I wonder how much longer it will be before the US DOJ starts looking at these announcements as collusion between the Blu-ray group and retailers. Having exclusive agreements like this is certainly illegal, but proving they exist will be difficult, as Intel and Microsoft have proven. Engadget Still, coupled with Blockbuster’s decision to only stock Blu-ray discs, it looks like […]
Read moreI think the Xbox 360 HD DVD player has single-handedly caused the majority of the price drops in other HD players. Yahoo! Already the most affordable high-definition player available, the Xbox 360 HD DVD Player is the best solution for movie lovers seeking HD content in the highest possible resolution. The player’s price reduction to $179 (U.S. ERP) continues to […]
Read moreARS takes a look at the up and coming wireless HDMI and wireless HD that will (not) rid us of all of our wires behind our A/V equipment. ArsTechnica According to Keowen, Tzero’s ZeroWire HDMI can use the WiMedia UWB standard to "deliver more than 300Mbps of sustained throughput for in-room coverage." The theoretical maximum throughput of UWB, however, is […]
Read moreBlogger, forum member, MVP, and cable-card know-it-all, Chris Lanier, has posted an awesome article about Cable Card, with good information for anyone wanting more details about past, present & future status. Some interesting things, and I agree wholeheartedly with him, in hoping we don’t have to wait years before we see improvements to the current implementations. Chris Lanier The BOCR […]
Read moreWhen the heck did receivers start becoming BIGGER than computers? I can’t get over the size of this Sony receiver. I admit it’s got impressive specs, but at this rate, we’re just going to need a company to develop a multi-input card for the PC so that we can just hook up all of our A/V equipment directly and forego […]
Read moreSound & Vision is quickly becoming a favorite for me after noticing alot of their reviews focus on mainstream electronics. Today they have a set of speakers from Aperion in house for testing. Coming in at a somewhat reasonable $2500, this 6.1 set looks and accourding to S&V sound pretty good. Sound & Vision On Superman Returns, I skipped to […]
Read moreWith no sight in end for the next gen DVD wars, its hard to want to pick up a new Blu-ray player. However with 5 disc package deals and prices tumbling below 500 dollars the decision not to jump into HD DVDs is hard. Home Theater Mag The player and remote support Sony’s Theater Sync. This feature, which appears to […]
Read moreDisplay port is coming, display port is coming… Let’s all go buy new TV’s again!!! Engadget It’s on HDMI fans, the first LCD panel sporting a VESA-approved DisplayPort 1.1 jack was just announced by Samsung — a world’s first. The 30-inch LCD pumps a 2,560 x 1,600 pixels with a 10-bit color depth at a smokin’ data rate of 10.8Gbps […]
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ARS took a very in-depth look at the Tivo Series 3 and came back with some interesting results. I don’t want to give it away, but they had quite a bit to say about the experience. ArsTechnica The installation went smoothly. All HDTV channels were available after installation, and the channel listing guide integrated both the cable TV lineup and […]
Read moreI’m not quite sure how this matches up to Transcode360, but looks like it has similar functionality, and even a little more. It’ll be interesting to see some tests between the two. Hopefully some competition will make for a better experience…at least until Extenders work with these files by default. eHomeUpgrade VME is a new application that allows you to […]
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