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Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player (WDAVN00)

There's an interesting new niche market developing in the media player arena as storage companies like Western Digital, SanDisk, and Iomega look for a way to tap the growing number of consumers who have multimedia files stored on their computers and want to bring them to their TVs without the...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Media players, Corporate communications, Digital media, Digital music, Western Digital Corp., TV, WD TV, media player, WD TV Media Player, HDMI, video

Product reviews 2009-02-13

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WD TV Live HD Media Player

The first few rounds of network media streamers we tested weren't necessarily recommendable. Sure, this was partially because most of these devices depend on Windows Media Center for connectivity and content, but we also had issues with their interfaces and performance.Fast forward a year and it's safe to say that...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Corporate communications, Advertising & Promotion, Digital media, Microsoft Windows Media Player, TV, media, HDMI, USB

Product reviews 2009-11-07

NetGear WNHDEB111 HD Gaming Wireless N Networking Kit

Editors' note: As the NetGear WNHDEB111 HD Gaming Wireless N Networking Kit is a gaming networking accessory, we didn't put it through the same testing process we use for wireless routers.While home wireless products continue to invade the marketplace, the demand for high-speed wireless performance increases. At this point,...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, Wi-Fi Protected Setup, Netgear Inc., router, wireless, network

Product reviews 2009-11-05

EncodeHD 1.1.140 (Windows)

EncodeHD is a an application to re-encode all types of video files for use on your home media player or on-the-go device. It aims to provide a simple interface with no fuss, and give you the best speed possible without compromising on quality. EncodeHD supports devices like Apple TV, several...

Tags: Dan Cunningham, EncodeHD, Game Players, Media Players, Digital Music, Corporate Communications, Digital Media, Microsoft Windows, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-29

Toshiba Qosmio X505-Q850

Toshiba's Qosmio line has always been the company's experimental playground for high-end systems, from massive gaming rigs to inventive multimedia home theater laptops. While there were a lot of interesting ideas there, you often ended up with slightly overpriced systems with out-of-date video cards or non-functioning Webcam hand gesture controls....

Tags: Notebooks, Toshiba Qosmio line, Toshiba Qosmio, Toshiba Corp.

Product reviews 2009-10-19

Western Digital adds 1080p, networking capability to WD TV Live HD Media Player

wd tv support full HDseehttp://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?DriveID=572RE: Western Digital adds 1080p, networking capability to WD TV Live HD Media PlayerI've had the WDTV for several months now, and I can vouch that it indeed has 1080p support. Love it!!

Tags: 1080p, networking capability, Western Digital Corp., network

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

News to know: Intel; Microsoft; Cisco; Google Voice; Postini; Nokia

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. Larry Dignan: Intel: Solid third quarter; Sees brighter prospects ahead Sam Diaz: Analysts interested in Intel's 2010, not just...

Tags: Google Inc., Postini Corp., Larry Dignan, Nokia Corp., Voice, Camcorder, Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, 3G, Data Centers, Wiki, Operating Systems, Software, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Online Communications

Blog posts 2009-10-14

Western Digital adds networking capability to WD TV Live HD Media Player

It was nearly a year ago when storage giant Western Digital rolled out its WD TV HD Media Player, which consisted of mostly a tiny box with a USB port and HDMI and composite-video output and a remote control. The idea was to attach your external hard drive to the...

Tags: Network, Online Media, Video, Western Digital Corp., Corporate Communications, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Digital Video, Networking, Marketing, Internet, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-10-13

(WD TV Live DH Media Player photos)

Network support!Perfect. I have one of these and just love the thing. I have all of my movies on 2 WD portable drives. I always thought that adding network support would make it perfect and now it's here.I have a home theater pc as well that I...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, WD TV Live DH Media Player, WD TV Live DH Media Player photo, photograph

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

WD TV Live DH Media Player photos

Western Digital announced Tuesday the upgrade to its popular WD TV with a network port, the ability to support DTS HD sound, and a faster processor. by CNET News.com

Tags: Western Digital Corp., Photograph, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-10-13

Seagate tries to stay relevant in living rooms with FreeAgent Theater HD media player

Too expensive for only a 500GB drive...At nearly $300 it should have at LEAST a 1TB drive in it. This product is from a DRIVE manufacturer, after all. It's not like the drive even costs them wholesale. For them, the drive is at manufacturing cost, which is dirt cheap. They...

Tags: Manufacturing, Theater HD-media, Theater HD-media player, Seagate Technology LLC, FreeAgent

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

Seagate tries to stay relevant in living rooms with FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player

Hard drive makers are trying hard to compete with media players in the home theater space. Western Digital has its WD TV and new WD TV Mini devices, while LaCie has its LaCinema line. Competitor Seagate isn't twiddling its thumbs. Earlier this year, it released the FreeAgent Theater, which includes...

Tags: Hard Drive, Seagate Technology LLC, Media Player, Home Entertainment, Media Players, Blu-Ray, Digital Music, Consumer Electronics, Digital Media, Personal Technology, DVD, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-09-16

Dell Inspiron Mini 10 Netbook

As a master of the build-to-order PC, it's no surprise that Dell has managed to create a reasonably customizable version of the Netbook. While most vendors offer them as one-size-fits-all solutions (or with only very minor options, such as color and hard drive), the Inspiron Mini 10 has plenty of...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, netbook, Dell Computer Corp., Dell Inspiron

Product reviews 2009-08-11

Poll: What's your dead-finger tech?

Tech does not need to be "dead finger" to be successfulI mean I could get along just fine without my G1 phone or my netbook as long as I had my laptop and a regular cell phone. But that does not mean I would go back to that. My G1...

Tags: PDAs, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Desktops, dead finger, phone, netbook, PDA

Discussion threads 2009-08-07

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

EncodeHD 1.1.108.0 (Windows)

EncodeHD is a an application to re-encode all types of video files for use on your home media player or on-the-go device. It aims to provide a simple interface with no fuss, and give you the best speed possible without compromising on quality. EncodeHD supports devices like Apple TV, several...

Tags: Dan Cunningham, EncodeHD, Game Players, Media Players, Digital Music, Corporate Communications, Digital Media, Microsoft Windows, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-07-25

Mitsubishi WD-82737

Photo gallery: Mitsubishi WD-737 seriesIf the heyday of the gigantic-screen rear-projection HDTV is over, somebody needs to tell Mitsubishi. The company is the sole remaining proprietor pushing out 60-inch-plus TVs too thick to hang on the wall and too inexpensive to merit a cameo on MTV's "Cribs." Its...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Mitsubishi Corp., Mitsubishi WD-737, TV

Product reviews 2009-07-07

Mitsubishi WD-73737

Photo gallery: Mitsubishi WD-737 seriesIf the heyday of the gigantic-screen rear-projection HDTV is over, somebody needs to tell Mitsubishi. The company is the sole remaining proprietor pushing out 60-inch-plus TVs too thick to hang on the wall and too inexpensive to merit a cameo on MTV's "Cribs." Its...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Mitsubishi Corp., Mitsubishi WD-737, TV

Product reviews 2009-07-07

Mitsubishi WD-60737

Photo gallery: Mitsubishi WD-737 seriesIf the heyday of the gigantic-screen rear-projection HDTV is over, somebody needs to tell Mitsubishi. The company is the sole remaining proprietor pushing out 60-inch-plus TVs too thick to hang on the wall and too inexpensive to merit a cameo on MTV's "Cribs." Its...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Mitsubishi Corp., Mitsubishi WD-737, TV

Product reviews 2009-07-07

Mitsubishi WD-65737

Photo gallery: Mitsubishi WD-737 seriesIf the heyday of the gigantic-screen rear-projection HDTV is over, somebody needs to tell Mitsubishi. The company is the sole remaining proprietor pushing out 60-inch-plus TVs too thick to hang on the wall and too inexpensive to merit a cameo on MTV's "Cribs." Its...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Mitsubishi Corp., Mitsubishi WD-737, TV

Product reviews 2009-07-07