Author: George L. Schmauch Jr.

As engadgetHD says, it’s quite odd to hear Verizon is basically outsourcing their FIOS installations in a large number of areas.  Perhaps this is for antitrust protections?  Or, is this just outsourcing at it’s finest and is simply a way to cut costs?   This is uh….odd. We’ve gotten so used to FiOS TV creeping into new areas that we’ve […]

This is a pretty good deal for people who can’t/won’t convert their HD-DVDs to Blu-ray or who just hope the Blu-ray version will be better.  Either way, the price seems somewhat reasonable, given the cost of Blu-ray discs.   Send in the cover art sleeve (keep the disc) including UPC from your HD-DVD case (plus $4.95 per movie and $6.95 […]

They covered the DVD ripping quite well.  However, I wish they would’ve gone into a little more detail on the Blu-ray side, such as the trials and tribulations of getting different audio formats.  Due to that, I wouldn’t consider this the "last" guide we’ll ever need.   Copying and transcoding the disc’s video into more efficient formats involves math an […]

I haven’t even finished the first page of their review yet, but I wanted to get this posted for everyone else.  I’m hoping there’s good news inside the review…   …if you’re going to buy an external sound card, you want it to do something more than your existing onboard sound can provide, and the HDAV1.3 doesn’t disappoint: It does […]

I don’t own an iPod, so I can’t really comment on whether this is actually useful or not, but it seems like a decent idea for students.   Just plug the device into your iPod touch, nano, iPhone or other Apple device, and the video can be shared on any TV. Tapered metal RCA barrels promise a superior connection with […]

The interface on this device looks pretty good and it’s quite expandable, but the price is definitely more than the casual user is going to want to spend.   The CasaTunes XLi Music Server ships with four built-in internal music sources and one external source for up to six rooms of music listening. The XLe has five built-in sources and […]

Maximum increase is $5, which really isn’t too bad.  The $.01 increase is pretty funny, though!  Overall, I agree with the general perception:  It’s not a major increase and it’s not like they haven’t given us a ton of programming to warrant some sort of increase.  We also know that more HD channels are on the way.  This certainly isn’t […]

These leaps in drive space are amazing!  It feels like just yesterday Seagate unleashed it’s 1.5TB drive on the world.  5 platters may make some noise and generate some heat, but you can’t discount the capacity!   Jan. 27, 2009 – WD today announced the first 2 terabyte (TB) hard drive – the world’s highest capacity drive and the latest […]