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GreenTV Logo Coming to Energy-Saving HDTV GreenTV Logo Coming to Energy-Saving HDTV If your one of the few who feel your consumer electronics don’t look enough like Nascar drivers, a new logo wants to adorn your LCD HDTV. Soon, select LCD TVs will be awarded a new GreenTV logo so…
Cables to Go HDMI 1.3 Repeater Extends Signal 200 Feet Cables to Go HDMI 1.3 Repeater Extends Signal 200 Feet 1080p, HDCP-Compliant and with Version 1.3 Deep Color! The HDMI Repeater features a Female-to-Female connection for use with standard HDMI cables. Simply run one HDMI cable from the video source to…
Yahoo! Music Goes to Hell: The Long Fall of DRM Yahoo! Music Goes to Hell: The Long Fall of DRM Yahoo! Music Store has announced that it’s shutting the doors on its DRM laden music superstore. Somewhere Freddy Mercury is screaming “Another One Bites the Dust” at 128 kilobits per second. Despite…
HDMI Lag - Partial Solution on the Horizon HDMI Lag - Partial Solution on the Horizon Silicon Image, Inc. announced recently that they were working on a solution that would reduce the time it takes to switch from one HDMI source to another on your high definition display. This new…
Krell Introduces $4000 Worth of iPod Overkill Krell Introduces $4000 Worth of iPod Overkill Krell Industries, long known for manufacturing monstrously (can we say that without getting sued?) large power amplifiers and audiophile electronics has jumped on the iPod bandwagon with the…
DVD Piracy on the Rise? DVD Piracy on the Rise? A report from Futuresource Consulting Inc. suggests that around a third of all people in the US and UK are copying DVDs with somewhere around 70% saying that they would have bought at least some of…
Wireless HD Interface Protocol - Is a Format War in the Works? Wireless HD Interface Protocol - Is a Format War in the Works? A bevy of names in consumer electronics have announced the formation of a consortium called Wireless HD Interface (WHDI) dedicated to the creation of a protocol that’ll send HD audio and video…
LCDs Sell on Misinformation LCDs Sell on Misinformation JD Power and Associates reported today that salespersons recommend LCDs more frequently than plasmas based on old, outdated, or untrue information. Mostly the salespersons seem to misinformed about…
Onkyo Announces TX-SR806 and TX-SR706 AV Receivers Onkyo Announces TX-SR806 and TX-SR706 AV Receivers Onkyo USA has introduced two mid-price home theater receivers and two packaged home theater systems, as part of its mid-year new product announcements. Both receivers are THX certified and include…
Nintendo @ E3 - Smiling So Hard it Hurts Nintendo @ E3 - Smiling So Hard it Hurts Nintendo had a lot to say at E3 this year - especially about their sales. They are currently kicking butt over their competition. They have a different controller, a different interface, and very…