This is a refurbished HDTV but let’s be honest this is an amazing deal. About a year and a few months ago I bought my Vizio 42″ 720p LCD for $1,300. The idea that you can get such a large TV for such a good price is mind blowing. I’ve always been a fan of [...]
Left Over From CES (I Finally Got Around To It) – 9mm 50″ Plasma
Displays, HDTV, Home Theater No Comments »Yes, I know, I know, This happened last week and you might already know about it, but I’m sure some of you haven’t heard about it and there are a few stories left over from last week in my inbox that I’m going to be writing about in the next day or so, this is [...]
Logitech DiNovo Mini Wireless Keyboard
Home Theater, Playstation 3, Random Tech, Video No Comments »The Logitech DiNovo Mini is a small keyboard that was built to be used on your home theater PC with Windows. The keyboard will allow you to easily control all of the features of your PC without having to use a full size keyboard and mouse. The keyboard looks really good and will also work [...]
Panasonic’s 150-inch Plasma
CES, Displays, HDTV, Home Theater, Photos No Comments »Gizmodo has some great pictures of the Panasonic 150-inch plasma that they have been showing off at CES. 4x the resolution of 1080p 50% less power use via double luminance efficiency Super expensive (although I haven’t seen any actual dollar value) Gizmodo Gallery
Blu-Ray Winning Everyone Over
Blu-Ray, CES, Format Wars, HD-DVD, Home Theater, Media, Microsoft No Comments »“It should be consumer choice; and if that’s the way they vote, that’s something we’ll have to consider,” this is what Albert Penello group marketing manager of Xbox hardware said when asked whether Microsoft would support a Blu-ray DVD accessory in the event that HD-DVD failed. -source This single quote has made the blogsphere set [...]
Vizio Announces a Slew of New HDTVs
HDTV, Home Theater No Comments »Vizio, that wonderfully low-cost HDTV makers, have announced 30 new HDTVs for CES. The short version is that they have 32-inch Plasmas for $689 and 50-inch 1080p TVs for $1,399. Vizio is also announcing a new LCD line called “Envy” which is a much better designed line compared to their regular line of LCDs. I’m [...]
Logitech Harmony One Video Review
CES, Home Theater, Video No Comments »The Logitech Harmony One is the latest remote from the guys over at Logitech. Here is a video by Veronica Belmont of Mahalo Daily showing off the features of the remote. via Engadget
Apply For Your Digital Converter Box Coupon
HDTV, Home Theater 1 Comment »The conversion from analog to digital broadcast television is set to happen early 2009. But, what are you supposed to do if you rely on broadcast television but don’t have a TV that can receive digital signals? Apply for your Digital converter Box Coupon. It only takes a minute or two and when the boxes [...]
Home Theater Dreams
Home Theater No Comments »I have always wanted to have a basement with a giant screen, projector, and a great DVD player. What a lot of home theater enthusiasts forget about though is that you need good seating to have a good experience. Yes, audio has to be right, and yes, I know the display needs to be correctly [...]
TiVo HD Review Roundup
Home Theater No Comments »The TiVo HD has launched and it looks amazing, not only does it look great but it is also doing really well in all of the reviews out their on the net. I am not planning on buying one even though the price is so low. I would buy it but for one thing I [...]
TiVo HD Launches
HDTV, Home Theater 1 Comment »I had mentioned the TiVo Series 3 “Lite” here and here, but it is finally here in the form of the TiVo HD. The TiVo HD can record up to 20 hours of HD recording and up to 180 hours of SD programming. Has 2 CableCARD slots. It is capable of outputting 480i, 480p, 720p, [...]
Tivo Series 3 “Lite” Specs Leaked
Home Theater, Rumor 1 Comment »These are not confirmed by Tivo so I cannot guarantee their validity. The model number will be TCD652160 integrated MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 decoders, a dual MPEG-2 encoder, 2 Samsung based tuners, 128MB DDR Ram, 160GB SATA HDD, no THX, Standard Tivo Remote, all for the low price of $299. It will be able to record [...]

