Plasma fans rejoice your rich blacks! I have to admit I’m happy to hear this news following Pioneer’s departure in the market, part of me was concerned others might follow them out. Not only are there still quality parts there but apparantly people looking to invest some coin in some large displays are still preferring plasmas and sales are doing […]
Read moreContrary to my news posting yesterday, Gizmodo is of the mindset that the ZuneHD is the perfect media player and has a nice video of it in action. I like the interface itself but don’t think this is going to be the way to move your high definition TV files from your actual Media Center PC. Plus, how many people […]
Read moreFor those using SageTV on Windows 7 theres a new beta demuxer that works with the OOTB Microsoft video decoder. Good news for us, bad for Cyberlink and ArcSoft; but they’ve been treating us badly so I don’t feel too bad :). Even if you’re not using 7 there’s good stuff there, so get installing. Here is a new […]
Read moreThis has been a rough week for Real Networks and Kaleidescape which had each of their respective court rulings surrounding their DVD copying technologies go against them. Kaleidescape has responded officially to the court’s decision, and no surprise here–they’re not giving up and will continue the appeals process. In the meantime you will still be able to purchases systems from […]
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When I first saw report of a home networking kit that utilized coaxial cable it made such perfect sense. Along the same lines as powerline networking, these MoCA kits leverage the existing coaxial cables already run to most rooms in a house to connect ethernet-based devices. Really convenient if for some reason wireless isn’t as fast or reliable as necessary. […]
Read moreI don’t find this as big a deal as calling it a "famine" but I do understand that the changes in the world and technologies will require these companies to evolve. The same viewership and money is still out there, people didn’t suddenly stop enjoying entertaining programming, it’s just the method which they digest it which has and these corporations […]
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Here’s a winner in the $100-250,000 range for home theaters (wow). It’s not my style at all, but I just need to hang out by the bar and I’m good. The color scheme is just a bit too antiquated for my liking. Electronic House When those curtains are drawn, the homeowners can sit awestruck at their 110-inch Draper screen, […]
Read moreRather than post these separately, I figured I’d just combine all of the podcasts I found for today. Covering all sorts of topics you may be interested, from Mobile to Custom Integrators to Windows Home Server…better than radio after all! Happy Friday everyone. Custom Integrator Show In this Installment, Ian and I wrap up our series of Podcasts covering […]
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PMCE stood for Portable Media Centers, for those who weren’t around during those glory days. I’m a bit sad but not all that surprised by this announcement of its specifications. The ZuneHD is primarily going to be marketed as obtaining all your content via the Zune Store, which makes sense financially, but it doesn’t mean these types of things don’t […]
Read moreThe gang at HDTV Magazine have their latest podcast up, this week covering the topic of whole home audio. Specifically the cover the usage of Apple ingredients which is relatively simple, pairing iTunes with an iPod Touch as the remote and then a variety of different systems or speakers around the house. Not the way I’d go, but apparantly effective. […]
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