Monday, Oct. 6 2008
Posted by Michael
Mitsubishi’s latest projector is a heavy weight. The FL6900U features 1920, 1080 resolution, 4,000 ANSI lumens, an RS-232 control port, automated zoom and focus, plus digital keystroke correction, and a built-in motion sensitive anti-theft alarm system.
The price is no light weight either. This thing will set you back $9,995. It […]
Thursday, Sep. 18 2008
Posted by Michael
There aren’t too many sub-$300 Blu-ray players on the market right now, so its nice to see that Memorex is putting another one out there, but the lack of Profile 2.0 may be a problem (and if you don’t know what that is - then you’ve just discovered the true problem with Blu-ray and the […]
Thursday, Sep. 4 2008
Posted by Michael
TiVo has announced a new flagship unit in the HD XL DVR. This new device can hold up to 150 hours of HD recording, THX certification, a Series 3 premium backlit remote, and it even includes HDMI cables.
It is, of course, a dual tuner for recording 2 HD programs simultaneously, and priced […]
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008
Posted by Michael
Sony Japan has released a 26 pound KDL-40ZX1 that is only 9.9mm thin at its narrowest point. The display only has 1 HDMI port, and a wireless box can send the 120Hz, 1080p display up to 1080i images over a 5GHz channel.
the external port box has 3 HDMI ports, 2 component ports, s-video, VGA, […]
Tuesday, Aug. 26 2008
Posted by Michael
Yes ladies and gentlemen, you read that title correctly. Panasonic has released a new DVR that also incorporates a Blu-Ray burner, and a VHS tape deck.
Why?
You’ve got me. I guess maybe its so you can take old family videos recorded on VHS and transport them to the 1080p powered Blu-Ray disks. […]
Monday, Aug. 18 2008
Posted by Michael
Toshiba was the driving and creative force behind HD-DVD. You may remember that didn’t go so well. Now they have released their newest disk player - and they’re apparently not planning on going Blu-ray anytime soon.
This new player features their “eXtended Detail Enhancement (XDE) technology”. Basically its a super-upconverting tech that is […]
Friday, Aug. 8 2008
Wednesday, Aug. 6 2008
Posted by Michael
This $99.95 box will add HDMI / component / composite outputs plus WAV, WMA, MPEG-1/2/4, MP3, OGG, AC3, AVI, DivX, XviD and JPEG file formats to any TV.
All you have to do is connect a USB stick, or a FAT32 or NTFS HDD to it, and you’re ready to roll. This is […]
Thursday, Jul. 24 2008
Posted by Michael
Hitachi has announced a new full HD capable DZ-VD10H camcorder. It touts a built-in Blu-ray recorder in addition to a 7-megapixel 1/2.7 CMOS sensor, a 10x optical zom, and a 2.7-inch LCD screen. Throw in a 30 GB hard drive, an HDMI output, and a SD/SDHC slot for storage expansion.
Users will be able […]