This is like the Vista of Blu-Ray players 😛 Supposed to be out in May, now postponed yet again to December. They better hit it or they're going to miss the Christmas shoppers. The BDP-HD1, originally expected to ship in October, will now be available in December. The player has not passed the company's quality control requirements, and it will […]
Read more55 inches of plasma goodness is great, but did they have to use such a cheesy naming for their DVR feature? Well, actually that's just a poorly-translated description of PVR functionality that will "pause, record and reply [sic] TV programs for two hours after the original broadcast." Read the rest here.
Read moreWell, let's just say don't go canceling your cable subscription or tossing out your DVR just yet. Ellen Gray does just that however, and sees how life with strictly internet-tv fares. Suffice to say, it's not there yet. But hey, it's better than where we were 1 year ago. Watching on the Web tends to take longer than watching a […]
Read morePVRWire does a little article on who they think will be buying TiVo. Personally, I don't see it happening until TiVo can make a big deal with cable companies to use TiVo's instead of their knockoff boxes that they charge people $10/month for, without any hardware fees. Knowing that the internet is going to take over the living room the […]
Read moreI guess this is the good part of there being no decisive winner in the HD wars, we should see some pretty nice offers from both tempting users to take the plunge. The offer from Toshiba follows two competing offers from Sony and Microsoft, which are both bundling a single disc with initial sales of their respective high-def playback solutions […]
Read moreI'm not sure how this works exactly, but looked interesting enough to post: With an advanced HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) output, HD-A970GX offers a hassle-free connection to the new-generation HDTV or HD-ready TV set with a single HDMI cable. Meanwhile, to bridge the current gap between the lower-resolution analog signals and the expanded display capability of HDTV, the HD-A970GX incorporates […]
Read moreWhile I know this isn't directly related to Home Theater's, I just had to post this, probably moreso to spark forum discussion, but it seems Google has already made it's impact with YouTube: In the first major mass removal of content in its history, YouTube has removed nearly 30,000 videos after being contacted by a number of Japanese rights-holders, according […]
Read moreYou know, I was gonna knock this when I first heard about it, but think of how innovative Time Warner is being here. Sure it's awful they won't allow fast forwarding, but I can't count how many times people with little knowledge of PVR's have CRAVED being able to view a show from the beginning that they remembered to record […]
Read moreA few nice unique extras for the big boys, but will it be enough to win the race? Have you guys bit the bullet yet? C'mon, but you can watch the Oscar-Winning Pearl Harbor…errr….um…..see large explosions in great quality! Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment added to its enhanced winter Blu-ray release slate today, as Invincible and Pearl Harbor were joined […]
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This is fantastic news. Hopefully with lower prices, there will be less awkward moments when you go over to your friend's house & have to see a huge 36" 200lb CRT tv….now you can console them & tell them they'll soon finally be able to afford something thinner. I say to your friend, forget them, your tv is big & […]
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