AVSForum launches free iPhone App

Not sure if anyone here uses an iPhone (it’s not very popular!).   As HD geeks there aren’t many things we enjoy more than a spirited debate on an online venue and for our interests none are matched by the great AVS Forum — other than our very own comments of course. We’ve learned more from this single source than […]

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Blu-ray Rentals Likely $1.50 a Night at Redbox Kiosks

Good news for Redbox users!   CENTURY CITY, Calif. — Redbox president Mitch Lowe said the kiosk company would likely bow Blu-ray Disc rentals at $1.50 a night, a premium over the chain’s traditional $1-a-night DVD rental. Blu-rays will start appearing in Redbox kiosks within the next few months, he said. [Home Media Magazine]  

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Newegg ships fake Intel CPUs

  From the outside of the box, you can see where a cursory glance would pass these off as real. Once you open the box, which is supposed to be sealed till it gets to the customer, you can easily see that things are not right. [HardOCP]  

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