Sharp has announced their first Blu-ray player and it looks to be a doozy. Expect support for HDMI 1.3, 1080p24f and a quick start option that will take less then a decade for you to get your Blu-ray lovin. Blu-ray.com An interesting feature is a Quick Start option which will have the disc playing in a matter of seconds, very […]
Read moreWith HP off and on with their CableCard support, it seems as though Velocity Micro is the only outfit in town willing to get it right. Although I don’t agree with their case choice, they are now offering a $1600 single CC tuner system. Its not ideal, but it does come with a couple of gigs of ram and a […]
Read moreHigh_Def digest has the scoop on Samsung’s upcoming dual-format player. No details are givin except you can expect it in an October/November time frame and that it will support all features of both formats. High-Def The company said Wednesday that it plans to unleash its new player (which was originally announced several months back) in October or November of this […]
Read moreI didn’t see this one coming, lol. Cable companies, in an effort to make even less friends, have announced this which I hope will simply encourage more people to use cable cards, which in turn will hopefully make the process a little more user-friendly. Or just stick it to the cable companies and get satellite. Yahoo News They say the […]
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While terrified of the price of this thing, the potential seems pretty awesome. Check out the link & the Video Demo. eHomeUpgrade Unlike content mirroring found in some music storage systems, RAIDsync permits users to add or delete content from any location. This way a customer who buys a CD while at the beach can load the music to their […]
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$1500 is a lot for a 40" LCD, but at 1080p, and the slickness of Samsung, this thing is definitely drool-worthy. TweakNews That brings the amount of HDMI connections to three which should cover anyone’s HD home theater system needs. As you can see, you have your standard VIVO connections, your PC hookups along with your legacy standard coaxial cable […]
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Nice to see an article like this, since the player is fairly affordable, and not a bad way to add HD-DVD to your HTPC. Of course, it does have the requirement of HDCP, so you Vista users will be somewhat limited depending on your video card…but I just checked prices, and you can pickup an HDCP-compliant card for not too […]
Read moreAudioholics has some advanced info on Denon’s upcoming receivers. Its not hard to see that HTPCs and receivers are converging. Denon 4308CI Audioholics New DACs allow for even digital audio sources to be routed to all zones and parallel HDMI outputs mean that if you want to run both a flat panel and front projector in the same room, you […]
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Gear Digest has one of Avermedia’s new combo cards up for review. Pretty nifty, especially if you’re using a low-profile HTPC case, since this comes with a bracket to convert it to low-profile. They’re pretty thorough so it’s a good read if you’re in the market for a new tuner, or just want to learn more about "combo" cards. Gear […]
Read moreThursday already, hope everyone had a great 4th holiday. So now that you’re back in the office, make sure you listen to Ian’s latest Media Center Show Podcast. This week he’s got Sony up to bat. Disagree with their pricing all you want, but you gotta admit Sony makes some droolworthy MCE products. Show Times: 00:49 Coming up this week […]
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