Archive for the ‘Home Entertainment’ Category
Monday, October 29th, 2007
Like to sit real close to your TV? Good, 'cause you'll need to be PC-close to take advantage of these new 1080p LCDs from Sharp. Sharp's no dummy though, as they've fitted their new 22-, 26-, and 32-inch sets with HDCP-loving DVI-D and mini D-Sub for PC connectivity and 2x ...
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Thursday, October 25th, 2007
On one hand, the designs of Yamaha's latest devices could have easily been ripped straight from last century, but in another sense, there's a certain level of attractiveness that comes with brushed aluminum AV components sporting retro-inspired buttons / knobs. Nevertheless, the CD-S2000 SACD / CD player (which arrives ...
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Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007
We first saw Griffin's Evolve wireless iPod speakers way back in January at CES, and it looks like they're finally shipping. The detachable speakers each contain a battery with enough juice to last 10 hours, and the Evolve base can charge both the speaker cubes and a docked iPod. Apparently ...
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Monday, October 22nd, 2007
Epson seems to think it's hit the sweet spot with its new home theater projector, the PowerLite Home Cinema 720 HD (the PowerLite 400 is pictured), and it may very well be on to something. The 3LCD projector retails for $1,300, and packs in 1,600 ANSI lumens, a 10,000:1 contrast ...
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Monday, October 22nd, 2007
Hey racing buffs, do you find it's just not as satisfying to pull off hair-raising turns with your average controller? If you're looking for the off-screen action to match your gameplay, the D-Box GP-200 gaming chair might do nicely.
Picture a padded bucket seat propped up on three hydraulic legs and ...
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Monday, October 22nd, 2007
With Sharp, Hitachi, and LG.Philips all announcing ultra-thin LCDs we were beginning to wonder, where's Samsung with their world's first / biggest / thinnest boasting? No more. Meet the 10-mm (0.39-inch) thin, 40-inch LED-backlit, Full HD LCD TV panel which covers 92% of the NTSC color gamut while consuming less ...
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Monday, October 22nd, 2007
The Sansa TakeTV appears to have been leaked by the good guys at buy.com. The device will allow the user to transport video files (DivX, xVid and MPEG-4) to their TVs, without the need for encoding/burning.
The TakeTV will dock into any TV out and will provide a resolution up to ...
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Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007
Mitsubishi jumped into the circa-$3000 1080p projector game today, rolling out its LVP-HC6000 that adds a couple of tricks to the Epson Powerlite and Panasonic PT-AE100U projectors against which it might compete. Although it has a face only a mother could love, the image it projects on the screen will ...
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Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007
The info is flying fast today as Sony's launches a multi-tiered attack on the entertainment community. The unit will apparently be coming to Europe "early in 2008" with other territories to follow (PAL only for now). The new box will feature two 1080p tuners, which utilize the European Digital Video ...
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Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007
Fuze Media Systems unveiled their full home media system, which has several advantages over the pretty and fully competent Microsoft Windows Media Center. In a nutshell, it's designed to be used throughout the entire house, with multiroom streaming. There are extenders called the Fuzemini that have HDMI out, DVD/CD ...
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