Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 at
4:20 pm
For most people, driving the speed limit is just common sense. The safer you drive, the less likely you are to be in an accident. Unfortunately, not everyone feels that way. There are, and will always be, a select group of people who forget that highways are not international speedways.
For these people, avoiding a speeding ticket can be tricky. With the use of radar jammers, however, it is becoming increasingly common for them to avoid being caught. A radar detector jammer scrambles the signals emitted from detector radar devices, allowing the speeder to get away. Read more... (500 words, estimated 2:00 mins reading time)
Monday, March 8th, 2010 at
3:55 pm
With so many common components like the LCD flat panel TV and a surround sound home audio system, it can sometimes be confusing when additional equipment such as an A/V receiver is needed to tie home theater equipment together. A good A/V receiver is essential to having a good home theater system since it is literally the piece of equipment that serves as the command center for the entire system and gets all of the audio and video components working together in sync. Read more... (720 words, estimated 2:53 mins reading time)
Sunday, March 7th, 2010 at
3:25 pm
Sony BDP-CX960 400 Disc Blu-ray Disc / DVD MegaChanger (Black) Review
I previously owned the Sony DVP-CX995V 400-disc DVD changer, and it was so-so: If you wanted to use the unit’s directory for selecting a DVD and then play it, you had to fiddle with a slide switch on the remote!!! Other user interface issues were just as archaic, and it missed getting the titles of many (about 65%) DVDs off the media (whereas my PC did just fine).
The new BDP-CX960 is a MAJOR improvement: Read more... (993 words, 1 image, estimated 3:58 mins reading time)
Friday, March 5th, 2010 at
1:10 pm
Very few companies get the implementation of new technology completely right the first time around, and LG seems to be no exception with its new Super Multi Blue Player which is designed to play high definition DVD’s in both HD-DVD and Blu-ray formats. That’s according to a journalist with USA Today. Read more... (640 words, estimated 2:34 mins reading time)
Thursday, March 4th, 2010 at
12:52 pm
Denon DN-V500BD Professional Blu-ray / DVD / CD Player Review
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Denon DN-V500BD Professional Blu-ray / DVD / CD Player Feature
- Full support of Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus and DTS-HD Master Audio
- HDMI (ver. 1.3a supporting Deep Color, x.v.Color, High-Bit-Rate Audio output)
- Anchor Bay VRS high bit i/p converter and scaler up to 1080p from standard DVDs
- BD-Live support (Profile 2.0)
- AVCHD and DivX HD support
Thursday, March 4th, 2010 at
8:45 am
Philips BDP9000 Blu-Ray Disc Player Review
I am yet to have any problems with this player, it has played every Blu-Ray I’ve thrown at it flawlessly. Read more... (1143 words, 1 image, estimated 4:34 mins reading time)
Philips BDP9000 Blu-Ray Disc Player Feature
- Plays high-def Blu-Ray discs with 5 times resolution of standard DVDs; the player measures 16.9 x 3.1 x 12.8 inches (WxHxD)
- Backwards compatible with current DVD and CD formats; upconverts DVD movie discs to near high-definition via HDMI connection
- Includes 10-in-2 multi-format memory card slot; provides playback of MP3 and high-resolution JPEG files
- Connections: 1 HDMI output, 1 component (Y,Pb,Pr) output, 1 S-Video output, 1 composite video output
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 at
7:27 am
Samsung UN55B7000 55″ 1080p LED HDTV & Onkyo DV-BD507 Blu-ray Disc Player Bundle Review
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Samsung UN55B7000 55″ 1080p LED HDTV & Onkyo DV-BD507 Blu-ray Disc Player Bundle Feature
- Home Entertainment Bundle consists of:
- 1 x Samsung UN55B7000 55″ 1080p 120Hz LED HDTV
- 1 x Onkyo DV-BD507 Single Blu-ray Disc Player
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 at
9:24 pm
Sony BDP-S350 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player Review
Sony BDP-S350 vs. Panasonic DMP-BD30K: I HAVE HAD EXCELLENT EXPERIENCE WITH THIS PLAYER SINCE LATE 2008. GREAT UPGRADE CONVERSION AND DOESN’T TAKE LONG TO LOAD. Read more... (366 words, 1 image, estimated 1:28 mins reading time)
Sony BDP-S350 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player Feature
- Full HD 1080/60 p & 24p True Cinema Video Output
- Dolby TrueHD decoding built-in Dolby TrueHD /DTS-HD bitstream out over HDMI (V1.3)
- DVD upscale to 1080p
- Precision Cinema Progressive HD
- x.v.Color for AVC-HD
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 at
10:35 am
If you think you're ready to buy a Blu – ray player then it's worth understanding a little time with it, the basic Blu – ray features and conditions. There are subtle differences between players and know best what you are looking for.
Blu – ray is the standard high definition (HD) format now adopted by the entire domestic film market. High definition means that the image you see at a much higher resolution than theThe older DVD standard.
DVD (NTSC) standard resolution is 720 pixels wide by 480 pixels down the screen. Read more... (600 words, estimated 2:24 mins reading time)
