Drove downtown in the rain 9:30 on a Tuesday night! I am a big Barenaked Ladies (BNL) and am very happy that they are leading the fight against the RIAA. The might be an exageration but they are going to be offering their latest albumn without DRM and at a decent price. Here are a few links that will get […]
Read moreCourtesy of Big Picture Big Sound is a home theater basics question looking into what type of connection is better. Connecting your home theater can be a bit of challenge, specifically where to route each set of wires. From the article: However, whenever there is switching or distribution of an analog signal (component video is an analog signal), you can […]
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Yamaha's RX-V2700 is a feature packed receiver that his Audioholic's studio for a bruising round of benchmark boogey. Coming in at just under $1700, the first thing I noticed was its netowrk connectivity. I am always interested to see if network connected devices are making any progress against HTPCs. I am not overly impressed with what it had to offer. […]
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Read moreI came across this deal at Gizmodo, it is one heckuva a deal on a Sharp Aquaos 37" 1080p LCD. The Aquos line typically demands a pretty hefty price premium and this deal brings a very quality LCD TV into a normal price range. Specs on the TV invlude a 1700:1 contrast ration, 6ms response time, HD tuner, 3HDMI and […]
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Read moreWhat this article boils down to is getting the most out of your A/V investment! Why pay several thousand dollars for a setup and not enjoy it to it's fullest! It is getting to be easier and easier to tweak your own equipment, and EH is here to give you a few tips. From the article: 5 Tips for Calibrating […]
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My Coolermaster experience of years gone by has left a VERY sour taste in my mouth. In fact, anything with proprietary PSUs have been scratched of my possible list of purchases. The 280 seems to do away with a lot of my old gripes with large fans, standard PSU and a MCE compatible remote system. From the article: This case […]
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Zalman, long known for their cooling supplies, has taken the HTPC market by storm with their latest cases. Of course, they appear to from good heritage ;). The HD160XT is the grand daddy in Zalman's lineup and sports a 7" touchscreen, MCE compatible remote, card reader, and a nice array of media buttons on the front. Although most HTPC case […]
Read moreAlas, we hardly knew thee. I can only hope that this means they will be releasing a new HDTV card in the near future. Nvidia also mentioned that they will be discontinuing a few GF 7 cards as well. Discontinuation Statement: Why is NVIDIA no longer offering these products? NVIDIA is discontinuing NVIDIA DualTV, an analog TV tuner, in accordance […]
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