 | Samsung HL-T6187S 61" DLP HDTV at Circuit City for $1999.99 (PopDeal | The latest tech deals, 11/14/2007 12:39pm) |
| Rating: 0 Posted By: ncmach1 Views: 36 Replies: 0 This week only Circuit City has this Samsung 61" HDTV for $1999.99I also found out Sears will price match it for another 10% off.This is the best price I have found in a local retail store. Plus the 24 month no interest is nice. read more ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Tekken Tag Tournament 2 DLC characters found on Xbox 360 disc (Joystiq, 9/11/2012 2:00am) |
| Some dataminers have apparently discovered extra hidden characters on the Xbox 360 game disc for (Read Full Article) |
 | HDTV scores big on game day (San Jose Mercury News, 12/16/2005 9:13am) |
| In this season of giving, Morning Buzz has found its social cause. Life in HD. Because what you don't know would kill you if you knew you didn't know it. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | HDTV scores big on game day (San Jose Mercury News, 12/12/2005 4:22pm) |
| In this season of giving, Morning Buzz has found its social cause. Life in HD. Because what you don't know would kill you if you knew you didn't know it. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Netflix Introduces Super HD and 3D Streaming with Certain ISPs (High-Def Digest, 1/09/2013 10:00pm) |
| So far, only Cablevision and Google Fiber have been announced in the US. International streams are compatible already. After releasing a new tier of HD that many found disappointing, the folks at [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Technobuddy Column (RedNova, 7/04/2005 12:52am) |
| Jul. 3--Finding a good universal remote control has been my holy grail for a while. Well, I've found one that's perfect in almost every way. Yet I can't recommend it. I'll tell you why in a minute. But first let me explain why I need such a device. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Consumer spending on iOS games outpaces 3DS, Vita (CNET News, 5/16/2013 3:00pm) |
| That's the word from research firm IDC and App Annie, which released a study that found that App Store spending is easily outpacing that on [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'V/H/S' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 11/01/2012 10:00pm) |
| The spooky found-footage horror film will play on Blu-ray in December. In an early announcement to retailers, Magnolia is working on 'V/H/S' for Blu-ray on December 4. V/H/S is a point of view, [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Mini-Review: WinBook LC32 32" Wide-Screen LCD TV (Geek.com, 7/26/2005 5:43pm) |
| The price of LCD TVs continues to drop, and leading that charge is WinBook. WinBooknot only has the cheapest 27" LCD TV that I have found (only US$899), but has recently started shipping a 32" one, too. ... (Read Full Article) |
| No matter what the gadget is, tech support just isn't there (Northwest Herald, 7/31/2006 10:20am) |
| There's a fatal flaw built into any new computer you buy — Macintosh or PC. The same flaw can be found in the new HDTVs at the store, the fanciest cell phones and even in the brand-new HDTV DVD recorders. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray, HD DVD crack becomes a crevice (Ars Technica, 3/07/2007 3:55pm) |
| Another piece of the high-definition content protection puzzle has been found, as hackers have located device keys for a software player. Does this mean that next-gen copy protection is already dead? Read More... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 outsells Sony PS3 again (I4U, 4/18/2008 7:05am) |
| The latest video game sales data for the month of May are tremendous. Somehow consumers managed to get their hands on 721,000 Wii consoles - I wonder where they found these.
Microsoft can celebrate again as they overtook the Sony PS3 again in March. ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| HELP FILE (Washington Post, 7/17/2006 8:12am) |
| Q I recently bought an upconverting DVD player to go with my high-definition TV and then paid more than $100 for the HDMI cable needed to connect the two. But a little research online found the same kind of cable for $6 -- and it works just as well as the other one. I'm returning that "premium"... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Bots found more human than human in simulated deathmatch (CNET Blogs, 9/27/2012 7:24pm) |
| In simulated 3D combat with humans, big surprise as bot winners convince the judges they're a lot more than fancy algorithms. (Read Full Article) |
| Digital TV drags on (Australian IT, 11/09/2005 2:08am) |
| OF the 87 per cent of Australian households yet to adopt free-to-air digital TV, 17 per cent have not even heard of the technology, the government's media and communications regulator has found. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Yamaha Ships Aventage BD-A1020 Universal Blu-ray Player (High-Def Digest, 9/11/2012 7:00pm) |
| You'll find DVD Audio and SACD support as well as the bells and whistles you're used to from connected Blu-ray players. Yamaha found what they call "cult success" with the BD-A1010 universal Blu-ray [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HD-DVD movies hit pirate networks (Computer Active, 1/17/2007 1:14pm) |
| A film in the new HD-DVD format has found its way on to a pirate file-sharing website for the first time. The film, Serenity , is one of several available on the new discs, which give a much higher picture and sound quality than conventional DVDs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PC Blu-ray Players Not Taking Over (Format War Central, 8/31/2009 10:22pm) |
| While the success of Blu-ray players and movies is controversial depending on who you ask, the PC market for Blu-ray is not so gray. A recent study by iSuppli Corp has found by the year 2013 only 16.3% of PC’s will ship with Blu-ray drives, up 3.6% from 2009. If iSuppli is to be believed, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| New on the hi-def horizon (Chicago Tribune, 2/19/2006 4:57pm) |
| We found the best and the brightest in 1080p, plasma, LCD and DLP TVs that will be headed for stores in 2006 Just as tax refunds begin trickling through the postal system or soft-landing into direct-deposit accounts, the year's sparkling new HDTVs start showing up in local electronics stores. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'DuckTales Remastered,' a HD Rework of the NES Classic, Ready to Download this Summer (High-Def Digest, 3/22/2013 8:30pm) |
| Hand-drawn characters in 3D environments top the list of changes. In 1989, Capcom released a classic realization of one Disney's hit programs, 'Duck Tales.' Playing as Scrooge McDuck, players found [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo prevails in latest 3DS patent scuffle (Joystiq, 2/20/2014 6:00pm) |
| The International Trade Commission has found in favor of Nintendo in a case involving three companies claiming the gaming giant infringed on their patents with the creation of the Nintendo DS and 3DS handhelds.
In 2012, Technology Properties [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Vizio L32 (PC Magazine, 2/15/2006 3:41am) |
| The Vizio L32 is an inexpensive LCD TV that offers high-definition resolution in a stylish design. While the L32 has a respectable selection of A/V inputs for a TV at this price, we found its component video substantially worse compared with the image quality of its HDMI video input. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The Best Comedy Blu-rays of 2012 (High-Def Digest, 1/10/2013 6:15pm) |
| by Aaron Peck Looking back on 2012, some damn funny movies found their way to Blu-ray. Referring back to July, when we did our "So Far…" series, which chronicled the best Blu-rays for the first [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony Releases Fix for Bricked PS3 Consoles: How To Get It (eCoustics, 6/27/2013 5:01pm) |
| Sony’s June 18 PlayStation 3 firmware update (4.45) performed a tech cardinal sin: it bricked many systems. Some PS3 owners who anticipated trophy notification options and, ironically, overall system improvements, suddenly found themselves [...] (Read Full Article) |
| SONY BDP-S300 Blu-ray Disc Player - Product of the Week (About.com, 1/11/2008 11:00am) |
| The BDP-S300 is an entry-level Blu-ray format player from Sony, which can be found for $399, or less, at most retailers. This unit plays Blu-ray discs at full 720p, 1080i,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Legend of Zorro' Blu-ray Specs Unveiled (High-Def Digest, 11/07/2007 11:13pm) |
| Sony has revealed full specs for its December Blu-ray bow of the swashbuckling sequel 'Legend of Zorro,' promising a brand new Dolby TrueHD audio and all of the bonus features found on the standard-def... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Driving Miss Daisy' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 9/20/2012 6:00pm) |
| The Academy Award winning drama has found a place to park on Blu-ray this January. In an early announcement to retailers, Warner Brothers will release 'Driving Miss Daisy' in a Blu-ray digibook on [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Buying HDTV: Our guide to working out which high def TV is right for you (Canada.com, 3/30/2005 12:21pm) |
| A new study conducted by Decima research for LG Electronics Canada found 63% of Canadians surveyed knew about the video and audio benefits of high-definition television (HDTV) over standard definition TV. (Read Full Article) |
| JVC SHOWS PROHD CAMERA AND DECK (Post Magazine, 4/17/2005 6:48am) |
| LAS VEGAS - JVC, based in Wayne, NJ, is showing a professional yet affordable high definition camcorder at this year's NAB show. The "ProHD" GY-HD100U offers true 24p capture and recording capabilities along with the features and stability found in higher-priced, shoulder-style models. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | gdgt's best deals for November 4th: 55-inch Panasonic 3D HDTV, 1TB Western Digital My Passport Ultra (Engadget, 11/04/2013 8:27pm) |
| Ready to save some cash on your tech buys? Then you've come to the right place. Our friends at sister site gdgt track price drops on thousands of products every day, and twice a week they feature some of the best deals they've found right here. But [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | gdgt's best deals for November 6th: 55-inch Sony BRAVIA 3D 4K Ultra HDTV, ASUS MeMO Pad HD 7 (Engadget, 11/06/2013 9:59pm) |
| Ready to save some cash on your tech buys? Then you've come to the right place. Our friends at sister site gdgt track price drops on thousands of products every day, and twice a week they feature some of the best deals they've found right here. But [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Comparison: Apple TV 2.0 HD vs. Blu-ray vs. HD Cable vs. DVD (Format War Central, 2/13/2008 6:44pm) |
| The guys over at iLounge have put together an excellent article that compares the new Apple TV 2.0 HD movie downloads, to Blu-ray, HD cable VOD, and good ol’ DVD.
What they found out (all pale in comparison to the Blu-ray) didn’t come as a surprise to us, but we were expecting better PQ with [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo to pay royalty to 3D patent holder for every 3DS unit sold (Joystiq, 1/06/2014 6:30pm) |
| A U.S. federal judge has established a royalty rate Nintendo will pay to Tomita Technologies International for every Nintendo 3DS handheld console sold worldwide. The ongoing fee stems from a a 2011 lawsuit that found Nintendo liable for damages [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster comes with physical bonuses too (Joystiq, 1/28/2014 3:30am) |
| This video for Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster explores the additional goodies that Collector's and Limited Edition buyers can expect when the remakes arrive on March 18, including the bonus artbook and visual soundtrack found in the Collector's [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Did DIRECTV make HD channel changes? (HD-Report, 7/31/2013 8:01am) |
| If you just tried to tune-in to your favorite HD channel today and found it’s not there…you’re not going crazy. DIRECTV has made over a dozen channel changes effective today that affect networks such as [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Netflix to Quadruple Blu-ray Selection (Format War Central, 2/28/2008 12:27am) |
| In this article about Netflix success, we found a nugget regarding their Hidef Disc plans.
Chief financial officer Barry McCarthy said today that Netflix will add as many as 1,500 Blu-ray titles to its existing 400 titles this year as customers ditch Toshiba’s discontinued HD DVD format and converge onto a Sony’s Blu-ray format. He said [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Netflix updates Xbox 360, PS3, Roku and Smart TV apps with unified interface (Engadget, 11/13/2013 5:01am) |
| As much as we love Netflix, we've always found it a bit odd that the browsing experience is fragmented between platforms. Jumping between PS3, Xbox and Roku devices can be a jarring experience, each offering its own spin on the Netflix queue with [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3DS XL goes black in time for Dream Team (Joystiq, 7/30/2013 2:00pm) |
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Nintendo's handheld has found its little black dress, which should slim down its XL size. The portable's latest color was officially announced as coming to [...] (Read Full Article) |
| The Dark Side of HDCP - Why is My PS3 Blinking? (Slashdot, 1/18/2007 7:48pm) |
| FloatsomNJetsom writes "High Definition Content Protection is supposed to make sure you're not playing pirated content, but sometimes your devices screw up the HDCP 'handshake' (over an HDMI cable) and nothing works. This happens with some regularity with the PS3, and Popular Mechanics investigated and found a quick and dirty workaround. From the article: 'We then checked with Leslie Chard, . ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo Hit With $30M Fine Over 3D Patent (eCoustics, 3/14/2013 8:20pm) |
| Nintendo found itself on the losing end of a patent infringement case Wednesday, resulting in a $30 million fine. A federal judge this week ruled that Nintendo’s 3DS video-game system infringed on an inventor’s 3D display technology [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD Market Penetration Revealed (Format War Central, 2/19/2008 6:18pm) |
| In comments following the Toshiba press conference, there are some interesting sales numbers for HD DVD players.
Toshiba stated sales of 600,000 players in the US and 300,000 Xbox 360 HD DVD drives. 100,000 units were sold in Europe. And about 10,000 players and 20,000 recorders in Japan. So about 1,030,000 units worldwide.
Personally I found those [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 Sold Faster Than Xbox 360 In Same Period [Console War] (Kotaku, 2/20/2008 5:00pm) |
| In a recent report released by VG Chartz, it was found that the Playstation 3 sold better in its first 14 months than the Xbox 360 did during the same period. According to VG Chartz, the Xbox 360... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The 3DS and Its Strong Lineup Push Nintendo to a Profit (Kotaku, 7/31/2013 1:40pm) |
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While the Wii U's sales may be a stark disappointment to Nintendo, it still found hope in its handheld lineup, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Which Movie Studio Has The Best Blu-ray Discs? (About.com, 7/21/2009 10:00am) |
| If you own a Blu-ray Disc player, you no doubt have found that Blu-ray Disc movies can be quite expensive, when compared to DVDs. A trip to your local retailer to shop for Blu-ray movies can be quite frustrating. Which hi-def movies do you really want to add to your movie collection? With that in mind, High-Def Digest has put together an excellent "report card" ranking each studio according to b ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony: PS3 update to address v4.45 issues due next week (AfterDawn, 6/22/2013 8:50am) |
| Sony's PlayStation Europe twitter feed is promising another update to the console to address an issue with a recent pulled update that disabled a number of PS3 consoles.Some unlucky PS3 owners who applied the recent 4.45 update found that their [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Research: You May Not Actually Be Watching HDTV (HDTV News Blog, 11/12/2007 4:58pm) |
| New research from Leichtman Research Group has found that, while more than 75 percent of HDTV owners think they are watching high-definition programming, only about 57 percent actually are.While ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Region Code Workaround for PS3 Discovered (Format War Central, 1/25/2008 8:35pm) |
| We read on the AVForums that someone has discovered a workaround for region coding on Blu-ray titles.
He has found that it works on New Line titles and essentially uses controller commands to jump past the warning to the main menu.
It will be interesting to see if this workaround can be applied to titles from other [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Slacker Radio Arrives on Xbox 360 (eCoustics, 2/26/2013 11:33pm) |
| The newly revamped Slacker radio today found a new home on the Xbox 360 gaming console. Now available for Xbox Live subscribers in the U.S. and Canada, Slacker brings millions of songs and hundreds of programmed stations to the Xbox Live [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Motorola Atrix HD offers premium features for a bargain price (Consumer Reports, 8/09/2012 4:30pm) |
| The Motorola Atrix HD smart phone has a brilliant high-definition 4.5-inch display, a fast 1.5GHz dual-core processor, a high-speed 4G LTE data connection, and other desirable features found on similarly equipped phones that cost upwards of $300: The Atrix HD... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | When I Step Out The Door, My 3DS Is As Essential As My Phone (Kotaku, 4/08/2013 10:02pm) |
| The plan was simple: we would meet on the hotel's party floor and have a good time. Simple, and yet not quite what happened. My friends got to the hotel and found out the party floor was [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Video of the Day: How to make a PS3 controller phone mount (DVICE, 7/31/2012 3:00pm) |
| Reddit user Y_U_NO_Kill has found a great way to play your PS3 away from home. Watch his video below to learn more. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Study Shows Almost 90 Percent of Sales People Recommend Blu-ray Disc Over HD DVD (Format War Central, 2/16/2008 1:54am) |
| According to Twice, a new J.D. Power and Associates mystery shopper study has found that
retail salespeople across the country are strongly recommending Blu-ray Disc players over HD DVD to their customers.
The study report states that less than 1-in-10 retail salespeople recommended HD DVD to survey takers posing as shoppers for the syndicated, independent field study. [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| NAD T587 Profile 2.0-compliant Blu-ray player coming to UK (HDTV UK, 12/03/2008 2:12pm) |
| Just when you were hoping for a less expensive Blu-ray player to hit the UK (and found out is probably wasn't going to happen), along comes the promise of a NAD Blu-ray player that'll set you back £850. Ouch, yes, but at least the T587 fully Profile 2.0 compliant, unlike some other expensive beasts that only do Profile 1.1. It will arrive some time this month, boasting 1080p/24fps, 7.1 24 bit L ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray trumps iTunes in consumer quality test (HDTV UK, 7/13/2009 7:11am) |
| In news that is hardly likely to surprise anyone with even a rudimentary knowledge of the difference in quality of a Blu-ray disc compared to a high definition download, a recent test carried out by CEDIA found that nine out of ten participants favoured disc over download. Albeit a small survey of just 25 people, it required participants to view the same film on two identically set-up non-calibrat ... (Read Full Article) |
| 33% of U.S. Broadband Households Interested in Widget-ized HDTVs (eHomeUpgrade, 3/14/2009 7:41pm) |
| Parks 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. ... (Read Full Article) |
| General Electric partners with Tatung for "premium" GE-branded HDTVs (Engadget, 9/23/2008 5:19am) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Who says there are too many players in the HDTV realm? With current mainstays partnering up like it's going out of style, we've found two firms that see something no one else does. General Electric has just announced a joint venture with Taiwan-based Tatung in which the pair plans on making two million HDTVs annually when production gets going in 2 ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV - OPINION: No high-def tipping point (Broad Help, 11/12/2007 9:45am) |
| HDTV - OPINION: No high-def tipping point By admin on November 12, 2007 OPINION: ... the results of a survey conducted by Best Buy, which found widespread consumer confusion about HDTV ... of Topics: HDTV | No Comments » ... (Read Full Article) |
| BT Group first to roll out Xbox 360 as IPTV set-top box (Engadget, 1/07/2008 8:46am) |
| Filed under: CES, Gaming, HDTV
Just in case you weren't reading along to our liveblog of Bill Gate's twelfth and final CES keynote - in which case, what were you doing? - we wanted to share some Xbox 360 IPTV news. Last year, Microsoft was talking up their IPTV initiative but when Fall '07 rolled around, there weren't any set-top Xboxen to be found. During last night 's keynote Robbie Bach, p ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba 23" LCD HDTV DVD combo $279.99 Best Buy B&M YMMV Clearance (PopDeal | The latest tech deals, 11/18/2007 3:05pm) |
| Rating: 0 Posted By: TheSkinny Views: 53 Replies: 0 Hi all, long time lurker - first time poster...Found this deal @ Best Buy. It was on clearance. And it's not in the Internet and of course YMMV.The Toshiba 23HLV87 23" LCD HDTV with a built in DVD player.Features HDMI and VGA ports, and can do analog and digital tuning.HD resolution is up to 720p/1080i$279.99 + tax (see the receipt). read ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo loses lawsuit over 3DS patent infringement (Joystiq, 3/14/2013 12:15am) |
| A federal jury has found Nintendo guilty of infringing on the 3D display patent of Seijiro Tomita of Tomita Technologies, awarding Tomita $30.2 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Call of Duty: Ghosts update improves Xbox 360 Broadcaster stability (Joystiq, 1/18/2014 2:00am) |
| Players who have suffered a game crash bug while broadcasting in Call of Duty: Ghosts on Xbox 360 should find the game is now more amenable after a new update.
Broadcaster mode is Infinity Ward's take on the CODCast mode found in Treyarch's Call [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Review: Toshiba HD-A1 HD DVD Player (Ultimate AV) (HDBlog.net, 5/01/2006 12:47pm) |
| Ultimate AV takes a look at the ultimate in video quality in the form of the Toshiba HD-A1 HD DVD player.
Ultimate? Well, not if you have a 720p display and choose the 720p output option on the Toshiba player. Mr. Norton found the video quality to be as “soft as a [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| AT&T Targets Charter Subs With HDTV (Technorati, 12/12/2007 6:00pm) |
| AT&T Targets Charter Subs With HDTV Wednesday, December 12th in HDTV News | No comments Latest HDTV news: TVPredictions.com - Washington, D.C. (December 11, 2007) — The war over which TV provider has the most High-Definition channels has found a new battleground: St. Louis, Missouri. Multichannel News reports that AT&T’s U-verse TV service has targeted Charter cable (read complete new ... (Read Full Article) |
| Study: 18% of consumers bought HDTV because of console (Joystiq, 4/24/2008 9:55pm) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Business
A new study by Frank N. Magid Associates shows that 18% of HDTV purchasers in the last year bought one because of their Xbox 360 or PS3. GameDaily reports the study found that 5.5 million households purchased an HDTV for the first time in the last year and that 25% of households now have at least one HDTV set in the home.Sony could com ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV Poll: Holiday shoppers prefer LCD to Plasma by 2-1 (Electronics NEWS - about-electronics.eu, 11/21/2007 4:13am) |
| HDTV Poll: Holiday shoppers prefer LCD to Plasma by 2-1 Filed under: TV & HDTV | by: luk | Hits: 21 TVPredictions: Nearly 20 percent of Americans are planning to buy a flat-screen HDTV as a gift this holiday season. That’s according to a poll released today by Consumer Reports magazine. The poll found that 54 percent of the likely flat-screen buyers will purchase LCD HDTVs while 29 pe ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Kotaku Holy Hell, This Guy Re-Created All Of Baldur's Gate In 3D | Gawker NYC Couple Who Hosted Self (Kotaku, 6/05/2013 9:15pm) |
| Kotaku Holy Hell, This Guy Re-Created All Of Baldur's Gate In 3D | Gawker NYC Couple Who Hosted Self-Help Radio Show Found Dead [...] (Read Full Article) |
| New ATI Radeon HD 5870 And 5850 Are First To Support DirectX 11 (I4U, 9/23/2009 8:08am) |
| AMD today launched the most powerful processor ever created, found in its next-generation ATI Radeon HD 5800 series graphics cards, the worldÂ’s first and only to fully support Microsoft DirectX 11, the new gaming and compute standard shipping shortly with...
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| Toshiba CELL Regza 55X1 HDTV Unveiled (I4U, 10/05/2009 7:22am) |
| Toshiba unveiled today the Toshiba CELL Regza 55X1 HDTV featuring the famous CELL CPU also found in the Sony PS3.
The Toshiba Regza 55X1 features the Mega Panel LED display with 1,250cd/m2 brightness, a 5m:1 contrast ratio and 240Hz technology. As far a...
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| New HD and SD camcorders added to our Ratings (Consumer Reports, 7/29/2009 4:00pm) |
| Sony's HDR-SR12 HD camcorder is just one of the many models you'll find in our latest Ratings of high-definition camcorders. (Click to enlarge.) [ Photo: Consumer Reports ] We've just added more than a dozen new camcorders to our Ratings, including nine high-definition and five standard-definition models. The new batches reveal a number of trends that, for the most part, will benefit consumers: Both HD and SD camcorders are cheaper to buy: About 18 months ago, the cheapest HD camcorder in our Ratings was $590. Now, there are three models available for less than $575. (The cheapest is the Sanyo VPC-CA9, for $375.) Manufacturers are producing more flash-based and hard-disk models and fewer MiniDV and DVD disc models than in the past. However, we still have at least four models of each of these older formats, and they're generally less expensive than the flash and hard-disk models. More optical zoom: SD models have optical zooms as high as 70x. HD models have also increased, with some models including 16x optical zoom lenses. Most models are smaller, lighter and easier to carry. Some can almost slip into a pocket. However, with this reduction in size comes some trade offs, such as the elimination of a viewfinder. This can be a problem when trying to shoot on a bright day, since the sun can wash out the image on your display, making it a challenge to compose your video. One common problem we've found in nearly all HD and SD camcorder models of the past was that they didn't perform well in low light. But our newest batch has some exceptions to this rule, at least among the high-def models. Look to our Ratings to see which HD camcorders excelled in low light. You can check out the latest HD and SD camcorders on our Ratings pages. Also, stay tuned for our upcoming coverage of high-def pocket camcorders, which are smaller still than any of the models in our main Ratings. —Terry Sullivan (Read Full Article) |
| POLL: 57% of Californians Oppose Proposal to Ban Big Screen HDTVs (HDTV Magazine, 9/16/2009 2:01am) |
Today, during a series of events held at local TV retail stores in Los Angeles, Fresno and San Francisco, Californians for Smart Energy released the findings of a new statewide poll that found that 57 percent of Californian's oppose the California Energy Commission's (CEC's) proposal to regulate television electricity usage. Conducted by Zogby International (see memo at: http://casmartenergy.com/in-the-news.php), other key findings included...
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| New Blu-ray player Ratings: Lower prices, more features (Consumer Reports, 10/09/2009 4:03pm) |
| In our largest test of Blu-ray players so far, we found that satisfying picture quality has become almost a given, while features and price vary considerably. You can pay as little as $160 for a recommended model or as much as $500, depending on the capabilities, bells and whistles you’re willing to pay for. Portability commands top dollar. The first portable Blu-ray player we’ve tested, the Panasonic DMP-B15, is priced at $700. Our latest Blu-ray player Ratings (available to subscribers) include 27 models that have a few features in common. All have BonusView, a picture-in-picture feature that lets you view additional content in a smaller window while a movie is playing, and all can upconvert standard DVDs to quasi-HD resolutions. Only a handful of the players, mostly priced at $300 and up, have BD-Live, a feature that allows the player to access directors’ commentaries, deleted scenes, games, and more from the movie studio’s servers. Other models are BD-Live-ready. These players, all priced at $200 and up, have the required Ethernet connection, but need additional memory (typically a 1GB USB flash drive, which costs $10 to $15) for the BD-Live feature to work. Another feature showing up on some of the higher-priced models is the ability to stream movies from online services such as Netflix and Amazon Video On Demand, or receive music streams from Internet radio stations such as Pandora. And more players now have USB ports or SD card slots, so you can play digital photos, music and even videos on your TV. One model, a Panasonic, has a built-in VHS player, a space-saving option for those who still watch tapes. Again, you’re not likely to find these features on the lowest-priced players. We expect prices to drop over the next several months, especially during November’s Black Friday shopping period. Rumors suggest we’ll see the first $100 model. So keep checking back here for updates. —James K. Willcox (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray reportedly trailing CBHD in China, the second theater of the format war begins (Engadget, 7/25/2009 11:03pm) |
Just because Toshiba has given up on HD DVD and moved on, doesn't mean the format war is totally over for red. According to a report by a Japanese TV station, its successor, China Blue HD is actually leading Blu-ray in marketshare in that country. Of course, based on the article found by our friends at FormatWarCentral, all we have to go on is a machine translated description of a video in a language we don't speak describing the apparent initial success of the government backed format in a socialist republic. If you need more evidence than that to declare the format war officially restarted, you're probably a communist, but before we drag you in front of the Un-American activities committee check out the video for a peek at the slick new CBHD cases that The Onion will surely be shipping its videos in very soon.
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| Does the Samsung Instinct HD really shoot HD video? (Consumer Reports, 10/08/2009 7:02pm) |
| The Samsung Instinct HD. [PHOTO courtesy of Samsung] The Samsung Instinct HD, available from Sprint for $250 with a two-year contract after a $100 mail-in rebate, is the first cell phone we've seen that claims to make high-definition video recordings. It also boasts a 5-megapixel still camera with flash. That camera is a step up from the flashless, 2-megapixel camera found on previous Instincts, also from Sprint, including the S30 version now in our Ratings, available to subscribers. We’re evaluating the Instinct HD now, and will post full test results on it to our Ratings later this month. Meantime, our initial results on its imaging are promising, albeit with a few quibbles. The new Instinct’s camera is easy to access, thanks to a dedicated camera button, conveniently located on the lower right side of the phone. Pushing the button activates the camera’s still mode. Tapping a camera icon on the upper left of the largish (1.78 x 2.66 in.) display switches the camera to video mode. Tapping again summons controls for auto-focus, exposure, and other camera functions. The Instinct HD claims it can record video resolution of 1280 x 720p, which is a true HD format—although, as we often point out, HD format alone does not assure images of pristine, high-definition quality. To assess quality, we shot a series of videos on the Instinct and hooked it up to a 50-inch Panasonic plasma television using the optional ($30) HDMI cable. Our findings: Color was good in the MPEG4 videos, though they lacked fine detail and texture. They blurred even more when we panned the camera to the left or right. In short, they couldn’t rival the image quality you’d enjoy from full-sized HD camcorders in our Ratings, available to subscribers. But such camcorders are much bigger and pricier than the Instinct HD, and do nothing except shoot video and stills. The high-def video quality of the Instinct was comparable to what you’d get from a standard-definition pocket camcorder, such as the Flip. And that's still way ahead of the video we've seen any other camera phone. A few details and quibbles: The HDMI cable has a proprietary connector that works only with the Samsung HD, so you may have trouble finding a replacement if it's lost while you're on vacation. You can't use the cable for showing stills on your TV. If your TV has an SD memory-card slot, you can play photos and videos off of the phone's 4GB microSD memory card (the phone comes with an SD memory card adaptor). Unfortunately, accessing the card is a pain. You have to open the phone's back cover and remove the battery, which shuts off the phone. And the still-image performance of the Instinct? Pictures were sharp and well-defined, with good color overall on the TV screen, though shots taken in low light still looked dark—even with the flash. Camera controls were fairly responsive for a phone, with an acceptable next-shot delay. Our photo engineers are currently giving the Instinct HD's... (Read Full Article) |
| Create disc with all Windows Updates - Save YouTube HD videos (AfterDawn, 9/13/2009 10:27pm) |
We've been working on updating some of our stone-age guides (yes, we get the complaints ;-) ) and adding a few new ones as well, for anyone who is interested. Decided just to mention a couple here that were written as a result of recommendation. The first one uses a freeware utility to download Windows Updates for any Windows OS after 2000 (not 7 just yet), make an ISO and burn to disc.
The disc (or alternatively USB) will provide an automated install then on a Windows machine. It's a very useful program if computer repairs are part of your business. It also can download all updates for Microsoft Office 2000, XP, 2003 or 2007 and automate the installation.
Read: Create DVD with all Windows & Office Updates
The second is just an update to a simple guide for saving YouTube videos to your hard drive. I had been asked about saving YouTube HD videos and remembered a simple JavaScript bookmark I had set just to do that, so I added it as a second page to the guide. I looked for the original source but found it has been scattered pretty far across the Internet, so I couldn't find it anymore (so kudos, whoever you are).
Read: How to save YouTube videos (incl. HD) to HDD
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| Toshiba makes timid Blu-ray showing at IFA, still believes in other forms of HD distribution (Engadget, 9/04/2009 7:07pm) |
Aside from the new JournE touch, the other main thrust at IFA's booth is Blu-ray -- at least, one would think. In reality, when we finally found the lone BDX2000, the LCD it was plugged into was off, while numerous DVD players and upscaling tech demos littered the surrounding booth area. Once we got a rep to turn it on for us, the Blu-ray player seemed to work just fine, as should be expected. The new Blu-ray equipped P500, however, wasn't so successful: our colleagues at Engadget Spanish watched an attempted Blu-ray showing on the laptop go awry, and by the time we'd dropped by the booth, any Blu-ray models of the P500 had been pulled from the show floor due to crashiness. In talking with a Toshiba rep, it's clear that the company hasn't abandoned its ideas of internet distribution and other alternatives to the once rival format of Blu-ray. The company is looking into a solution that uses a Blu-ray disc and BD Live to stream internet media to the player, and has packed in decent codec support for playing back media off of the BDX2000's SD card reader. We're sure Toshiba will figure out its P500 woes before the laptop ships to consumers, but there's no lack of interestingness in these first displays of Toshiba's "commitment" to the Blu-ray format. Gallery: Toshiba's BDX2000 'in action' at IFAFiled under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentToshiba makes timid Blu-ray showing at IFA, still believes in other forms of HD distribution originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
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