The Daily Button Absurd News: New York to ban listening to iPods while crossing the street. Absurd News: RIAA responds to Mr. Job's DRM rant article at the LA Times Goooogle News: Gmail is open to the masses at Cnet. The four people who don't have gmail addies sign up. Peripheral News: Novint's Falcon (3D gaming mouse) video from […]
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Apparently I don't have a Media Center toilet category for news. rgroves sent in word that Roto-Rooter is having a contest for the ultimate toilet. Get the bran ready, because the specs are pretty damn good. You will want to be spending all day on this toilet 'o' paradise. Contest Page: • Philips™ 20-inch LCD TV and Star Wars DVD […]
Read moreAsk and ye shall receive, at least from Skirge :). He sent in a pile of news articles this morning starting with Job's request for record companies to drop DRM. I find his rant a bit disingenuous. After all, he was the one who quickly sold out to the record labels to sell music on iTunes. If he wanted to […]
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The old adage you get what you pay for still holds true. It is mighty tempting to go out and buy a 1080p LCD for under $2000 but you might find yourself not enjoying what you get. Case in point, Vizio's GV47LF TV looks good on paper but doesn't come through with black level and color accuracy. From the article: […]
Read moreThere was so little news out there tonight I just didn't think it was worth me pressing the button today. In fact, I am scrounging for headlines tomorrow and am finding squat. If you guys and gals see something please send it in to news @ missingremote . com. Have a great night 🙂 Al
Read moreBlockbuster had best start thinking outside the box. Everyone and their mother is getting into the DVD rental scene these days. While shopping for my favorite fresh veggies and fruit TV Dinners, a nice gentlemen approached me and started talking about their new DVD rental service. The gist is that for a $1.49 you can rent a movie and have […]
Read moreThis particular Plasma is not from the Ambilight series but it does have a rather good price so I thought I would post it. Its native resolution is 1366*768 with a contrast ratio of 10,000:1 and a brightness of 1100 cd/m2. It even offers basic media playback via digital card reader. Buy.com page Cnet review Product Page: Picture/Display Aspect ratio […]
Read moreBelow is a small clip from the press release. The press release itself is not very interesting, in fact it just makes mention that some executive was interviewed in a trade publication. However, I thought it was a perfect excuse to ask you guys what antenna you are using. I am using an amplified version of the Silver Sensor with […]
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You don't get 70" of flat panel LCD lovin' for cheap these days. For a paltry, $33,000 you can get Sony's new 70" Bravia LCD. It comes will all of the new bells and whistles including HDMI 1.3, 120 Hz, and LED backlighting. From the article: Advertised as one of the first HDTVs to impliment the xvYCC, the newest color […]
Read moreAfter spending the equivalent of a small car on your HT setup, you certainly wan;t to make sure you get the most out of your experience. Electronic House has 5 tips to maximize your audio listening experience. The most important one of the group is understanding what speaker sensitivity is and how it relates to the power of the speaker. […]
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