Speaking of Flachbar, he has released a Version 6.3.0 of Sage MC 16X9. The big feature is adding in Sage Video compression and of course other numerous bug fixes and features are available. From the article: Changelog for version 6.3.0: added TV Editorials and TV Series Info full integration of Dynamic Menus as the Main Menu re-work of Music Library […]
Read moreLG, a 2006 mover and shaker, has introduced their PC Blu-ray drive to the market. The cost is up there, 499 GPB to be exact. Being an early adopter is painful, and this case even more so because the burner can not burn dual layer BR media :(. From the article: The GBW H10N boasts the fastest currently available Blu-ray […]
Read more1080p front projectors are still out of the price range of many, however, 720p projectors have had significant price drops in the last several months. An example of this is Optoma's HD70 720p projector that comes with a $1000 price tag. It also has enough features to satisfy most including an HDMI and VGA connector, relatively good brightness, 3,000:1 contrast […]
Read moreVia EngadgetHD, MHD is going to premiere a new concert in HD for the rest of 2006. 5 or 6 concerts is not a huge number but any HD content is in the right direct. Personally I am looking forward to concerts being released on one of the next gen DVD formats. From the article: MHD's concert premieres include: * […]
Read moreCE Pro copntinues their hot EHX coverage with a talk with Harmony and their Harmony 890 control. Is this remote worth 10 more of the 880? Well you will have to watch the YouTube video to find out. Here are a few hints, it retails for about a 100 more dollars that its sibling, it supports RF and has X10 […]
Read moreKeeping with our back to basics type articles, about.com teaches us about dynamic compression! From the article: In other words, if you find that the explosions or other loud parts are too loud and things such as dialog is too soft, by changing the dynamic compression setting, you can make it so the sounds of the explosions are not quite […]
Read moreI am a big fan of "back to basics" type articles that about.com and others (such as Audioholics) have. They provide insight into reviews and articles you read elsewhere that are inundated with technical terms. Today's topic is a loudspeaker impedance and series and parallel connections. I know we all started out hooking up multiple speakers in a variety of […]
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Sound & Vision has a quick blurb about an upcoming receiver from Cambridge Audio. Its worth it to check out the article to see the specs, it has some fairly impressive specs for its $1400 price tag. From the article: WEIGHT MATTERS At 33 pounds, the 640R has the heft you'd expect from a high-end component, thanks in part to […]
Read moreBulbs? I don't need no stinkin' bulbs. Especially bulbs with short lives and long TV boot up times. LEDs are promised to be the next big thing, well that and lasers. It remains to be seen how the new sets will be judged by the videophiles but if it comes close to performance and offers a longer life I am […]
Read moreHAWKING TECHNOLOGIES JOINS THE Z-WAVE ALLIANCE AND PLANS TO USE Z-WAVE TECHNOLOGY IN FUTURE PRODUCTS IRVINE, CA – November 14, 2006 – Hawking Technologies, a leading developer of innovative wireless networking solutions for the home, workgroup and corporate users, announced today that it has joined the Z-Wave Alliance and plans to use Z-Wave technology in it’s upcoming products. Zensys, the […]
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