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Panasonic DMR-EZ47VK

Just when you thought DVD recorders had finally run out of life, the federal government stepped in to spice things up. Because of the looming analog TV cutoff date, all DVD recorders this year include digital ATSC tuners, which means you can tune into local digital stations using an antenna....

Tags: Consumer electronics, DVD, Panasonic DMR-EZ47VK, ATSC, ATSC tuner, recorder, tuner, DVD recorder, DVD-recorder/VCR, Panasonic

Product reviews 2007-04-30

Vizio VX32L HDTV

Vizio's VX32L HDTV may not be the least-expensive 32-inch flat-panel LCD on the market, but it's still quite affordable. Unlike most bargain-basement LCDs, however, this model provides a well-rounded feature set, including two HDMI inputs and a PC input along with plenty of picture controls. Those features, combined with perfectly...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, ATSC tuner, Vizio, HDTV, Vizio VX32L HDTV, VX32L HDTV

Product reviews 2007-02-07

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Dynex DX-L40-10A

Great LCD screenSeriously for the price this TV is a great choice. It has the same bases Samung entry level LCD Tv. The 40 Inches is the best size among Dynex selection because the 32in, 37in and 46in haves smaller a contrast ratio.A big + is that this TV has...

Tags: TVs, Monitors & displays, TV & Home Theater, TV

Discussion threads 2009-11-07

LG RC897T - DVD recorder/ VCR combo

Terrible Build Quality, Broke after 7 monthsI mainly purchased this unit for it's OTA ATSC tuner and to be used for VCR the upscaling DVD was a nice convenience. I unfortunately did not read the reviews until after I had purchased it adn they mostly said "DVD player will break"......

Tags: Consumer electronics, Overall IT, LG Electronics Inc., VCR, tuner, DVD

Discussion threads 2009-10-07

Apple's future TV: Can Web-based apps replace "channels," kill cable?

AppleTV only called a hobby after its dismal failureTo be sure, Apple did [b]not[/b] call AppleTV a "hobby" when they released it. It was only after they released the dismal sales figures for this piece of garbage that they "apologized" by calling it a hobby.You know what Apple should do...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, Web, TV, Apple Inc., cable, Apple TV

Discussion threads 2009-08-20

Microsoft fumbles the digital TV transition

Microsoft fumbles the digital TV transitionHas the ATSC glitch affected you?If you?re a Media Center user, has this issue affected you? Leave a comment as a reply here. (If you have another coment to make, please start a new thread) I?ll be following up with Microsoft to see if I...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Media Center PCs, digital television, digital TV transition, TV, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-15

AMD announces ATI Theater HD 750 "HDTV on a chip"

Some owners of home theater PCs HTPCs want as much of the same experience as a typical cable user as possible, which means they need to install CableCards into their systems to access scrambled digital channels and the like. For those whose TV needs are less demanding, a PC with...

Tags: HDTV, ATI Technologies Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Chip, Chipsets, Cable, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Network Technology, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Networking, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-06-02

A USB HD TV tuner debuts for PC and Mac

AVerMedia today announced the launch of the AVerTVHD Volar Max, a new USB 2.0-based TV tuner that’s PC and Mac compatible. The AVerTVHD Volar Max is a USB TV tuner stick that enables your computer to receive HD digital television ATSC and unencrypted digital cable ClearQAM signals,...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, PC, Digital Television, USB, AVerTVHD Volar Max, PC Version, TVs, Desktops, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-03-16

Boy, you get a lot of Chinese screen for $229!

The 25" I-INC 1080p HDMI/SVGA display isn't a name brand, but for serious screen real estate, it's a ton of bang for the buck at $250.00 street. What can I say. I love a bargain, and I love really big monitors....

Tags: Monitor, HDMI, Cable, TigerDirect, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-03-03

Panasonic DIGA DMR-EZ48VK DVD Recorder/VCR Combo

Thanks to the rise of Blu-ray, DVD can no longer be considered cutting-edge technology. But with Blu-ray recorders still not a reality--not in North America, anyway--DVD still has the edge when it comes to archiving home video. And because many of those who compulsively record TV shows have a pack...

Tags: Consumer electronics, TV & Home Theater, TVs, VHS, DVD, DMR-EZ48VK, Panasonic, recorder

Product reviews 2009-02-18

CES 2009: Sharp premieres Aquos LCD, Blu-ray HDTV combo [day 2]

Sharp today introduced their first AQUOS LCD TVs with built-in Blu-ray Disc players. All-in-one fans unite! The Full-HD 1080p AQUOS BD series, which includes the 52-inch LC-52BD80U, 46-inch LC-46BD80U, 42-inch class LC-42BD80U, 37-inch LC-37BD60U and 32-inch LC-32BD60U, combines HDTV with a side-loading multi-slot for...

Tags: HDTV, Video, Sharp Corp., Blu-ray, TVs, Corporate Communications, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-01-07

2009: Will It Be Better For Cable TV Than 2010 ... or 2011 ... or 2012?

2009: Will It Be Better For Cable TV Than 2010 ... or 2011 ... or 2012?Well, of course satellite is gaining peopleJust look at the amount of price difference between satellite and cable: half to 1/3 of the price, at most!Until cable starts DEcreasing their prices...... they are going to...

Tags: Network technology, TVs, cable number, cable television, cable, satellite

Discussion threads 2008-12-02

Surveys show consumers love HDTVs, but show some confusion about HD programming

Surveys show consumers love HDTVs, but show some confusion about HD programmingHDTVI have a 60" mitsubishi and have no HD programing except regular channels you get over the air.I use an upconvert DVD player and the whole thing looks fine to me,i'm 56 years old and have no plans of...

Tags: Blu-ray, Consumer electronics, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Sales strategy, survey, Blue-ray, HDTV, DVD, Blu-ray disc, early adapter, disc

Discussion threads 2008-11-30

Hitachi UT37X902

When Hitachi first announced the U.S. availability of its superslim monitors at CES last January, they were the slimmest flat-panel LCDs yet at 1.5 inches thick. That's still the case as far as we know. Sure, the panel of Sony's OLED-based XEL-1 is, as usual, an exception at 0.11 inch...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Storage, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Hitachi UT37X902, Hitachi Ltd., monitor, tuner

Product reviews 2008-11-14

Alienware M17

With Alienware's recent M17x laptop still relatively fresh, why would the Dell subsidiary launch a new model? The new M17 (minus the "x") system trades Nvidia graphics for ATI (including a multi-GPU CrossFireX option) and also includes optional Intel Quad Core 2 Extreme CPUs. Those new parts drive the price...

Tags: Processors, Alienware M17, Alienware

Product reviews 2008-11-06

Samsung SyncMaster T240HD

The 24-inch Samsung SyncMaster T240HD is a HDTV disguised as a $499 monitor. The OSD menu design is taken directly from the menus used in Samsung's HDTVs. It has tons of connection options--all of which face toward the back, not down as they do with most monitors--including two HDMI ports...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Corporate communications, TVs, TV & Home Theater, display, bezel, footstand, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Syncmaster, Samsung SyncMaster T240HD, OSD, connection option

Product reviews 2008-09-26

Sling Media Slingbox Pro-HD

When Sling Media released a trio of second-generation models in the fall of 2006, the Slingbox Pro was at the top of the line. Unlike the entry-level Slingbox AV, the Pro had pass-through outputs, an analog tuner, multisource capability, and the capability to accept high-definition video sources. Unfortunately, it also...

Tags: 3G, TV & Home Theater, Smart phones, TVs, Home entertainment, Corporate communications, Slingbox, Sling Media

Product reviews 2008-09-25

Hands on: Slingbox PRO-HD

Unless you're someone who spends a lot of time Slinging content from your high-def TV to a computer elsewhere on your home network, you're not likely to see a whole lot of reason to upgrade - at least not quite yet - to the new $299 Slingbox PRO-HD, which began...

Tags: Bedroom, Home Network, Satellite, HD, Cable, TVs, Network Technology, Tv & Home Theater, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Networking, Josh Taylor

Blog posts 2008-09-25

Comcast sues FCC over net neutrality ruling

Comcast sues FCC over net neutrality rulingIs this Government megalomania?Or is Comcast grasping at straws in a sinking ship on a road to no return!The cable companies poor planningshouldn't hurt the users. There have been many suggestions of how they could improve the way their network runs with out...

Tags: Federal government, Cable, TVs, Broadband Internet, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, Comcast Corp., FCC, Net Neutrality, Mbits/S, cable-tv service

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

TiVo HD XL (150 HD hours)

When TiVo discontinued its high-end cable-ready high-def DVR, the TiVo Series3, it was really just making room for a new product in the line: the TiVo HD XL. The new TiVo is a near twin to the existing TiVo HD, but for three changes: it's got a much larger...

Tags: DVR, Digital video, Network technology, TV & Home Theater, TVs, cable, TiVo Inc.

Product reviews 2008-09-04