Home Theater Mag tested 61 new 2006 HDTVs to see how the actually perform under deinterlacing, 3:2 cadence detection test, and the bandwidth test. I was quite amazed to see that 54% of the sets failed the deinterlacing and an 80% of the sets failed the 3:2 detection test. From the article: Many scripted television and all film-based movies that […]
Read moreEMPE, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 16, 2006–Syntax-Brillian Corp. (Nasdaq: BRLC), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products, last Friday celebrated the grand opening of an LCD TV manufacturing facility in Nanjing, China, under its Nanjing Huahai Display Technology Co., Ltd. joint venture. With a projected capacity of approximately 300,000 units annually, the facility will significantly bolster […]
Read moreAll six Star Wars films on HD is almost worth my while to subscribe to Cinemax HD. I am gonna guess the othe r98% of subscribers are in it for the cable porn. If you can't get Cinemax, all six films will be coming to HBO HD sometime next year. From the article: All six ‘Star War’s films will air […]
Read moreDon't expect a Sony Blu-ray play in the UK until at least March 2007. Sony figures there is not much point in laucnhing the stand alone player until it launches the PS3. Reading in between the lines, Sorry Europe.. you are screwed… From the article: We won’t be talking about any product introduction until March 2007 at the earliest.” Sony […]
Read moreDigital Trends, formerly DesignTechnica, boldly goes where no HT enthusiast has gone before… Recommending against a sub!! Its not so much that Mark F. is recommending against a sub woofer for your HT, it's that he recommends to go without instead of buying a "one fart wonder". He sheds some light on the myth that a good subwoofer is an […]
Read moreHave a tub of popcorn and a barrel of soda for me when you go to these upcoming flicks in the theater. Week Of October 15th, 2006 Marie Antoinette – Biopic of the beautiful Queen of France who became a symbol for the wanton extravagance of the 18th century monarchy, and was stripped of her riches and finery, imprisoned […]
Read moreAre you a little confused about compatibility issues with the next generation DVD formats? Well About.com is here to shed some light on this annoying side affect of the format wars. From the article: Since the Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD formats are incompatible, due to differences in actual physical disc structure, you cannot play a Blu-ray Disc in an HD-DVD […]
Read moreThis article is a quick and dirty writeup on the market forces driving next generation content delivery to the digital home. From the article: In-Stat published a research report that examines the lifestyles and behavior of multi-person broadband households in North America, as they relate to next-generation IMS consumer applications. Broadband households in the U.S. and Canada are segmented into […]
Read moreThe Express News in San Antonio has a broad look at the what the digital home is all about and where the industry it is heading. I can certainly attest to the fact that you need to wire your home regardless if you intend to purchase Home Automation equipment right away. I did some pre-wiring, but with more planning I […]
Read moreSure the TiVo does a lot, but I am betting it's not going to cut it when trying to record Freeview broadcasts in the UK. The PVR-160 from Evesham Tech, not to be confused with the PVR-150 from Hauppauge, is a $300 160GB dual tuner PVR that includes all of your standard PVR features. The foible that caught my eye […]
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