Faroudja NR specification

Tags: hi def dvd, sony, 720, 1080, Tagged: 02 July 2008
I have a LCD TV Sony 40V300A which is 1366 x 768 and wish to purchase a processor to scale up my input to 720p or 1080i. I saw a Faroudja NR stating "Alis Plasma" and have the following questions: - 1. Is this Faroudja NR for Alis Plasma able to work with my LCD TV? 2. My in...

JVC Everio HD10, HD30 and HD40 hands-on

Tags: hi def dvd, jvc, hdtv, 3d tech, Tagged: 12 July 2008
Filed under: Digital Cameras, HDTV, Portable Video We got a quick look at JVC's new AVCHD camcorders today, the GD-HD40, GZ-HD30 and GZ-HD10. Of note, the HD40 comes complete with a dock for extra hookups like FireWire, and the HD40 and HD30 can shoot video in MPEG-2 for higher q...

Sony talks future of OLED, Blu-ray's chances against DVD

Tags: hi def dvd, blu-ray, sony, home cinema, hdtv, Tagged: 12 July 2008
Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home EntertainmentIn case you didn't get the message, Sony's due sooner-rather-than-later 27-inch OLED is going to be priced for the Mark Cubans, Bill Gates' and other people not you of the world, at least for the next couple of years. Even with recen...

Next Vista Media Center leaked - - no DirecTV HD till 2010?

Tags: hi def dvd, hdtv, digital media, Tagged: 12 July 2008
Filed under: HDTV, Media PCs Engadget HD has gotten the latest on the highly anticipated update for Vista Media Center and it doesn't look good. The first release candidate made it into testers hands recently and they weren't happy to see that the most anticipated features - - su...

I think I have 1:1 pixel mapping @ 50Hz over DVI for my PH9

Tags: hi def dvd, hdtv, Tagged: 02 July 2008
As background, my set up to date is basically Sky HD to Lumagen HDP to HDMI-VGA converter to 42PH9 (so that I could pixel map at 50Hz). Earlier tonight my Lumagen HDP started giving me a "HDCP input, output disabled" message. At first I thought my Sky HD box might have fried...

Onkyo announces Blu-ray plans

Tags: hi def dvd, blu-ray, hd player, onkyo, Tagged: 01 July 2008
After backing the wrong pony in the HD disc war, Onkyo has now revealed that it's going to launch its first Blu-ray player. That's pretty much all the information we've got on the deck at present, though, other than the fact that the new deck will appear 'in late 2008'...

The Sand Pebbles

Tags: hi def dvd, Tagged: 16 July 2008
Overall the movie was highly entertaining. One of Steve Mcqueen's better films. Have to give it a 4.5. The PQ was a 4.0. I have seen better HD movies, but considering the age of the movie, great transfer. Two thumbs up The AQ was a 3.5. It was very good for the age, but ag...

The 1 downside to the cinema room

Tags: hi def dvd, Tagged: 12 July 2008
So I love my cinema room, nothing better than kicking back with a great HD movie ! The one downside is that it quite often gets hotter than big bad old hot thing ! I sometimes bring a fan in and place it in front of the seating area but the room isn't that big to start with an...

Damn Big Brother Logo Screen Burn!! grrr

Tags: hi def dvd, Tagged: 28 July 2008
I need help please people. Last night i suddenly noticed a faded big brother logo along with the red button burnt into my pdp5000-ex. I've tried to get rid of it by playing animated hd discs or just leaving it on with a blank screen (as it's a monitor i can't get white noise)....