HD Movies coming to a 360 Near You?

Completely a rumor, but I think this makes perfect sense. The ability to purchase movies on MCE & stream to your 360 is already there, so why not cut out the middle man & the wireless streaming problems. According to Shsibae (huh?), over 1000+ hours of video will make its way onto Live for rental at about $4 a go, […]

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Get the look of a Series 3 TiVo without the Hardware

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Ok, so not exactly the look of a Series 3, but you can at least show off with the Series 3 remote which does look mighty snazzy. At $50 though, it's definitely cutting close to Logitech's sexy universal offerings, just won't say TIVO on it 🙂 TiVo’s remote control designer points out enhancements versus the standard Series2 model: Fully backlit […]

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47in 1080p LCDs Crash Under £2k

Evesham sure is covering all bases huh, Media Center PC's & Big Screen TV's to sell them together with, clever clever. The, well… Evesham based company has come up with a stonking new 47in widescreen LCD with a full 1920 x 1080 capable panel for under two grand. On paper there are no obvious signs of corner cutting with a […]

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New Laser Technology for Mitsubishi’s Lightweight HDTV

Sounds pretty snazzy, and hopefully if it works as good as it sounds, others will follow in their footsteps. Whereas the best rear-projection screens available today display no more than 30% of the colors perceived by the human eye, the laser technology boosts this figure to 90%! Not only does this technology significantly increase brightness levels but in the same […]

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PS3 Web Browser First Look

Do you get tired of playing Madden & just want to check your e-mail? No? You sure? C'mon…..??!?! Well, for those that do, Sony's got you in their hearts, and have developed a snazzy way to browse the web on your new PS3. And kudos to them for including the ability to plugin ANY USB keyboard.  Typing URLs with the […]

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NVidia releases Purevideo HD

Not like anyone owns an HD-DVD or Blu-Ray player in their computers…BUT…..if you do have one, good to know you'll be able to use it to the fullest. (You do have HDCP on your PC & monitor, right?!??!?!?!) 😛 Movie lovers can now build a PC to enjoy a spectacular HD DVD or Blu-ray experience with the release of new […]

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Sim2 debuts high-end three-chip 1080p projector

This thing just ooooozes expensive 😛 The Grand Cinema HT5000 (pictured) features the latest TI .95-inch 1080p DarkChip3 chipset, and has a quoted contrast ratio of 5000:1. It will be made available in either a single or dual lamp configuration and can be ordered with or without SIM2’s DigiOptic Image Processor.  Read the rest here.   

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Never miss an NHL Game!

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Oh yah, this is the kind of news I like to hear. I am more of a watch it live type of person when it comes to sports but if the offset isn't too bad between when it is live and when it is released to Google Video I am all over it. From the article: Now you can download […]

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Barcode Scanner To Track Your DVDs and Books

If your organizational tendencies lean towards the Monica end of the scale, the Flip UPC Barcode scanner is for you. Bad Friends references aside, for a measily $100 you can keep track of all your codes and upload them into a media management software. For that kind of green I would want it to download the album art, lyrics and […]

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Xbox Live to offer HD movie downloads?

That title certainly got my attention. EngadgetHD is reporting on wild ass rumours that Xbox live may have a HD download service. Over 1000 hours of movies will make it on to the service with rentals costing 4 dollars a pop. Is Sony nervous? From the article: Seriously though, what a coup would that be if Microsoft swooped in to […]

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