Internet HD VideoBy eHomeUpgrade • Oct 21, 10:29pmAttached below is a video by Dan Rayburn at The Business of Online Video demonstrating the Zune add-in currently available through Xbox LIVE Preview.
The add-in, as you’ll see, gives you the option to download or stream a movie from the service in SD or HD and has the ability to detect your connection speed [...]  Products & EquipmentBy eHomeUpgrade • Oct 12, 7:18am
Late Sunday evening (10/11) it was discovered that online retailers and select brick and mortar stores already had the much anticipated WD TV Live HD Media Player in stock and listed for around $119.
Unfortunately for Western Digital’s marketing department, the news came out a bit earlier than they would have liked and have had [...]  Blu-rayBy eHomeUpgrade • Sep 9, 7:00pm
Off the heels of its recent availability announcement on network-enabled LG and Mitsubishi HDTVs, VUDU today says that owners of LG’s BD390 Network Blu-ray Player [Amazon] will be able to tap into their on-demand HD (1080p, Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 surround sound) movie service via the device’s menu UI by month’s end.
The VUDU service [...]  TechnologyBy eHomeUpgrade • Sep 2, 6:01pm
Interesting… MvixUSA has jumped into the mini HTPC space and is announcing the availability of Mvix Minx (MX-3250HD) HD Home-Theater.
Unlike the current crop of Intel Atom + NVIDIA ION products grabbing the headlines, Mvix Minx leverages AMD’s Dual Core 3250e processor and ATI 3200HD graphics (full 1080p decoding & DirectX 10 ready) built on [...]  Products & EquipmentBy eHomeUpgrade • Aug 15, 4:01am
The guys at Gizmodo have posted a video of the upcoming Zune HD functioning in its optional AV dock for HDTV output.
Overall, the interface is attractive and functions similarly to what you’d get with a digital media adapter.
In the demo you’ll also see how 720p playback works as advertised.
I think people’s only [...]  Products & EquipmentBy eHomeUpgrade • Aug 4, 6:11pm
I’ve been hearing the quiet rumblings of people hacking their WD TV HD Media Player and making it do all sorts of wild things done with an HTPC.
So, I decided to do some investigating.
It turns out you can now add a USB Ethernet adapter (compatibility list) for LAN connectivity to the device and [...]  Products & EquipmentBy eHomeUpgrade • Aug 4, 4:23am
Back at CES earlier this year the KODAK Threatre HD Player was getting some rave reviews for its easy setup and ability to smoothly playback high quality media content from a PC, external USB hard drive, or flash card on an HDTV — plus, the nifty RF gyroscopic remote sealed the deal for many enthusiasts.
[...]  Internet HD VideoBy eHomeUpgrade • Jul 30, 6:18am
Well, well, well….
Those who counted VUDU out may be surprised by today’s announcement.
VUDU has teamed up with LG to bring their 1080p HD and HDX, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound movies to LG’s “NetCast Entertainment Access” enabled LH50 and PS80 HDTVs starting this August.
VUDU states that LG HDTV owners will be able [...]  ProgrammingBy eHomeUpgrade • Mar 14, 7:41pmParks Associates took a survey recently – for their white paper: From Boob Tube to YouTube: Consumers and TV — and found that 33% of Americans with a broadband connection showed interest in purchasing (possibly even at a premium) an HDTV that supports Internet powered, on-screen widgets (think: Yahoo! TV Widget Engine).
The survey also [...]Visit eHomeUpgrade for more breaking news.
... MarketplaceBy eHomeUpgrade • Jul 23 2008, 9:20pmSamsung Electronics America Inc., the leader in the U.S.
digital television market, lets consumers view PC-content on a Samsung HDTV with the retail launch of the company’s MediaLive adaptor.
Samsung’s MediaLive delivers digital content (including HD content) in real-time from Windows Media Center on a PC running Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate [...]Visit eHomeUpgrade for ... More Stories ...By eHomeUpgrade • Jul 17 2008, 4:38pm • MarketplaceBy eHomeUpgrade • Jun 30 2008, 4:45pm • General InterestBy eHomeUpgrade • May 1 2008, 6:56pm • ProgrammingBy eHomeUpgrade • Mar 26 2008, 9:11pm • MarketplaceBy eHomeUpgrade • Mar 13 2008, 7:27pm • Products & EquipmentBy eHomeUpgrade • Mar 12 2008, 12:27am • Blu-rayBy eHomeUpgrade • Mar 6 2008, 5:24pm • Blu-rayBy eHomeUpgrade • Mar 6 2008, 5:14pm • Blu-rayBy eHomeUpgrade • Feb 21 2008, 5:38pm • Blu-rayBy eHomeUpgrade • Feb 9 2008, 8:00am • Blu-ray |
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