HDTV
Netflix Streaming 1080p Later This Year
It’s being reported that Netflix will start streaming 1080p content with 5.1 surround sound later this year. This will be good news if you have the setup to take advantage of it. The current line of Roku boxes won’t be capable of streaming at 1080p. I’m sure most Blu-ray players will be able to take [...]
Build Your Own Ambilight TV
This is a really cool project that creates a Phillips Ambilight TV with a few LED bars. It’s a plug-and-play system that uses the a HTPC to control the LEDs. Complete directions over at fun3′s blog. This might be a project I have to play around with. (via hackaday)
DirecTV is Launching a 3D Channel Next Year
DirecTV will be launching a 3D channel next year. They will make the announcement at CES this year. This goes along with their new satellite launch last night that will bring over 200 HD channels and HD locals in more markets. 3D doesn’t really get me excited but I love to see a company I [...]
Plasma TV “Burn-In”: Fact or Myth?
HDGURU has a great write up on Plasma TV burn-in. It’s always talked about that you have to be careful with Plasma TVs so you don’t burn the image in to the screen. I advise people on this too even with current TVs. HDGURU advises that ““Burn-in” is for all practical purposes a non-issue with [...]
Deal: SiliconDust HDHomeRun HDHR
The SiliconDust HDHomeRun HDHR is on sale right now for only $124 with free shipping. The HDHomeRun is a dual qam network tuner. It works with Windows, Mac and Linux. I know a lot of people use these with MythTV, Windows Media Center or SageTv and absolutely love them. It does come with software but [...]
HD Media Player Battle
With all the HD media players on the market it is tough to decide which one is best. Gizmodo has a great article comparing five of the best out there. If you don’t want to read through it look at the chart breakdowns to see how they compare. They tested the WD TV Live, Seagate [...]
