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Blu-ray vs. Streaming/Download --- Let's Talk

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:49:18 +0000

It seems to be the elephant in the room these days. Who's doing what and why? Put me firmly in the disc camp. I remember how thin the HD world was just 5 years ago. We now have gorgeous 1080p all t...

Choice of Panasonic or Samsung plasma.

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:25:00 +0000

So you DO need angled viewing after all. That's all I was asking....

HDTV Almanac - $68 Blu-ray Player

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:23:20 +0000

If you are admitting that the video is "Nowhere near Blu-Ray" then you are admitting that is it crap. There is nothing wrong with 720p/1080i ATSC HD on a 1080p display and 1080p BD is certain...

HDTV Almanac - Movie Gallery Files for Bankruptcy

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:51:12 +0000

I am not so sure we are looking at an inevitable end of optical media just yet. I agree that rentals on optical media will lose a lot of ground to downloads and streaming, but I don't necesarily see d...

Samsung LCD P2570HD - poor DTV reception compared to convertor

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:12:18 +0000

Thanks for the suggestion, Richard. I had an online chat with Samsung and they advised me no downloads are available and there are no reported issues with digital tuner for my model. They suggested ...

HDTV Almanac - Rather Switch than Pay?

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:59:17 +0000

Let's see - 100 watts times 6 hours per day times 30 days per month = 18 Kw/hours. Best I can tell Con Ed is charging roughly 8 cents per Kilowatt Hour (worst case). That's $1.44 per month. Maybe...

240hZ lcd tv

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:40:26 +0000

Akirby, if the motion flow processing is turned off that would be the likely outcome. the only spec to be concerned about is LCD response time Pretty much and most mid to top tier lines are fast e...

Sony CRT DV KD-30SX955 - HDMI stopped working

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:33:36 +0000

I don't see how an HDMI switch resolves a broken HDMI input on your TV. Try the factory reset and also an AC reboot - unplug the TV for one minute and plug it back in. If it still does not work it is ...

Mitsubishi DLP RP WD62627 - will not turn on

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:18:55 +0000

It will be difficult to help you without your ability to reply. The green blinking light is the booting up process just like turning on your PC. After that you press power and the power light shoul...

Mitsubishi DLP RP WD60737 - haze

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:24:29 +0000

I'm having the same issue with my brand new 60737. :?: That guy is talking about spots and you are using the term haze... that's not the same... Not sure what is going on. Have you discussed thi...

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast - Podcast #411: Aperion Audio Home Audio Link (HAL)

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:14:42 +0000

Pretty much since we have been doing the HDTV and Home Theater Podcast we have had listeners ask us about wireless solutions. We have been pretty happy with products from Rocketfish™ and AudioEngine...

SANYO Debuts New Dual Cameras That Look as Good as They Perform

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:57:03 +0000

SANYO North America Corporation (SANYO) introduces three new Dual Cameras, the VPC-GH2, VPC-CG102, and VPC-CG20, featuring Full High Definition 1080 60i (1920x1080) video and up to 14 MP photo capabil...

HDTV Almanac - Turn Down the Sound!

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:30:50 +0000

Is there any way to level out the differences in the sound volume between the HD channels and the SD channels on Dish. I have a VIP-622. I saw the volume leveler article recently but I read that it wo...

CD player with JUST S/PDIF output?

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:24:09 +0000

Actually any new DVD or Blu-ray player designed exclusively for HDMI fits your description. There are CD players like that but they are all high end audiophile designs and you didn't touch on that ...

Is there a website on ISF trained calibrators?

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:46:07 +0000

There is one site you check, the mothership, to see if an individual or company is really ISF certified http://www.imagingscience.com/isf-trained.cfm Notice it has preselected ISF-trained dealer...