Hey everyone!! Blu-ray discs may soon have both blu-ray and DVD on the same disc!! For those familiar…yes…this is the exact same feature found in a lot of those good old HD-DVDs oh about 2 years ago…good thing features won out in that war. *sigh* HomeMediaMag “Universal’s flipper discs are the perfect way for consumers to future-proof their collections while […]
Read moreWell…I guess people aren’t buying cars (except me) but they sure had no problem buying a TON of big screen TV’s! Over a quarter million units just from Vizio! That doesn’t even count all the $250 32" TV’s that I’m sure flew off shelves as well. I’m more impressed by the data here that over 50% of the sets were […]
Read moreI absolutely love tests like this. A lot of buzz came out when Kingston announced their very affordable 40gb OS SSD drive, designed to entice budget PC builders to move onto solid state. But with most things one would use the HTPC for, the benefits of fast read and write time just aren’t that noticeable since most items used require […]
Read moreWith the invention of BD-Live in your players to Netflix in your television sets, the reasons for needing internet in your home theater is no longer limited just to the HTPC fanatics. If you have a larger home or just one with terrible wifi connection, here’s a nifty alternative that has actually gotten much better than when it first came […]
Read moreSorry for the lack of news this week, pretty rough as my car totally died. BUT, no way I was going to leave you to the weekend without some great home theater podcasts to entertain you! Enjoy! Seen in HD Episode 14 – Watchmen review, BD Audio: To enhance or not Full of turkey, Seen in HD returns for […]
Read moreNobody knows TVs like the HD Guru® so it’s great to see him point the microscope at burn-in. Check out the myth busting, and find another reason to give your plasma a hug when you get home. HD Guru® continues to receive reader email asking whether modern plasma panels have “burn-in” problems. Given the amount of misinformation still spewed […]
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Read moreGreat guide on enabling GPU Acceleration. [AVIVO PureVideo HD DXVA GPU Acceleration Guide]
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I have an older Ahanix D4 case housing my main HTPC, one of the main reasons I bought this case over some of the completion was that it was one of the few full ATX cases with a parallel port (LPT) based Vacuum Florescent Display (VFD) at the time. Recently the display started to fade and some pixels have gone […]
Read moreHey Everyone, to get you ready for all those long roadtrips for Thanksgiving I decided to post the weekly podcast roundup a bit earlier. Drive safe and hopefully your family doesn’t mind listening to these sexy podcasts! Seen in HD Episode 13 – More Black Friday, UP review and more This week on Seen in HD we prepare for […]
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