I 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 […]
Read moreSony is predicting that BR prices will drop by 50% by 2008. Currently the tight supply and low adoption rate is keeping prices up. AS we move along into 2007, the every positiver Sony is expecting manufacturing to pick up as other vendors pick up on Blu-ray technology. Another million or two PS3s certainly won't hurt anything. Expensive divided by […]
Read moreWith a street price of $2k the AX100U lies somewhere between the ultra budget projectors and the higher end price tags. However, its feature set makes it obvious that you getting a great deal. With the Dynamic Iris, you can expect a 6,000:1 contrast ration and a brightness of 13.0 to 60.4 fr-lamberts depending on the mode you use. This […]
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