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Lumagen Video Processor Bug Hunting

I have spent the last few weeks tweaking and improving my home cinema setup, most of my time has been spent learning how to fully exploit my Lumagen video processor.
I am extremely impressed with the hugh improvements in image quality the Lumagen VisionDVI provides as opposed to sending video sources direct to the plasma screen, [...]

Posted on November 22, 2005 at 12:02 pm by Martin · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Home Cinema is complete!

Tonight was a landmark occasion. After nearly two years of planning I finally completed our home cinema, the last job was mounting the plasma screen. Apart from hiding away some power cables it is all complete, can’t wait to get into some serious film viewing
Mounting the plasma screen was not a job I [...]

Posted on November 5, 2005 at 11:52 am by Martin · Permalink · Leave a comment
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New PaceTwin PVR Update

I got an e-mail form my farther-in-law this morning telling me that Pace were about to release a new software update for the Twins PVR. Yah! I love my PaceTwin but it has had a checkered past with bugs in the software, the one existing bug which I still encounter is 0 second recordings. Initial [...]

Posted on October 28, 2005 at 11:09 am by Martin · Permalink · One Comment
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When Linux meets Home Cinema

I have started working on a new project at home, it is one I know I am going to enjoy because it satisfies two of my hobbies I am going to build a prototype PVR based on MythTV. I am still in the planning stages at the moment but I am keeping notes [...]

Posted on October 5, 2005 at 11:02 am by Martin · Permalink · Leave a comment
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