This release is definitely expected to come with some tentativeness from Media Browser fans, ever since the developer mentioned they would be converting to a for-pay model. While it’s still unclear the details, people will expect a far more refined product if they’re forking over cash…but I’ll withhold my judgement until it’s released and we see how much they’re charging […]
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Continuing on the 3D television buzz surrounding our market, Panasonic is out the gates rather fast with a demo of their 50" set, which is quite thin to go along with it’s wide size. I am not a 3D believer as many of you know, but I think the only way it survives is if it’s just a part of […]
Read morePretty good insight from a head honcho at Best Buy…well, at least it was until he tried to claim that the new 3D glasses were fashionable. Twice He added that most TVs next year will be embedded with some type of an IP-enabled feature, giving the family room, bedroom or den “the third screen everyone talks about.” And the Best […]
Read moreDanimal1969 let us in on this little (yet SUPER important) news announcement which is very relevant to our little world here, as for the longest time we have been unable to smoothly play back Hulu or other flash-based content on ION and other low-powered units since the hardware accelleration was not working properly. Good to hear everyone worked together to […]
Read moreNow this gets me excited and some definite thinking outside the box! And who would have guessed it would come from Sony? Just think about the power mess that could be avoided with such a technology! I think it’s still a whiles away, but still good to imagine of things to come. Crunchgear The system is still in experiment stage, […]
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I think this definitely classifies as drool-worthy. No word yet on when it hits the states, but you can almost count on it not having as many features as this one announced in Japan. Gizmodo Toshiba’s first TV with the PS3 Cell processor it helped develop has seriously kick-ass specs. For starters: The 55-incher’s LED backlighting divides the 240Hz […]
Read moreThis is another one of those things that will probably happen, but I’m not all that excited. But I am not opposed to improving the overall features of our displays, especially if the cost is minimal–similar to how Blu-ray players now all seem to include online video technology integrated. i4U According to research firm Gigaom 3DTV shipments are set to […]
Read moreHow cool would this be? I don’t think it’s all that crazy given the gigabit powerline networking which has improved over the years, so there’s really no reason it couldn’t handle the bandwidth to stream all sorts of other video and content. I’ll wait and see a review before I invest in it though… SlashGear The device allows users to […]
Read moreRichard, from the PVR Team within Microsoft’s Media Center world has taken the time out to write a nice introduction to the technology behind the recording technology behind the upcoming operating system. Most of it will be rehash for most people, but for newcomers it should be a welcome introduction. TheGreenButton Conflicts happen when more shows have been requested to […]
Read moreHere’s a cool little summary of where we’ve come with Windows Media Center and then some must have additions and tools to improve the overall Media Center experience. It just goes to show that MCE is more flexible than most people would think, coming from Microsoft and being relatively locked down. Benchmark Reviews The proliferation of multimedia audio and video […]
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