A 720p Projector from Sony of all manufacturers, for less than $1000? I don't know much about projectors, but this seems pretty sweet, and then the ability for you to have as large a screen as possible. So use the $1000 price to convince the wife, and then hope she ignores the $20,000 it'll cost to build the rest of […]
Read moreI love seeing more & more of these beautiful screens coming out at an affordable price, but I gotta agree with the author, if you can you might as well just go ahead and spend the $70k on the 100" Plasma. Right?!? Electronic House The 58-inch TH-58PZ700U and 50-inch TH-50PZ700U models will be available in April at MSRPs of $4,799 […]
Read moreHome Automation really seems to be picking up steam, and I think the more attention these types of new standards gets, the better improvements we'll see. Not too long til you call your house HAL 😀 CE Pro EI has been working with manufacturers of home technologies-lighting controls, thermostats, security systems, and the like-to implement WSD into their products. WSD-enabled […]
Read moreHere's the scenario: NCAA Finals start at 6pm, but I have to workout first. So I go to the gym, come home around 6pm, shower, cook dinner, relax on the sofa & turn on the game. At the end of the game, I'm done watching at the exact same time as the Live feed, but I didn't have to watch […]
Read moreTypically USB HDTV receivers don't grab my attention these days, but with claims of 50 mile reception I tend to take notice. Due to ship on the 9th, Plextor's new device comes with a price tag of 99 dollars and will work with MCE. I will believe it when I see it I guess. I am not sure why it […]
Read moreLondon, 2 April 2007 — EMI Music today announced that it is launching new premium downloads for retail on a global basis, making all of its digital repertoire available at a much higher sound quality than existing downloads and free of digital rights management (DRM) restrictions.  The new higher quality DRM-free music will complement EMI's existing range of standard […]
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This is one of the oddest things I would have imagined seeing. In a cozy 26lb briefcase, you can enjoy DirecTV programming anywhere you go…assuming your arm doesn't fall off first. I thought this was a joke but it seems real afterall, since a dude at DBS Talk posts some pictures & provides the details DirecTV omits from their page. […]
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I can't decide if this is a reason why you should buy/build your own PVR/DVR, or a reason you shouldn't…So judge for yourself. Either way, Time Warner is probably in a bit of trouble, since at the very least, they manually moved a box with recordings from one home to another person's. Think of the legal ramifications! Consumerist My wife […]
Read moreMedia Portal, the largest Windows OS media center program project, has just included a web interface in the latest svn builds. Media Portal We're pleased to announce that we're working on a webinterface for tvserver3. With the webinterface you can control your tvserver over the internet using a normal webbrowser. You can view the tvguide, schedule recordings and more. So […]
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I know some of you will be strongly biased one way or another, myself included, but I do like looking at the competition to see what they're creating. PVR Blog puts themselves to the test, enduring an AppleTV for a full week. A test which they seem to like for the most part. PVR Blog  Bottom line: If you're an […]
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