The LCD market has EXPLODED due to the influx of cheap LCDs on the market. Electronic House takes a look at pros and cons of buying a cheap LCD. Electronic House Image Quality – While the price of LCD flat panels continues to drop, the image quality of LCD HDTVs in the 26-in or below size has diminished somewhat also. […]
Read moreNow stop me if you have heard this one before! What do you get when you cross a tuner card and a video card? Yah, I have no idea! I wonder what it is? Just when you think the All-In-Wonder is dead, ATI drags it from the depths of despair and add HD to the title. The AIW of years […]
Read moreI probably spend a bit too much time thinking about the site rather then doing. That is a curse I no doubt have to deal with. You will never win a game without a shot on goal I suppose :). Matt and I were discussing the latest in TVs tonight. There have been a lot of announcements about upcoming technologies […]
Read moreThere has been a LOT of Vista Media Center news floating around the web the last few days. Here is my chance to catch you guys up on some of the good stuff. As always, I will take this time to point you guys to our advertisers if you are in the market for HTPC parts, great plugins for your […]
Read moreTaipei, Taiwan—June 20, 2008—CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW), innovative solutions provider for the connected digital lifestyle, announced today that PowerDVD receives certification by DTS for the support of DTS-HD Master Audio technology. The combination of CyberLink PowerDVD and DTS’s latest technology enables the ultimate entertainment experience when playing high-definition content and Blu-ray discs movies on PCs. DTS-HD Master Audio allows bit-for-bit reproduction […]
Read moreIf you haven’t caught EngadgetHD’s Vista Extender shootout, it is well worth the read. Ben took the three extenders available on the market today and put them through a few rounds of rigorous testing. As we have come to know, the Linksys and the D-Link make good extenders but lack the cool animated transitions that the Xbox360 is capable of. […]
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Welcome to another edition of The Daily Button. Today’s edition is brought to you by Cyberestore.com. You can click on this banner at the top of the site, or simply click through this link . Cyberestore.com has the Fusion 7 Dual Express on sale for $139 dollars. The Fusion 7 is a dual QAM/ATSC tuner that allows for recording two […]
Read moreLowtech was a bit shy when he submitted this news story :). At any rate, this is a good comparo of budget CPUs from AMD and Intel. Legion Hardware Never before have we had both companies releasing such powerful processors at such bargain basement prices. While AMD may be loosing the performance war, they still have a number of very […]
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The goal of today’s tip of the day is very simple! All we want to accomplish is to rip a Blu-ray disc to your hard drive for playback with the program of your choice. One thing to note, media center programs such as VMC or SageTV will natively playback Blu-ray discs. A bit of a pain in the butt but […]
Read moreElectronic House When you bought your home theater you thought about screen resolution, refresh rates and HDMI ports. You discussed audio options with the A/V guy, networking options with your neighbor and furniture with your wife. What you likely didn’t plan for were ways to protect your new equipment from your children and your children from the equipment. Here are […]
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