HD Guru got their hands on a Panasonic ST30 plasma and have already put up a review on it. The ST30 seems to offer a compelling value for the more budget-minded 3D-capable display shopper. It appears the display can be calibrated to be fairly accurate and produces a pretty low minimum luminance of .008 ftL (foot-Lamberts). One feature you won’t […]
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One of today’s TechBargains deals which is a banner ad on the right has 4000 Microsoft points for $40 shipped. You can use the points for Xbox Live, Zune market and Games For Windows Live purchases. The typical going rate is about $50.
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One can only hope that this is some cheap April Fool’s joke. CE Pro has apparently received word from Samsung that their 2011 display lineup will limit component video input to 480p. Obviously, this will put the lineup at a competitive disadvantage so it seems a bit hard to fathom. File this one in the rumor bin until we see […]
Read moreWe finally have more details on the premium video on demand (VOD) service we learned about earlier in March. According to Variety, Warner Bros., Sony, 20th Century Fox and Universal are all going to provide titles for the service named Home Premiere. The titles are expected to hit the VOD service 60 days after theatrical run and will drain your wallet […]
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MJT Software has released a new Windows Media Center plug-in named Recorded TV HD. The plug-in provides the ability to sort recorded tv programs by genre and tag the shows as “favorites” so that more customized filtering can be used. The plug-in is available free as a 30-day trial and then runs $9.99 until May 31. Afterwards, it will set […]
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Think HDMI cables are all functionally equivalent? Surprise, they’re not! If you’ve ever bought any of those fire sale HDMI cables, you’ve probably already learned this if you’re running them at 1080p/60. Poorly made cables often fail at higher bitrates. HD Guru takes a look at several cables mated to several different Blu-ray players to see which cables pass muster. […]
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Everyone loves getting HTPC gear at Newegg, right? New accounts created using code NEWGEEK25 will receive $25 off a purchase of $100 or greater until March 31, Midnight PDT. Click on the egg below for all the gory details.
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One of the reasons Netflix rose in popularity was its carriage of lower budget indie films and obscure classics that Blockbuster simply didn’t have shelf space for. Mounting evidence seems to suggest that Netflix is now choosing not to acquire as many of those types of titles due to its pursuit of digital streaming delivery. Further, it appears Blu-ray is […]
Read moreIf you’ve been reluctant to purchase a Ceton InfiniTV 4 CableCARD tuner due to the order backlog, you can now whip out your credit card. In case you weren’t aware, the quad-tuner MOCUR device has been in such hot demand and suffered from parts shortages since official release that the typical order would endure a wait consisting of months. One of […]
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It looks like Canadian ISP caps have put the crunch on Netflix users because Netflix is now defaulting every subscriber to a lower quality stream. How low? The new default results in 66% less bandwidth. Forunately, users can change their default. It’s a sad day for the unknowing Canadian though. They’ll be forced to watch at a decreased quality. This […]
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