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What to look for in a Mini-HD camcorder

Couple of thingsI have a Memorex small HD camcorder, looks similar to the Flip, bought cheap & works OK.2 annoyances: first, the digital "zoom" can't change while it is recording -- i.e., you have to set the zoom while NOT recording, then hit the record button. Not sure how...

Tags: Corporate communications, Mini-HD camcorder, Mini-HD, camcorder, video, camera

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

VholdR ContourHD wearable camcorder

The ContourHD is a tube-style camcorder designed to be worn as a helmet camera for recording extreme activities. The ContourHD features an attractive design, but a limited feature set. Unlike the competition, it doesn't feature a still photography mode or a viewfinder, optical or digital. But what the Contour...

Tags: Corporate communications, Engineering, camcorder, Video Resolution, Recording Video, Recharging, ContourHD

Product reviews 2009-09-28

Dallas Cowboys Stadium: World's largest HD video display, says Guinness

World's largest low resolution HD displayFrom the math that sounds like reeeeaaaallllyyy low dpi. Any idea what it is?Also curious why an LED display would weight so much. How'd you like to play under a 600 ton display for a team who's practice stadiums roof collapsed?Regardless of the dpi...

Tags: Taxes, Dallas Cowboys, tax dollar, HD Video

Discussion threads 2009-09-28

New Pentax K-x dSLR dishes up HD video for under $650

share lenses?anyone know if this can share lenses with an ist-D?RE: New Pentax K-x dSLR dishes up HD video for under $650I buy when they come out with a full frame sensor. I have a lot of very good glass from my K1000.RE: New Pentax K-x dSLR dishes up...

Tags: Pentax, Pentax K-x, DSLR, Pentax K-x dSLR, HD Video

Discussion threads 2009-09-17

Panasonic Announces Lumix DMC-GH1: The G1 updated with HD video

Panasonic Announces Lumix DMC-GH1: The G1 updated with HD videoDMC-GH1 specsThis picture shows the DMC-GH1 sensor in more detail, including how the multiple aspects work.http://www.pbase.com/viztyger/image/109862819I also found this datasheet on the new camera:ftp://ftp.panasonic.com/pub/Panasonic/pressroom/pdfs/Panasonic_LUMIX_DMC-GH1_Spec_Sheet.pdf

Tags: Lumix DMC-GH1, HD Video, Panasonic

Discussion threads 2009-03-10

Transition Time II: Getting Cable TV To Your Computer

Transition Time II: Getting Cable TV To Your ComputerCommercial?Of course you could just use a Media Center PC, and let's face it, since we're forced to get Vista on most PC's, a lot of them are media enabled.This article sounds a bit like a product commercial :-(Internal solutions?Is there an...

Tags: Media Center PCs, TVs, Cable, TV & Home Theater, Desktops, PRODUCTIVITY, Transition Time, cable television, PC, computer

Discussion threads 2008-12-23

Nokia sees HD video on cell phones in a few years

Nokia sees HD video on cell phones in a few yearswe don't have real HD on TV's yet...The amount of compression going into the signal is insane when it's going through a fiber network as it is. Now they want to get HD signals to cell phones?Verizon doesn't let you...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, phone, HD Video, cell phone, Nokia Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-12-05

Akamai and Fios work the download angle on HD video

Akamai and Fios work the download angle on HD videoABC HDI get that bandwidth issue with Flash player on Comcast 6Mbit broadband when I watch any of ABC-TV's HD content it freezes in the middle of download. Any idea why? Works great with SD content. FIOS is a...

Tags: Network technology, Fios, HD Video, Akamai Technologies Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-10-29

Canon HV10

Canon puts HD video recording in your pocket, although to make room in said pocket requires removing more than $1,000 from it. Still, that makes the Canon HV10 the cheapest, smallest HDV camcorder to date. (For the uninitiated, the HD video HDV format records compressed HD video onto standard Mini...

Tags: Canon HV10, HD Video, Canon Inc., HDV Camcorder

Product reviews 2006-10-06

HD video will kill the Web 2.0 stars

HD video will kill the Web 2.0 starsnot likelyWhile competition might solve the problem, you have to consider who the competitors are. These guys snort butter to keep slithering over each other and us in their custom built snake pit.I use WiFi and my provider Edge Wireless in Oregon...

Tags: Games, Financial services, HD Video, Web 2.0, Web

Discussion threads 2006-06-22

Sony Handycam HDR-HC3

The Sony Handycam HDR-HC3 brings down both the size and the cost of HD video to more reasonable levels. It's still not an impulse buy, but the excellent HD/SD video quality, the good mix of automatic and manual features, and the passable still-photo capabilities will make you feel like you...

Tags: video, Sony Handycam, HD Video, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2006-05-09

Is Toshiba's HD DVD being reckless with power consumption?

Is Toshiba's HD DVD being reckless with power consumption?Maybe Toshiba could design in an auto-off capabilityIf someone wants to start up back a movie, the unit could remember where it paused, and resume playing at that position.$10 month?Do you think it would be that much? I mean my Refrigerator doesn't...

Tags: Consumer electronics, Processors, HD-DVD, HD Video, movie, Toshiba Corp., power consumption, processor, DVD

Discussion threads 2006-04-18

Photo: Chips for low-cost HD video cams

Ambarella says its multicore microprocessors can compress and process HD video efficiently and cheaply.

Tags: HD Video, multi-core, microprocessor, photograph

Image galleries 2005-12-11

Photo: Chips for low-cost HD video cams

Ambarella says its multicore microprocessors can compress and process HD video efficiently and cheaply.

Tags: multi-core, microprocessor, video, photograph

Image galleries 2005-12-11

High definition video conferencing is here

Last week at Interop 2005, there was a lot of buzz on HD video conferencing from multiple vendors. Polycom was suppose to be doing some limited HD demonstrations in their booth, but I didn't actually see any HD demos while visiting their booth. Going over to the next...

Tags: Lifesize, megabit

Blog posts 2005-05-10

Additional Resources

Xilisoft HD Video Converter 5.1.26.1120 (Windows)

Xilisoft HD Video Converter is a professional HDTV converter tool designed to transform your video to various high definition video formats like HD ASF Video, HD AVI Video, HD H.264 Video, HD Quick Time Video, HD MPEG4 Video. It can convert TS to WMV HD, AVI to TS HD, WMV...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Video, Xilisoft, Xilisoft HD Video Converter, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-11-26

HP Pavilion dv7-3065dx

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores. Any low-end desktop replacement must cut some corners on its way to providing a serviceable multimedia experience at an approachable price. At $729,...

Tags: Desktops, DVD, Hewlett-Packard Co., dv7, HP Pavilion, desktop replacement, desktop

Product reviews 2009-11-25

Gateway DX4300-11

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.Gateway hasn't fared well with its most recent round of DX-series mainstream retail PCs. Neither the DX4300-03 nor the DX4822-01 received positive marks, and...

Tags: Video cards, LANs, DVD, Consumer electronics, Semiconductors, Network technology, NETWORKING, Gateway Inc., graphics

Product reviews 2009-11-25

Maingear Shift

With its new Shift gaming desktop, Maingear joins the ranks of Alienware, Falcon Northwest, and Velocity Micro in providing its customers a distinctive-looking case you can't get anywhere else. And despite a misstep with the build and a questionable processor choice both of which should be easily remedied, we found...

Tags: Network technology, Most Unique, Maingear, cable, hard drive

Product reviews 2009-11-25

BenQ V2400 Eco

With the Samsung SyncMaster XL2370 ($300) costing $50 less than the BenQ, there is simply no good reason to purchase V2400 Eco. Overall, the Samsung monitor has better performance, facilitated by its wider viewing angle and brighter screen. The BenQ gets points for its unique, stark white aesthetic and the...

Tags: Monitors & displays, display, bezel, OSD, BenQ Corp., monitor, VGA, HDMI

Product reviews 2009-11-25