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Review: Rocketfish Webcam
I was recently contacted by Best Buy’s PR folks to review a webcam under their in-house label, Rocketfish. The Rocketfish Webcam, retailing at $62.99, has all the expected features of a high-end camera, including a built-in microphone. Features include: * Up to 8.0-megapixel still image capture with software interpolation; video capture [...]
Continue reading...Auzentech Delays X-Fi Home Theater HD Once Again
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Why is it sooo hard for someone to come up with a way to support lossless high definition audio codecs on a computer? It seems like we have been waiting for years to have someone support Dolby TrueHD. Blu-ray drives are under $100. But you still cannot “hear” HD audio from Blu-ray movies using [...]
Continue reading...Sonos Zonebridge: Unboxing and Set-up
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
My recent purchase of an iPhone has caused me to restructure my Sonos system, adding a ZoneBridge. Since I now use the free Sonos app for the iPhone, I sold my Sonos controller on Ebay for about $150. I was always hesitant to add more rooms to my Sonos setup, since I only had [...]
Continue reading...Cyberlink and Microsoft Announce Blu-ray Integration
Friday, January 9, 2009
Cyberlink and Microsoft have been working closely to integrate Windows 7 and PowerDVD Ultra, which is the most widely used Blu-ray software in Vista. From the press release: CyberLink has been working closely with Microsoft to support many of the advanced capabilities of Windows 7. PowerDVD Cinema mode has been designed to automatically integrate [...]
Continue reading...Access denied for shared drive in Windows Home Server
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
I finally bought a HP MediaSmart windows home server. I jumped on the OfficeMax deal two weeks ago. Great machine. I am not sure if it is worth $500 but I think it is worth the $300 I paid. I have been ripping some of my blu-ray movies I bought last week onto the system. [...]
Continue reading...AnyDVD HD converting to subscription model in 2009
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
A purchase of AnyDVD HD, the only viable commercial software to rip and copy Blu-ray movies, has always included lifetime updates, which is essential for keeping up with changes in digital rights management. This is about to change in 2009. From Slysoft’s press release: Since Slysoft’s beginnings in 2003, all Slysoft product licenses have been [...]
Continue reading...Sony Still Selling Digital Cable Tuners
Friday, October 31, 2008
Update: The tuners now are no longer available. Canon PC is the only place to get new tuners, besides Ebay After a brief hiatus, Sony has started Vaio-branded digital cable tuners once again at the price of $299 with free shipping. Sonystyle.com is one of the few places to purchase standalone cable tuners if [...]
Continue reading...Playstation 3 and Blu-ray | Initial Thoughts
Monday, October 20, 2008
I finally made the leap into the world of Blu-ray last week with an impulse purchase of a Playstation 3. I found a great deal for one using Microsoft’s Live.com cashback on Ebay, netting a PS3 for about $250. I primarily bought it to use as a Blu-ray player. Overall, I am [...]
Continue reading...Verizon Fios Installation Tips
Monday, September 22, 2008
About two months ago, I had Verizon’s Fios service installed at my house, replacing Cox cable with both internet and TV service. I saved myself about $50 a month by making the switch. Not bad for blazing internet speeds and crystal clear HD television channels. Plus, they also offer a decent amount of [...]
Continue reading...AnyDVD HD adds ISO Image Creator
Saturday, August 30, 2008
AnyDVD HD finally has added the ability to rip a movie directly to an ISO image. Before this latest version of the software, you had to use third party tools to make such an image. Adding a feature like ISO ripping to AnyDVD HD without an extra cost is a smart move by Slysoft [...]
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