quite publicly:
Friday, 10 July 2009
Monday, 22 June 2009
Wednesday, 17 June 2009
TVersity, Xbox360 and .mkv.....
Indeed I've had mixed results with .mkv files and therefore had only sparodic results in playing HD via the Xbox360 thusfar.
So.............research.......!
I found Xmedia Recode, a lovely bit of freeware, which seems to do the job. It even has a profile ready for the 360 - and the results seem good. It does seem to recode down to 480 lines from 720 but then the resulting files plays without a problem.....and still looks good on 32". It does claim to be using a h.264 codec but playback reports an "avc1" codec being used. Still...... at least I can play it now!!
Investigation? To continue! And to test if the DM can play back these alleged h.264 files ;-)
So.............research.......!
I found Xmedia Recode, a lovely bit of freeware, which seems to do the job. It even has a profile ready for the 360 - and the results seem good. It does seem to recode down to 480 lines from 720 but then the resulting files plays without a problem.....and still looks good on 32". It does claim to be using a h.264 codec but playback reports an "avc1" codec being used. Still...... at least I can play it now!!
Investigation? To continue! And to test if the DM can play back these alleged h.264 files ;-)
Tuesday, 16 June 2009
DM7020Si, DM500s - RIP
The 7020 is staying with the house so I know it will have a good home. I'm sad about leaving it but, after 18 months and many motor movements, it's nearly time to say goodbye :-)
The 500 is very interesting; fried tuner (I believe - it spent two weeks trying to move the dish whilst we were on holiday and the LNB melted a little!) means it does not really work but it is out there on Ricardo and people want it. This amazes me a little - but they might want the remote, the power supply or even think they can fix the box. This makes me very happy - better to do this than take it to recycling!!
Maybe I need to get the Proliant on Ricardo too!!!!
The 500 is very interesting; fried tuner (I believe - it spent two weeks trying to move the dish whilst we were on holiday and the LNB melted a little!) means it does not really work but it is out there on Ricardo and people want it. This amazes me a little - but they might want the remote, the power supply or even think they can fix the box. This makes me very happy - better to do this than take it to recycling!!
Maybe I need to get the Proliant on Ricardo too!!!!
Monday, 15 June 2009
Wednesday, 10 June 2009
Out with the old, in with the new.....
....and streamlined...! My Yamaha DSP-A5 is no more and my Sony speaker set will soon be no more....Also leaving home is my old CD/MD deck, the two DVD recorders we now never use, a broken DM500s, two 15-year-old hifis and some ethernet-over-power adaptors. Even the PS/2 is leaving us.
Ricardo - I love you!!
What I am looking forwards to is a simplified home cinema setup. Sadly with no projector - but with HD. Next challenge is to get >32" HD...!! SWMBO - are you listening?!
Thursday, 4 June 2009
Boo-Hoo - no more motorised dish!
It is today, with great sadness, that I've taken down my motorised dish. The Dreambox is no longer touring the skies for my enjoyment.
Well, it's not the end of the world - the Dreambox is now running Gemini 4.6 and receiving signal from 28, 19 and 13 east.
And, of course, I won't mention the other Dreambox..... ;-)
I feel sure that my liaison with Dreambox S-models is not over ..... just taking a holiday :-)
Well, it's not the end of the world - the Dreambox is now running Gemini 4.6 and receiving signal from 28, 19 and 13 east.
And, of course, I won't mention the other Dreambox..... ;-)
I feel sure that my liaison with Dreambox S-models is not over ..... just taking a holiday :-)
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