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Netflix App on Plex

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

Oh boy. It just keeps getting better. I can’t even tell you how much more time I spend in the basement now that I have my media center rocking. The two things that I was missing in Plex was Last.fm and Netflix. I got the Last.fm app working last week. Now the Netflix app is finally released. Very, very cool.

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As I mentioned before the backgrounds/fan art that shows in the backgound when viewing moves makes Plex the sexiest media center app there is. This is carried over to the Netflix app as well. Check this screen shot.

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Mac Mini Update: Plex or Boxee?

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

The Mac Mini has been in use now for more than a week. It is time to provide some details on what media center applications I am using the most. There are only two options in my opinion that are worth looking at. It comes down to Boxee and Plex. I am not going to give a full review of each app because it has been done thousands of time already on the web. If you want to learn more about Plex and Boxee just check them out on the web. What I am going to focus on is what specifically I like about each.

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Inwall Speaker Install Finished

Sunday, March 15th, 2009

Here are some photos of the inwall speakers we installed this weekend. Very happy with it and moving the TV away from the bar. I never could have decent speaker placement when the LCD was mounted on the end of the bar wall. Now with the addition of the table set we added to the basement it is great to watch TV, movies, and play games. The electric fire place is a nice addition to the pub as well.

I only have to wipe off the walls a little and finish the cables coming out of the wall. I do plan to mount rear speakers but I am not sure how the heck I am going to run the speaker wire for those. They won’t be fished through the wall. That I can guarantee.

Here are a few finished photos. I will post more on the speaker review and exactly what I put in the walls later.

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My Daughter Likes What?

Friday, March 7th, 2008

Across the Universe - The House of HusarMy daughter has been impressing me more and more lately. First she started liking worthy music or music that I would consider actually music. About two weeks ago she said, “Dad, you have to so watch this movie. It is LIKE frickin’ amazing. LIKE I am serious!“. The movie turned out to be Across the Universe. I have to admit it is a great movie. It is a musical but don’t let that make you not want to watch it. The entire movie is Beatles songs.

My daughter likes the Beatles?

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Into the Wild HD-DVD Released Today

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Into the Wild - The House of Husar Into the Wild is released today on HD-DVD. This movie is in my top five after seeing it in the theater. If you are an Eddie Vedder fan, or Perl Jam for that matter, you might also want to check out the soundtrack

I am really looking forward to watching this in the pub over a few pints. I am thinking of waiting until Friday night. If anyone is interested in coming over to The House of Husar on Friday just let me know. Around 9:00 PM should work good.

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