“My Media Center” app for Windows 8 comes with plenty of useful features which makes it the best companion remote app for your Media Center media files. By using it, you can manage and control your Windows Media Center experience from your Windows 8 device and have access to recorded TV, scheduled recordings, movies, universal search, remote control, and much more.
As we all know, where Microsoft cannot provide, others step in to fill the gaps. Ceton Corp has done just that, having just brought their Ceton companion app and services out of beta. The app promises more than just a simple remote control functions, we power up our Media Centres and Xbox 360s to see how it does.
For over a year I’ve been enjoying the internal version of the Ceton InfiniTV 4--an almost flawless TV tuner card marred only by its need for a PCI slot. Its new USB sibling, aptly named the InfiniTV 4 USB ($299 as of October 25, 2011), brings the same four-tuner goodness to laptops, slot-challenged desktops, and […]
Ceton’s new device, the InfiniTV 4 USB ... gives the ability to record four shows at once from a small USB box that can be connected to virtually any Windows 7 PC ... One thing was never in doubt with the Ceton InfiniTV 4 USB: its reliability. We recorded over 100 shows in a weekend, typically with four being recorded at a time, on the AMD box, and it didn’t miss a single recording. It simply worked every single time we tried to record something!
For more than a year enthusiasts in the Home Theater PC (HTPC) community have known Ceton as the Kirkland, WA company that delivered the first true PCIe, and until recently only, Digital Cable Tuner (DCT) available on the market ... they have introduced a new external USB member to their four tuner product line with planned availability on September 19th -- aptly named “InfiniTV 4 USB.” Pros: Stability, Form factor, Software ecosystem, including 10’ UI experience in Window 7 Media Center
Today we received a much anticipated package from a little company based out of Kirkland Washington. Of course it was the Ceton InfiniTV 4 USB! ... Check back in a few days for a full review. We’ll be picking up yet another CableCARD and getting this beauty hooked up tomorrow!
Now it is Ceton's turn [for a Digital Cable Tuner review] because their newest tuner, the $299 InfiniTV 4 USB, arrived this afternoon ... The full review is coming when we have had a chance to really beat it up (it is looking good as we pass the six hour mark in the single PC stress test) and test the device's capabilities as a standalone and shared resource.
Ceton’s new device, the InfiniTV 4 USB ... gives the ability to record four shows at once from a small USB box that can be connected to virtually any Windows 7 PC ... One thing was never in doubt with the Ceton InfiniTV 4 USB: its reliability. We recorded over 100 shows in a weekend, typically with four being recorded at a time, on the AMD box, and it didn’t miss a single recording. It simply worked every single time we tried to record something!