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?

Ofcom have recently announced that Sky must lower their wholesale rates, but what will this mean to users? Does this mean I can get more Sky channels on Virgin Media for instance?

When I watch standard def shows on the Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8300HD I get black bars on my TV. Can I adjust the settings to make it appear full screen without zooming or crop …

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? …

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 …

I'm in the UK (DVD region 2). I just received a DVD which it turns out was meant for sale in Region 4 and is marked up as "NTSC Region 4" and has the number '4' in the region world …

I wanted to view the album cover only (no song titles or written information) i.e. grid view of all my albums under the 1 genre - children's music. I can't work out how to do this? …

Been looking at a new monitor. Response times now seem to be quoted in ms "grey to grey". What does this really mean and does it directly relate to normal response times from the r …

Is it possible to change the No-Click DVD ripping script to use the free DVDFab HD Decrypter program instead of DVD Shrink?

I've been converting my DVDs to h264 MKVs. When I use Handbrake "High Profile" on PAL discs they look great, but my NTSC discs flash from normal brightness to darker a few times a …

Antec's Multimedia Station Premier is a lovely looking piece of kit, but I don't get where it would be used. It's obviously aimed at HTPC use, but if you're going to use one you' …

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 …

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 …

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 …

I've seen a few posts about Boxee and I'm intrigued. What applications/plugins would you recommend for it?