Projectors are awesome. There really isn’t a better way to get that massive movie screen. But, unless you have rigid light control you are very liimited in where you can take advantage of all that goodness. Epson is claiming to have that sorted, or at least more so, with their new Home Cinema 1450 – which is specifically designed for […]
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I’ve been ignoring all the noise about Kodi and piracy that’s been circling around the interwebs recently. Because, well, it’s just ignorant to think that Kodi has anything to do with illicit video content. I figured that it would play out, and content owners would move on to something a bit more sensible – like blaming your TV, because you […]
Read moreIf you were waiting for OLED to get perfect, it might finally be time to grab one. Interestingly, all the 2017 LG OLEDs have the same panel and SoC, so the excellent performance should be consistent across all models. No reason to pay extra for the fancy looks. Earlier this week I had the opportunity to go hands-on with the […]
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Anyone who knows me, also knows that the Yamaha YSPs are really the only soundbars that I wholeheartedly recommend. That’s not to say that there aren’t other models that are just fine, only that they are best if you want a real surround sound HT experience. Unfortunately, they don’t come cheap though, this one is $1600, but considering what you’d […]
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AMD IS BACK! With so much positive buzz about Ryzen, it’s worth covering the company again (sorry AMD…). With that it’s great to see boards from ASUS supporting the platform; even if they are more “performace” oriented than I’d use in a HTPC. Hopefully we’ll see some of those soon as well. ASUS Launches New AMD AM4 Series Motherboards — […]
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You should be able to use Alexa to mess with any Z-Wave device via a scene (worst case) on most HAC, but it’s great that SmartThings and Wink! users now have native support. Let us know in the comments if you’ve had a chance to play with this.
Read moreIf you’re a Kodi house, go grab the 17.1 RC. Good list of fixes there. • Update Estuary and Estouchy with some bugfixes and improvements• Fix EDL skipping• Fix slow song smartplaylist• Several PVR fixes• Update Chorus webinterface• Fix addons not being marked broken when they are updated with broken flag• Add limiter on random songs which should prevent large […]
Read moreNetwork coverage is a bit light, but given sports coverage, support for six users, and unlimited DVR storage it might just work for $35/mon. Even if it’s not quite up to your standard, I think we can all agree that the level of competition developing in this space is FANTASTIC. What I’d really like to see though, is a just […]
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I like Z-Wave. Compared to “smart” IOT IP devices, it usually just works – as long as you have a good home automation controller (HAC). In the past, when you did have a little trouble it was very difficult to figure out what was going on (usually range problem IME). Fortunately, there’s now a tool for installers or curious DIYers […]
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I have to give Caavo credit for a sleek industrial design, but any positive feeling ends there. I just don’t see what problem this $400 box solves for me. OK, it will switch inputs, but so does my AVR (while providing audio too). There might be some CEC magic at play here, but that requires that everything plays along, and […]
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