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HDMI survival guide for home theater: There's a lot of money to be made in the HDMI cabling and switch aftermarket and unfortunately that means a lot of consumers are getting tricked in to paying outrageous prices. I've spent quite a bit of time helping my friends set up their home theaters recently and I thought...; Tags: Home Theater, HDMI, Cable, HDMI Splitter, DVI, HDCP, George Ou; Blog posts 2008-03-20

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D-Link (finally) releases the DSM-750 media extender: It's been a very long time coming--D-Link first unveiled the MediaLounge DSM-750 at CES in January 2007--but the company announced today that it is finally shipping the media extender. The $329.99 DSM-750 is a Windows Media Center Extender that enables you to stream...; Tags: D-Link Systems, Windows Media, PC, Video, Microsoft Windows Media Center, MediaLounge DSM-750, Media Streamer, Microsoft Windows, Home Networking, Corporate Communications, Digital Media, TVs, Operating Systems, Software, Networking, Personal Technology, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Home Entertainment, Rik Fairlie; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Dell Crystal - 22 inch (wide-screen): Priced at $1,199, this 22-inch LCD is clearly not aimed at the general consumer. For the money, you could pick up four SP2208WFP Editors' Choice award winning 22-inch Dell LCDs. Aside from the price, there's a lot to like about the Crystal, but even a perfectly outfitted 22-inch would...; Tags: Corporate communications, Monitors & displays, Cable, cord, OSD, Dell Crystal, Dell Computer Corp., HDMI, speaker, DVI, display, video; Product reviews 2008-05-02
HP Pavilion dv2700t Special Edition: Hewlett-Packard's 14-inch HP Pavilion dv2700t Special Edition offers an upscale design and feature set in a laptop with a price that starts less than $1,000, including Altec Lansing stereo speakers, a remote control, and an HDMI port. Our review unit clocked in at $1,394 and added a TV tuner, dedicated...; Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Processors, dv2700t, Special Edition, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion; Product reviews 2008-05-02
Will iTunes new DVD distribution schedule be enough to boost Apple TV?: Will iTunes new DVD distribution schedule be enough to boost Apple TV?Love my AppleTV!The movie selection is improving rapidly, which should help a lot. I think ATV is sort of a "sleeper" that could blossom into something significant for Apple.One of my favorite uses for ATV is looking at photos...; Tags: Media Center PCs, TVs, Digital music, Digital media, TV & Home Theater, movie selection, TV, DVD, Apple Inc., ATV, Apple iTunes, Apple TV; Discussion threads 2008-05-01

Panasonic Viera TH-42PX80U: As high-definition TVs continue to evolve with evermore-enticing technologies and doodads, the majority of buyers are still looking for the best bang for the buck. Panasonic's plasmas are usually at or near the top of the heap in that category, and the 42-inch TH-42PX80U is a great example. This set...; Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Panasonic, TH-42PX80U, plasma, 1080p; Product reviews 2008-04-30
Philips BDP-7200: When first announced at CES, the Philips BDP7200 grabbed some headlines with its $350 price tag, which was $50 less than the Sony PlayStation 3. Well, a couple of months have passed and apparently Philips couldn't live up to its promise. The BDP7200 is now going for $400, precisely the...; Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, Philips BDP7200, Philips Electronics N.V.; Product reviews 2008-04-28
Toshiba Satellite U405-S2830: With a lineup of perfectly serviceable, but not exactly standout mainstream laptops, Toshiba's Satellite brand has long played second fiddle to the company's excellent Qosmio multimedia systems. Aiming to correct this, Toshiba has a whole new look and feel for its mainstream consumer products, with a shiny metallic sheen and...; Tags: Notebooks, Keyboards, Network technology, Toshiba Corp., satellite, Toshiba Satellite, laptop computer; Product reviews 2008-04-25
File Splitter Software to Break Apart Files (exe): Use this great file splitting software to to split large files of pretty much any size or type. This file splitter software will easily break up large files (no limits, splits any sized file) for copying to floppy or USB flash drives, other hard drives, or sending via email. This...; Tags: Software, File, File Splitter, Tools & Techniques, Management; Software downloads 2008-04-25
Aya Video Audio Converter Pack (exe): Aya Video Audio Converter Pack includes three products: Aya Video Converter Pro, Aya Video Splitter, Aya Audio Converter. You can convert, split, cut video and audio from one format to another format, or extract audio from video.; Tags: Video, Aya Software, Corporate Communications, Marketing; Software downloads 2008-04-24
Canon's new Vixia HF10: The best (and first) camcorder I've ever owned: About a month before my wife gave birth (which explains where I've been the past few weeks), I got a great piece of purchasing, errrr, parenting advice, from my friend Joe via IM: "though you prolly already have this covered, use this as an excuse to buy photo and...; Tags: Camcorder, Video, Canon Inc., Video Quality, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Josh Taylor; Blog posts 2008-04-23
Verizon Wireless XV6900: Verizon Wireless made a number of smartphone announcements at CTIA 2008, and we're slowly seeing the roll out of the new devices, the first being the Verizon Wireless XV6900. Available now for $249.99 (with a two-year contract and after rebates), the XV6900 is basically the HTC Touch with Verizon's branding....; Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Cellular phones, XV6900, Verizon Wireless XV6900, Verizon Wireless; Product reviews 2008-04-22
Samsung LN32A450: Our favorite small-screen LCD in 2007 was Samsung's LN-T3253H, and this year's version, the LN32A450, is another picture-quality winner. This LCD delivers solid black level performance and accurate color, along with a commendable feature set compared with the rest of the 32-inch LCD pack. No, it's not as inexpensive ...; Tags: Monitors & displays, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Samsung LN32A450, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., picture mode; Product reviews 2008-04-22
All Video Splitter (exe): All Video Splitter can help you split , cut or trim a large AVI, Divx, XviD, MPEG, WMV, ASF, RM, MOV, 3GP, MP4 file into smaller video clips. Using the included video player, you can easily cut AVI, Divx, XviD, MPEG, WMV, ASF, RM, MOV, 3GP, MP4 file by time...; Tags: DivXNetworks, WMV, AVI, MPEG, Video, 3gp, XviD, Corporate Communications, Digital Video, Digital Media, Marketing, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics; Software downloads 2008-04-22
Gateway P-172X FX: Gateway's current laptop line offers something for gamers with widely varying budgets, without sacrificing too much in terms of components or features. We were previously very impressed with the high-end $3,000 P-171XL-FX and the low-end $1,249 P-6831FX. Both include Nvidia's GeForce 8800 graphics card, making the P-6831FX the best gaming...; Tags: Games, Processors, Gateway Inc., P-6831FX, Intel Core 2 Duo; Product reviews 2008-04-21
Enpower ENP780: This is one desktop replacement that might actually find itself leaving the house from time to time. The Enpower ENP780 is the thinnest and lightest 17-inch laptop we've laid hands on to date. Where most laptops in this class hover around the 9-pound mark (and Dell's XPS M1730 breaks the...; Tags: Processors, Semiconductors, Enpower ENP780; Product reviews 2008-04-17
Panasonic TH-46PZ85U: Panasonic rules the plasma roost, outselling other brands and rolling out a massive suite of models to compete against LCD in 2008. The TH-PZ85U series may be the most exciting of the bunch, thanks to its improved black-level performance, the holy grail of home theater image quality. The 46-inch...; Tags: Home entertainment, TV & Home Theater, Monitors & displays, TVs, Panasonic, Panasonic TH-46PZ85U, plasma; Product reviews 2008-04-17
Oppo DV-983H: When we reviewed Oppo's last DVD player, the DV-980H, we summarized our feelings in the last line of the introduction: "The DV-980H is a top-notch DVD player with excellent enthusiast-friendly features and performance, but with the falling price of HD DVD units, we have a feeling it may be the...; Tags: Consumer electronics, Media players, Engineering, Oppo DV-983H, DVD; Product reviews 2008-04-17
Dell UltraSharp 2408WFP: The Gateway FHD2400 may be cheaper, but the Dell UltraSharp 2408WPF display is the better value of the two 24-inch LCD monitors. It performed outstandingly in our labs-based DisplayMate tests, delivering quite possibly the best image we've seen for DVD playback. The 2408WPF packs all of its stellar...; Tags: Monitors & displays, Dell Computer Corp., connection option, DVI, display; Product reviews 2008-04-17
Canon Vixia HF100: Photo gallery:Canon Vixia HF100Canon may not have been first out of the gate with a flash-based camcorder--or second, or third--but one of its debut models, the high-definition Vixia HF100, gets it right the first time. A sleek, matte-gray compact model with a well-rounded feature set, great video, and excellent performance,...; Tags: Corporate communications, Vixia HF100, camcorder, Canon Inc., video; Product reviews 2008-04-16