Its good to see the cable industry set a standard for Mpeg2 HD. From my experience 15Mbps should be very good quality and not suffer from blurring or blocking during playback. It will be interesting to see what sort of standards they set in place if they adopt other more efficient CODECs. From the article: Original Source: In addition to […]
Read moreOne of our favorite blogs have been retired today. PVR Wire is headout out to the pasture, however, you will be able to keep getting great PVR related news at TV Squad. Personally, I would have teamed them up with EngadgetHD as display devices and PVRs really go hand in hand. Good luck to the PVRWire guys at their new […]
Read moreSo who's the big winner, HD-DVD or Blu-Ray??? Did you put your marbles on the right one? Well, the good news if you already bought one is…there's no decisive winner. I can't decide if that's good or bad. Where's that pr0n influence we heard would drastically sway this?? According to VideoScan, during the first two weeks of January, Blu-ray discs […]
Read moreIf you've been planning on buying an Xbox360 for your main DVD usage, you may want to check out this article. Not a very flattering article about it, but hopefully one that draws Microsoft's eyes to hopefully make improvements. To say that the Xbox 360 is a "decent" DVD player, as we have seen reported in so many places on […]
Read moreBack when I worked at a company that had unlimited bandwidth, during my free time I used to love checking out the video reviews from the 3DGameMan. He does a good job of keeping the videos informative & still entertaining. He's got the Antec Fusion Media Center case we've talked about before, so check it out. There's no mistaking that […]
Read moreThose of you using Vista I'm sure have seen some of the new Online Spotlight apps such as Fox Sports Lounge, which just look so slick & make it feel like a true part of Media Center. I kinda woulda preferred Microsoft's launch to have all these new features ready AT LAUNCH, but I guess the trickle-effect does allow for […]
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Dave Zatz has a quick lil review on his new Harmony 550 Remote he just bought. It's a darned sexy remote…but it's no 880 or 1000 😉 But then again, you can often find this one for less than $100. Compared to the 520, the 550 seems to have a better build quality. It’s more solid, the buttons respond better, […]
Read moreThe HomeTheaterBlog has an interview with Ken Lowe, strategic marketing manager for Sigma Designs, who make the media processors for HD-DVD & BluRay DVD Players. A pretty politically-correct Q&A, but it does provide some nice information. HTB: What do you think the likelihood that dual-format players could become the norm rather than the exception as in LG’s case? Ken Lowe: […]
Read moreIn addition to PVR, they're upgrading their networks with the intention of moving towards IPTV. Good for them, hopefully they can provide users with some nice features. IPTV is really looking like it's coming on, hopefully it can maintain momentum & adoption rates. SaskTel, the Saskatchewan-based telecommunications company, will invest CAD118 million (USD100 million) in 2007 to maintain and upgrade […]
Read moreNo, not "Windows Home Server," but ArsTechnica's own concoction of what's required to set up your own server system for your home. They break it down into 2 systems, a budget & performance…but when you're talking about a server, basically that just means a lot more Hard drives normally, but they go from Celeron to a Core 2 Duo…which may […]
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