Blogger, forum member, MVP, and cable-card know-it-all, Chris Lanier, has posted an awesome article about Cable Card, with good information for anyone wanting more details about past, present & future status. Some interesting things, and I agree wholeheartedly with him, in hoping we don’t have to wait years before we see improvements to the current implementations. Chris Lanier The BOCR […]
Read moreWhen the heck did receivers start becoming BIGGER than computers? I can’t get over the size of this Sony receiver. I admit it’s got impressive specs, but at this rate, we’re just going to need a company to develop a multi-input card for the PC so that we can just hook up all of our A/V equipment directly and forego […]
Read moreSound & Vision is quickly becoming a favorite for me after noticing alot of their reviews focus on mainstream electronics. Today they have a set of speakers from Aperion in house for testing. Coming in at a somewhat reasonable $2500, this 6.1 set looks and accourding to S&V sound pretty good. Sound & Vision On Superman Returns, I skipped to […]
Read moreWith no sight in end for the next gen DVD wars, its hard to want to pick up a new Blu-ray player. However with 5 disc package deals and prices tumbling below 500 dollars the decision not to jump into HD DVDs is hard. Home Theater Mag The player and remote support Sony’s Theater Sync. This feature, which appears to […]
Read moreDisplay port is coming, display port is coming… Let’s all go buy new TV’s again!!! Engadget It’s on HDMI fans, the first LCD panel sporting a VESA-approved DisplayPort 1.1 jack was just announced by Samsung — a world’s first. The 30-inch LCD pumps a 2,560 x 1,600 pixels with a 10-bit color depth at a smokin’ data rate of 10.8Gbps […]
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ARS took a very in-depth look at the Tivo Series 3 and came back with some interesting results. I don’t want to give it away, but they had quite a bit to say about the experience. ArsTechnica The installation went smoothly. All HDTV channels were available after installation, and the channel listing guide integrated both the cable TV lineup and […]
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