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Media Portal home theater PC app for Windows hits 1.0
Media Portal home theater PC app for Windows hits 1.0
Open Source media center application Media Portal has been under development for 5 years. And this week the developers decided the product was stable enough to remove the beta label and launch Media Portal 1.0 . The application was initially based on the popular XBMC application designed to ...
Ace Computers to release $999 CableCard-equipped home theater PCs | Home Theater
blogs.zdnet.com — January 1st, 2009 Ace Computers to release $999 CableCard-equipped home theater PCs Posted by Sean Portnoy @... 5:01 pm Categories: Uncategorized Tags: Home Theater , PC , CableCard , Cable , Computer , Home Entertainment , Personal Technology , Sean ... (more) Ace Computers to release $999 CableCard-equipped ...
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XBMC spinoff Media Portal reaches version 1.0, five year countdown to MediaPortal 2 begins
Engadget HD — ... beta, finally reaching version 1.0. A long way from its roots as a Xbox Media Center port for Windows, it promises easy access to music, movies and more from a full screen display, along with support for watching and recording live TV. DownloadSquad mentions MediaPortal 2 is now on the way, with the open source project looking to add media streaming to / from various devices to the mix. Certainly seems worth a look if waiting on a boxee invite isn't your cup of tea. [Via Download Squad] XBMC spinoff Media Portal reaches version 1.0, five year countdown to ...

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