This debate has been raging on since the invention of Extenders, so it’s no surprise to me that the panel went a bit long. The Digital Media Zone This week is the first half or so of a two part episode. We had so much fun with our guests Josh Shenkle and Ben Drawbaugh that we ended up going for […]
Read more…and finds a bright blue light! Ok, just kidding…some cool stuff to learn about the folks at Dolby and their formats. EngadgetHD Specifically, we received several field reports about sonic differences between decoding the TrueHD track in the player (sending LPCM to the receiver) versus bitstreaming the TrueHD to the receiver for decoding. Well, you can take off your tinfoil […]
Read moreThis was too funny (and true) from Ben to not post here as well…here’s a snip of the list… You actually know what OAR stands for and won’t watch anything but. You believe edge enhancements are a crime against humanity. You understand that contrast is the most important video spec. You know that more P isn’t always better — as […]
Read moreGood sign for the TV industry after the sad news on plasmas before…especially in this economy. Guess people figure if they have a nice TV in their homes, they can save money rather than going out all the time. PC World In the first half of the year demand for LCD TVs was better than expected, according to market-watcher DisplaySearch. […]
Read moreHere’s a great article Matt found from MaximumPC that answers even MORE of your Windows7 Upgrade Questions than before. MaximumPC In a frantic attempt to make sense of it all, Maximum PC has been releasing our ongoing Feature Focus series, which hopefully, has helped you determine wither upgrading to Windows 7 is worth it for you. Once you made that […]
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With the plethora of rather blah-looking mini-itx chassis and systems being released, catching glimpse of this over at AVSforum was a breathe of fresh air. Take a look…I’m a fan… OriginAE Through the M10 enclosures support of the ITX motherboard form factor, you have the convenience of a widely available form factor. With ITX motherboards now supporting up to […]
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I understand what LG is trying to do here, differentiate their offerings by combining multiple technologies…but if I’m going to buy a blu-ray player with a built-in DVR, that’s going to have to be A) Able to record to discs and B) One great UI. And let’s not forget my disdain for "all-in-one" devices…can you really live for 2 weeks […]
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So I doubt any real theater geeks getting excited about this, but I’m more impressed with the technology evolving to make something like this happen. If you’ve ever stood by one of the professional projectors, they are obscenely large and fairly loud, so hopefully this is a glimpse that a reduction in size while maintaining quality may be possible in […]
Read moreI’m not sure how I feel about this, but Dave seems to be pretty excited. Call me jaded from all those years working tech support and seeing "all-in-one" devices break and seeing the tears in people’s eyes when they realized they lost their VCR AND their TV for repair! Zatz Not Funny As part of the deal, the companies also […]
Read moreIt is pretty cool to see these TV Vendors continue to evolve their sets into extra features. While I doubt many of us are planning on ditching our HTPC’s for just the TV, at the very least it expands these types of technologies to people who might not ever use it otherwise. CEPro Compatible Sony TVs will include the XBR9 […]
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