Cable HDTV Now Available in 99 of Top 100 U.S. Markets
Wednesday March 31, 2004
Cable TV subscribers around the country have more reasons to get out and buy HDTVs as more HDTV channels and programs are becoming accessible via their local cable services. For ... Read More
HE2004 Returns To NYC In May 2004
Tuesday March 30, 2004
The annual Home Entertaintment Show, which showcases some the latest home theater and audio gear, returns to New York City from May 20 to 23. While the first day is ... Read More
Maxx Home MiniWoofer - Product Review
Monday March 29, 2004
Subwoofers come in many sizes, but, with the trend towards more compact audio and home theater systems, the traditional big-box subwoofer can be aesthetically undesirable. However, new technologies are shrinking ... Read More
Over-Air TV Networks Expanding 5.1 Content
Monday March 29, 2004
With Digital TV/HDTV now available in most television markets via broadcast and also via cable and satellite, the emphasis now is not only to provide the best images, but also ... Read More
LG Electronics Sponsors Iraq's National Football Team
Sunday March 28, 2004
Although there are still questions about current conditions in Iraq, many feel that the long-term future for the country looks bright. LG Electronics, one of the World's largest makers of ... Read More
Sony KV-30HS510 16x9 HD-upgradable TV - Product Of The Week
Sunday March 28, 2004
If you haven't made the jump to widescreen television, you might want to check out the Sony KV-30HS510. This model is packed with features, including a DVI-input for digital direct ... Read More
Illegal Passion DVDs Handed Over By Churches
Saturday March 27, 2004
Some Churches in South Africa are getting a reminder that possessing and showing pirated DVD copies of Mel Gibson's "The Passion Of The Christ" to their congregations is a violation ... Read More
DVD-Standards Chaos Fades
Saturday March 27, 2004
Consumers purchasing DVD recorders are faced with several different DVD recording formats, each supported by different manufacturers. However, for those wishing to burn DVDs on their PCs or MACs, this ... Read More
Thomson (RCA) Marks Color Television's 50th Anniversary...
Thursday March 25, 2004
It is hard to believe that it was 50 years ago this week that color television was officially introduced in the U.S. The RCA CT-100 was a 15-inch "round tube" ... Read More
Philips Electronics To Set Standards
Wednesday March 24, 2004
In the age of cut-throat competition for the consumer's pocketbook, the quest for consumer electronics manufacturers to lower their costs is an obsession. Seeking to lower production costs often means ... Read More
DVD Boom Hits Slovakia
Wednesday March 24, 2004
DVD is now firmly entrenched as a Worldwide entertainment phenomenon. Check out an interesting perspective on how the DVD revolution is affecting Slovakia, as written in the The Slovak Spectator.
Where Is The 8mm/VHS Adapter?
Monday March 22, 2004
With Spring in full swing and Summer approaching quickly, many are now breaking out their old camcorders or purchasing new ones to get ready for all the upcoming family events. ... Read More
Matsushita/Toshiba CRT Plant Goes Wide
Monday March 22, 2004
While Thomson announced last week that it is closing its U.S. CRT (Picture Tube) manufacturing facilities, Matsushita (parent of Panasonic) and Toshiba have just announced a major commitment to manufacture ... Read More
Sony Launches High-End Entertainment Systems For Home Builders
Sunday March 21, 2004
With increased demand for custom home theater installations, Sony has decided to work with home builders to design and incorportate home theater friendly construction, such as pre-wiring, pre-built racks, and ... Read More
Full-court Press For HDTV begins
Sunday March 21, 2004
Samsung has teamed up with major players in the U.S. cable TV market to promote the availability of HDTV products and programming in an effort to speed the transition towards ... Read More
Hitachi DVRX5000WXU DVD Recorder - Product Of The Week
Sunday March 21, 2004
DVD recorders continue to make their mark with consumers. Hitachi's DVD recorder entry, the DVRX5000WXU, is based on the Panasonic platform, which employs the DVD-R and DVD-RAM recordable formats. ... Read More
CABLEVISION VOOM: Fee For Dish Service To Begin
Friday March 19, 2004
VOOM, Cablevision's HDTV satellite service will begin charging monthly fees for its service, now that its initial customer trial period is coming to an end. With some initial technical "bugs" ... Read More
FOX To Air HDTV Sports In Q3
Friday March 19, 2004
FOX will finally begin HDTV broadcasting later this year by first presenting several premium live sporting events in 720p. FOX is the last major television network to commit to HDTV. ... Read More
Thomson Ends U.S. Picture Tube Production
Thursday March 18, 2004
Thomson (Parent of RCA) has officially closed its last CRT (picture tube) manufacturing facilities in the U.S. Thomson cites declining demand for traditional televisions, due to the upsurge in Projection, ... Read More
Kenwood Launches Brand Campaign
Tuesday March 16, 2004
Kenwood has always been a familiar brand name in both car and home audio, but increased competition from both established and new brand names is placing increased pressures in the ... Read More
Shure E3c Sound Isolating Stereo Earphones - Product Review
Monday March 15, 2004
Shure has been making excellent professional earphones, microphones, and phono cartridges for years. Now Shure has a succesful line of high-performance mini-sized stereo earphones that perform as well as many ... Read More
New Slim Portable Toshiba DLP Projector
Monday March 15, 2004
Video projectors keep getting smaller and smaller as Toshiba introduces a new high-performance DLP video projector in Japan that can can fit in your hand. For a brief spec overview ... Read More
TIVO Skips Past Naysayers
Sunday March 14, 2004
Sometimes a great product can still have trouble gaining wide acceptance. TIVO is one such example. Ever since its introduction in 1999, it has struggled in sales. TIVO units are ... Read More
Go Video VR4940 DVD Recorder/VCR Combo - Product Of The Week
Sunday March 14, 2004
If you would like to replace that old VCR, but would also like to get a DVD recorder, why not get both. With the Go Video VR4940 you can have ... Read More
UPDATE - Disney Self-Destructing DVDs Rolling Into Florida
Saturday March 13, 2004
Disney and EZ-D, claiming success after several months, are now expanding the throwaway DVD concept to several other markets, including Florida, where the disposable DVDs will be "sold" through 7-Eleven ... Read More
Starz Encore Group Announces March 22 Launch of Encore HD
Friday March 12, 2004
HDTV is experiencing a big growth in available program offerings through the introduction of new HD channels on both cable and satellite. Encore is the latest programming service to add ... Read More
UPDATE - EchoStar Makes Peace With Viacom
Thursday March 11, 2004
In a followup to an earlier report concerning the cancellation of several channels by DishNetwork, it seems that Echostar has finally come to an agreement with Viacom that will allow ... Read More
Rise Of DVD Players In Cars Leads To Cases Of Drive-by Porn
Wednesday March 10, 2004
Mobile DVD-video systems are a great way to entertain the kids on those long trips. However, it seems that many adults have also discovered a new way to watch "pornos". ... Read More
EchoStar Loses Viacom Programming
Tuesday March 9, 2004
Unless there is a "midnite miracle", subscribers to the DISH Network satellite TV service will be losing access to local CBS affiliates in many markets as well as several popular ... Read More
Buying Refurbished Products - What You Need To Know
Monday March 8, 2004
We are always looking for bargains. It is hard to resist those after-holiday and clearance sales. However, another way to save money throughout the year is to buy refurbished products. ... Read More
Yamaha Introduces New Home Theater Receivers
Monday March 8, 2004
Yamaha introduces a new line of home theater receivers that include such features as Dolby Prologic IIx processing, 7.1 channel capability, built-in automatic parametric equalization, and more. For additional information ... Read More
To Pump Up Weak TV Ratings, NHL Pushing Transition To HDTV
Sunday March 7, 2004
In an effort to capitalize on the growing number of HDTV owners craving more programming content, and to increase consistently low television ratings, the NHL will be broadcasting about 25% ... Read More
Samsung HLN437W DLP TV - Product Of The Week
Sunday March 7, 2004
If you are shopping for a big screen TV and are finding conventional projection TVs take up too much space and Plasma TVs are too expensive, you might want to ... Read More
DualDiscs Under Wrap
Saturday March 6, 2004
Test marketing of the proposed CD/DVD-Audio DualDisc is currenlty being conducted in Seattle and Boston. However, Preliminary results indicate that the new format, which is hoped by the music industry ... Read More
Samsung Cuts DLP Prices By $500
Friday March 5, 2004
The price-gap between CRT-based projection televisions and DLP projection television narrows as Samsung makes substantial price reductions on several of its popular DLP projection sets. For more details on exact ... Read More
Microsoft on every DVD?
Thursday March 4, 2004
Microsoft gains approval from the DVD Forum of its Windows Media 9 Codec as one of the final video compression schemes to be considered for possible use in the new ... Read More
Oscar Snafu Hits HDTV
Wednesday March 3, 2004
Although this year's Academy Awards were broadcast in HDTV, some HDTV owners in Los Angeles were unable to receive the high-definition broadcast. To find out what happened, check out the ... Read More
Rear-Projection Television - What You Need To Know
Tuesday March 2, 2004
Although Plasma and LCD flat panel televisions seem to be all the rage these days, with growing numbers of consumers reaching into their pockets to buy the stylish sets, they ... Read More
DVDXCopy - Now What?
Tuesday March 2, 2004
Now that 321 Studios has removed its DVD-copying features from its software, as a result of a recent Court decision labeling the DVD copying features illegal due to copyright infringement ... Read More
Green Light for HD-DVD
Monday March 1, 2004
The Toshiba/NEC HD-DVD format jumps another approval hurdle with the DVD Forum in its race with Blu-Ray as both formats compete to become the main consumer high definition recordable DVD ... Read More