Given the prevalence of high definition content these days, I’m surprised more of the new media players aren’t all coming out with 802.11n to handle the HD needs. Fans of ASUS should be happy about this news however, and its price doesn’t seem too absorbant. Gizmodo The O!Play streamers are very highly-regarded here at Gizmodo, especially when considering they don’t […]
Read moreAnd we’re back to how 2010 was going with a fairly weak selection to choose from. I seriously struggled here given the available options. I’m sure a lot of people might recommend Couples Retreat at a glance, but I saw it…and it was pretty bad. And this is coming from a Vince Vaughn fan. Being a huge fan of thrillers […]
Read moreNot sure what to be more impressed about here, the fact that Hulu topped a billion in a single month, or the fact that that number is paltry compared to what YouTube does monthly. Guess people don’t mind watching videos on their computers huh? 🙂 HomeMediaMag The average Hulu viewer watched 22.9 videos during the month, representing another all-time high […]
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Big fan of Media Browser, and so far it’s still free and still improving. Here’s a new theme for it that looks super slick. TDL Now I know many of you will be thinking backdrop switching? this hardly counts as a new feature and indeed you are right. Media Browser and Diamond for that matter have been using backdrop […]
Read moreJust some speculation on what to expect next for the iPhone. Not much is known beyond that, except for one other tidbit. The N89 supports version 3.1 of the AVC codec, which includes the ability to record in 720p. This thin sliver of information suggests that the next version of the iPhone could support high-definition video capture and playback. […]
Read moreHalf-height, passive, does HDMI bitstreaming and does dual-stream video decode. Now the only question is if it will properly deinterlace 1080i… AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the introduction of the ATI Radeon HD 5450 graphics card, the latest addition to the award-winning line-up of ATI Radeon™ HD 5000 Series graphics cards. The ATI Radeon HD 5450 graphics card delivers a […]
Read moreNow here’s a surprising announcement. Panasonic is answering the question posed by many folks as to the deterioration of the black levels of their plasma sets. Considering the black level debate is one of the top reasons consumers choose plasma over LCD, will be interesting to see the fallout of this. C|Net It admitted that "background brightness will increase" but […]
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The Popcorn Hour A-200 has not gotten a ton of reviews, but given its relatively new life on the market that’s to be expected. Of course, after Cedia a lot of the buzz was around the Popbox from Syabas, so you will want to consider that before making any investments in this or any other media player. I’m a fan […]
Read moreThanks to some additional editor recommendations, have some great new (for me) podcasts in the roundup. TONS to choose from that should keep you entertained for quite a while. The Media Center Show #242 – OABSoftware apps Joining me this week is Oebele Beetstra from OABSoftware talking about his great range of apps for Windows Media Center. Oebele has been […]
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Now here’s something cool. The old Sony DVD changers never really took off (well, maybe when their prices dropped to under $100), but it’s good to see a Blu-ray solution. The hard drive cost to store a Blu-ray movie is significantly more than a DVD, so being able to store 100 in this changer could save up to 4-5 terabytes! […]
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