If you all don't remember way back in 2004 a DirecTV customer filed lawsuit saying that he had signed up for HDTV service and was soon getting sub-par results. He claims DirecTV is engaged in unlawful or fraudulent business practices by not delivering actual high definition signals. As most of us in the audio/videophille world know DirecTV started cutting bit […]
Read moreAutomated Home, a site for great HA news, has the scoop on a hybrid solar lighting system. The panels collect the sunlight and transport it through optical fiber to various lights containing optical elements to dispurse the light and blend it with artificial light. A photsensor maintains light level at nighttime by adjusting the artificial light levels. From the article: […]
Read moreI have talked about the Home Automation market and how it has not made it to the mainstream a few times since starting this site. My general opinion is that, until you make it as easy to run as a DVD player you can expect low penetration among the masses. Appliance magazine has a few of their thoughts posted up […]
Read moreThe $15995 Sim2 HT3000 1080p DLP is no doubt aimed at the serious Home Theater enthusiast. The price lies not only in the resolution itself but the tools the projector gives you to adjust the PW to your liking. Notables on this projector is the 26 step user adjustable color temp, 12 gamme presets, two HDMI jacks, 7 segment color […]
Read moreIt looks like Slinbox has a competitor in the hardware placeshifting market. The HAVA Wireless hardware takes your TV signals and allows it to stream to any broadband connected PC. As you will see from the article quote below, HAVA appears to have a lot of improvements over the Slingbox including multiple viewers, built in wireless, MCE compatability and will […]
Read moreIs the Ambilight system from Phillips more hype the function? Well you will have to read the review for that, however I can spill a few of the details before you diving into this multi-page review. This particular Ambilight model was not blessed with the holy 1080p light we all so desire, but instead a slightly more devilish 1366X768. It […]
Read moreI love the terms of the week feature by the About.com crew, it is a quick yet informative method to teach people a little bit more anout HT before they go spend their hard earned dollars. This week's term is DTS-ES. From the article: DTS-ES Matrix can create a center rear channel from existing DTS 5.1 encoded material, while DTS-ES […]
Read moreI would imagine I am going to be stuck without IPTV for some time, however, those who are lucky enough to have U-verse in their area can expect a nice upgrade to the services they have been receiving. The lucky few will be getting HDTV, more channels, VOD, Games, Photos and a few other unamed features. From the article: More […]
Read moreThe future is here, and it involves a lot more pixels then your 1080p you just spend your paycheque on. Sharp has managed a 4096 by 2160 resolution on a 64 inch LCD. They are going to have to film Katie Couric from a half a mile away now :o. Other experimental screens include a TV with a million to […]
Read moreEveryone and their bird is going after Youtube these days, heck I might as well add a video download section 😉 However, I can see the DivX gaining a cult like status on the net. I would bet a dry donut hole that the video quality is a lot better then anything you would see on Google or You Tube. […]
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