Archive for September, 2006
Sim2 Announces Availability of 1080p DLP Video Projector
Sim2, makers of an extensive line video projectors, has introduced its first DLP video projector with 1080p native resolution - the HT3000.
At the heart of the HT3000 is a…
Posted: September 12th, 2006 under HDTV News, .
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Panasonic DMP-BD10 Blu-ray Player - Product Preview
The DMP-BD10 is the first Blu-ray format player from Panasonic to reach the U.S. market. The Panasonic DMP-BD10 plays Blu-ray discs at full 720p, 1080i, or 1080p resolution via its…
Posted: September 11th, 2006 under HDTV News, .
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Question of the Week - How Does Standard DVD Upscaling Compare to Blu-ray and HD-DVD?
Although DVD is the most successful home entertainment product in history, ever since it was introduced in 1997, it lacks True High Definition playback and recording capability. Two competing camps…
Posted: September 10th, 2006 under HDTV News, .
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Warner Schedules Ten High Definition Disc Releases on September 26th
If you own an HD-DVD or Blu-ray Disc Player and are are tired of playing the same movies over and over to get your high definition video fix, Warner may…
Posted: September 9th, 2006 under HDTV News, .
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Star Trek Receiving Hi-Def Treatment
Although there is no first-run Star Trek series currently, it doesn’t mean that interest in the franchise is dead. According to an official report, Paramount is in the process of…
Posted: September 9th, 2006 under HDTV News, .
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Outlaw Audio Model 1070 7.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver - Product Of The Week
The Model 1070 is the latest home theater receiver from maverick manufacturers, Outlaw Audio. The Outlaw Audio Model 1070 delivers a respectable 65wpc x7, combined with an excellent .08%…
Posted: September 8th, 2006 under HDTV News, .
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Yamaha Announces New Line of HDMI-equipped AV Receivers with iPOD Compatibility
Yamaha has announced the introduction of its latest HDMI-equipped home theater receivers. The RX-V2700 and RX-V1700 feature both HDMI pass-through of 1080p signals and HDMI upconversion (to 1080i) of analog…
Posted: September 7th, 2006 under HDTV News, .
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Blu-ray/HD-DVD Combo Player Now Unlikely
Rumors of a possible introduction of Blu-ray/HD-DVD combo players seem to have been put to rest, at least for now, as both LG and Pioneer have announced that they will…
Posted: September 6th, 2006 under HDTV News, .
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Term of the Week - DMD (Digital Micro-Mirror Device)
The chip in a DLP video projector or DLP rear-projection television, that produces the image to be projected. The letters DMD stand for Digital Micromirror Device. Every pixel on a…
Posted: September 6th, 2006 under HDTV News, .
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Quick Tip - Video Copy Protection and DVD Recording
Just as you can’t copy commercially made video tapes from one VCR to another VCR due to Macrovision anti-copy encoding, the same applies to making copies to DVD. For more…
Posted: September 4th, 2006 under HDTV News, .
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