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- Hardware 2.0 'Very Best Kit List' for Nov/Dec 09
- These are consistently your most useful columnsI really look forward to these, especially since I'm thinking about building a new video editing machine. One that can handle full frame 1080 24p h.264 video. I can transcode it with cineform but unless you're doing a lot of color work, it's...
- Tags: Processors, Nov/Dec 09, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Best Kit List, Hardware 2.0, CPU, hardware, Intel Corp., motherboard
- Discussion threads 2009-11-03
- Ultrasone Edition 8
- We've reviewed a number of Ultrasone headphones over the years--everything from iPod-inspired iCans to the luxurious HFI-2200s. But the new Edition 8s are, in so many ways, a very different Ultrasone. First, the Edition 8s have, according to Ultrasone, a completely original design that doesn't share any parts with...
- Tags: Ultrasone, headphone
- Product reviews 2009-10-21
- Sennheiser HD 800
- Model changes at the upper end of Sennheiser's headphone line don't happen very often. The previous flagship--the still available HD 650s--were introduced in 2003, and remain in the line. Their predecessor, the HD 600s, came out more than a decade ago, and are still popular with audiophiles. I've reviewed both,...
- Tags: headphone
- Product reviews 2009-10-15
- Onkyo HT-RC160
- Photo gallery:Onkyo HT-RC160Comparing the features of competing AV receivers is already a difficult chore, but many manufacturers, such as Denon and Yamaha, invite more complexity by offering two lines of nearly identical AV receivers: a custom-install-friendly line and a more-consumer-based line. For better or worse, Onkyo has followed suit with...
- Tags: Onkyo HT-RC160, receiver, Onkyo
- Product reviews 2009-09-30
- Denon AVR-790
- Editors' note: This review is nearly identical to the Denon AVR-1910, as the two products are extremely similar. The only differences are slightly different cosmetics and the AVR-790 lacks IR inputs/outputs and the ability to drive "B" front speakers.The capability to upconvert analog video sources has become standard on midrange...
- Tags: Denon, Denon AVR-790, receiver
- Product reviews 2009-09-29
- Samsung SP-A900B
- Samsung, with the help of video guru Joe Kane, again delivers outstanding performance in the high-end front projection DLP category with the flagship SP-A900B. This 1080p resolution, one-chip DLP projector sports the latest Dark Chip 4 chip from Texas Instruments, but otherwise appears virtually the same as the SP-A800B that...
- Tags: Projectors, Network technology, picture menu, menu system, Samsung SP-A900B, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., projector
- Product reviews 2009-09-14
- Netbooks with Nvidia's Ion wait on Windows 7
- Nvidia's Ion platform may be off to a slow start, but that could change once Windows 7 arrives in late October. To date Ion has been used only in nettops--including two new ones from Asus and Lenovo--but the first netbooks should finally arrive around the time Microsoft releases its new...
- Tags: Lenovo Group Ltd., NVidia Corp., Microsoft Windows, Netbook, Ion, Eee Top ET2002T, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows 7, Hardware, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-08-21
- News to know: Culture of cheap; Microsoft, Nokia; eBay; Apple
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Nusca: Culture of cheap: How discount computers cost the consumer Jason Perlow: Der Frankenputer: A Last Hurrah at...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Nokia Corp., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., eBay Inc., Cloud Computing, Phishing, Virtualization, Sales Strategy, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Word, Smart Phones, Security, Spam And Phishing, Hardware, Sales, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-08-13
- The big boys eye home theater PC market: Dell Inspiron Zino HD, Lenovo Q700
- A couple of surprises popped up today in the home theater PC market, involving two of the biggest computer makers in the world. Gizmodo is showing an image presumably shot at a press event of what can definitely be called Dell's Apple Mac Mini-killer: The Inspiron Zino HD. It may...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Home Theater, PC, Lenovo Group Ltd., Apple Inc., Dell Inspiron, Lenovo Q700, Home Entertainment, Wireless LANs, Consumer Electronics, Tv & Home Theater, Desktops, Notebooks, Wi-Fi, Personal Technology, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-08-12
- Netgear unveils 4-port XAVB1004 Home Theater Internet Connection Kit
- still a small portion of TVsthose that do have the built in ethernet are brand new. What most are doing now are hooking up small computers to the TV for weather, movies, games, and anything that they would do at the computer desk. This time they have their...
- Tags: Ethernet, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Wi-Fi, Network technology, NETWORKING, Monitors & displays, XAVB1004 Home Theater Internet Connection Kit, Netgear Inc., TV
- Discussion threads 2009-08-12
- Survey: Majority of American households now have HDTVs
- Despite the recession, we still haven't completely put the brakes on when it comes to buying new TV sets. According to a new report by the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing CTAM, 53 percent of U.S. households now own an HDTV, the first time a majority of the country's...
- Tags: HDTV, Survey, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-08-06
- Dead-Finger Tech: Panasonic HD front projector
- I like my toys. Dual monitors on a quad-core, 12 GB Mac Pro. Blackmagic Intensity Pro HDMI capture card. 4 TB of local disk, including my favorite, a 300 GB WD 10k Velociraptor system disk. Logitech Trackman Wheel and a Microsoft Natural Keyboard Elite. Canon HV20 and...
- Tags: Panasonic, Movie, Tirion, Projectors, Hardware, Components, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2009-07-29
- Hell freezing over? Toshiba set to release a Blu-ray player this year
- The biggest supporter of the HD-DVD format, Toshiba has made no real move to support Blu-ray, which triumphed over HD-DVD as the top high-definition DVD technology. That may be changing, however, as the company is planning on releasing its first Blu-ray player, which will apparently be called the BD 18...
- Tags: Toshiba Corp., Hd Dvd, Consumer Electronics, DVD, Blu-Ray, Home Entertainment, Branding, Personal Technology, Marketing, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-07-19
- Mitsubishi to give free Vudu Box with purchase of new TV
- Here's one way around having to offer a networked TV to consumers. From July 16 to August 10, Mitsubishi is giving away a Vudu Box, a device that downloads and plays movies—including 1080p titles—with the purchase of most new Mitsubishi HDTV models. The Vudu unit costs $149 regularly, and the...
- Tags: Mitsubishi Corp., TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-07-13
- 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
- ASUS VH236H - LCD display - TFT - 23"
- The Asus VH236H is available for around $190 from e-tailers. For that price you not only get HDMI and DVI support, built-in speakers, a headphone jack but also great movie and game performance. We'd prefer to have more ergonomic options and a less frustrating OSD menu, but with its...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, Pressing Menu, LCD, TFT, ASUS VH236H, S/A, ASUS, bezel, OverDrive, OSD, Samsung SyncMaster P2370
- Product reviews 2009-07-01
- 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
- New Acer Aspire laptops start at $480
- Everyone knows that PCs get faster and cheaper every year. For a while the shift to laptops seemed to slow things down a bit, but those days are over. Laptop prices have been dropping fast as computer makers vie for a bigger piece of the industry's only growth area. Even...
- Tags: Acer Inc., Laptop Computer, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-06-23
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