Replacing Windows Media Center with a Tablo OTA DVR

In 2007, I cut the cord and adopted Microsoft’s Windows Media Center on Windows Vista Ultimate. I purchased a Shuttle XPC small form factor computer for one TV and an Xbox 360 with its built-in Windows Media Center Extender for remote access on another TV. Windows Media Center was wonderful. It had an elegant 10-foot …

Shuttle Windows Media Center HTPC

I’m excited to have ordered parts to build a new home theater PC that will feature Windows 8 and Windows Media Center as my DVR/HTPC. More importantly, because Windows 8 now offers a type 1 hypervisor (Client Hyper-V), my always-on DVR/HTPC will also be my home lab and will run a few virtual desktops and …