July 2005 - Posts

• Upscaling DVD Player - part 1

  I’ve been doing a lot of research into DVD players recently. It seems I get ideas for what I could say to the HT consumer world every time I glance at the latest marketing ploy to sell rather inexpensive HT gear. I’m amazed at how “progressive Read More... Posted Friday, July 29, 2005 10:13 AM by | 0 Comments Filed under: Editorial

• Sony's new PVRs: DHG-HDD500 and DHG-HDD250

  Sony has released two new digital (HD) Personal Video Recorders in North America the DHG-HDD500 and the HDD250 . The model's nomenclature indicates the drive capacity the 500 model with 500Gigs and the 250 with only half capacity. The 500 Gig model (DHG-HDD500) Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 27, 2005 10:01 AM by | 0 Comments Filed under: Product Reviews

• Wireless Audio Video Transmitters

  Wireless A/V transmitters are not new but have only recently become affordable with the mass production of wireless networking technologies. The foremost player in this market that’s been receiving great reviews from users is by Belkin Pure AV Remote Read More... Posted Monday, July 25, 2005 10:54 AM by | 0 Comments Filed under: Product Reviews

• Constantine on DVD

  This week’s notable DVD release is Constantine staring Keanu Reeves. It’s difficult to describe exactly what Constantine is about and what the character John Constantine played by Keanu Reeves, really is. As a sort of occultist super-hero Read More... Posted Thursday, July 21, 2005 11:45 AM by | 0 Comments Filed under: DVD Review

• NHL in HDTV

  Now that the NHL lockout is over and the next NHL season is a go, the next question now is how much hockey will fans get in HD? Last year the CBC aired only the all star game and skills competition in HD. But HD CBC was unveiled last spring to subscriber Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 19, 2005 10:34 AM by | 0 Comments Filed under: Previews/Rumors

• iPod video

  Everyone with an Ipod is familiar with iTunes, Apples internet mp3 download service where you can pay for MP3 and take advantage of other streaming music options. However most users I suspect have promptly avoided iTunes as their online musical source. Read More... Posted Monday, July 18, 2005 12:03 PM by | 0 Comments Filed under: Previews/Rumors

• Fantastic Four

  A bit of time off work has afforded me the rare opportunity to head to the movies. I don’t often get to go to the real show but this time I set out to see an old Marvel comics favourite of mine brought to the big screen; Fantastic Four. First, I Read More... Posted Friday, July 15, 2005 9:53 PM by | 0 Comments Filed under: Previews/Rumors

• Million Dollar Baby on DVD. (No Spoilers)

  The most important DVD to come out this week was Million Dollar Baby, the film that won the Oscars for 2004…all of them. I hadn’t seen the movie until the DVD this week but I didn’t have any critical plot points spoiled for me, although Read More... Posted Thursday, July 14, 2005 1:17 PM by | 0 Comments Filed under: DVD Review

• DVD Recorders. Sony RDR-GX300

  I've played with a few DVD recorders such as the Sony RDR-GX300. If you’re considering a DVD recorder addition to your HT setup be prepared to spend some serious RTFM time. That is you’ll need to dust off the owners manual read, read and read Read More... Posted Sunday, July 10, 2005 7:53 AM by | 0 Comments Filed under: Product Reviews

• Blue Ray / HD DVD It’s war!

  HD DVD is an optical storage medium developed by Toshiba to replace the DVD. Blu-Ray is a slightly newer optical storage medium also intended to replace DVD developed by Sony. Talk of an impending format war began to subside as the two sides joined in Read More... Posted Saturday, July 09, 2005 9:35 AM by | 0 Comments Filed under: Previews/Rumors