Archive for April, 2007
Sunday, April 22nd, 2007
BBC HD on Freeview on your PC
I spend some time recently to find out how I could receive BBC HD (High Definition) over Freeview on my Vaio MediaCenter PC. Although the process of getting it to work is not really straightforward, it is certainly worth the effort. I managed to do it using DVBViever, PowerDVD7 H.264 codecs and AC3 filter. Unfortunately [...]
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Saturday, April 14th, 2007
New TV Series: Drive
I was recently watching the first two episodes of a new TV Series on Fox (and CTV), and I have to say that I actually was positively surprised. The series is created by Tim Minear. Tim is a well known writer of many episodes of several other popular TV series, like Angel and Firefly. One [...]
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Sunday, April 8th, 2007
Fanta 4
As the title already indicates, this entry is about the german band "Die Fantastischen Vier". I heard recently that they will have a gig here in London, as part of their Club-tour called "Fornika für Dich" Well, I have never seen them live, and as such, I decided to buy tickets straight away. They [...]
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Sunday, April 8th, 2007
Apprentice: You’re fired
As some of you know, I actually enjoy watching "The Apprentice" TV series, especially the UK version. Well, as I am in London, and somehow wanted to enjoy it even closer, I decided to apply for a ticket to go and see the Live recording of "The Apprentice: You're Fired" show, which is shown [...]
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Sunday, April 8th, 2007
Joost Beta
One of the application I installed straight away on the VAIO MediaCenter PC was Joost. And after playing around with it over the last hour, I have to say that I start to like it already. Yes, there is not yet too much content available on Joost, but the interface is really nice, it simply [...]
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Sunday, April 8th, 2007
MediaCenter PC
Well, it won't come as a surprise. As indicated I was looking for a nice solution to play back all types of HD (and non HD) content in an easy and efficient way on my LCD TV. In addition, I am not too happy with the FreeView (DVB-T) receiver on the Sharp TV. Especially the [...]
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Friday, April 6th, 2007
HighDefinition TV
Yes, I finally went for it and bought a new TV. I decided in the end to go for a Sharp Aquos Full HD (1920×1080) TV, and so far I am rather happy with it. After having a rather low resolution Plasma screen for over 2 years now, I have to say that going for [...]
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Wednesday, April 4th, 2007
Loreena McKennitt
Last evening I went to see Loreena McKennitt at the Barbican. The event was part of her "An Ancient Muse" Tour, and I have to say, that seeing/listening to her live on stage is fantastic! A truly unforgettable evening! A must see!
