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Rangers vs. Islanders

admin — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:15:17 +0000

MSG TO TELECAST WORLD’S FIRST EVER HOCKEY GAME IN 3D Rangers vs. Islanders at Madison Square Garden on March 24 Will Be Screened in 3D at the Theater at MSG for Area Hockey Fans Telecast Will be America’s First Live 3D Sports Event Delivered to the Home New York, NY – March 18, 2010 – MSG, a … — full article at msg.com more …

HD Advisor Five-O

admin — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:15:01 +0000

Editor’s Note: Each Friday, High-Def Digest’s own HD Advisor will answer a new round of questions from our readers. If you have home theater questions you need answered, send an email to HDanswers@gmail.com…. more …

‘Saints Road to XLIV: Collector’s Edition’ Announced for Blu-ray

admin — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:15:01 +0000

Fans of the NFL’s New Orleans Saints are in for a treat this June! Warner Brothers has announced ‘Saints Road to XLIV: Collector’s Edition’ for Blu-ray on June 1. Specs haven’t been revealed yet, but the… more …

‘Tooth Fairy’ Flutters to Blu-ray

admin — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:15:02 +0000

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will sprout wings and leave a Blu-ray under your pillow this May. In an early announcement to retailers, 20th Century Fox says the family comedy ‘Tooth Fairy’ also starring Julie… more …

‘The Book of Eli’ Announced for Blu-ray

admin — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:00:02 +0000

Albert Hughes’ hit post-apocalyptic thriller will turn high-definition into a wasteland this June. Warner Brothers has just revealed ‘The Book of Eli’ starring Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman is coming… more …

Blu-ray Review: The Men Who Stare at Goats

admin — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:45:07 +0000

‘Men Who Stare At Goats’ is kind of a lousy movie, which seems almost like a mathematical improbability, given the creative weight that’s behind it and the strength of the source material. But hey, stranger… more …

SRS TruVolume – Volume Leveling Adaptors – Product(s) of the Week

admin — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:00:08 +0000

Are you tired of those loud TV commercials and the variation of loud and soft TV channels and programs when you change channels or when a one program follows another on your TV? If your TV or home theater system does not have a built-in volume leveler, SRS has come the rescue with its SRS TruVolume technology.

The purpose of SRS TruVolume is to provide loudness compensation without eliminating the natural dynamic range with TV broadcasts, cable/satellite feeds, or other type of program material. I had a chance to get a hand’s on demo of SRS TruVolume at this past CES (2010) and it was definitely effective at reducing the amount of unwanted volume spikes and dips.

There are two SRS TruVolume leveling adaptors currently available that are worth checking out:

My Volume (for HDMI)

EYP DCT-65 (for analog audio)

SRS TruVolume – Volume Leveling Adaptors – Product(s) of the Week originally appeared on About.com Home Theater on Friday, March 19th, 2010 at 10:00:37.

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contest: win an hp touchsmart 600 desktop pc

admin — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:00:20 +0000

How’d you like to get your hands on a brand spankin’ new HP Touchsmart 600 computer for free? Well, all you’ve got to do is keep an eye on Technabob for the next week for your chance to win.

Over the next week, I’ll be posting three more articles documenting my … — full article at technabob.com

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Mar 19, Practical Home Theater Guide: Systems Reviews and Home Theater Design

admin — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:00:06 +0000

Lots of information at Practical Home Theater Guide: Comprehensive home theater design guides, home theater systems reviews, and installation advice to help you get started. more …

3DTV: It Starts with Sports

admin — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:30:05 +0000

With some consumers willing to spend hundreds of dollars per seat to attend some sporting events, it should come as little surprise that live 3DTV programming is going to begin with sports coverage. The press is still writing pages about the first 3D-capable sets from Samsung, Sony, and Panasonic — many of which have not shipped yet — and already we’re hearing about efforts to broadcast 3D programming.

For example, Comcast will provide free 3D coverage of the Masters golf tournament. The cable company plans to show two hours on each of the first five days.

CBS has announced 3D coverage of the late rounds of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. While this won’t be broadcast to TVs, it will be shown in about 100 movie theaters across the nation.

Both of these initiatives are important. They have an aura of exclusivity that may lead some sports fans to think that they’re missing something by not having 3D. So this could help increase the early “pull” demand on the part of consumers for 3D-capable sets. In addition, this will let the producers of sporting event programming start to climb the learning curve for real-time live 3D coverage of sports. Just as in the early days of HDTV, the new format requires new hardware and all the production facilities required to process and deliver the content. These are not trivial challenges, but as we’ve seen with HD, once they are ironed out we can expect to see the use of 3D stereoscopic imaging spread rapidly through other types of content, right down to the local TV newsroom.

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