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by Jordan Grodecki on January 21, 2010
Despite the name of this blog being the "wired" weblog, there's certainly been a distinct trend over the past few years to head towards wireless systems, and televisions have been the ...
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by Jordan Grodecki on November 30, 2009
We've talked about the Roku before, seeing it as a good alternative to the mainstream media streamers out there, and now it's just got even better with the introduction of a load of new channels full ...
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by Jordan Grodecki on November 30, 2009
One of the things that has always bugged me about all the flash HDTVs we've got these days is that, although it is reletively easy to mount them attractively on walls, it is actually very difficult to...
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by Jordan Grodecki on August 31, 2009
OLED TVs are slowly coming onto the marketplace, but they are all small, expensive models as the technology is still in it's infancy. One does wonder though, by the time they come mainstream will ...
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by Jordan Grodecki on June 30, 2009
The French have beaten the UK's Sky deal by allowing X360 owners to access Canal+ live television and also on demand services on their consoles. Football matches will be available to watch live wi...
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by Jordan Grodecki on April 30, 2009
Sony have just piped up with some information about a new line of Bravia TVs featuring an ethernet port; allowing them to download RSS feeds and other information over the internet, directly to the ...
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by Jordan Grodecki on February 25, 2009
VUDU are continuing to push the boundries of set top box entertainment, even after their latest price cut, by beginning to offer HDX (a blu-ray rivaling format, apparently) downloads to OWN of films...
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by Jordan Grodecki on January 18, 2009
Associated Press has put up a review of the super budget BlockBuster branded 2Wire MediaPoint digital rental box; with a rather negative conclusion. The box is full of flaws; you arn't allowed to ...
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by Emily Price on May 19, 2008
It looks like you may soon be able to get HD Amazon Unbox content on your TiVo. Jim Denney the VP of marketing at TiVo recently said that we can expect an announcement "in the not too distant fut...
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by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on May 7, 2008
One of the things I'm personally confused about with this HDTV transition is how we're going to hook up all those old devices that only speak composite. You know, things like my VCR, my Wii, m...
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by william on August 16, 2005
The 50-inch Optoma RD50A DLP Rear-projection television (RPTV) has a great price point but has a few issues. According to the review at PCMag.com:
We found the RD50A's menu system among the worst...
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by william on August 9, 2005
Yesterday, we told you the InFocus 61" TV at Woot.com was going to go fast. According to Home Theater View the TV sold pretty darn well:
Item Quantity: 450
Item Price: $2,999.99
Total Sold: $1...
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by william on August 8, 2005
You might want to jump on this deal quick. Woot.com has the InFocus ScreenPlay 61 Inch DLP High definition TV for $2999.99 with a whopping $5 shipping.
Act fast since I assume these will sell out so...
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by william on August 1, 2005
Got an HDTV? Did you know you can get your local major network's HDTV signal for free? All you'll need to do is install an outdoor antenna. CNET.com has a nice 6 part tutorial with video that...
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by william on July 25, 2005
From HD.net:
What:NASA will restart the countdown clock on Saturday, headed for a liftoff of NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery at 10:39 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, July 26. HDNet will be the only U.S. tele...
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by william on July 22, 2005
As Drew Carey would say: "The points don't matter just like preason football". Still, preseason is better than no football, especially in HD. NFL.com has announced 15 preason games in H...
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by william on July 6, 2005
So what's the future of TV? Michael Krantz of The New York Times has a really interesting report about HD3D that states:
Ordinary TV sets deliver 500 lines of resolution. Most high-definition sc...
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by william on June 16, 2005
Yeah, I know we mentioned this last week, but the price actually dropped another hundred dollars. Now you can get the dell 42" Plasma HDTV for $2799 after $200 mail-in rebate.
More about the De...
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by william on June 9, 2005
So you've finally broken down and decided to get your rear projection big screen HDTV. So what type of screen do you get? SoundandVisionMag.com has an in-depth article that compares DLP and LCD s...
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by william on June 8, 2005
If you're looking for a great deal on a Plasma HDTV, you'll want to take a peek at this deal. dell is offering it's 42" Plasma HDTV for $2899 after $600 mail-in rebate (Yeah, I hate ...
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by william on May 10, 2005
Looking for a new DLP (Digital Light Processing) HDTV? The Home Theater Blog has a great reccomendation list starting with:
Samsung
Without a doubt Samsung has been a major player in the tabletop/micr...
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by william on May 9, 2005
Last week, we showed you the press release on the LG Electronics PY2DR. Now DesignTechnica has a nice first look at the HDTV with a built-in DVR. The article states:
LG Electronics has put a lot of t...
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by william on May 4, 2005
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. - May 3, 2005- LG Electronics today introduced the world's first plasma integrated high-definition televisions (HDTVs) with a built-in high-definition digital video recorde...
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by william on May 4, 2005
Looking for a reasonably priced digital ATSC tuner? CNET has a review of the Humax HFA100 in which they say:
ATSC tuners such as the HFA100 will appeal primarily to owners of HDTV-ready TVs who want...
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by william on April 28, 2005
DesignTechnica has a review of the Toshiba 52HM84 HDTV-Ready Projection DLP TV. They seemed pretty impressed and say:
Toshiba's 52HM84 is a 52" widescreen 16:9 HD-Capable rear projection TV ...
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by william on April 22, 2005
There's nothing better than a Nascar crash, now you can see it in High definition. From AVREV.com:
HDNet and NASCAR announced recently the schedule for the second season of NASCAR's high-defi...
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by william on April 12, 2005
Want to get the most out of your hdtv? CNET.com has the top 10 accessories to enhance your HDTV viewing. Number 10 on the list is:
Gefen DVI HDTV switcher (EXT-HDTV-241)When to use it: DVI is a tad ol...
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by william on April 10, 2005
Looking to buy an HDTV but haven't won the lottery yet? OnHD.TV has an article that gives you the top 5 HDTVs under $1000US. Coming in at number 5 is the:Zenith 23-inch Widescreen LCD HDTV Monito...
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by william on April 8, 2005
Home Theater Review has a decent review on the LG LST3510A HDTV Tuner/DVD Player. The review states:
Until reasonably priced receivers with DVI and HDMI switching are common (and we've all been c...
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by william on April 6, 2005
As prices continue to drop on large screen HDTVs, the market continues to give us some great options. Syntax is introducing the Olevia LT42HVi LCD TV. According to Designtechnica.com:
The Olevia LT42...
