A good history lesson on HDMI, as well as some pointers on using it with your current setup. It's pretty interesting to see some shortcuts taken which of course affect your quality…shame. Audioholics HDMI, as we've pointed out elsewhere, is a format which was designed primarily to serve the interests of the content-provider industries, not to serve the interests of […]
Read moreTaipei, Taiwan, April 30, 2007 – QNAP Systems, Inc. the leading NAS product provider, today announced the introduction of a new network-attached storage (NAS) appliance, the one-bay TS-100 All-in-one Turbo Station for home users. Unlike other NAS solutions in the industry, TS-100 is uniquely designed as an engine of digital home. Enhanced with its attractive built-in features such as iTunes […]
Read moreI'm posting this more for the future potential ramifications it could have on the extender market, and hopefully meaning more support for other video formats. Always a good sign. Engadget Fujitsu just announced a world's first H.264 chip capable of encoding/decoding 1920 x 1080 (60i/50i) video in real time. The chip features 256MB of onboard FCRAM and ultra low 750mW […]
Read moreThankfully, we are no longer talking about a grand when refering to next-gen players. At least most of the time. Ultimate A/V had a chance to review the HD-A20 which is the mid-range player in the HD DVD line up. For a paltry $500, 100 over the entry level one, you get the added bonus of 1080p but not much […]
Read moreAnother day? Another projector review? Not as far as I can tell. It looks like this projector brings in a lot of features and quality for its price range. Starting from its 15,000:1 contrast ratio, to its 2 HDMI ports and near perfect HQV score this is one projector to keep an eye on if you are shopping in the […]
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I like the idea of this, even though I'm not one of those users that really need a keyboard for my MCE, as my remote does anything I need. But still, the concept seems cool. Gizmodo Transform your notebook into an instant entertainment center with product xxx, a revolutionary cordless controller that seamlessly integrates a Media Center remote control […]
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Saw this over at Mike Brown's blog, it seems there's been some changes to the Sideshow remote. I honestly have no clue why it's taking an eternity for this stuff to be released, but at least they're still making improvements. Read the rest here .Â
Read moreI stumbled across Emotiva while browsing the amp forum at AVS. They have one of the most budget freindly pre/pro setups on the market. However, the quality is reported to be very good. Their more expensive lineup is also very well regarded and worth a look if you are in the market for seperates. Audioholics were lucky enough to take […]
Read moreMost of you probably already know most of these, but nonetheless, a good refresher for those who haven't done their HDTV research. I wonder if a Best Buy sales dude would know these? Popular Mechanics To make sure you get HD resolution, you need to do pixel math. Many 42-in. plasma TVs are sold with 1024 x 768 pixels. But […]
Read moreWe have a celebrity amongst us folks, Chris Lanier is mentioned in this article on the Ny Times in response to the convergence of more mainstream to HTPCs. I agree with Chris on this one, seeing an article like this (even as basic as this one) is really reassuring for someone like myself who's been a loyal HTPC advocate for […]
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