• Today on Our Other Blogs

    Updated: 2009-12-31 02:46:09
    Nokia N900 hacked to make PS3 Gaming Controller Weight Loss Pill Includes “Chili” I-Vision Fireplace with Integrated LCD TV Related posts No related posts.

  • Today on CyberTheater.com

    Updated: 2009-12-31 02:44:36
    Chumby, on the TV! What was spent on TVs in 2009 Popular LCD TVs at Year-End National Geographic Issues on a Portable HDD Samsung LN55B650 Television Review–A Beautiful System Today’s Big Surprise: Warner, Fox Want Redbox Lawsuit Dismissed Netflix Is Making The Studios Very, Very Nervous Slingbox At This Year’s CES? Sweet Home Theater Setups - Complete With Arcade Related posts No related posts.

  • Chumby, on the TV!

    Updated: 2009-12-31 00:27:26
    Ah, Chumby, our favorite open-source connectivity device, where would we be without you? Probably in line to buy an iSlate or some other Internet tablet, I guess, but who would have thought that I could use you with my home theater. Apparently this guy, because he’s got it connected with a few pads [...]

  • What was spent on TVs in 2009

    Updated: 2009-12-30 22:15:53
    A recent report from DisplaySearch has shown that $112 Billion was spent on televisions this year in what amounted to 205 million TVs. By the way, 69 percent of those sales were LCD TVs. Just to let you know, just 101 billion was spent on TVs in 2007, and but it arose to [...]

  • National Geographic Issues on a Portable HDD

    Updated: 2009-12-30 19:15:59
    Here is something for the people who have been following the National Geographic Channel on cable. Rather than wait to watch for new episodes, get the whole lot in one portable 160GB HDD. This should be a great educational tool for kids or yourself for a reasonable price of $199.95. Get every issue since 1888 [...]

  • RoyalTek RPJ-2000 Pico Projector

    Updated: 2009-12-30 18:08:26
    Designed for professional business presentation, the new RPJ-2000 is a portable, ultra slim projection device by RoyalTek. The projector supports iPod, mobile phone multimedia display, DVD Player and media players, such as MP4 player. It also supports PDF files and MS Office. The RPJ-2000 supports up to 65” maximal projection screen size and is [...]

  • Today’s Big Surprise: Warner, Fox Want Redbox Lawsuit Dismissed

    Updated: 2009-12-30 05:18:14
    Say it with me, everybody: nooooooo! Apparently, the boys out at Warner and Fox don’t think that creating an embargo and refusing to sell to one customer and only one customer is doing any damage to anybody. Go figure, huh? The salient from Fox goes like this–the Redbox case against Fox: “…does not allege harm to inter-brand competition, does [...]

  • Netflix Is Making The Studios Very, Very Nervous

    Updated: 2009-12-30 04:51:35
    Oh yes.  Very nervous.  Very nervous indeed, kids.  It’s a downright terrifying experience. See, Netflix represents a serious player in the game these days.  Every year, they buy two hundred and forty million dollars worth of product from the studios, to turn around and rent it out to the legions of subscribers that Netflix carries on [...]

  • Slingbox At This Year’s CES?

    Updated: 2009-12-30 04:20:06
    An exciting new prospect, folks–just caught this one about three minutes ago.  The word is that this year’s CES, which is going to be a hoot and a half as it sits (and I would be there in a HEARTBEAT if it weren’t better than an even bet I’d be stranded at a Las Vegas [...]

  • Sweet Home Theater Setups - Complete With Arcade

    Updated: 2009-12-30 04:02:15
    While I’m always eager to present budget secrets for those of us who’d like to build a sweet home theater system and do it on a budget, by like token, I always have to bring up those home theater systems that can only be described as sweet. And this theater, which occupies large portions of a [...]

  • Today on Our Other Blogs

    Updated: 2009-12-30 00:56:53
    Nokia vs. Apple patent fight heating up Union Jack Snakeskin Lips Clutch Bag Winner — SpongeBob SquarePants Season 6 Related posts No related posts.

  • Today on CyberTheater.com

    Updated: 2009-12-30 00:55:13
    Ypsilon VPS-100 Phono Stage Preamplifier Mitsubishi LT-249 series displays DirectTV to offer a 3D TV channel: Too soon? HDMI Converter for Gamers New Panasonic Plasma Plant Complete Pioneer VSX 1019AH-K Receiver Review–A Pretty Nice Unit Theaters Resist Change, Spell Own Doom Could Apple TV Be The Ultimate Game Changer? DVD Sales Plummet, DVD Rentals Soar. What Gives? Sweet Home Theater Setups - The Simplest [...]

  • Ypsilon VPS-100 Phono Stage Preamplifier

    Updated: 2009-12-30 00:11:56
    The Ypsilon VPS-100 is a high performance phono preamplifier. This tube-based preamplifier helps deliver natural, musical, open soundstage. Aaudio Imports, the leading supplier of high-end audio products is all set to introduce this preamplifier into the U.S. market at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show that begins in January. Available in an elegant rectangle of [...]

  • Mitsubishi LT-249 series displays

    Updated: 2009-12-29 21:27:52
    Yes, most televisions have terrible audio quality, which is why the stereo and soundbar was invented. Fortunately, Mitsubishi is a step ahead with the LT-249 series that includes a soundbar at the bottom of the display. You would think that every TV would have a soundbar, but I suppose the display industry doesn’t [...]

  • DirectTV to offer a 3D TV channel: Too soon?

    Updated: 2009-12-29 21:12:23
    In celebration of DirectTV’s new satellite, the company is planning on offering the world’s very first 3D HD channel. It will have movies, sports, and, of course, all things 3D. You will need to have a 3D capable HDTV. Don’t worry, I’m sure all the big companies will have theirs on display [...]

  • HDMI Converter for Gamers

    Updated: 2009-12-29 17:54:14
    For the people who want to make the best of anything that they have, the HDMI converter was made to aid gaming consoles such as the PS2 and PSP to be displayed on HDTVs. While there may be some concerns on the actual display quality, seeing what you have from your tiny device/s on a [...]

  • New Panasonic Plasma Plant Complete

    Updated: 2009-12-29 17:48:22
    Panasonic has just completed its largest and third plasma plant in Amagasaki which will now be able to produce new plasma displays and LCD panels to help its cause. The plant will begin commercial manufacturing in January 2010 with a target of 120,000 42” panels. The opening of this new plant should help Panasonic’s plasma [...]

  • Pioneer VSX 1019AH-K Receiver Review–A Pretty Nice Unit

    Updated: 2009-12-29 04:38:43
    Pioneer is well known among home theater enthusiasts for generally putting together a quality piece of hardware.  Sure, it may not always be top of the line, but it will generally be a good value, and sometimes, that’s good enough.  And in the case of the Pioneer VSX 1019AH-K receiver, it’ll also be an excellent [...]

  • Theaters Resist Change, Spell Own Doom

    Updated: 2009-12-29 04:37:01
    Well, folks, you know I’ve been of the mind for the last couple years now that the theater as we know it is a  doomed industry. Without serious changes in terms of the value they provide, they will be relegated to the dust heap of history alongside the buggy whip in favor of the steadily [...]

  • Could Apple TV Be The Ultimate Game Changer?

    Updated: 2009-12-29 04:36:58
    Now I was reading something about this the other day, so I figured I’d boil it down into the salient for you.  You’ve got a lot on your plate these days, you know.  You need fast and hard hitting home theater news. So here’s the deal–a LOT of the market is currently worried about Apple TV.  [...]

  • Sweet Home Theater Setups - The Simplest Can Be The Best

    Updated: 2009-12-29 04:34:55
    Sometimes, folks, we need to take a step back with all this home theater business.  We need to remember that it’s not about the fanciest hardware or about the themes or about the sheer cost expended.  Sometimes we need to remember that it’s the simple things, it’s the small things, that make a home theater [...]

  • Today on CyberTheater.com

    Updated: 2009-12-28 22:17:01
    Audience ClairAudient LSA 4+4 Loudspeakers Vivitek H9080FD Projector Thanko HDD Media Player Fatrak AV Gear Shelves Yamaha RX V465 Receiver Review–So Much Like The Rest Studios Pushing For Online Distribution Is 2010 The Year Of Instant Gratification? Redbox Making Push Into Video Games Camp? Sweet Home Theater Setups - Goofy Sony HTSS360 5.1 channel Home Theater System Panasonic VIERA X1 Series TC-L26X1 LCD HDTV Related posts No [...]

  • Enabling use of a large external USB drive with an older BIOS: disable legacy USB support

    Updated: 2009-12-27 18:58:00
    : : skip to main skip to sidebar Gordon's Tech Tech tips and notes with a bit of commentary . OS X and XP . mostly Sunday , December 27, 2009 Enabling use of a large external USB drive with an older BIOS : disable legacy USB support This is a pretty exotic fix , but I'm not the only one to run into the problem so I'll pass on what I learned I found the link after I fixed the issue I have a vintage 2003 XP box Intel motherboard with an Intel P4 motherboard . It's needed periodic brain surgery but I make as few changes as possible . This is geriatric computing don't mess with things that . work The most persistent annoyance I've had came when I moved to 1TB external drives for : backup Gordon's Tech : My review : LaCie 1 TB USB 2.0 External Drive 201304U I discovered I couldn't start the system with the USB drive on . I have to restart with the drive off , then leave it off until startup is done . I don't think this was a LaCie problem , I suspect other causes . I don't restart often , so I've mostly ignored this . I does cause some pain however , so recently I spent a few minutes plumbing the . BIOS Briefly , I had to disable legacy USB support . Once that was done the system starts

  • Merry Christmas from HCW!

    Updated: 2009-12-26 07:47:22
    Merry Christmas (and Happy Holidays) from HCW! A quick update on some reviews and articles, and a special video for everyone to enjoy :)

  • Intel's next-gen Atom arrives in Asus' Eee PC 1005PE netbook

    Updated: 2009-12-21 05:01:00
    Intel didn't intend for its Atom CPU to revolutionize the ultraportable notebook market, but it happened anyway. Today, the next-gen "Pine Trail" Atom platform debuts in Asus' Eee PC 1005PE. We take a close look at Atom's second coming to see what's new.

  • Google calendar labs - worth a look

    Updated: 2009-12-19 18:12:00
    Google's "Labs" are often silly, but the Calendar Labs are all interesting.I've added:One on oneYear viewAdd gadget by URLDim future repeatsAttach docsJump to date (at last!!)Next meetingWorld clockIn other words, just about all of the current lab offerings. They show on the right side of my calendar, which is fine on a mega-display. You can collapse the gadget/lab list with a single click.--My Google Reader Shared items (feed)

  • Using a 27 inch iMac as an external display

    Updated: 2009-12-18 14:40:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Gordon's Tech Tech tips and notes with a bit of commentary . OS X and XP . mostly Friday , December 18, 2009 Using a 27 inch iMac as an external display When I bring my work laptop home , it would be convenient to use my i5 as an external display Using a 27-inch iMac as an external display Connect a male-to-male Mini DisplayPort cable to the Mini DisplayPort on each computer . The 27-inch iMac will enter Target Display Mode and display content from the source . computer Note : If you are connecting two 27-inch iMacs , connect a Mini DisplayPort cable to each computer and press Command F2 on the 27-inch iMac keyboard that you will use as an external display . My work laptop has a Display port output , but not a Mini DisplayPort . Alas , modern video cabling is a complete mess . Yes , it's all about the DRM Oh , for the brief shining moment of VGA everywhere It looks like what I need is a DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort adapter cable 12.95 I'm going to give this one a try and update this post with my . experiences Incidentally , Belkin sells a 30 Mini to Mini cable through the Apple store and circuit assembly sells a 13 version I found a quick topic

  • A quick first look at USB 3.0 performance

    Updated: 2009-12-07 02:45:00
    USB 2.0 has been around for nearly a decade—an eternity in the PC world. We've taken a quick first look at its replacement, SuperSpeed USB 3.0, to see what's up with the spec and how a first implementation measures up.

  • Google Offers Free Snail Mail Xmas Cards

    Updated: 2009-12-04 13:33:43
    Google brings back a blast from the past - postcards! The kind you put in REAL mailboxes! And they are delivering them for you FREE of charge!

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