Jun
20
HDHomeRun Prime
Filed Under Home Server, Home Theater, Projects, Television, Virtual Server | 2 Comments
Six years ago I built a Media Center that used a Hauppauge WinTVHVR1600 TV Tuner. This was great at the time, when HD was not really a concern. However, I have since come to find HD-content as a standard rather than an upgrade, and my old analog tuner hasn’t been in use for years for [...]
Aug
12
Harmony 890
Filed Under Entertainment, Home Theater, Media Center, Television | 1 Comment
A new toy came over the weekend, a Harmony 890 IR/RF Universal Remote. I wasn’t totally sure how well the RF would work, and I was leery of the $325 price tag at Amazon, so I actually picked this up for around $100 on Ebay with the RF Base Station included, so a ton of [...]
May
15
Dual Polk PSW505 Subwoofers
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It is hard to believe it has been over a year since I ordered my Polk Monitor70′s (L/R) and CS2 (C). They were originally intended for the new home entertainment area in the basement, but ended up being my living room speakers for the better part of 2011. Now that the basement is finally done, [...]