Last week Samsung let slip that it was considering different ways to restructure is LCD division. Despite selling more flat-panel TVs than any other company in the world last year, their display business was responsible for more than $800M in losses, mostly due to price weakness in the LCD market. The LCD division will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung […]
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Netflix has signed a deal with The Weinstein Company to bring a number of the film studio’s movies exclusively to Netflix for streaming. Financial terms were not released, but upcoming titles and some of the details of the exclusivity agreement have been announced. Movies covered by the deal will come to Netflix within a year of their theatrical release and […]
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Well, I hope that all of you Linux users like to use Chrome. It looks like Adobe is cutting off Linux Flash support after 11.2. It appears that there is an API to do Flash support but right now only Google has implemented it. It appears that Mozilla has previously stated that they will not support it on FireFox. While […]
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Every time a new release of HTPC Blu-ray software comes out I am amused by the standalone v. HTPC discussions that crop up here and at AVS Forum. While there is validity on both sides of the argument, there is one point that doesn’t get much mention, which makes the PC side a clear winner for me – SlySoft’s AnyDVD […]
Read moreIn a previous blog, I lamented the new fall season of television programs and laid out my intentions of not watching any new shows until they proved themselves. I actually broke down and recorded a couple of new shows, but have yet to watch any of them. I also spoke about what I was still watching. Particularly, I had a […]
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If you stay on top of the current deals, you surely noticed that both of the InfiniTV models dropped $100 over the last few days on Amazon and other retailers. One-off discounts aren’t generally news, but today it became official with Ceton announcing that they are changing the MSRP of their Digital Cable Tuners (DCT) to $199 making it the […]
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J&W’s MINIX line of mini-ITX motherboards have consistently targeted the higher end of the market with unique features and a focus on quality components. My first experience with their boards was the fantastic MINIX 780G-SP128MB, a mini-ITX gem that made its way into several HTPC and home server builds I assisted with. J&W looks set to continue the trend of quality […]
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The explosion of mobile devices has dramatically changed the landscape for streaming video consumption over the last couple of years, so no one should be surprised to see a report, such as the one that Ooyala recently released, that shows mobile device viewership is on the rise for online video. Ooyala is a video service provider for companies such as […]
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Intel may have been hogging the CPU limelight over the last few years, but AMD has been toiling away on its own processors and taking full advantage of their purchase of ATI several years ago to pump out competitive processors with superior graphics capabilities. Indeed, for a small form factor HTPC that will be completely dependent on its integrated graphics […]
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Meridian recently released the 818 Reference Audio Core, their new integrated pre-amp and the most recent addition to the 800 Reference Series, rounding out the lineup of high-end audiophile gear. In celebration, Meridian is offering a trade up program allowing folks to trade up from a selection of previous generation CD players and controllers and apply the value toward the […]
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