If you have an Apple TV and a SiliconDust HDHomeRun, you should check out Channels. Currently only unecrypted channels will work, which is understandable, but still somewhat dissapointing. Channels uses your supported HDHomeRun device to play live TV directly on your Apple TV. Now you really can have one device to rule them all. getchannels
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Color me confused. While I’ll be more than happy to be wrong on this, I’m not sure I see the point of running Android on a NAS. SNB has the skinny. QNAP’s new home NASes run two OSes. The TAS-168 and TAS-268 home NASes are powered by an ARM v7 dual-core processor with 2 GB RAM and 4 GB of […]
Read moreIf you’ve been wondering why you’d want a subwoofer, or how to do the basic setup steps to make sure your AVR is configured properly. This is the guide for you. Everyone loves the big bass experience that subwoofers offer in a well-designed home theater system. Bass management is critical in your home theater system, but they’re often misunderstood. Home […]
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The $999 (starting) ASUS Zen AiO Pro looks like a reasonbly capable all-in-one (AiO) PC with Intel i7/i5, NVIDIA dGPU options, and up to 16GB RAM. Full PR after the click. ASUS Announces the Zen AiO Pro — Art and technology collide to set the standard for all-in-one computing — KEY POINTS Slim and beautiful, the Zen AiO Pro’s all-aluminum […]
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Even if you can’t fit a big enough display (or your partner won’t let you place the seating close enough) to really take advantage of 4K’s resolution benefits. The gravy that HDR provides to many 4K displays can be had by all comers. Can you spot the difference between someone on TV and a person actually standing in front of […]
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LG must be doing the full PR press with all the 4K OLED reviews popping up in the last few days. Granted, this is the first one I’ve seen for the UK version of the flat 65″ display, so it was nice to see. LG has finally taken the iron to its OLED TVs. The panel technology has up […]
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Falling clearly into the wait-it-wasn’t-there-already category, apparently the Amazon Video channel never made it to the UK. Until now that is, with the channel finally available to UK Roku users. If Amazon wants its Prime Video streaming service to properly compete with Netflix, it needs to be available on every major set-top box. Period. Today, the company is inching closer […]
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Just when I thought I was sold on the Roku 2, I found this review of the Roku 4. No mention of fan noise, or the top melting though. Hmm… Adding 4K Ultra HD movie and TV show streaming, a world-class selection of streaming apps and services, and a new and improved operating system, the new Roku 4 set-top media […]
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There are very few times when, after reading the intro paragraph for a review, that I am legitimately jealous. So well done TweakTown. Lucky Bastards ;). When LG reached out to me asking if I’d like to review their brand new 65-inch 4K curved OLED TV, how could I say no? I had read about it and salivated over the […]
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There was a time, not that long ago, that plasma display panel (PDP) technology ruled the earth. Not only because it dominated in picture quality, but because it also lead when it came to value as well. There was an area where PDP could not compete, and its power consumption ultimately proved the stake that killed it. OEMs were unwilling […]
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