Archive for December, 2005

Hauppauge Launches TV Recorder for video iPod and Sony PSP

Tuesday, December 20th, 2005

Hauppauge has announced the release of its new “Wing” software, enabling consumers to record TV shows on a personal computer for playback on the Sony Playstation Portable (PSP), Apple video iPod, and other portable video players. Wing can also be used to convert existing TV recordings to the PSP and iPod format.
Wing is sold as […]

Replay TV to launch PVR software, will ship with Hauppauge cards

Monday, December 19th, 2005

Big news on the DIY PVR front, with Replay TV, often regarded as the main rival to Tivo, set to announce Monday that it will launch its own PVR software to run on PC’s, and that they will start shipping with software with Hauppauge cards starting next year.
A company spokeswoman said ReplayTV will complete […]

GBPVR Maintenance Release v0.95.16

Sunday, December 18th, 2005

The team from GBPVR has released a small maintenance release with the following changes:
(from GBPVR)
- Removed feature that deletes files via the recycle bin. It seems to cause a problem for some users, and I cant be bothered looking into it.
- Fixed a bug that could cause guide recordings to be saved in the ‘manual […]

Technosonic 80GB PVR for under 100 pounds

Thursday, December 15th, 2005

UK Mag Stuff has found the ultimate bargain for Christmas: a Technosonic 80GB PVR for 100 pounds. More here.

Adaptec GameBridgeTV AVC-1410

Wednesday, December 14th, 2005

Saw this over at Maxconsole: the Adaptec GameBridgeTV AVC-1410 which is pitched as ”
Turn your PC or notebook into a gaming and entertainment center. Play console games in real time through your computer, plus record your best moves. Watch and record TV shows in full screen on your computer.”
But take a closer look at the […]

ChrisPC launches upgrade to ChrisTV

Monday, December 12th, 2005

Chris TV 4.8 has been released with the following additions:
# We have added support for Hauppauge HVR 1100 TV card analog, for more details on how to configure it, check our forum.
# We have improved the support for ATI Theater 550 PRO TV cards.
# Added the option to fix sound quality for some TV cards […]

PVR Wire interviews Aaron DeYonker, Media Center Edition project manager

Monday, December 12th, 2005

Interesting interview over at PVR Wire with Aaron DeYonker, Media Center Edition project manager. Not so sure about those sunglasses though

LG 42″ Xcanvas With 160GB inbuilt PVR

Thursday, December 8th, 2005

From Yahoo News!
LG is releasing the 42LP1DR LCD TV soon. The model number may not be that big of a deal, but the feature set is making me wiggle. The 42″ HD-ready LCD TV will feature a built-in 160GB hard drive for recording your HD shows and movies. This is great because it allows you […]

DivX Enables Powerful Video Compression in SnapStream Beyond TV 4

Wednesday, December 7th, 2005

DivX, Inc., today announced that Beyond TV 4 from SnapStream Media, Inc. has added the popular DivX format to the range of choices their PVR software offers for TV recordings.
Beyond TV 4 users can now ShowSqueeze their favorite TV shows to DivX or, alternatively, they can record their shows straight to the DivX format. Either […]

New GBPVR v0.95.14 released

Monday, December 5th, 2005

The latest version of GBPVR has been release, and for those into a long read, these are the changes:
Fixed a bug where ‘prompt for resume’ would not work with ‘minimal OSD’ enabled.
- Fixed a bug with manual recordings not always having zero’d seconds. This could cause conflicts on back to back recordings.
- Fixed a […]