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Engadget's recession antidote: win an HP TouchSmart IQ527! {Engadget}
Jul 30th 2009 4:49PM Forget the apple tablet this is where it is, come to me.
Ask Engadget HD: What's the best digital TV converter box? {Engadget HD}
May 28th 2009 10:25AM Question answered. Thanks.
Netgear Digital Entertainer Elite available worldwide for $399 {Engadget HD}
Apr 20th 2009 4:36PM Popcorn Hour A-110 ... All you need http://bit.ly/fSmJ pick one up today... now...what are you waiting for.
Engadget's 5th birthday giveaway, part 1: win an Optimus Maximus keyboard! {Engadget}
Apr 14th 2009 4:27PM I Might have known....
Engadget's recession antidote: win a 32GB iPod touch plus a free copy of iPodRip! {Engadget}
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Engadget's recession antidote: win a 1.5TB Drobo! {Engadget}
Mar 24th 2009 4:35PM Need this. Want this. Please let me have this.
Netflix lays out official response to bandwidth capping allegations {Engadget HD}
Mar 23rd 2009 5:22PM Bit Rate Override
Using the remote, hit Home Home Home Home Home Rewind Rewind Rewind FastForward FastForward (that's 5 Homes, 3 Rewinds, 2 FastForwards), keypresses about 1/2 second apart. You may have to try several times and the trick is to make the keypresses spaced out far enough. (Remember, the last two are >, which are on the bottom row of buttons, not the < and > keys to the side of the select button.) This will take you into debug mode. On this screen you would see something like this:
(that's 5 Homes, 3 Rewinds, 2 FastForwards)
NETFLIX bit rate override
Select a stream speed below to override the automatic stream
selection. This setting will remain in effect until you reboot the box.
enable playback debugging []
automatic []
2.2 Mbps []
1.6 Mbps []
1.0 Mbps []
0.5 Mbps []
back[]
THIS WORKS FOR NOW, I've felt a major slow down for the past 2 weeks and this hack come in handy
Popcorn Hour A-110 review {Engadget HD}
Mar 18th 2009 2:54PM I've been using PS3 Media Server with my PS3 [ http://code.google.com/p/ps3mediaserver/ ]
and it works like a charm from my vista machine. 03/17/09 I ordered Popcorn Hour A-110 ships directly from Hong Kong.. I think, I can not wait to take it for a spin.
Ask Engadget HD: Netflix or Blockbuster -- best by-mail rental service? {Engadget HD}
Feb 18th 2009 4:57PM I use both ... Netflix One at a time (unlimited streaming) and Blockbuster for "new releases", Netflix throttled me long ago.
Engadget's recession antidote: win a 16GB Sandisk microSDHC! {Engadget}
Feb 11th 2009 2:35PM 16 that's... wow that's, I mean, I can't believe, wow
