The 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 […]
Read moreAnother entry into the wireless keyboard realm. It’s always nice to have options. As such we have seen a new trend develop, after the complete failure of Microsoft’s MC keyboard — which they refused to deliver with a IR receiver ?! Companies are now picking up that segment of the market by introducing small, yet fully functional keyboards, with included trackball […]
Read moreSometimes you just can’t have enough wireless keyboard reviews to peruse. As mentioned earlier, I’ve been very weary about wireless input devices. But this keyboard has surprised me in a nice way. I’m even starting to use it during my overclock sessions. Only downside might be the high price. But don’t forget this is an all in one combo. […]
Read moreNow this is an interesting rumor developing, where Roku is thinking about possibly adding support for a blu-ray drive in the future. The price here is the key more so than anything. With Blu-ray drives continuing to drop in price, most people probably would not mind buying the $99 Roku and pairing it with a $100 Wal-mart player. Now, if […]
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The debate continues whether this was ever in stock to begin with, but good news is that it actually IS in stock now! If you’ve been waiting, you might want to hurry since no word on exactly how many they have in stock. Given the lifespan of these discs (looong) you would hope they have plenty to last. […]
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I know we have some hockey fans here, so this might be your heaven. I’m a modest hockey fan but I still think this is an awesome theater! Not sure how effective that jumbotron is, but it sure is an eye popper. Electronic House Make that a lot more creative. Strang suggested hanging a miniature jumbotron from the ceiling. […]
Read moreIs this thing on? Hehe… my 1st official news post. Let’s see if I can’t mess this up. It’s good to be the king. No, not me! That’s what Cablevision has been shouting at Verizon for a while now, touting their "exclusivity" to HD regional sports content. Well, thankfully, the FCC has finally come to the rescue and all you […]
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