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PVR Wire no moreAs many of our readers may already be aware, AOL, PVR Wire's overlords, have decided to 'retire' some of the niche blogs in the Weblogs Inc. Network.

Sadly, PVR Wire will be among the blogs getting shipped off to the retirement home for old blogs.

So what will happen to the people who work on PVR Wire, and where will you get your news on TiVo, Sky+, Freeview and the big bad world of PVRs?

Tune in on January 31 for our farewell entry, but in the meantime, please keep reading as we'll continue to blog right up until the doors closes for good.

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]]>pvr wirePvrWireretiringshutting downShuttingDownMartin Conaghan2007-01-29T17:46:00+00:00Am I crazy? (Or, should I be using Media Center Edition?)http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2007/01/19/am-i-crazy-or-should-i-be-using-media-center-edition/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2007/01/19/am-i-crazy-or-should-i-be-using-media-center-edition/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2007/01/19/am-i-crazy-or-should-i-be-using-media-center-edition/#commentsFiled under: , ,


BTV and MCE

Less than two weeks until Windows Vista comes out, and my computer up and dies on me. At first I thought it was the power supply, but it's not. It could be the CPU, the motherboard, anything really.

Well, I'd put a lot of money into my last computer which served double duty as my work machine and my PVR (since I write about PVRs, I guess it was really just my work machine). Anyway, it had a couple of hard drives, all of which survived intact, a couple of TV tuners, and an NVIDIA graphics card with a TV-out.

I decided the easiest thing to do would be go and find a sale at a nearby electronics shop, pick up a computer for under $500, and slap all of my old goodies inside. So far so good. But here's the thing. The new system came with Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, and in a few weeks I'll qualify for a free upgrade to Windows Vista.

But one of the first things I did was disable the Media Center services from launching at startup so that I can reinstall BeyondTV and restore my scheduled recordings from a backup file. I've got hundreds of hours of programs that I've recorded in BeyondTV. They have smartchapters, a BeyondTV feature that makes it easy to see where the commercials are and skip them with one click. It doesn't always work perfectly, but it's better than a thirty second skip when it does work.

I've showsqueezed most of my recordings (a fancy word for compressing them to WMV or DivX files) so that I could fit more programs on my hard drive. And some of them have strange resolutions that really look best when played back in BeyondTV.

So I decided to stick with the software that I've been using. But is it silly of me not to treat this as an opportunity to play with MCE, and to have all the benefits that come with having a PVR that's integrated with my operating system? That said, I'm also going out of town for a week soon and it'd be nice if I know my PVR is set up and ready to record all my episodes of 24, Heroes, and Battlestar Galactica while I'm gone.
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]]>mcemedia center editionMediaCenterEditionwindows vistaWindowsVistaxpBrad Linder2007-01-19T08:28:00+00:00Matt's Top Five Holiday Recordings (Canada)http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/12/22/matts-top-five-holiday-recordings-canada/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/12/22/matts-top-five-holiday-recordings-canada/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/12/22/matts-top-five-holiday-recordings-canada/#commentsFiled under: ,

Caddyshack1. Caddyshack -- Saturday December 23 at 11 PM EST on Showcase
If you are looking for a deep thinking and thought provoking movie for the holidays, then this isn't one. If on the other hand you are looking for something light hearted, then this classic will surely suffice. If you have never seen this tale of a mad golf club, then do yourself the favor of setting your PVR to record it.

2. It's a Wonderful Life -- Sunday December 24 at 7 PM EST on CBC
What would Christmas Eve be without this classic movie? Although this is an older movie (so old in fact, that it is in the public domain), it is also probably one of the most recognized holiday movies ever made. Even though watching the tale of this man's life can be depressing, the ending always gives me that good old holiday spirit feeling.

3. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl -- Monday December 25 at 8PM EST on CBC
From Angels to Pirates, how is that for a not-so-smooth transition? Sure this movie may not have any sort of holiday season tidings, but I always get a kick out of watching it, especially when I keep in mind that Johnny Depp molded his character's mannerisms after Keith Richards.

4. World Jr. Hockey -- First game on December 26 at 9 AM EST on TSN
Ah, the good old Canadian tradition of spending Boxing Day in front of the TV to watch the all-too-short World Junior Hockey Championship. This year it is being held in Sweden, so most of the games will start from somewhere between 7 AM EST to the early afternoon.

5. The Yes Men -- December 28 at 9 PM EST on TMN
Although I haven't seen this documentary in a while, I still get a kick out of the whole premise. Basically these two guys set up an operation that closely mimics the WTO, and they start making public appearances while promoting outlandish ideas. It's amusing to see how far they could go, and what they got away with.
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  • The Muppet Christmas Carol Chicken Run - Sunday 24 December - 6:40pm - 8:00pm - BBC1
    I don't know what it is about the Nick Park animated films that makes them feel Christmassy, but they somehow are. Chicken Run is an animated children's film that features a band of chickens that try to outwit their owners and escape from their coop.

  • A Fish Called Wanda - Sunday 24 December - 11:15pm - 1:15am - Channel 4
    A Fish Called Wanda is an Academy Award-winning classic comedy film released in 1988 starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline and Michael Palin. It's a tale of murder, lust, greed, revenge, and seafood, where four very different people team up to commit armed robbery, then try to double-cross each other for the loot.

  • Top of the Pops 2 Christmas Special - Saturday 23 December - 7:40pm - 9:10pm - BBC2
    Get yourself in the Christmas spirit with some classic Christmas tunes from the past few decades. With X Factor's Leona set to be this Christmas Number One, I think we need a break from that soppy pop music and to get down with some classic Christmas tunes with the Top of the Pops 2 Christmas Special.

  • The Muppet Christmas Carol - Saturday 23 December 2:15pm - 3:50pm - Channel Five
    If I didn't own the DVD I would be taping this classic Christmas movie. It is guaranteed to entertain the kids for a few days as they watch those Muppets perform the Scrooge tale over and over.

  • Neighbours - Weekdays - 1:35pm - 2:00pm - BBC1
    Yes I know it's on every day of the week and most people hate this Australian soap, but I love it. I watch it every day and will continue to do so over Christmas. Watching this show has added such insults as 'Cake Taker', 'Muffin Bar', and 'Munter' to my vocabulary. Don't expect anything Christmassy, since we're six months behind Australia with Neighbours here in the UK.
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Bad SantaI wasn't planning on making this a list of holiday-themed recordings, so much as a list of good movies that are airing over the holiday period. As it turns out, the two go hand in hand. So without further ado, here's my top 5 list of movies running on basic cable over the next week:
  1. Comedy Central is running Bad Santa several times on 12/24 and 12/25. If you've ever wondered what life is like for those department store Santas, I really hope this movie doesn't provide a glimpse of the truth.
  2. TBS is running a 24 hour marathon of A Christmas Story starting at 8PM on the 12/24, and running through 8PM on 12/25. Somehow this irreverent tale of a kid in search of a BB gun has become a classic, shown almost as often during the holidays as It's a Wonderful Life.
  3. Love, Actually. USA Network, 6AM EST on 12/25. Love, Actually isn't so much a holiday movie as a film that takes place against a holiday backdrop. I dare you to watch it and not wind up smiling. And with a 6AM time slot, this is the sort of show that PVRs were created to record.
  4. Spirited Away. Cartoon Network, 7PM EST on 12/25. Hayao's Miyazaki's modern fairy tale of a young girl who wanders into a world filled with witches, gods, and monsters. The animation is amazing, and a nice change of pace from anything you or your kids are likely to see from most American cartoons.
  5. Ghostbusters. Comedy Central, 4:30PM EST on 12/22 and 11AM EST on 12/23. It seems like Ghostbusters II is always showing on sable cable television channel or other. But the original film about paranormal investigators over their heads doesn't come on nearly as often. This is a great chance to catch it.
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PVR WireOver the next few days, the gang here at PVR Wire will be providing you with the a guide to the best shows and movies to record over the Festive period.

So, get your remote control out, with your fingers poised over the record button, as we dig out the best (and the worst) video junk to fill up your PVR for the next two weeks.

We kick off with Brad's guide to some top-notch Christmas movies, including one of my all-time favourites (although, not exactly a Christmas-themed movie), Ghostbusters.

And don't forget, you can suggest shows or movies to record, just by adding your comments to any of the individual guides.
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]]>christmasholidaypvr wirePvrWirereording guideReordingGuideMartin Conaghan2006-12-18T16:30:00+00:00PVR Wire Weekly Best - Monday 11 December 2006http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/12/11/pvr-wire-weekly-best-monday-11-december-2006/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/12/11/pvr-wire-weekly-best-monday-11-december-2006/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/12/11/pvr-wire-weekly-best-monday-11-december-2006/#commentsFiled under: ,


PVR WirePVR news is on a go-slow at the moment, as most of the big companies gear up towards Christmas and the holiday season. So, to keep your mind occupied and stuffed full of great gift ideas for your loved ones, here's a recap of some of our best posts of the past seven days, starting with Brad's excellent 'How much have you spent ona digital living room?'
Remember to check out details of Brad's Podcast, which is on a rest at the moment, but you can still go back and listen to some of the best from the past few months.
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PVR WireYou may have noticed that we haven't had a new podcast in the last couple of weeks. This isn't because we aren't still dedicated to bringing you interviews with the people behind the PVRs. It's just been a busy couple of weeks. The PVR Wire podcast will return in January, if not sooner.

In the meantime, you can help by sending us ideas of people you think we should interview or topics you think we should cover in upcoming podcasts. Just click the "Contact Us" link, and be sure to put "Podcast" in your subject line.

And while you're waiting, here's a few of my favorite episodes that you may have missed.
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Sky HD1. Sky HD. If there's one present I'd really love someone to buy me this Christmas, it's BSkyB's news HD service. It's a Sky+ PVR with 160GB of storage capacity (around 80 hours) and it displays tons of Sky's content in glorious HD (presuming you have an HD capable TV. It'll cost you £299 for the box, £60 for installation and an extra £10 per month on top of your subscription, depending on the channels you already receive. More: www.sky.com/hd

2. Topfield TF5800PVR 160GB Freeview PVR. A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of ordering one of these top-notch Freeview PVRs for the purposes of my job. It's a twin-tuner unit with a 160GB hard drive and a fairly easy-to-use setup and EPG. The only drawbacks are a slow reaction time on the remote, but it also has the added bonus of a USB connection, which comes in handy for moving videos around on to portable devices. You should expect to pay around £250, but it's worth every penny. More: Amazon UK.

3. Telewest TV Drive. If you're an NTL or Telewest customer in the UK, and you don't yet have a PVR, but you're sick of their basic on-demand service, you should consider treating yourself this Christmas by upgrading to TV Drive. It has a twin tuner, 80 hour capacity, 8-day EPG and series link facility. Humax PVROh, and it does HD too. Subscriptions start at an additional £10 per month, with no connection fee. More: Telewest UK.

4. Humax PVR800T PVR. If the Topfield doesn't take your fancy, you might want to consider the Humax PVR800T. It has pretty much all the same function as the Topfield TF5800, but with a slightly smaller HDD (80GB) and can only record one Freeview channel at a time. Expect to pay around £130.
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iRecord1. iRecord. Why pay for downloadable TV and movie content from iTunes if you can record you favorite programming right onto your iPod? Thanks to the iRecord, you can record the latest episode of Lost and have it automatically formatted and transferred to your iPod for later viewing. At $1.99 a show, and even more for movies, the savings can add up quick. The iRecord is priced at $199.99 and can be purchased through www.irecord.com.

2. Simplifi Digital AV Expander. One of the biggest problems that I ran into when I was building my Media Center Edition PC was the lack of options to connect video game systems to the computer. MCE inherently creates a two second buffer for all video input through a tuner card, but the Simplifi Digital AV Expander allows you to connect your systems to MCE and bypass the delay all together. If you want to pick up one of these for a friend or yourself, then check out Simplifi Digital's website, where you can get the card for $99.

ExpressVu HD PVR Plus3. ExpressVu HD PVR Plus System. ExpressVu has long been one of the larger satellite providers in Canada, and what would a TV provider be without a PVR? This PVR is can record up to 180 hours of SD TV as well as record HD TV, it features two tuners so you can record two programs at once, and it also sports picture-in-picture. The ExpressVu HD PVR Plus can be bought via Bell ExpressVu's site for as cheap as $325 CDN.

4. Creating a Digital Home Entertainment System with Windows Media Center. You may be asking yourself what a book is doing on this list, but let me say that this book is great if you are looking at building a Media Center Edition PC. Although this book does not deal with Vista, a lot of the background information will still be valid. Topics include deciding on the purpose of you media center, recommendations for hardware, and of course using the Media Center interface. List price for the book is $29.99, but you should be able to find it cheaper on Amazon.com.
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]]>Matt Crape2006-12-05T14:00:00+00:00PVR Wire Weekly Best - Sunday 19 Nov 2006http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/11/19/pvr-wire-weekly-best-sunday-19-nov-2006/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/11/19/pvr-wire-weekly-best-sunday-19-nov-2006/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/11/19/pvr-wire-weekly-best-sunday-19-nov-2006/#commentsFiled under: ,


PVR WireWe're just over halfway through November, and well on our way to the end of the year, but the PVR news just doesn't stop flowing here at PVR Wire HQ.

So, to save you the trouble of scouring your way back through some of our quality news, here's a snapshot of the best posts from the last week, exclusively for your entertainment:
 And then there's Brad's excellent podcast, which features an interview with Rakesh Agrawal, CEO and Founder of SnapStream Media.
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PVR Wire logoWhy not start your week with a fresh look back over some of the best of PVR Wire from the last seven days, starting with Brad's excellent podcast, this week featuring an interview with Bill Loewenthal, vice president and general manager of ReplayTV.

Or, you could browse your way through some of these headlines and find out things about PVRs that you never knew before:
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PVR WirePVR Wire had one of our best weeks last week, with some great items from the gang on all the latest news from the world of PVRs (and beyond).

Here's some of our best posts from the last seven days (or so):
And don't forget our magnificent podcast, produced by Brad Linder.
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]]>newspvr wirePvrWireweekly bestWeeklyBestMartin Conaghan2006-11-06T09:32:00+00:00PVR Wire Weekly Best - Sunday 29 October 2006http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/10/29/pvr-wire-weekly-best-sunday-29-october-2006/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/10/29/pvr-wire-weekly-best-sunday-29-october-2006/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/10/29/pvr-wire-weekly-best-sunday-29-october-2006/#commentsFiled under: ,


PVR WireHow's your week been? Ours has been the usual seven days of jam-packed PVRness, with gossip, previews, reviews, spotlights and all the news that's fit to publish from the world of PVRs.

Here's some of our best posts from the last week:
Don't forget Brad's excellent podcast, and, of course, Chris' excellent analysis of who should (or could) but TiVo, and why.
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]]>Martin Conaghan2006-10-29T18:30:00+00:00PVR Wire Podcast 9 -- 10/28/06http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/10/28/pvr-wire-podcast-9-10-28-06/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/10/28/pvr-wire-podcast-9-10-28-06/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/10/28/pvr-wire-podcast-9-10-28-06/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,


PVR WireThis week Chris Tew and Brad Linder talk about some of the week's PVR news.
  • :30 What company's most likely to buy TiVo?
  • 6:15 Best PVR accessories
  • 6:50 TiVo Series3 prices starting to fall (on sale at least)
  • 7:30 Watching Google Video on your phone
What do you think, is TiVo for sale, and if so, who would buy it? Do you think the Series3 will drop in price before the holidays? And do you watch mobile videos on your phone?
  • You can download the podcast directly here.
  • Or you can subscribe to the rss feed here.
  • Or if you can subscribe via iTunes here.
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]]>dave zatzDaveZatzgoogleorbwinampyahooBrad Linder2006-10-28T12:30:00+00:00We have a winnerhttp://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/10/23/we-have-a-winner/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/10/23/we-have-a-winner/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/10/23/we-have-a-winner/#commentsFiled under: ,


TiVo Swag bag prizeCongratulations to Scott Ellison, winner of our TiVo Swag Bag contest!

For taking the time to write in the comments section, Scott now gets to show his true colors (Orange and umm.. silver I guess?) to his friends, family, and anyone who will take the time to glance at him as he walks down the street with this bright bag.

And while we're on the topic of orange (and because this post feels awfully short), check out TV Squad for a great list of Halloween-themed programs running Oct 31st and Nov 1st. If you have the space on your hard drive, you can record almost enough programming in a 24 hour period to watch one Halloween or horror-related movie or TV show a day for the next year. Okay, half a year maybe.
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]]>halloweenprizeswagtivo swag bagTivoSwagBagwinnerBrad Linder2006-10-23T17:52:00+00:00PVR Wire Weekly Best - Sunday 22 October 2006http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/10/22/pvr-wire-weekly-best-sunday-22-october-2006/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/10/22/pvr-wire-weekly-best-sunday-22-october-2006/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/10/22/pvr-wire-weekly-best-sunday-22-october-2006/#commentsFiled under:


PVR WireIt's been another great week at PVR Wire, and our more eagle-eyed readers will notice that we now show up on Google News as a genuine, bona fide news source.

Our inclusion in Google's automated news scraping service is largely down to the new guys we brought on board in the past few months; JJ, Chris, Brad, Matt and Dave -- but also because we're one of the best PVR news websites in town, and you know it's true.

You'd be wasting your time going anywhere else for your PVR news.

And, to remind you of just how good we are, here's some of the best posts from the last seven days:
Also, don't forget our fantastic PVR Wire podcast, produced by our very own Brad Linder.
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Orb 2.0

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This week we talk to Joe Costello, Co-founder and Chairman of Orb Networks.

  • :25 -- Orb's new "mycasting" strategy
  • 4:10 -- Orb's version 2.0 interface
  • 6:05 -- Yes, the application does take longer to load than version 1
  • 7:55 -- Public beta of AOL's Winamp Remote using Orb technology due out soon (full disclosure: AOL is the parent company of this blog)
  • 9:20 -- Orb partners with Hauppauge and Nokia
  • 12:05 -- Orb software for Linux and Mac in the works
  • 13:55 -- New function allows you to bookmark and stream YouTube, Google and other web video clips to your phone
  • 16:30 -- Development roadmap for 2.1 and 3.0
  • 18:07 -- About 40% of users watch live and recorded TV
  • 19:50 -- Unlike Slingbox and Sony's LocationFree TV, Orb is free
  • 21:20 -- Orb's plan to raise revenue in the future
  • 23:45 -- Privacy issues

Do you use Orb? Have you tried the new 2.0 interface, and what do you think of it? Or do you prefer hardware solutions like the Slingbox? Let us know in the comments section.
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TIVo Swag

There's only three days left in our contest to win this fabulous bag of prizes straight from the floor of TiVo's booth at Digital Life this past weekend.

One lucky contestant can win a TiVo bag/backpack, a plush toy, lanyard, and a case of TiVo HD-branded mints! Take one taste and you'll see the whole world in 1080p.*

All you have to do is check out our original post from Friday, and leave a message in the comments section telling us what's your favorite post from the month of October. All entries must be in by 5:00 this Friday. One entry per person, and no AOL or Weblogs Inc. staff or freelancers are eligible.

We'll announce the winner sometime next week.

*Unless you already have any form of visual impairment. In fact, I wear glasses and I'm pretty sure I can still see more pixels than would fit on a 1080p screen, so for legal purposes, I'm going to say that this asterisk voids any real commitment to upgrade/downgrade your vision after tasting a mint.
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PVR WireIt's been another big week for PVRs, video download services and the digital media in general, starting with the pretty astounding news of Google's deal with YouTube and Brad's visit to Digital Life (our first 'live' conference blog!).

So, with that in mind, here's the best of the best from the past seven days of PVR Wire -- and don't forget to listen in to Brad's excellent podcast - and pitch in to our TiVo swag competition:
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