Well it's about friggin time now isn't it?!?? After seeing how long it took to get cablecard in Vista, I'm terrified to ask about this type of cablecard for any PVR. CableLabs said it will begin offering verification testing of plug-and-play devices like digital-video recorders with the multistream interface beginning in January as part of CableLabs Certification Wave 49. The […]
Read morePVRWire covers the latest article about DiVx's strategy in the home entertainment realm, with some interesting ideas. Greenhall says Apple has it right in focusing on a way to bring PC-based media to the TV set. But where Greenhall differs from Steve Jobs is the hardware. He says consumers don't want to have to buy a special device just to […]
Read moreThe 4th & I believe final part of Chris Lanier's Home Automation series is up for your enjoyment. Now that you not only have an idea about what it takes to install and setup mControl, now you might want to know that it’s not limited to controlling your home just from your Media Center PC. You can gain access from […]
Read morePioneer Ups the Ante for Professional Displays with Full-feature Plasmas Now Available Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. is now shipping its new high definition 50” PDP-507CMX and 60” PDP-607CMX commercial plasmas. The plasmas take advantage of Pioneer’s new PureDrive™ Pro circuitry, available exclusively in the new professional displays, in addition to proprietary technologies to deliver brilliant, sharp imagery with improved […]
Read moreHome Theater Blog has a quick writeup on Yamaha's upcoming RX-V2700 receiver. With well over two paragraphs dedicated to the writeup, they do give you the main information you need to know on the receiver with a good detail on the video processing chipset from Anchor Bay Technologies. From the article: The Yamaha RX-V2700 7.1 surround receiver features 140 watts […]
Read moreAbout.com's weekly feature is here again and they are talking about EDTV. EDTVs were big a couple of years ago in the plasma market when HD versions were considerably more expensive. With the price drops of HD plasmas and LCDs its hardly worth while to invest in an outdated technology such as EDTV. From the article: EDTV stands for Enhanced […]
Read moreHomezone has taken a step forward with AT&T's recent announcement of a Sat and IPTV service combination. The PVR box will sport a 250 GB hard drive, WI-FI, remote schedule, and internet radio. It sounds like AT&T are on the right path. They are using the down path of the internet right, now lets up they use the up path […]
Read moreIf there is a hack… there is a way. I wonder if companies actually think people won't find work around for getting non-pc parts to work on PCs. Latest on the hit list is the ability to use the $200 HD DVD add on with a XP enabled PC. As of right now, file browsing is confirmed and playback is […]
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CE Pro has a quick blurb on Cortexa's new Vista-ready Control System. Looking at the screenshot, it appears similar to other systems on the market. I am not familair with what type of hardware this system uses, if you know a bit more about Cortexa and their systems please comment. From the article: Cortexa Technology has launched a Windows Vista-ready […]
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Keys? Who needs them! With a RFID lock, keys will be a thing of the past. You certainly won't have to worry about someone picking your lock because there is no keyhole. It also comes standard with a night mode that disables all external entry functions. From the article: With the PIN pad, you'll never lock yourself out ever again. […]
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