As is typical for this sort of news, Zatz Not Funny! has the skinny on a new crop of Rokus queuing for release. While I’ve lost most of my love for our Roku 2 since testing started on the NIVIDA Shield, I think it remains the best general purpose media streamer for most people – and the price should be […]
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It didn’t come as a shock when I saw Engadget’s report that Kaleidescape is closing down its high end movie player business. Frankly, I’m surprised they’ve held out this long against the onslaught of “good enough” content from the myriad over-the-top (OTT) content players out there that don’t cost $25K. I’ve seen this in my own consumption as well. My […]
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I’ve never had a reason to regret opting for a PS4 over an Xbox One, but there is now one thing that I really wish that it could do – that the Xbox can now do. Work with the HDHR DVR. Hopefully, PS4 is next :). If you have an Xbox, head over to the Microsoft store and let us […]
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Mobile cases are a strange thing. Yeah, it’s clear that they provide a valuable service by protecting your device should it meet the ground in an unscheduled way, but they’re ugly. Or at least, if not ugly, they obfuscate the industrial design of the device making your thin, metallic device into a clunky plastic one. I tend not to destroy […]
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This is going to be a very short review. Don’t buy the Amazon Fire TV Stick, at any price, period. While it works, has access to a great set of content (Netflix, Amazon, iPlayer, etc.), and has a fantastic HDMI CEC implementation it is painfully slow. Too slow. Too onerous. I try to be thorough in everything I review, but […]
Read moreIt looks like Samsung might have killed off the RUI feature in its firmware that lets you use the HDHR DVR without installing an app on the display. You can check out their video which demonstrates this yourself. If this is intentionally, and not a bug introduced in the firmware update, I have to say that it’s pretty customer hostile. […]
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If you’re fortunate enough to have a 2016 Samsung TV that supports RUI, I’m sure you were quite interested in the news that you can now use the full HDHR View app without installing anything. The forum post that mentioned it was a bit light on the details, so SD has provided a full release (attached) which outlines the feature. […]
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Plex announced that the NVIDIA Shield would support their server a few weeks ago, and it looks like the wait is over. Adding HWA transcode + Plex to what is shaping up to be one of the most compelling content consumption devices (e.g. HDHR DVR support), makes me wondering if maybe I ought to have one of these in my […]
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Playing your content at its native refresh rate is generally key to getting the best experience from your viewing time, so I think it’s great that Emby has added this feature to the Android TV app. Automatic Refresh Rate Switching The Android TV app now (as of version 1.2.11g) supports automatic refresh rate switching on supported devices. This […]
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You would be forgiven for thinking that this pair of ~$3k LCD projectors support 4K, and they do, sort of… It’s not spelled out explicitly in the PR (aside from the “signal input” bit), but these are really just 1080p, that accept a 4K input and downscale it. HDR compatiblity is a plus, but I didn’t see which formats will […]
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