Boxee Beta is much easier to navigate. And the one area where every other media center comes up short, streaming TV shows, is where Boxee really shines. Watch the video after the break, to see what I mean.
Continue reading Boxee – TV Streamed the Right Way
 I want to watch anything I want to watch on my big screen (instantly) or iPhone (easily). Believe it or not, I am almost there. Today I’ll focus on the big screen. After building a Windows 7 HTPC with HDMI networked to 1TB NAS drive via LAN, I am nearly there. While waiting for the tuner manufacturers to sort out their CableCard or alternate means of replacing the set top box (slated for this year), I have scaled back my cable subscription so that no box is required. I then subscribed to Netflix, which I use to watch movies seamlessly from Windows Media Center (WMC). All that I am missing is live ESPN sports in HD.
How so? I get network TV (HD over clear QAM and analog SD) with a Hauppauge 950Q hybrid tuner. I watch or record shows using this through Windows 7. The WMC wizard detected the tuner and walked me through setting it up. Works great.
Continue reading King of the Media Center Hill? Maybe Soon.
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