The changing world of content consumption

20/08/2013 -

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Every now and again I get a reminder of how things used to be. Seeing a newspaper for sale at the petrol station, or having visitors stay with you who insist on watching the commercial TV news at 6:00pm. It reminds me how much my own media consumption habits have changed over the last few years. It’s not a new trend and I’m certainly not the most cutting edge person in the world but I still marvel at how complete my transformation has become. About five years ago I would have: Read news websites…

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Why Home Theatre PCs rock

16/05/2012 -

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About 18 months ago I built a Windows 7 based home theatre PC to drive my big shiny new plasma TV. I haven’t look back and I love the functionality it provides.  What is a home theatre PC? My definition is that it’s a computer with the ability to *record *and playback all types of media and is usually the main driver of content on a TV. For me that record functionality is the critical difference between a media player and a home theatre PC. The basic hardware is: a TV a PC with a TV tuner and…

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