Items Tagged With media player

Belfast based company - RipFactory - have always offered a CD ripping service.  But now they are selling their standalone RipServer box so you can do it yourself.  The Linux based unit combines ripping software with a NAS and is available in 0.5TB and 1.0TB versions.  Prices start at £599...

We’ve had our Sonos setup for nearly three years now and it continues to be a joy to own and use.  Our original setup of 2 x ZP100s (the zone players with built in amplifiers) was recently added to with a third un-amp’d ZP80.  The new ZonePlayer was swapped for the ZP100 in the AV room where amplification was not required as it was already plugged into our home cinema system.  So the plan was to utilise the now spare ZP100 as a zone in the en-suite bathroom off our main bedroom...

Watch the video after the jump as Danny from MavroMatic reviews the Linksys DMA 2100 Media Center Extender...

It seems some people are still confused as to what OSX XBMC is.  First off, it's not for the XBOX, you don't need an XBOX to run it, its only called XBMC (xBox Media Center) because thats the platform it started out on.  You've already got Front Row on your Mac so why do you need it OSXBMC?  Well, XBMC has always been know for the huge range of formats it can play back.  Codec support is un-rivaled as is the "user experience" when utilising the system in a home cinema environment.  Playback of DVD images with full artwork and movie info automatically ripped from the IMDB for example makes this free software compete with custom installation digital jukebox systems like kaleidescape that costs thousands, or even tens of thousands of pounds/dollars.  Read on for whats's new in the latest release including the ability to play DVD ISO images and the addition of the Samba client....

The new software update for the AppleTV was released just last night.  The update brings a completely new UI and with it HD movie rentals (available now in the US and coming later this year in the UK) but still no DivX / XviD playback.  However, full-time podcaster Don McAllister gives us his first impression on the new interface, and tells us why we should be excited about the huge selection of free content we can stream direct to our living rooms...