About.com is famous for their back to basics articles. One such article that caught my eye is their article on the differences between LCDs and plasmas. If you need to know the basics on display devices this is the place to go. About.com Plasma television technology is based loosely on the fluorescent light bulb. The display itself consists of cells. […]
Read moreIf you have an Insteon based HA setup, you maybe interested in this remote that can control your devices. The looks might not prove high on the WAF factor but having control and your fingertips just might win you a few points. Automated Home How it Works. The RemoteLinc sends commands via RF to an AccessPoint (sold separately), a plug-in […]
Read moreMore then a few of you might have noticed that Samsung has released an update to their Q1. At only a couple of hundred dollars more then a Hamrony 1000, I suppose they can make a spiffy remote or even a nice client around the house. Hrm. What would you do with an Ultra? hrm. Tech Report According to GottaBeMobile.com, […]
Read moreNot sure how we missed this the first time around, but Anand did a follow up to the 8600 launch with a write up about the decoding abilities of the 8600 series from Nvidia. Needless to say after reading a few articles you get the feeling the 8600 series is one kick ass lineup for Media Centers. Anandtech Note that […]
Read moreEngadgetHD has a couple of stories may interest you today. Pioneer announces 8th-gen plasmas with 20,000:1 contrast Engadget HD Pioneer has announced its 8th generation of plasmas in Europe, with six 720p sets available in June in 42- and 50-inch sizes, and four 1080p sets in 50- and 60-inch flavors coming in September. All models have integrated DVB-T tuners and […]
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We took a look at Omaura's TF-TFT earlier today, now that I have a another spare minute I can post some information about their hard drive accessory case. This case will allow you to increase your hard drive storage by 6 HDDs using eSATA. It does include a PCI eSATA card to allow you to connect to your motherboard, or […]
Read moreAs the title reads, Firingsquad has a decent article covering what is new in the PureVideo for the 8500 and 8600 series. It explains the differenet video processors in the 8800 and 8500/8600 series. Firingsquad The real innovation is the new H.264 Bitstream Processing Engine. This dedicated unit provides full H.264 decoding, including context-adaptive variable-length coding and context-adaptive binary arithmetic […]
Read more"CyberLink Live is a step forward in our vision of a complete digital lifestyle," said Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink. "Based on our existing multimedia and network technologies for the digital home, CyberLink Live place-shifts a user's content from their home PCs, so they can remotely access their media on any web-browsing device. We are building an ecosystem of […]
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We have seen a couple of nice cases from Omaura thus far. I think it is time to introduce you to the accessory cases that are being developed. The thought behind this stackable concept is that you can have a lot more flexibility when designing your media center setup. The first accessory case we are looking at today is the […]
Read moreI posted a link to Canada HiFi's site a few days ago. I beleive it was to a Harmony 1000 review. I had the chance over the last couple of days to take a gander at a few more reviews and stories and it seems like a solid site for HT gear reviews. I would add this site to your […]
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