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- Panasonic DMR-EZ47VK
- Panasonic should be ashamedThe DMR-EZ47V has so many 'quirks' and Panasonic Customer Service is so awful that I would highly recommend NOT purchasing this unit or any closely related to it. There are lots of reviews out there so why trust me? I have a degree in Computers and am...
- Tags: Product marketing, Customer relationship management (CRM), customer service, tuner, Panasonic
- Discussion threads 2009-10-23
- The 10 biggest moments in IT history
- Missing: Tim Berners-Lee?The Mouse, and the GUI ...... without the invention of the mouse or the GUI/WYSIWYG there would not be as many users as there are today, and I would hazard a guess that it would be restricted to business applications like accounting, and Data Analysis.LudoRE: The 10...
- Tags: Mice, Strategy, Operating systems, GUI, PARC User Interface, mouse, Microsoft Corp., IT History, Xerox PARC, operating system, IBM Corp., information technology
- Discussion threads 2009-09-21
- Apple vs. Microsoft: Yet another upgrade pricing fiasco
- Apple vs. Microsoft: Yet another upgrade pricing fiascoPlus OS X is complete OS for one price.Not only is the price for the various Win 7 crippleware still outrageous compared to OS X, but with OS X you get the entire OS for that much lower price. It's a double-strike against...
- Tags: Pricing, Operating systems, Vista-to-7, Win 7, pricing fiasco, service pack, Snow Leopard, Microsoft Corp., pricing strategy, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-06-09
- Microsoft joins the 'everyone but Apple' digital-media coalition
- Microsoft joins the 'everyone but Apple' digital-media coalitionAn elaborate consumer control systemAny consumer who willingly signs on to this is either naive, or a complete idiot. Do not allow companies to monitor your activities, and ultimately control you, then insult you by saying that you are in control. This is...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Yes DRM, digital media, Microsoft Corp., digital-rights management, DECE, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-15
- Toshiba D-R410 - DVD recorder
- DVD-recorders have lost most of their relevance. Between DVRs and online video services like Hulu, couch potatoes can already record their favorite shows, and archiving seems less and less attractive now that everything is released on DVD or available online. Still, DVD-recorders do have their place, as many bristle at...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, recorder, Toshiba D-R410, DVD, Panasonic DMR-EA18K, Toshiba Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-08-08
- Panasonic DMR-EA18K
- In preparation from the upcoming analog-to-digital DTV transition, any device manufactured since 2007 and equipped with a standard analog NTSC tuner has been federally mandated to also include a digital ATSC tuner. For manufacturers of DVD recorders, that leaves two options: include a digital tuner, which increases the price a...
- Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, tuner, Panasonic DMR-EA18K, Direct Navigator, recorder, Panasonic
- Product reviews 2008-07-16
- CES: HD Camcorders, and set-top boxes, and cheap Blu-ray, oh my!
- Another long day of wandering the floor at CES yielded some solid, albeit not paradigm-shifting, discoveries. And don't worry, no surge protectors today. Canon VIXIA HF10 HD Camcorder With my wife due to give birth to our first child in a couple of months,...
- Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, Set-top Box, Set-top, Camcorder, Blu-ray, Canon Inc., HF 10, HF10, Funai, Cable, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Josh Taylor
- Blog posts 2008-01-09
- Philips DVDR3575H
- DVD recorders with hard drives used to be the poor man's TiVo. Sure, they lacked the finesse and eye-candy of a true TiVo, but you didn't have to pay a subscription fee and you could burn anything right in the same unit. Fast-forward to today and you'll be hard pressed...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, user interface, Philips Electronics N.V., DVD recorder, Philips DVDR3575H, DVD, recorder, hard drive
- Product reviews 2007-11-05
- Samsung DVD-AR650 - DVD recorder
- Many of us may live in a high-def world, but if you want to archive your favorite TV shows, you're still going to have to turn to your trusty standard-def DVD recorder to get the job done. The Samsung DVD-AR650 is a member of the new breed of DVD recorders...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, DVD recorder, Samsung DVD-AR650, DVD, recorder, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
- Product reviews 2007-10-24
- FAQ: What does the digital-TV switch actually mean?
- FAQ: What does the digital-TV switch actually mean?"the word of Bush administration officials"BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!Oh, that was a good one. Anyway...Digital cable has been a step backwards with its typical audio/picture sync issues (at least with Time Warner Cable it's been typical). I'm hoping the broadcasters fair better with their...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, TV, DVD, digital television, cable, satellite
- Discussion threads 2007-09-26
- LG RC797T SuperMulti DVD/VHS Recorder
- You've probably noticed that DVD/VHS recorders haven't dropped in price as much as you'd expect for technology that's been around for several years. One of the major reasons for the relatively high price this year is that all DVD/VHS recorders that include an analog TV tuner also must include a...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, user interface, LG RC797T, recorder, DVD, DVD/VHS, LG Electronics Inc.
- Product reviews 2007-06-11
- 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
- Motivating Commodity Multi-Core Processor Design for System-Level Error Protection
- This paper analyzes the reliability and availability features in several commodity Chip MultiProcessors CMPs and finds that they have numerous single points of failure. Failures in some system components, e.g., interconnect cache controller and memory controller logic, leave CMPs susceptible to error even if the computation is Dual Modular Redundant...
- Tags: Multi-core Processor, Hewlett-Packard Co., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- White papers 2007-03-23
- Yahoo runs mobile phone advertising in 18 nations
- Yahoo runs mobile phone advertising in 18 nationsNokia Neo for $250BUSSINESS PROPOSALWe are selling all kind of electronics such as Mobile Phones,Ipods,Laptops,Video Games etc and they are brand new.We are buying our products direct from the manufactuers itself and we buy in large units.WE ARE SELLING ALL KINDS OF MOBILE...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Media players, Monitors & displays, advertisement, Sony Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Nokia Corp., TV, Panasonic, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
- Discussion threads 2007-02-27
- Samsung DVD-R135
- Set-top DVD recorders have gone from being an exciting innovation to being one step less boring than VCRs, and even the addition of upscaling technology can't save them. But although it may not inspire rampant gear lust, Samsung's DVD-R135, with its ability to record to DVD coupled with the capacity...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, Samsung DVD-R135, DVD, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
- Product reviews 2006-11-10
- JVC DR-DX5S
- JVC's mouth-watering new HDD/DVD recorder--the first we've seen for consumers with an integrated MiniDV deck--comes with an impressive, albeit incomplete, set of features. For example, the DR-DX5S plays, records, and edits MiniDV camcorder tapes, DVD-RAM discs, and even dual-layer DVD-R discs, but doesn't work with +R/+RW formats. It has...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, JVC, JVC DR-DX5S, MiniDV Camcorder, deck, DVD
- Product reviews 2006-10-18
- Panasonic DMR-ES45V
- Buying a component with a built-in VCR might feel a little 20th century, but there's an still almost never ending supply of home movie VHS tapes that are waiting to be digitized. The Panasonic DMR-ES45V is DVD/VHS recorder that aims to bring your memories into the digital era, offering one-button...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, Panasonic DMR-ES45V, DVD, Panasonic
- Product reviews 2006-10-18
- Amazon Unbox criticized for Internet chattiness (amongst other things)
- Amazon Unbox criticized for Internet chattiness amongst other thingsWell, I think this is an abomination.This is dirty. Amazon is an abomination. 'nuff said.A few corrections and updated Price+Working LinkOIt should be TRSI The Right Stuff International- I buggered it in the original post.Also the Price for all 26 Episodes of...
- Tags: Digital media, Movie war, Internet, Amazon.com Inc., movie, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-09-11
- Caught on tape: Amazon's tech support not exactly ready to help users of its Unbox service
- Caught on tape: Amazon's tech support not exactly ready to help users of its Unbox serviceA smashing successDavid, you are being way too harsh. Nobody wants to watch their movies except during the day, so a problem with DRM/Service won't happen at, say 9PM on a Saturday night....
- Tags: Movie war, Amazon.com Inc., movie, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-09-11
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