My HDTV Final Destination

The HD video camera I have

Keith Combs' Blahg — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 21:37:47 GMT

Video cameras are everywhere but they are predominantly standard definition.  Chris Henley came

The holiday is over - back to work

Keith Combs' Blahg — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:55:20 GMT

I don't know about you, but vacations never seem long enough and going back to work is hard. You know,

PCIe ExpressCard 34/54 - your next laptop killer feature

Keith Combs' Blahg — Sun, 16 Apr 2006 20:58:19 GMT

Introduction
When you start looking at the feature set for your next laptop purchase, look very closely.&nbsp;...

re: MCE PC as Upscaling DVD Player

Jatin — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 01:40:26 GMT

Did you ever considered played your DVDs using MCE machine? Can MCE PC be used as upscaling DVD player?

Storage Management with SMfS, iSCSI Targets, iSCSI Initiators and iSNS Server

Keith Combs' Blahg — Sun, 26 Mar 2006 08:51:05 GMT

Microsoft has made some recent bets on storage management.&nbsp; That is good news for me for a variety...

re: My HDTV Final Destination

Keith Combs — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 07:53:48 GMT

What does the owners manual say about it?

If it's going to be able to see files on your laptop, then it needs to have the appropriate tcp/ip addressing and it must also use a protocol for file transfer the both understand.

This assumes it isn't being blocked by the SP2 firewall, and you have shared out your music or picture directories.

Windows, OS X and Linux all have a variety of file sharing possibilities, but most likely the TV is using the SMB protocol to see Windows file shares across the crossover or any other network.

Are there any networking settings in the MX195 menus?

If you are familiar with using a network sniffer, it should be pretty easy to see what the TV is doing on the network. Most likely it's sending the standard DHCP discovery packets in order to get an ip address. I'd be surprised to learn it's using broadcast onl methods.

re: Help Thinc-ing

tom kelley — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 16:07:33 GMT

I was hoping you would buy the Toshiba with THINC network. I am having trouble hooking up my laptop via crossover ethernet cable... with no luck!

I have a SIS-900 base PCI card
Windows XP home with service pack 2
and a cat 6 crossover cable.
I have WiFi with the router too far away from my TV to hook direct to.

I believe the issue is the config or properties of my PCI card, but I am not able to find details setting up the card and connection. Any help?

re: My HDTV Final Destination

Matt Hester — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 19:34:17 GMT

Sorry, I was just now able to wipe the tears away. Keith's system is fantastic, all I have to do now is figure out how to "decomission" my exisiting TV, does anybody have a spare sledge hammer? :-)

re: My HDTV Final Destination

Keith Combs — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 21:13:35 GMT

Well, Matt Hester (http://blogs.technet.com/matthewms/default.aspx) came over the other day to barter for a high speed wireless bridge I had stuffed in a drawer.

He brought my Achilles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achilles) heel, which is of course Tequila. Needless to say, he left with the bridge.

I gave him the run down on all of the goodies. Ever seen a grown man cry? :)