Last week the music industry released some PR around how vinyl makes them more money than YouTube; with the intent to demonstrate that YouTube is not paying a “fair” price for their content. I will admit that this is a little late, I still think it should be said that this sort of whinging and the press mindlessly repeating it […]
Read moreThe idea that you can send 1080p over any pair of wires seems fanciful, but it appears that Altinex has managed to do exactly that. Now, it’s not quite the same experience as HDMI, there is some compression (and associated lossy artifacts), but still quite amazing – and should solve the how-do-I-get-video-to-this-place problem for those where HDMI (wired/wireless) or a […]
Read moreIt’s no secret that Intel’s GPU driver provides a richer experience on Windows than Linux, so it’s welcome news that they are planning to take a more shared-code approach with the two OSs. Hopefully, this will translate into better HWA CODEC support in Kodi/OpenELEC where there isn’t quite the level of coverage that there is in Windows. Up to now […]
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NETGEAR touts the Nighthawk X8 AC5300 (R8500) Smart Wi-Fi router as “the next wave in Wi-Fi”. Generally, I am inclined to dismiss this sort of hyperbole, but the $350/£350 802.11AC includes features that are a reasonable step up from other models including: quad-streams, two 802.11AC radios, Wave 2 enhancements , and six Gigabit Ethernet ports, with two 802.3ad (link […]
Read moreWe should all be pretty familar with what a crossover is, and what it does in an audio system, but in all my previous reading I’ve either glossed over or never seen a “first-order” crossover mentioned. So this article, which explains the pro/cons nicely in defense of Thiel’s decision to pull them from their latest speaker makes for a very […]
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You don’t see many projector mount reviews, so it was enlightening to see this one of the OmniMount 3N1-PJT and get a better understanding of the process that goes into selecting the right model for your projector. If you have a projector, you probably want it mounted out of the way. Placed up on the ceiling, it’s less likely that […]
Read moreOne of my main complaints about NETGEAR’s Arlo cameras was that they weren’t able to interact with a larger home ecosystem when it got reviewed here about a year ago. Happily, this is no longer the case with the system now able to interact with the IFTTT (If This Then That) service. I haven’t had a chance to play with […]
Read moreArticles like this one about how an issue with the Skylake NUC was identified, including the background, and news of an upcoming fix remind me of a couple things. First, why Anandtech is a great resource, and second (which mirrors my own experience) that Intel is very open to feedback to the community when something is identified. Even if you’re […]
Read moreHad the updated Roku Streaming Stick been available a few months ago when I picked up a Roku 2, I’m confident that I would have opt’d for it instead. With a very sleek profile, RF remote (vs. IR), the same capabilities for a lower price ($50), it just makes sense. Roku has released two other Streaming Stick media players. Despite […]
Read moreIf you want a NUC like HTPC, but don’t want an Intel branded system this system from MSI looks like a decent alternative. Although, it doesn’t look to have CIR or HDMI CEC capability so… The desktop PC market has been subject to many challenges over the last few years. However, the miniaturization trend (including the introduction of the ultra-compact […]
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