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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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%…

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…

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…

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…

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…