Tag: General Home Theater News

Here are the podcasts from this week, lots to choose from. Enjoy! The science behind viewing 3D images in different applications, the latest technological developments, and your questions. Guests: Dave Gregory of Galaxie Entertainment and Greg Le Duc of Le Duc Design Group [Home Theater Geeks 25] Now that episode 200 is out of the way we can get back […]

Ben is back with another one of the HD 101 series, this time focusing on device control.  Most of it will be old hat to MissingRemote readers, but you might learn a thing or two.   The problem is the devices just aren’t designed to work together, but that isn’t because the industry hasn’t tried. All the political reasons aside […]

If you don’t care about 3D or 24p and still want all the plasma goodness – you owe it to yourself to take a hard look at the G20/G25 family.    Panasonic’s G20 series is strictly 2D and offers 50- and 54-inch models. As of this writing, they are exclusive to Best Buy stores. If you shop for either set […]

Here are the podcasts from this week, lots to choose from. Enjoy! The guys talk about their recent trip to the Southeast Linux Fest in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Many tvs and Blu-Ray DVD players now do Netflix streaming. [MythTVCast – Episode 21] Encoding and ripping…. DVDFab HD Decrypter and XviD4PSP are your free picks for archiving your discs! What is […]

I’ve been to the Disneyland House of Tomorrow, and this looks like an extension of that with even more cool stuff. CIO got to take a full tour and posted some neat photos. Microsoft’s full-scale model home of the future may seem like science fiction, but interactive bedrooms, dishes that charge cellphones, sensors that notify you when plants need water, […]

I have to admit it was strange to find a section in the menus for updating the firmware on my new TV.  The surprising thing wasn’t that it was necessary, but that it was so accessible.  Some may complain about the need to do it in the first place, but to be honest I’d rather have the hardware now and […]

Same deal as last week, I’m only now getting to start to listen to any of these due to that little thing called the World Cup going on during my day, but if you hate soccer or have more free time than I do, these are for YOU! Enjoy! No more satellite HD fees! Video games in 3D! What’s the […]

I’m sure you non-sports/soccer fans are going to be happy for this massive list of podcasts for the weekend and next week. Enjoy! Contrast ratio, or the ratio of brightness between full white and full black on screen can be a very revealing number.  Since most sets can go full white, it really tells you how black a set can […]

Great podcasts here, although seems less than normal. Guess everyone else is busy as well. Enjoy! he biggest splash was of course Google TV. What is it? Why do I want it? Is it really innovation? All questions that were, and continue to be, asked in the wake of the announcement. We discuss the merits of potentially another box in […]

Some good stuff as always, enjoy! The warmth of vinyl, uses of compression, the accuracy myth, and more. Jon Iverson, web monkey for Source Interlink. [Home Theater Geeks 22: Audiophile Philosophy] This week I am talking to Tranquil PC’s David Thompson, Tranquil are based just down the road from me in Manchester so I popped down to chat with David […]