Panasonic PT-AE4000 review

  Panasonic’s PT-AE4000 looks like the same big, grey shoebox the brand has been touting as a projector for the last three years. Indeed, there’s no visible difference between this and the outgoing PT-AE3000, but for good reason – it’s a shoebox with a remarkably successful lineage and exquisite picture quality. […]   A worthy successor I’ve been impressed by […]

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5 fatal flaws in Blockbuster’s new $1 rental machines

Looks like Redbox may be getting some competition soon?   The chain, which is slashing its store count by nearly a quarter in 2010, hopes to bolster its brand by installing fleets of DVD-dispensing machines in mundane locations such as supermarket lobbies, and the $1-a-night fee is certainly head-turning. A partnership with cash register company NCR is an attack on Redbox, as the kiosks are […]

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December 22nd Blu-ray Releases

As we reach Christmas week we hit another slow week as far as quantity of new releases, but the quality is there indeed. My pick is District 9, simply due to how great will look on Blu-ray and some pretty awesome special effects. But there’s plenty more to like from the releases. "500 Days of Summer" has received rave reviews […]

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Updated Haali Splitter (MKV)

Just in time for Christmas we have a new Haali MKV splitter.  The release notes only claim support for TrueHD, but DTS-MA seems to output correctly as well. For everyone looking to store HD audio without transcoding to FLAC, this looks like what we’ve been waiting for. Go get the bits and let us know how it’s working for you.  […]

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