Marantz has been known for their quality for a while, and looks like they are continuing the trend. Here’s a quick review at one of their latest offerings. Digital Trends The Marantz SR6004 is very competitively featured. We immediately noticed four HDMI 1.3 inputs and two HDMI outputs. Component video and composite inputs are plentiful, but there is just […]
Read moreStraight from the "Now why didn’t I think of that department" Coolermaster brings us a small form factor case with a twist… They say, "big things come in small packages." If this is true, they must have had the Coolermaster Elite 100 in mind. While a lot of extra small cases can only handle an ITX motherboard, this new […]
Read moreThis just makes sense for everyone involved, and you have to think if Apple could make more of a business out of TV download services that they might invest more in the rather bland AppleTV unit. $1 has been shown to be a super easy amount to digest, and considering your cable bill is probably around $70-100, you would have […]
Read moreOk, so I’m only giving Ian a hard time here, but seriously I’m ecstatic that he’s finally been able to update his awesome mcBackup application for Windows 7-based systems. If you have ever had to format your Media Center only to have to painstakingly remember which programs you had recorded, that’s exactly what this app will solve! And don’t forget […]
Read moreI would invite these analysts to visit our forums with actual Netflix users. From what I’ve been following, a lot of you subscribers are basically unaffected by this decision. I think what’s more interesting is the specific call out against Blockbuster, more so than addressing the ever growing RedBox kiosks. Time will tell here. http://www.homemediamagazine.com/netflix/analysts-say-netflix-streams-embolden-studios-digital-window-18204 “The new release window may […]
Read moreAfter a slow start to the year, February starts off with a ton of new Blu-ray releases. A lot of these are remastered for Blu-ray and we have a lot of classics here…from Gangs of New York, to Casablanca, to Godfather. Not too many actually new movies here, with the exception of Love Happens and a few others. I must […]
Read moreThe slow year continues for Blu-ray releases. If you feel like something gruesome, Saw VI continues the seemingly neverending storyline. Surrogates with Bruce Willis didn’t get much attention in the theaters, and for a reason, I wasn’t that impressed but there were some nice action sequences. Just makes our pick of the week that much easier to choose. MissingRemote’s Pick […]
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Audioholics, the group that uncovered the truth about the Lexicon scam of blu-ray players, takes a first look at the just announced new BDP-80 even more affordable Blu-ray player from Oppo. Sounds like a fantastic player if you can’t afford the amazing BDP-83 for $500. Audioholics The differences are fairly substantive but are well chosen in our opinion. The […]
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What a month we’re having, first with Remote Potato having a great way to schedule recordings for your MCE system, and now Remote Wizard which expands upon that and allows you to utilize the secure networking of your WHS to schedule recordings from a number of various Media Centers. I would love to see those two developers work together on […]
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Patriot Box Office HD Patriot has been around for years, mainly known for memory type products. Recently however, Patriot has branched out quite a bit in their product lineup and have now introduced a viable high definition media player to compete in the somewhat crowded world. This particular unit takes a similar media player concept and hardware platform and expands […]
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