Some good tidbits for newbies and experts the like. Sometimes it’s the most obvious things we forget about. I know I’ve been guilty of a few of these in the past. Electronic House Buying the least expensive gear and finding out it doesn’t have the features you need, like discrete control codes (on and off, for example) or enough inputs […]
Read moreHere’s some actual real world testing of the upcoming 1.19 ATI Firmware which brings with it support for Copy Freely. Apparantly this works like a charm with Verizon FiOS but could the claims against Time Warner be true? A little birdie told me that most of the Comcast stuff is respecting copy freely just like Verizon…so hopefully Time Warner joins […]
Read moreHave you been eager for bitstreaming your blu-ray discs in your HTPC but can’t see yourself spending several hundred dollars on a sound card to do it? Well, you’re in luck (at least come November) as Anandtech has a preview of the next generation of ATI Graphics cards which will include Bitstreaming the HD formats, along with a variety of […]
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In the market for an affordable 42" television? Then you are probably considering Best Buy’s Insignia brand of LCD’s, which apparantly have improved in their overall quality and performance. Of course do your research on others available, but this model looks like a very solid display at a Sub-$800 price. i4u A feature called DCM Plus leverages the L42X’s […]
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No real surprise here but it’s good to see Intel continuing to innovate on the video chip side of things. This obviously has some non-HTPC’s in mind, but I can see the technology being spread across all lines of their products. Engadget Intel’s making a big TV push here at IDF, and a lot of it centers around the […]
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Damian from MediaSmartServer.net got his grubby hands on one of the first C-200’s out there and took it for a test drive. Not surprisingly, the thing is pretty awesome, but the display is pretty useless. A tidbit he shares, the C-200 CAN bitstream high definition audio! Pretty impressive. MediaSmartServer This is probably one of the first things people ask […]
Read moreDepending how you look at this, this is either a good or a bad thing. After last year’s fiasco where they had big announcements followed by even bigger layoffs, you knew something was not working. Hopefully this acquisition will continue development and innovation. I was not a huge fan of the Moxio interface but appreciated what they were trying to […]
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I am surprised we don’t see more of these types of theaters considering the cost associated with running projector units. What’s your take though? If I had a large screen and high quality projector, I would have a difficult time going to something smaller especially in the same room. But I can understand the cost savings associated with such. […]
Read moreI always enjoy interviews with the rather candid Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, who is never shy about offering his insight on many things related to his business. A lot of buzz online with this Q&A is revolving around his mention that they are going after a wealth of other devices such as the PS3 and Wii, but this particular […]
Read moreGod bless news like this. Even if it’s nothing concrete yet, the fact that there are people out there looking out is invaluable. Especially with the technology of cable card which has so much potential yet has been an utter PITA to implement and really hasn’t taken off. I’m not sure what can be done really, but at least someone […]
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