Any of these motivating you to buy a player? I saw in this week's Best Buy ad, a stand-alone HD-DVD Player was selling for around $300….while a Blu-Ray was going for around $800. If this keeps up, I think Blu-Ray will end up killing themselves. If anyone's got a list of May Blu-Ray releases, let me know & I'll be […]
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Am I jealous Engadget got TWO systems to test out Cable Card? Um….not based on their first go-round, but definitely for their second one. I don't think anyone should really be surprised by difficulties…this is still a V1 product after all that had a VERY limited beta. Just a shame that customers have to pay a TON to "test" a […]
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Thanks to eHomeUpgrade for the press release. Exceptional Innovation, makers of Lifewareâ„¢, announces the launch of a new line of Lifemediaâ„¢ servers, optimized for complete digital entertainment experiences and comprehensive home automation. Using benchmark internal components and the look and feel of a high-end A/V receiver, Lifemedia provides from 500GB to 4.5 Terabytes of storage for digital music, movies, pictures, […]
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Out of nowhere, Babgvant (Andy) has released a pretty cool little app which allows you to control your Windows Media Player library without being at the actual machine. Pretty nifty! Babgvant This solution interacts with Windows Media Player, instead of Window Media Center. The client application search for albums by title, artist or genre and control playback on the […]
Read moreA good history lesson on HDMI, as well as some pointers on using it with your current setup. It's pretty interesting to see some shortcuts taken which of course affect your quality…shame. Audioholics HDMI, as we've pointed out elsewhere, is a format which was designed primarily to serve the interests of the content-provider industries, not to serve the interests of […]
Read moreTaipei, Taiwan, April 30, 2007 – QNAP Systems, Inc. the leading NAS product provider, today announced the introduction of a new network-attached storage (NAS) appliance, the one-bay TS-100 All-in-one Turbo Station for home users. Unlike other NAS solutions in the industry, TS-100 is uniquely designed as an engine of digital home. Enhanced with its attractive built-in features such as iTunes […]
Read moreI'm posting this more for the future potential ramifications it could have on the extender market, and hopefully meaning more support for other video formats. Always a good sign. Engadget Fujitsu just announced a world's first H.264 chip capable of encoding/decoding 1920 x 1080 (60i/50i) video in real time. The chip features 256MB of onboard FCRAM and ultra low 750mW […]
Read moreThankfully, we are no longer talking about a grand when refering to next-gen players. At least most of the time. Ultimate A/V had a chance to review the HD-A20 which is the mid-range player in the HD DVD line up. For a paltry $500, 100 over the entry level one, you get the added bonus of 1080p but not much […]
Read moreAnother day? Another projector review? Not as far as I can tell. It looks like this projector brings in a lot of features and quality for its price range. Starting from its 15,000:1 contrast ratio, to its 2 HDMI ports and near perfect HQV score this is one projector to keep an eye on if you are shopping in the […]
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I like the idea of this, even though I'm not one of those users that really need a keyboard for my MCE, as my remote does anything I need. But still, the concept seems cool. Gizmodo Transform your notebook into an instant entertainment center with product xxx, a revolutionary cordless controller that seamlessly integrates a Media Center remote control […]
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