I guess this is the good part of there being no decisive winner in the HD wars, we should see some pretty nice offers from both tempting users to take the plunge. The offer from Toshiba follows two competing offers from Sony and Microsoft, which are both bundling a single disc with initial sales of their respective high-def playback solutions […]
Read moreI'm not sure how this works exactly, but looked interesting enough to post: With an advanced HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) output, HD-A970GX offers a hassle-free connection to the new-generation HDTV or HD-ready TV set with a single HDMI cable. Meanwhile, to bridge the current gap between the lower-resolution analog signals and the expanded display capability of HDTV, the HD-A970GX incorporates […]
Read moreHigh-Def Digest has a triple whammy of sorts today. Thier first article is an interview with Sony that talks about their CODEC choice and other general topics such as disc sizes and hardware problems. Of particular interest to me was the talk about studio transfers and how it is impacting quality of the Blu-ray DVDs. The second two articles, which […]
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A picture says a thousand words, which means you spared this time around. I think this screenshot says it all. It's this type of software that will bring the digital home closer to the masses. From the article: This new program, which can interface with many home automation peripherals, generic serial devices and parallel input / output boards, […]
Read moreThe Olevia line of displays from Syntax used to be the budget beauties of the world… Short on price and short on alot of other things. Things have changed as Syntax is now delivering a much more full feature respectable display. At a price of nearly $2000, the 542i has a native resolution of 768p, a respectable selection of inputs, […]
Read moreEngadgetHD has the scoop on the latest next gen DVD player to hit the market… sort of. It appears Wal Mart let the secret slip by releasing Phillip's Blu-ray onto the market a few days earlier then other retailers. You will have to read on for the goodies, but it appears to a very similar player to the Samsung with […]
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More then a few of you use the Pandora service, so I thought it would be a smart idea to post this recent open source development. OpenPandora allows you to forget the browser and listen to your favorite tunes with a stand alone program. Pandora itself is a service that streams music according to your ratings. From the article: Master […]
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