ecoustics has a great article covering everything you wanted to know about HDTV resolutions. Its a great primer before you go out TV shopping. The center point of the article discusses whether or not you actually need 1080p capable HDTV. Given the lack of content, and the marginal improvement (too most people's eyes) over 1080i, I am sure most people […]
Read moreUK Sky subscribers will be very to know that Santa is bringing them boatloads of HD delight this holiday season. You can expect great movies like X Men: The Last Stand, The Da Vinci Code, Narnia, and the ENTIRE six episodes of Star Wars. From the article: A further eight live Barclays Premiership games are live in HD on PREMPLUS. […]
Read moreYou heard it hear first, well at least the somewhere in the top 1000. INHD 1 and 2 is going way of the dodo and will be replaced by "Mojo". Its probably a good thing, I would rather have one channel with better selection then a couple with diluted programming. From the article: The network is also considering adding additional […]
Read moreChris Lanier has ventured beyond the PVR world and into the Home Automation end of things. He takes you a few of the options that are available and a quick overview of the advantages and disadvantages of each. In the end, he went with an INSTEON setup combined with the MCE software mcontrol. From the article: Next, you will want […]
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I am a day late and a dollar short on posting this review, but better late then never. Gizmodo, the lucky bastards they are, has posted a full review of the Zune and the Zune marketplace. All the good features such as the WI-FI capability and its UI are talked about and there are lots of pictures to boot. The […]
Read moreNothing like a little How To action to brighten up your weekend. PVRWire has a few tips to help you get the most out of your TiVo. One way for me to get more out of your TiVo experience is if I could stop typing the captial V in the middle of the name. He even has a few suggestions […]
Read moreThe Blu-ray camp appears to be picking up a little steam these days. Earlier on we reported on the new Samsung firmware update and now LG has revealed their first Blu-ray player. THe BD100 takes advantage of the most Blu-ray has to offer with 1080p, double layer disc compatability, audio and digital S/PDIF and an upscaler. From the article: And […]
Read moreIn around a month, Universal Studios will be releasing the first film to HD DVD that was shot in HD instead of being converted from film to HD. As the article says, the resolution of film is beyond what current HDTV can even resolve so there maybe no clear advantage to either format. I will be interested to see a […]
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The picture below just about says it all. This is one that I need to keep away from my wife, she will want me to hide every piece of electronics I own if it can be done like this and look that good. The electronics and amplifier are built into the speaker so only one wire is required to hook […]
Read moreAnother feather in the hat for IPTV viewers, Akimbo will now be hosting Digital Trend videos for Akimbo subscribers. Does anyone subscribe to exclusive internet TV? Not IPTV for your Teleco, but true TV from the 'net like Akimbo. I don't think the selection is quite there yet, but it certainly is fun to browse through Google Videos on my […]
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