Wiring your home for a digital lifestyle can be somewhat of an ugly task and is often left to the pros. Automated Home has a story up about a house in England that was renovated and completely wired for HA duties. Nothing as extravagant as say a fully automated theater, but it is a very good look at whats involved […]
Read moreThis article gets coverage for no other reason then its news about my home province:). Even my igloo living snow shoe wearing homies need some HD loving :). THis article is courtesy of our HDTV lovin' friends at Engadget HD. Head on over and give them a big hug for covering Saskatchewan. The other story in question is about Cogeco […]
Read moreOnkyo has announced a couple of budget receivers that look pretty decent. The 8522 and 8222 miss a lot of the features of higher like video swtitching and scaling. However, the do make up for some of that loss with a decent price tag, iPod support, and XM Radio compatibility. From the article: The TX-8522 delivers 100 Watts per channel […]
Read moreI would say something, but this picture just says it all…someday Mike…someday you'll own this 😛 *drooooooooool* Read the rest here.
Read moreWe have a winner!! jennyfur! Come on down, you have 72 hours to contact me via email, pm, or pony express!!! Of course, you have to take pictures of your goodies once you get them!!! Please include your shipping information in your email. Thanks to all who entered, I consider it a pretty dang good success considering this site is less […]
Read moreThe Windows Vista Team Blog are the first to release some new packaging designs from Microsoft for their upcoming Vista & Office release. I like the front I suppose, but I withhold judgment until I see the back. Check out the pictures here.
Read moreEHomeUpgrade points out that DivX just announced their latest 6.4 codec, with some nice improvements. Check em out. DixX 6.4 Codec Highlights: Compress digital video 5 to 10 times more than MPEG-2/DVD format and hundreds of times over raw digital video Encode high-definition (HD) video at resolutions up to 1080p or 1080i Maximized performance for all HyperThreaded, dual core and […]
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Filling your Home Theater with these speakers will no doubt require a favour or two to your significant other, but the 5 piece Ergo series from Canton may win you something else later on;). If nothing else, a fantastic case is made in this review to have floor standing speakers as your left and right main. From the article: Brian […]
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Ahh It must be my lucky day to catch a few speaker reviews on the net. Courtesy of Sound& Vision, this next review takes a look at the ins and outs (no pun intended) of the JL Audio Fathom f112. Weighing in at $2400 the Sound & Vision crew find nothing wrong with this 12 inch bad boy except a […]
Read moreAudioholics think pretty highly of the B&W CM1 loudspeakers they took a look at a few days ago. They start out their article with an interesting section on B&W's history and end with a good explanation of what the kevlar cone does to the acoustic reproduction from the speaker. From the article: I listened to the CM1’s with my PS […]
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