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Do you know a good website to watch movies online?

I am looking for website to get movies online, including "old" movies (I mean 1980s, and even 1930s movies). I am ready to pay a few dollars to get good quality and speed to downlo …
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Good budget hifi stand

I want a hifi stand that will look good enough for the other half not to complain and hold 4 separates. Can anyone recommend a good looking stand that performs well for under £300? …
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Is there a way to make the Sky HD menu not play the current programme?

I find it intensely frustrating that if two things are recording when I turn the Sky HD box on, one of the programmes will be interrupted because the TV guide will "helpfully" star …
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Installing a home surveillance system

What setup should I use to install home video surveillance? I'd like to have 5 cameras (2 outdoor cameras and 3 indoor ones). Video should be available real-time and on demand.
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Streaming Amazon Unbox Videos to Other Computers

I have several seasons of shows that I have downloaded to Amazon Unbox running on Windows 7. I can stream those shows to my Xbox 360 and my media center but not to any of my laptop …
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When will the Boxee box be available outside the US?

I like the idea of the Boxee box, but I can't find out when it will be released in the UK. Anyone know the score?
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Are modern plasma TV sets still notorious for burn-in problems, or is it history?

When plasma television sets first came out, I heard a lot of bad stuff about them: heat, lifetime, and burn-in. With respect to burn-in, have plasma TV sets got better? Is it sti …
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Looking for a dual DVB-T half-height tuner card

My HTPC case only has room for a half-height card, but I'd like to fit a dual DVB-T tuner card if possible. Are there any half-height cards that have 2 tuners and are they any good …
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What Boxee plugins?

I've seen a few posts about Boxee and I'm intrigued. What applications/plugins would you recommend for it?
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Does (or Can) My Dream Device Exist?

I want a box with these features: HDMI in (one or more. switchable) HDMI out iR input iR output Wifi and Ethernet Webserver (programmable, preferably Apache/MySQL/PHP) With eit …
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If I set my rear speakers to “small” are the low frequencies lost?

Do the low frequencies get transferred to any speakers set to "large", or the subwoofer, or are they lost if my rear speakers are set to "small"?
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what is the cheapest way to watch tv.

There are so many new alternatives to cable now. iTunes and Apple Tv Roku Netflix streaming are these cost effective? Is there any good blog post comparing all these options. b …
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Sound problems when connecting HTPC to TV using DVI

My system includes an HTPC (fairly strong machine, GeForce 6000 card, onboard sound card), a receiver connected to the computer using an Optical cable, and A TV connected to the co …
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Can’t get DVD to show picture on projection TV - advice please

We hooked up the dvd player & surround sound to the projection tv. The sound works fine on the dvd player but we can't get the picture from the dvd player to show on the screen …
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Will the Boxee Box remote work with other HTPC applications?

I saw that the Boxee remote will work with Boxee running on normal HTPCs as well as the Boxee box, but could I use it with another HTPC application like Media Center?

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