Archive for September, 2009

HDTV Buyer Guide for HD formats

We are constantly “bombarded” by new technologies, new products and countless acronyms, what is the Full HD, the HD Ready, what should buy?
As always, at each exit of a new technology, the market offers us the plethora of products and a world of acronyms, which ultimately do nothing but create confusion. The average person [...]

Polk Audio RM95 5-Channel Home Theater System (Set of Five, Black) (Electronics) newly tagged "blu-ray"

Polk Audio RM95 5-Channel Home Theater System (Set of Five, Black) (Electronics)By Polk Audio
Buy new: $599.957 used and new from $449.00 Customer Rating: First tagged “blu-ray” by Kevin Quattro Customer tags: [...]

Pickled OLED

What do pickles have to do with OLED Television Technology? Check out an interesting video from MIT to find out! After viewing the video, check out my own recent reports and perspective on OLED Televisions: OLED Where Are You? and Sony Postpones Large Screen OLED TV Plans. more …

Blu-ray Review: The Haunted World of El Superbeasto

Musician turned film director Rob Zombie has polarized horror fans like few before him, crafting two original tales (’House of 1000 Corpses’ and ‘The Devils Rejects’) that were greeted with mixed reactions,… more …

Ask the Expert: 2.1 Channel Speaker Recommendations and 5 Speaker System Differences

Well, hello again! Welcome to another installment of the ever popular Ask the Expert. We’ve had such an amazing response from our Ask the Expert contact form that we’re barely able to keep up with the questions! That being said, let’s skip the small talk and get right to the point. Our first question comes [...]

Pioneer launches World’s First 12X Blu-ray Burner, BDR-205

These days we are seeing a lot of PCs and notebooks coming with blu-ray players but none of them feature a blu-ray burner. Today Pioneer has done just that by releasing world’s first 12X Blu-ray burner. Previously there were only 8X blu-ray burners in the market. This one is designed for …
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Pioneer Churns Out the World’s First 12x Blu-ray Burner [Blu-Ray]

The BDR-205 is pretty much like any other mainstream 5.25-inch internal Blu-ray writer, in terms of looks and features, except for the fact that it, get this , spins slightly faster than the current crop of 8x writers. Slightly! I was tempted to try to find a late-90s press release for …
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Blu-ray Review: JCVD

“This movie is for me. There we are, you and me. Why did you do that? Or why did I do that? You made my dream come true. I asked for it. I promised you something in return and I haven’t delivered yet…. more …

Sharp combines its latest LCD improvements in LX series HDTVs

Coming straight out of a brand new 10G production facility in Sakai, Sharp’s line of LX HDTVs (in 60-, 52-, 46- and 40-inch sizes) are all sporting the latest in LCD technology with UV²A panels and LED backlighting. Unfortunately, like Sony, these new screens abandon the higher quality RGB LED technology of the pricey XS1 [...]

High-Def Digest chats with Harold Ramis about ‘Ghostbusters 3′ and the ‘Year One’ Blu-ray

The legendary Harold Ramis gives High-Def Digest a call to discuss ‘Ghostbusters,’ nudity, and most importantly, the ‘Year One’ Blu-ray. By Michael S. Palmer The phone rang. I answered. And there he was… more …