There are not too many players in the "macro/activity" remote market. The Pronto line of remotes from Philips is on of them and it is evident why they remain a player. The screen in the TSU9600 is a 3.7" 640X480 screen with 20 hard keys surrounding it. From the article: The Hardware Picking it up for the first time, the […]
Read morePerhaps you want something with true 1080p technology? For $6,000, the BenQW10000 might fit the bill. This DLP projector has an 8 segment 5X rotation color wheel that should make rainbows a thing of the past. Other notables include a 1080p HDMI input, and a 1.35:1 powered zoom/focus lens. One of the first things I look for in a projector […]
Read moreThis is the type of news that make a lot of people giddy with delite. Hitachi is set to release a 50" 1080 plasma for under $2500. What you say? Is this 1080p or what? It is actually part of the new "marketing" standard/resolution that TV makers are using to fool consumers. The native resolution of the display is actually […]
Read moreThe basics of basics are what About.com is all about. The options for getting started out in the home theater hobby and be somewhat daunting and many choose to go the route of a HTIB (Home Theater In A Box). As the name suggests, you get all of your audio needs packaged in one box from the reseller. They usually […]
Read more
Home Automation is still in its infancy, but it will no doubt get a lot more interest in the neat future. Of course, we can't leave out the Mac in this revolution. Enter Indigo, a home automation application for the Mac lover in your life. It looks like your typical HA package, it supports remote control from other Macs, PCs […]
Read more
I guess I was asleep at the wheel when I was browsing through our submitted news. Courtesy of Lothar The Submitter, XYZ Computing explores what VIA has in store for the next year. It looks like it will be a great year for the tiny computer enthusiasts. A thin client the size of a CD certainly would improve the WAF. […]
Read more
SAN DIEGO, CA (January 18, 2007) /PRNewswire/ — Linspire, Inc. developer of the commercial desktop Linux operating system of the same name and Freespire, the community desktop Linux operating system, and SageTV, a pioneer in personal video recording and home media center technologies that combine television, music and related media into a complete, easy-to-use home media experience, today announced the […]
Read more
Getting back to our DIY roots, is Ztremetech's review of a newer Silverstone chassis dubbed the CW01-WD. I really have not seen much talk about the newer Silverstone cases, however, I do know the Crown series represents their higher end offerings. Rather then have a LCD in your case, Silverstone thought it might spice things up to show the harddrive. […]
Read more
I guess today's range of articles require some sort of degree to get through today. Continuing with this trend is SOFHIFI (Secrets Of Home Theater And High Fidelity) tackle a Class D amplifier. If you are familiar with the amplifier naming convention you will know that D is simply the next letter in the alphabet and is not significant, however, […]
Read more
Once upon a time, in a not so distant land, LCDs were considred the red-headed step child of the TV world. Poor response times (motion issues) and iffy blacks that looked alot like grey never thrust LCDs into the forefront of HT news. However, the last year as brought resolution to these problems. Of course, not all TV's are created equal. […]
Read more