It wasn’t that long ago, we HTPC users were left out out of the high definition loop, sure we could get over the air HDTV, but that was it. Slowly HDCP enabled video cards became a common item. Vista and CableCARD support allowed people with the right PC to finally get premium HD content, and HD DVD and Blu-ray playback […]
Read moreScore one for the HD-DVD camp. The article doesn’t go so far as to give their rational for the transition, but i’d speculate that the low consumer acceptance rate is making the higher production costs of the Blu-ray discs tough to handle. Engadget Affiliations in the HD DVD vs. Blu-ray format war have been pretty clearly defined for nearly two […]
Read moreLooks like Alienware is looking to add their unique style and price tag to the Cable Card market. Engadget The upcoming, higher-end phase of the company’s home entertainment line will be capable of handling two CableCARDs, will have four swappable hard drive bays (for a total of 4TB of storage), and will be available with Blu-ray and audio distribution options.
Read moreLooks like the story I reported on earlier was in fact false. There will be no early release as suggested. The August 27th date was when tech support for system builders starts. It won’t be too long :).
Read moreHome Theater Magazine has the mid-priced Onkyo TX-SR605 up for review today. The good news is that they are packing HDMI 1.3a into receivers below a thousand dollars. I was somewhat worried that this may not happen for a couple of years. Home Theater Mag Other features of the TX-SR605 include an input that can be used for one of […]
Read moreAhh to be the editor of a high profile gadget blog! You sure get to play with a lot of cool toys, including Sony’s newest HD Radio :). EngadgetHD We like: Gorgeous, mid-century modern design. Clear, easy to read display, even uses RDS. Phone-like reception meter even works with AM/FM. Decent enough sound output. We don’t: Massive friggin power brick. […]
Read moreNot much else to say. A couple of sites ar ereporting that WHS will be hitting shelves on August 27th. I can only hope they will surprise us with a Media Center plugin :).
Read moreMPEG-2 move over, you had best make room for H.264. Now that we have mainstream videocards with great CODEC offload, it just might be time to update OTA cards. AVING SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — Inkel(www.inkel.co.kr) launches its HDTV receiver ‘AirwayHD’ in Korea market in late this month. By adopting H.264 codec, it compresses AVI files into 1/4 of its original […]
Read moreCEPRo has a nice writeup on why you should go HDMI. Of course, the convenience of one cable is always nice. A full analog setup with component cables would be 9 wires (3 for video, 6 for sound). CEPRo Aside from these technical reasons, it’s too much to ask of the content providers to allow output of 1080p signals via […]
Read moreWell this is from a home theater site, so it must be home theater news? Right? Maybe? We will go with yes, because a Media Center is the best thing to hit home theaters since sliced compact discs. Home Theater Blog has a few generic tips to get you started in your Media Center ventures. Home Theater Blog (2) Set […]
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