More then a few of you might have noticed that Samsung has released an update to their Q1. At only a couple of hundred dollars more then a Hamrony 1000, I suppose they can make a spiffy remote or even a nice client around the house. Hrm. What would you do with an Ultra? hrm. Tech Report According to GottaBeMobile.com, […]
Read moreNot sure how we missed this the first time around, but Anand did a follow up to the 8600 launch with a write up about the decoding abilities of the 8600 series from Nvidia. Needless to say after reading a few articles you get the feeling the 8600 series is one kick ass lineup for Media Centers. Anandtech Note that […]
Read moreEngadgetHD has a couple of stories may interest you today. Pioneer announces 8th-gen plasmas with 20,000:1 contrast Engadget HD Pioneer has announced its 8th generation of plasmas in Europe, with six 720p sets available in June in 42- and 50-inch sizes, and four 1080p sets in 50- and 60-inch flavors coming in September. All models have integrated DVB-T tuners and […]
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We took a look at Omaura's TF-TFT earlier today, now that I have a another spare minute I can post some information about their hard drive accessory case. This case will allow you to increase your hard drive storage by 6 HDDs using eSATA. It does include a PCI eSATA card to allow you to connect to your motherboard, or […]
Read moreAs the title reads, Firingsquad has a decent article covering what is new in the PureVideo for the 8500 and 8600 series. It explains the differenet video processors in the 8800 and 8500/8600 series. Firingsquad The real innovation is the new H.264 Bitstream Processing Engine. This dedicated unit provides full H.264 decoding, including context-adaptive variable-length coding and context-adaptive binary arithmetic […]
Read more"CyberLink Live is a step forward in our vision of a complete digital lifestyle," said Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink. "Based on our existing multimedia and network technologies for the digital home, CyberLink Live place-shifts a user's content from their home PCs, so they can remotely access their media on any web-browsing device. We are building an ecosystem of […]
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We have seen a couple of nice cases from Omaura thus far. I think it is time to introduce you to the accessory cases that are being developed. The thought behind this stackable concept is that you can have a lot more flexibility when designing your media center setup. The first accessory case we are looking at today is the […]
Read moreI posted a link to Canada HiFi's site a few days ago. I beleive it was to a Harmony 1000 review. I had the chance over the last couple of days to take a gander at a few more reviews and stories and it seems like a solid site for HT gear reviews. I would add this site to your […]
Read moreI wasn't sure we would see 1080p projectors drop in price so quickly, but now many of them can be had for under $5k. Certainly a great place to start when building your home theater. With 5k on a projector, 3k on speakers, 1k on a receiver and the rest on accessories etc, you can have yourself a pretty nice […]
Read moreEH has the scoop on Velodyne's 10" sub. Although it is tiny, EH assures us that it will still pack a punch with its impressive specs. Electronic House The driver for the MiniVee 10 incorporates a massive 21-pound magnet structure and an inside/outside, two-layer copper voice coil that allows it to create room-shaking bass in spite of its size, Velodyne […]
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