This week's HT Guys podcast features a few interesting stories for the HT enthusiast like RCA's teleceiver and a new TiVo feature that allows you to share videos on the web. The focus of the podcast is archiving of your media and how to distribute to your home. They also talk about a construction project and how media distribution is […]
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For those of our readers in the US who have yet to pass out due to turkey-itus, Happy Thanksgiving! We thank you for your participation and helping to grow our community. So kick back and relax. You deserve a day off. For our non-US readers…. get back to work and post in the forums! Just kidding. We appreciate our […]
Read moreI have been preaching this for a long time! Never buy the extended warranty on CE devices! It is a big money sink and a way for the big chains to make an extra buck. From the article: Two possible exceptions There are two caveats to our just-say-no advice: It's worth considering an extended warranty if you're buying a rear-projection […]
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How much would you pay for a 37" LCD with a built in media-center type software? If the answer is $1999, you're in luck! Apparantly HP feels that people are willing to spend $700 more for this feature vs their 37" without it. I'm a little baffled, but hey, seeing the overwhelming success of all the other TV/Media Center combos, […]
Read moreIs the PRO-FHD1 Plasma worthy of its "Elite" heritage? To date, no one will claim that plasmas were the darling of the videophiles among us, however, it appears plasma technology has matured enough where it may make more then a few people change their minds. Somewhat shocking, at least for me, was that you get no tuners what so ever. […]
Read moreIf you wander around any major AVS site, more often then not you will see Denon's name thrown around. Not only do they do the higher to mid range stuff very well, they have a great practice of technology creep into their lower models. Secrets has taken a quick look at the 3930CI from Denon and ran it through the […]
Read moreAre they allowed to release these type of articles before Thanksgiving. I really don't want to think about gift buying until I have digested my turkey and at least two days worth of left overs. Thats right! I said it. If you are one of the crazy ones buying gifts for the tech in your family, you will want to […]
Read moreCNET has the Sony KDS-R60XBR2 strapped to the ole test bench today. Does the higher price XBR justify its premium over its little brother? Its hard to say but the XBR does have CableCard support, brighter bulb, extra HDMI input and more advanced picture controls. My feeling is that most people wouldn't notice the difference unless both TVs were side […]
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HomeSeer Releases Second Generation Microsoft Media Center Interface Bedford, NH – HomeSeer Technologies announces the release of its second generation Windows Media Center interface. The interface is designed to allow users to monitor and control their HomeSeer-automated homes through Media Center. The new interface includes updated graphics and improved performance and was re-written in .NET for greater compatibility with HomeSeer’s […]
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We have a winner!!!! The contest is now closed. That was way to quick 😉 As I mentioned last week, I lost my remote and now I need someone to find it!!! Somewhere in the website is my Harmony 880 remote!!!! All you have to do is find the picture below somewhere in the website (besides this article of course). The […]
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