MacBook Pros Regain Matte Displays...At A Price- Digital Trends News - August 11, 2009
- Glossy notebook screens seem to be popular amongst digital media consumers—perhaps they believe being able to see whether they have any spinach stuck in their teeth while using their system is a useful feature, we truly don't know. However, a n...
Roku Player Gets MLB.TV- Digital Trends News - August 11, 2009
- The $99 Roku set-top box—which also lets Netflix subscribers tap into Netflix streaming content and Amazon Video On Demand—has issued a new software update that lets MB.TV subscribers access live and pre-recorded Major League Baseball pro...
Toshiba Goes Blu-ray- Digital Trends News - August 10, 2009
- It lost the HD DVD versus Blu-ray war, and after some time to lick its wounds, Toshiba has announced it’s going to begin making products that will play Blu-ray discs.Once the big movies studios backed Blu-ray it was all over for Toshiba and the...
TiVo Adds Support for Video Podcast Subscriptions- Digital Trends News - August 7, 2009
- DVR pioneer TiVo has announced that is has implemented support for accessing hundreds of new Web-based videos from its TiVo Series3, TiVo HD, and Tivo HD XL set-top boxes, including video from mainstream sources like G4, Fox, CBS, and Oprah as well a...
Optoma Debuts 1080p Home Theater Projector Under $1,0000- Digital Trends News - August 6, 2009
- High-definition home theater projectors have long been in the realm of the very rich movie fan—or at least the very enthusiastic movie fan willing to sacrifice some other creature comforts (like food?) for the experience. BUt like all things hi...
TiVo Dealt Setback Over Time Warp Patent- Digital Trends News - August 5, 2009
- DVR pioneer TiVo has been engaged in a long-running patent dispute with Echostar, in which Echostar has been found guilty of infringing on TiVo's so-called "time warp" patent for time-shifting broadcast content. Although infringing Dish Net...
Panasonic Viera Cast Blu-ray Players Tap Into Amazon Video on Demand- Digital Trends News - August 4, 2009
- Although Panasonic promised the capability in March of this year—and brought it to its Plasma Viera Cast TVs back in April—the company announced today that its Viera Cast Blu-ray players can now tap into movies and television shows via Am...
LG Shows Off New Edge-to-Edge HDTVs- Digital Trends News - July 31, 2009
- LG Electronics has put on its annual Summer Show, parading new products that it hopes will light up consumers' wallets come the end-of-year holiday buying season. In the mix this year are two new HDTV series, the SL80 and SL90 series, both featuring ...
LG 37LH55- Reviewed.com - July 31, 2009
- The LG 37LH55 is in the middle of LG's LCD television lineup. This 37-inch HDTV retails for just over $1000 and sports a glossy black bezel that will blend into your decor. There's also a small protrusion at the bottom right that holds a glowing LED ...
Panasonic DMC-GH1- Reviewed.com - July 30, 2009
- When the first Micro Four Thirds camera, Panasonic's Lumix G1, was released last year, it wasn't all that "micro" andndash; just a hair smaller than many traditional SLRs. It had one breakthrough feature though: you can focus on fast-moving subjects ...
Samsung Launches 8500-series LED HDTVs- Digital Trends News - July 30, 2009
- Samsung has formally announced its new 8500-series HDTVS, featuring local-dimmer LED backlighting that helps boost the units' dynamic contrast ratio of 7,000,000:1—plus the 8500-series features the Yahoo Widget Engine to tap into Internet-based...
LG Packs Vudu Streaming Movie Service into NetCast Televisions- Digital Trends News - July 29, 2009
- LG Electronics has announced it will be rolling access to Vudu's high-definition streaming movie service into its NetCast line of high-definition LCD and plasma televisions beginning next month—and existing LG Broadband TV owners will also be a...
VIZIO SV471XVT- Reviewed.com - July 27, 2009
- The SV471XVT is a 47-inch HDTV that continues Vizios winning streak of providing decent performance at a great price. Atlhough this update to the popular SV470XVT HDTV is not the top of the heap in performance terms, it is good value for money at $15...
Anthem LTX-500 LCoS Projector and SI Black Diamond II Screen- Secrets of Home Theater - July 27, 2009
- Flagship Home Theater. The very words evoke the highest quality in audio and video reproduction. Anthem, a well-established maker of high end audio products has just released their first display, the THX-certified LTX-500 LCoS Projector. Like their a...
Sony Bravia KDL-52XBR9- Reviewed.com - July 24, 2009
- The Bravia KDL-52XBR9 is the flagship model of Sony's premium range of Bravia XBR9 HDTVs, and that means it comes with both flagship performance and a flagship price. Priced at about $2400, this 52 inch LCD display has excellent performance and a com...