Tag: Community News

If you’re in the market for a new 3D HDTV (or top end HDTV that happens to support 3D) take a look at what the HDTVexpert has to say about ghosting issues on displays from Sony, Samsung and Panasonic.   Our first stop was the Sony booth, where numerous Bravia 3D LCD sets were showing the Germany – Ghana World […]

Will be interesting to see how users respond to this.   Great news for Hulu fans. Hulu has officially announced the upcoming availability of Hulu Plus (currently available via “preview invite”). The $9.99/mo Hulu Plus service will provide subscribers with a complete archive of all shows available through the service in 720p HD video. In other words, if you’re interested […]

Several interesting news concerning 1394 that I missed last week.  First we have the 1394 Trade Association releasing new specifications for set top boxes and tools to test compliance.  Then we have the FCC allowing companies to make it an optional requirement.  The timing of the two announcements doesn’t make sense to me.  1394 compliance is still required if you […]

Pretty basic stuff for most of us here, but useful to pass along to someone you know who may not be as technologically savvy.   Buying the right HDTV is actually much harder than walking into a store and laying down some plastic—and certainly much harder than it should be. But there are quite a few things you can do […]

Finally. I have to read more of the article but I have always had a fear of having to keep up with 4 separate accounts and have to pay close to 150 for them.   An Xbox LIVE Gold Family Pack includes: Up to four individual Xbox LIVE Gold memberships for the price of two – (US) $99.99. Family Center […]

It is official, the SiliconDust HDHomeRun Cable Card has a name–HDHomeRun PRIME! I wish it came with more detail on the beta and eventual release date but an official product name shows progress. If you haven’t signed up for their announcement newsletter now is a good time.  That or keep an eye on Missing Remote, we will make sure to keep you […]

These sorts of marketing claims make good copy, but I think they do more harm then good in the long term when we can see the big thumb on the scale when looking at the details. For example, take a look at what was compared and the driver revisions of the integrated graphics (IGP) solutions compared (driver verisons have been […]

I had a great time joining in on the HTPCentric hardware discussion.  We spent a lot of time on GPUs and why deinterlacing performance is really important, but there should be something for everyone if you’re interested in building a HTPC. Enjoy   While we’re a bit late for June, you get a major geek out in return!  This month, […]

This thing really does look like something out of Star Trek. Not sure I’d want to use one.   The Cyclops universal remote would fit in so well in someone’s Star Fleet quarters, I’m surprised it doesn’t have a replicator button on it. Fortunately, you won’t have to wait for the far-flung future to own one. [Gizmodo]  

With the pre-release of the iPhone today Apple managed to quietly update the Mac mini with a new slick small form factor (SFF) design along with a much needed hardware upgrade. Most notable is the inclusion of a HDMI port, reduced power consumption to less than 10W at idle, and an improved video card to the NVIDIA GeForce 320M Graphics […]