Home Theater Mag has a quick review of Sony's next generation SXRD 1080p TV. Right of the bat you notice that this TV comes in a few hundred dollars cheaper then the previous gen and finally has proper 1080p support. I have to say, that will a little fiddling Sony TV's are typically my favorite picture. All the usual features, […]
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Spotted at Engadget, Aurora has released a Dynamic Button Controller. It takes a Logitech Harmony approach to the its control and will dynamically change its button set depending on what button you pressed before. A quick example would be if you pressed DVD, play pause and all of those good buttons would show up. Below is a snapshot of the […]
Read moreEPSON's Powerlite 400 lives up to its name with 1500 ANSI lumen output, which should be enough for rooms with moderate amounts of ambient light. For $1500 you wouldn't expect a 1080p projector and this case you would be right. However, it appears that that money will be well spent on features like 5,000:1 contrast ration, trio of HD hookups, […]
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Engadget HD has the scoop on the latest releases from both high def DVD camps. Its hard to say, but I think I would rather watch the HD DVD collection that was released today as opposed to the Blu-ray ones. From the article: Blu-ray Mission: Impossible – Ultimate Missions Collection (Paramount) Mission: Impossible III (Paramount) The Phantom of the […]
Read moreThis is like the Vista of Blu-Ray players 😛 Supposed to be out in May, now postponed yet again to December. They better hit it or they're going to miss the Christmas shoppers. The BDP-HD1, originally expected to ship in October, will now be available in December. The player has not passed the company's quality control requirements, and it will […]
Read moreThe contest is set to end at 11:55 PST tonight! You can check out the original contest details here. You must have your entries in prior to that to get counted. Since I am a caring guy, I wanted to give you guys a few more chances to entery! Here are a couple of ways to make sure you get an […]
Read more55 inches of plasma goodness is great, but did they have to use such a cheesy naming for their DVR feature? Well, actually that's just a poorly-translated description of PVR functionality that will "pause, record and reply [sic] TV programs for two hours after the original broadcast." Read the rest here.
Read moreAs the famous Remote Control turns fifty, it took this chance to sit down with the WCFCourier to answer a few questions and reflect upon its button pressed past. I wonder how it feels about creating a generation of couch potatoes. From the article: Pulse: You disappear so many times a day. Where do you go? Remote: It's not me. […]
Read moreThe UK got a new HD channel to brag about, one that American's are sorely missing. History HD will made its debut today. Americans, and Canadians I assume, will be looking forward to The History Channel HD sometime in 2007. From the article: Sky’s newest high definition TV channel, The History Channel HD, begins broadcasting today. Transmitting from 8am until […]
Read moreA common theme through out many display device reviews is that analog signals plain old stink when shown on an HDTV. Personally, I have only seen a couple of TV's handle analog signals exceptionally well. Here are my top three reasons why I think analog signals look poor on an HDTV. 1. Garbage in is garbage out. 2. HDTVs often […]
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