How to Setup HDMI Digital Playback in Linux

By | January 5, 2011 |

HDMI cableLike many people, I have an HDTV in my house that supports HDMI input devices, such as Blu-ray players. I also like to watch streaming content over the Internet, downloaded videos, and listen to music all from my TV and home theater system. Unfortunately, I do not have a Boxee box or a Roku box. All I have is a Blu-ray player that supports very few video formats and only offers a few streaming options, such as Netflix.

Fortunately, I can run Boxee from any computer, but rather than buying a dedicated box just for that, I can use my Eee PC, which has HDMI output. Many laptop manufacturers are adding HDMI out connectors to their devices specifically for this purpose, so that customers can display their content on big screen televisions.

If you happen to be one of those people and have chosen Linux for your laptop or computer with HDMI out, this brief tutorial should help you get video and sound working.
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Free Download: WinX HD Video Converter

By | December 9, 2009 |

winx-hd-boxWho doesn’t love free stuff, especially when it is a top-grade software.

From time to time, we collaborate with various software developers to provide free download for our readers. This time round, the latest software available for free download is WinX HD Video Converter (orignially $39.95).

WinX HD Video Converter is a professional video converter specially designed for HD video conversion. It allows you to effortlessly convert HD videos mutually with no loss of image and sound quality, like MTS, M2TS, TS, HD MP4, MKV, HD WMV, and HD MOV, etc. Besides, it also lets you convert between HD videos and regular AVI, MP4, MOV, WMV, etc.

The software itself is very easy to use. There is almost no need to fiddle with any of the technicalities, unless you choose to.

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