Digital Trends, formerly DesignTechnica, boldly goes where no HT enthusiast has gone before… Recommending against a sub!! Its not so much that Mark F. is recommending against a sub woofer for your HT, it's that he recommends to go without instead of buying a "one fart wonder". He sheds some light on the myth that a good subwoofer is an […]
Read moreHave a tub of popcorn and a barrel of soda for me when you go to these upcoming flicks in the theater. Week Of October 15th, 2006 Marie Antoinette – Biopic of the beautiful Queen of France who became a symbol for the wanton extravagance of the 18th century monarchy, and was stripped of her riches and finery, imprisoned […]
Read moreAre you a little confused about compatibility issues with the next generation DVD formats? Well About.com is here to shed some light on this annoying side affect of the format wars. From the article: Since the Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD formats are incompatible, due to differences in actual physical disc structure, you cannot play a Blu-ray Disc in an HD-DVD […]
Read moreThis article is a quick and dirty writeup on the market forces driving next generation content delivery to the digital home. From the article: In-Stat published a research report that examines the lifestyles and behavior of multi-person broadband households in North America, as they relate to next-generation IMS consumer applications. Broadband households in the U.S. and Canada are segmented into […]
Read moreThe Express News in San Antonio has a broad look at the what the digital home is all about and where the industry it is heading. I can certainly attest to the fact that you need to wire your home regardless if you intend to purchase Home Automation equipment right away. I did some pre-wiring, but with more planning I […]
Read moreSure the TiVo does a lot, but I am betting it's not going to cut it when trying to record Freeview broadcasts in the UK. The PVR-160 from Evesham Tech, not to be confused with the PVR-150 from Hauppauge, is a $300 160GB dual tuner PVR that includes all of your standard PVR features. The foible that caught my eye […]
Read moreSlowly but surely reviews of the next gen DVD players are starting to hit the web. Somewhat surprising is the lack of support for the new HD Audio CODECS, but the promise of a firmware update should rectify this problem. Canada Hi-FI notes that the PQ is very similar to Toshiba's HD DVD player and there are benefits to DFVDs […]
Read moreIf you are the lucky owner of a Comcast Motorola DCT3412 box, there is a hack available online to program your remote for a 30 second skip for commercials. Its a pretty simple hack that will have you in commercial skip heaven in no time. From the article: Via PVRWire Choose an unused or unneeded button on the “silver” remote […]
Read moreI think we all know that CD prices have been a bit out of whack for sometime now. Wal-Mart certainly thinks so and they are letting the RIAA know that they want to sell the CD's for 10 dollars and still make a profit. I know I would buy a lot more CDs for that price. From the article: Tensions […]
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If you have a PDA collecting dust around the home, you might as well turn it into a great programmable remote. The NovviRemote software package allows you to control any number of devise similar to any universal control, and also has the ability to learn commands from other remotes. From the article: Configuring this application, literally, is as simple as […]
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