Posts Tagged media

Help me build my new HTPC… Advice really appreciated!

Posted by Cameron in Just for Fun, Technology, Windows on December 31st, 2009

07 Jan 2010 UPDATE – Couple of changes to the list below… The equipment is on the way to me (hopefully will arrive before the weekend)

A couple of days ago I thought I would be a ‘little bit fancy‘ and update the software on my original XBox’s XBox Media Center. And……. I killed it

So, great opportunity to build a snazzy home theater pc (HTPC) I reckon! Something that looks like this!

Antec Fusion Remote HTPC Case Silver Prerequisites

It must connect to my home network and stream video from my iMac or another machine on the network that is sharing
It must have a dual tuner HD TV tuner card
It must play Blu-Ray discs
It must be normal audio component size

So, this is what I have come up with but I would really, REALLY love any input or advice you can give me. I am pretty handy around a PC so I can build it myself easy peasy.

I have put in links to the pages on UMart’s site (my usual supplier of non Mac stuff)

So… Anything look wrong with this? Can you think of something better? I’d really love the input from a few geeky htpc experts out there! Feel free to post in the comments section or send me a tweet to @cammo

antec, htpc, intel, media, streaming, theatre, Video, Windows

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BIG weekend in Townsville!

Posted by Cameron in Photography, Sport on July 6th, 2009

It has been a busy couple of week in Townsville, Qld. We have had the Townsville Show (exhibition/fair depending on where you live), a round of the Australian Offshore Superboat Championships, two four-day test matches between Australia A and Pakistan A, the Cowboys have played and beaten the Sharks, a NQ Fury FC family fun day and this weekend will be the biggest of the lot when V8 Supercar racing comes to town. The Townsville 400 will be held over three days from Friday to Sunday and I’ll be covering the event for News Limited metropolitan newspapers (The Courier-Mail/Sunday Mail, The Daily Telegraph/Sunday Telegraph, The Herald Sun/Sunday Herald Sun, The Advertiser/The Sunday Mail, Sunday Times, and The Australian/Weekend Australian). Should keep me on my toes!

It looks like it is going to be a perfect weekend in Townsville with clear skies and cool low-mid 20’s during the day. Gentlemen, start your engines!

V8 accreditation

ford, holden, media, news limited, racing, supercar, supercars, townsville, v8

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The changing face of my recent NRL media tags

Posted by Cameron in Just for Laughs, Newspaper, Photography on March 30th, 2009

Just got a bit of a chuckle when I found my recent NRL media accreditation tags, it’s a bit of a shame that they gave me a pic this year – I was hoping to draw something even more interesting this year!

media, nrl, rugby league

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Justin Smith – North Queensland Cowboys Press Conference

Posted by Cameron in Uncategorized on February 29th, 2008

Justin Smith speaks to the press prior to the Cowboys pre-season home game against the Canberra Raiders – Video: Cameron Laird

cowboys, media, north queensland, nrl, press

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Michael Moore v CNN – It’s a cracker!

Posted by Cameron in Uncategorized on July 16th, 2007

I have put these CNN videos together in one spot in chronological order so if you have broadband, like news & current affairs, have a bit of spare time and love a healthy debate/on air fight then enjoy!

So, first CNN started off with this interview with Michael Moore