DenGuru has an overview of the history of HDMI, and what exactly it means for users. Not a bad refresher course if you've been trying to avoid any information about this thus far. With the release of HDMI 1.3, there are many factors to consider if you are attempting to purchase new A/V equipment. HDMI receivers have not been on […]
Read moreAlthough most of our CES coverage, including this article, will be in our daily summary, I thought this was worth special mention. After all of these years the technology has finally arrived to allow the Media Center to replace every stand alone box in your Home Theater (minus the receiver of course). The XL3 can replace a HD TiVo, high […]
Read moreThere are at least a couple of Myth users among us, so I thought I would post up this Nvidia/ATI image quality comparison from Phoronix. They take a look at a couple of DVDs and game tests to see who comes out the victor. It appears that both cards perform very closely to each other with Nvidia eaking out a […]
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See Day 1 coverage here. SciFiTech: Philips does single-speaker surround with SoundBar There have been plenty of options out there for people who want surround sound but not surround speakers, but we have to admit that Philips's SoundBar HTS8100 looks like a pretty slick new entry to the category. Using proprietary Ambisound technology and Smart Surround processing, it's meant to […]
Read moreAll of our CES coverage will be summarized into one news post each day. Starting with a few stories that are creeping out today. News.com – Getting Ready For CES Cranes, step ladders and boxes will soon be replaced by thousands of people as workers put on the finishing touches for Sunday's opening of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las […]
Read moreHurrah, another year of more CableCard/HTPC announcements! Another year of companies saying you will have to buy an OEM PC to get proper Cable HD support on your HTPC. Yup, call me bitter. Do you think it just might piss off one or two consumers who have spent months tweaking their DIY PC's only to be snubbed by the most […]
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nMedia MCEKB RF Keyboard When sitting on a couch in your living room, sometimes a keyboard and mouse just won’t work comfortably on your lap. Read on to see if this keyboard with trackball can meet your needs. INTRODUCTION Founded in 2004, nMedia has set out to "create future home entertainment PC systems that are optimal for today’s […]
Read moreGizmodo has a very quick blurb about the 360's upcoming new features. According to the leak, you can expect VOD, IPTV, and DVR functionality. Now that AT&T will own all of us, I wonder if IPTV will be a deal through them, or something else MS has cooked up. Read the article here: The leak says Microsoft's IPTV services will […]
Read moreMatt weighed in on the subject when our site first launched and it looks like his thoery holds up true. People are not going to take compressed HD garbage if they don't have to. Broadcast HDTV is very common place now a days and can be had for a lot cheaper. Simply put up the antenna and enjoy! From the […]
Read moreAs evident by an active forum discussion going on, its about time we see some HD DVD lovin on the desktop\HTPC. Considering Sony has had its burner available for the PC market for quite awhile, its somewhat surprising to see Toshiba lag behind. Of course, there are more then a few of us that will be waiting for the dual […]
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