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More on HD, DRM, and CPU usage

This is a very quick follow-up to my previous post documenting my experience with HD DVD and Blu-ray playback on Windows Vista. (If you haven't been following this story, you'll want to read that post and its predecessor, Blu-ray, HD DVD, and Vista to get the proper background.) DRM doom-and-gloomers...

Tags: Monitor, Video Card, Digital-rights Management, HD-DVD, Disc, Microsoft Windows Vista, Video, CPU, Blu-ray, Analog Playback, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2007-09-08

Additional Resources

Boston Acoustics Duo-i plus

Editors' note: The Boston Acoustics Duo-i Plus is nearly identical to the Horizon Duo-i we reviewed a year ago. Not a lot has changed since then aside from the addition of full support for iPhone playback. While the Horizon Duo-i worked with the iPhone, the device had...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Boston Acoustics Inc., Apple iPod

Product reviews 2009-11-13

Express Scribe 5.00 (Windows)

Express Scribe is a free transcription player featuring variable speed playback, foot pedal operation, speech recognition, file management and more. Ideal for playing dictation. Features: Variable speed playback constant pitch; Supports many professional foot pedals which connect to the game, serial or USB port to control playback; Uses 'hot' keys...

Tags: Playback, Microsoft Windows, Word-processor, NCH Software, Speech Recognition, Word Processors, Microsoft Word, Emerging Technologies, Software, Microsoft Office, Office Suites

Software downloads 2009-10-31

DSP-Quattro 3.1.2 (Mac)

Record and edit your audio files. Innovative Recording options, to record Multiple inputs and outputs on HD in real time, even while playing Plug-in Instruments by MIDI and/or audio files. Add your favourites Plug-ins while doing a new recording. Record the audio Output exactly as you are listening to it....

Tags: Audio, Apple Macintosh, MIDI, Plug-in, Audio File

Software downloads 2009-10-28

Envizen Digital Duo Box Pro ED8850A

You probably haven't heard of Envizen, but it's one of several off-brand companies that are putting out new digital portable TVs to replace all the obsolete analog units that were toted to sporting events or kept around for emergencies when the power went off. As implied by its name--the Envizen...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Consumer electronics, DVD, Games, digital television, TV

Product reviews 2009-10-27

Pioneer AVIC-Z110BT

At the top of Pioneer's AVIC line of navigation receivers, and indeed its entire line of car audio receivers, sits the AVIC-Z110BT. This grandest of car stereos features just about every bell, whistle, and whizbang that Pioneer has to throw at mobile audio and video. From GPS navigation that can...

Tags: GPS, Digital music, Digital media, receiver, SD card

Product reviews 2009-10-13

Intensity 3.3.2 (Mac)

Add the incredible quality of HDMI to your computer. Intensity features the latest HDMI technology for the highest quality capture and playback on Windows or Mac OS X computers. Now you can edit using big-screen HDMI televisions and video projectors, or capture uncompressed quality from HDV cameras. Intensity comes in...

Tags: Intensity, Apple Macintosh, HDMI, Blackmagic Design

Software downloads 2009-10-08

JetAudio Basic 7.5.4 (Windows)

JetAudio is integrated multimedia software made up of a single compact rack. Not only does it play various music and video files, it also has features such as CD burning, recording, and conversion to other file formats. You can create your own Internet broadcast by using JetCast, provided with JetAudio,...

Tags: OGG, Microsoft Windows, Video, MP3, COWON America, JetAudio, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-08-22

Sony PlayStation 3 Slim - 120GB

Photo gallery:Sony PlayStation 3 SlimBack in 2004, four years after first launching the PlayStation 2, Sony brought out a new, much more compact PS2. Timed to come out just as Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was hitting stores, the redesigned console helped breath new life into the PS2 franchise. It...

Tags: Game players, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony Playstation, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2009-08-19

Philips 47PFL6704D

Photo gallery: Philips PFL6704D seriesHaving the option to input the correct settings can go a long way toward improving the picture on an HDTV. Some TVs, such as the Philips PFL6704D series, have fewer settings than others, and despite relatively accurate picture quality after choosing the right presets,...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Monitors & displays, menu system, Philips Electronics N.V., Philips PFL6704D, picture quality

Product reviews 2009-07-21

Philips 32PFL6704D

Photo gallery: Philips PFL6704D seriesHaving the option to input the correct settings can go a long way toward improving the picture on an HDTV. Some TVs, such as the Philips PFL6704D series, have fewer settings than others, and despite relatively accurate picture quality after choosing the right presets,...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Monitors & displays, menu system, Philips Electronics N.V., Philips PFL6704D, picture quality

Product reviews 2009-07-21

Philips 42PFL6704D

Photo gallery: Philips PFL6704D seriesHaving the option to input the correct settings can go a long way toward improving the picture on an HDTV. Some TVs, such as the Philips PFL6704D series, have fewer settings than others, and despite relatively accurate picture quality after choosing the right presets,...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Monitors & displays, menu system, Philips Electronics N.V., Philips PFL6704D, picture quality

Product reviews 2009-07-21

Sony BDV-E500W

Now that Blu-ray players are officially a $100 commodity, it's no surprise that manufacturers are trying to cram the technology into home theater systems at the lowest price possible. Sony's BDV-E500W ($800) takes a decidedly more high-end approach, offering Blu-ray playback in a 5.1 home-theater-in-a-box HTIB system, with step-ups like...

Tags: Home entertainment, Consumer electronics, surround speaker, Sony BDV-E500W, Sony Corp., speaker, home theater

Product reviews 2009-07-20

Pioneer AVIC-U310BT

Pioneer's goal with the AVIC-U310BT, the entry-level model in its AVIC in-dash navigation line, was to meet the three major needs: GPS navigations, digital audio playback, and Bluetooth hands-free calling.DesignThe AVIC-U310BT is a double-DIN unit, which takes up twice the vertical space of a standard DIN-size car stereo, so make...

Tags: Digital music, Pioneer AVIC-U310BT, U310BT, digital media, GPS

Product reviews 2009-07-16

Insignia NS-HD01

The price of HD Radio technology has been dwindling over the past few years, with digital-capable car stereos, home tuners, and clock radios priced south of $100. But Insignia's new NS-HD01 adds two new wrinkles to the HD Radio equation. The iPod-size unit is the first truly portable (battery...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, display, Insignia NS-HD01, radio, HD radio, battery

Product reviews 2009-07-15

Onkyo HT-S3200 (black)

To date, Onkyo has been the go-to manufacturer for component-based home-theater-in-a-box systems. For 2009, the company has introduced just two new products to the category: the $500 HT-S5200 and the $350 HT-S3200 reviewed here. The entry-level HT-S3200 may lack some of the niceties we're used to in pricier home...

Tags: center channel, Onkyo HT-S3200, speaker

Product reviews 2009-07-09

Yamaha RX-V565BL

Editors' note: The Yamaha RX-V565BL is virtually identical to the Yamaha HTR-6250BL, therefore the reviews are essentially the same. For an explanation of why Yamaha has two model names for each receiver, read the company's FAQ.Yamaha is unique among home audio manufacturers in that its prepackaged home theater systems include...

Tags: Consumer electronics, LCD Display, Yamaha RX-V565BL, Yamaha Corp., receiver

Product reviews 2009-07-07

Yamaha HTR-6250BL

Photo gallery:Yamaha HTR-6250BLYamaha is unique among home audio manufacturers in that its prepackaged home theater systems include the same AV receivers that are offered as standalone units. We received the Yamaha YHT-791 home theater for review and were impressed with the included HTR-6250BL AV receiver compared to other home-theater-in-a-box systems,...

Tags: Consumer electronics, LCD Display, Yamaha HTR-6250BL, Yamaha Corp., receiver

Product reviews 2009-06-30

Alpine CDE 102

The Alpine CDE-102 CD receiver is about as entry level as car stereos come these days. It plays CDs and that's about it, or is it?As it turns out, even an entry-level car stereo can hide a few tricks up its sleeve. For example, the Alpine can playback digital media...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Digital media, Digital music, Network technology, Alpine, Alpine CDE-102, faceplate

Product reviews 2009-06-25

Pioneer VSX-1019AH-K

Photo gallery:Pioneer VSX-1019AH-K The iPod is the most popular audio gadget of the decade, which is why it's incredibly frustrating that it's not easier to use it with your AV receiver. Either you're stuck using a patch cable and getting up from the couch to make playback changes, or you...

Tags: Pioneer VSX-1019AH-K, receiver

Product reviews 2009-06-16