Hurrah, 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 […]
Read moreRemote reviews always get me excited, but I tend to lose my enthusiasm after a power outage turns off my computer right before I press save. All rants aside, the 880 is an excellent remote and has the highest WAF in my home theater setup. The Harmony series of remotes us an activity based system which is similar to a […]
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Love em or hate em, Sony will always do great numbers selling overpriced TVs due to their name brand. But, they still make slick looking TV's, even if they're not the best (but just don't try telling my Father that :-P) With the new calibration settings in place, the picture quality really shined. 1080i cable feeds looked amazing, DVDs looked […]
Read moreI love technology. Who, 5 years ago, would have ever thought we'd have 1 friggin terabyte on a single hard drive. Absolutely amazing. And only $400! Just hope you can afford 2, because I wouldn't want that 1 drive to go down & lose 1,000,000mb of data! (and yes, I know that's not exact :-P) The Deskstar 7K1000 will cost […]
Read moreVizio, quickly becoming well known for value oriented LCD TVs, is set to release a 47" 1080p LCD for less then $2000 dollars. This of course will drag down prices on the 1080p premium LCDs, making it a win win for everyone. From the article: Set cosmetics feature a translucent black and silver cabinet, and touch-sensitive control keys. Brightness is […]
Read moreBig news in the CE world today, Audiovox will be acquiring Thomson and RCA. There are quite a few well known brand names included in the purchase including Jensen, Acoustic Research and a few others. From the article: In addition to the RCA brand, the acquisition includes the Recoton, Spikemaster, Ambico, Discwasher, Jensen, Advent, Acoustic Research and Road Gear product […]
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