Anyone who’s read our reviews of the Dune HD media streamers, know that they provide an excellent local media playback experience but there are some gaps around 3D Blu-ray and video processing where it would be great to see some improvement. Fortunately both of these will be addressed when the Dune HD Pro (click through for a gallery and further […]
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I expected to enjoy the trip to Panasonic’s booth at CES because I love looking at big, high quality HDTVs and historically they have delivered on both points. This year’s models will prove no exception to that as they have raised the bar again with better picture quality through panel improvements and higher internal refresh rates. There were many interesting […]
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Samsung has gotten the jump on CES with the announcement of several new products, including a few that Samsung probably hopes will lure in budding audiophiles. First up is the HW-E550 sound bar that is similar to the HW-D550, except that it can be split into two separate speakers. Seems to defeat the purpose of buying a soundbar, but I […]
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Many home theater PC (HTPC) enthusiasts dream of a system that is as slim as other consumer electronic devices such as a dedicated Blu-ray player. It is also an expensive and difficult proposition for most; thus, when Acer introduced its newest Revo 100, many took notice. Not only is the Revo 100 only one inch high, it also has a […]
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Connected media streamers, like the pair from Roku and NETGEAR that we reviewed recently, focus on providing access to IP content but generally cannot handle local media well enough (if at all) to be a viable unifying solution. Until we have enough bandwidth, and services able to deliver quality audio/video services over the Internet, those devices act as a supplement […]
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The “buy once, play anywhere” solution which has been hyped about for a few years now has finally oped up its doors for business. Starting tomorrow you will the first movie with UltraViolet, Horrible Bosses. The buy once, play anywhere solution allows up to 6 concurrent users, has support for iOS and Android devices which definitely has some value there. […]
Read moreGeorge Lucas must be getting senile in his old age. I can’t come up with any other valid reason why he would see fit to make a change like this. Perhaps, he simply has trouble remembering how the story plays out and needs additional cues to help him follow the scenes? Maybe George went, “Was Vader actually trying to help […]
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It was pretty hard not to see this coming. Netflix has today announced that the $10 per month one out at-a-time DVD rental plus streaming option will no longer be available. The new plans are A) $8 per month for one DVD at-a-time, B) $8 for unlimited streaming and C) Combine both A and B for $16 per month. So […]
Read moreI will start this week’s Blu-ray picks by saying this–13 Assassins was THIS close to being my pick of the week, and is an absolutely wonderful film by the legendary Takashi Miike director. It’s a wonderful mix of the blood and violence with the legend of the Samurai–it’s a nice change from some of the gruesome bloodfests of Miike’s past. […]
Read moreSometimes we have weeks full of awesome movies making it difficult to pick. Sometimes there just aren’t very many movies at all to pick from. THEN we have weeks like this where there are lots of movies, they just happen to be TERRIBLE. The most hyped movie of the bunch had to be Sucker Punch, from famed director Zach Snyder […]
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