Tag: HDTV
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WatchAir Antenna Sends OTA Signals To Your Mobile Devices
A few years ago it became necessary to purchase converter boxes to still be able to receive Over The Air TV signals, since they went all digital. But these converter boxes just plug into your TV, and let you watch programs on a larger screen; if you want to see stuff on your tablet? You’re…
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Want To Get In On UltraHD Now, On The Cheap?
You’ve had an HDTV set for years and are thinking of getting something new? Don’t want to drop $5,000 to $7,000 on one of the newer 4K TVs from the likes of Sony? Well, you can still get in on the next generation of high definition resolution at a relatively affordable price if you’re willing…
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LG’s 55 Inch OLED TV? It’s Real And It’s Spectacular
By David Ponce We were talking to an LG representative last winter at CES and he was going over how awesome the 55EM600 is. How thin. And then we saw it and couldn’t quite believe our eyes: the thing was razor thin and the colours just popped. But it wasn’t ready for prime time. Rumour…
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Ice Cream Sandwich On A Stick Isn’t What You Think
By David Ponce If you’ve got a nagging urge to get your Android action on that big fat HDTV you just purchased, a company called Always Innovating might have something for you. It’s an HDMI dongle that is essentially a little PC all on its own. It’s got its own TI Dual Cortex-A9 OMAP 4…
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OhGizmo! Review – EyeTV Hybrid TV Tuner
By Andrew Liszewski I’m as big a fan of streaming/downloading content online, or watching TV on demand, as anyone these days. But I also have to admit that at times I still enjoy the randomness of broadcast television, and just flipping on the TV and taking what I get. The feeling is hard to describe.…
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Sony To Ship New Bravia TVs With 500GB Hard Drives
By Chris Scott Barr Here’s an interesting thing. TVs are getting more and more features these days. Enough that they can actually start eliminating the need for other devices to be connected to them. The next device to go? If Sony has anything to say about it, they’re looking to replace your DVR. Sony is…
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XCM’s HDMI Capsule Switcher Casts A Colorful Glow
By Andrew Liszewski What it lacks in subtlety, XCM’s HDMI Capsule switcher makes up for in simple usefulness. I’m hesitant to call it a run-of-the-mill HDMI switcher though. Technically all it’s really designed to do is switch between 4 connected HDMI sources, but its frosted plastic housing hides a rainbow of surprises. Literally! The box…
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Vanco HDMI Over Coaxial Cable Extender
By Andrew Liszewski These nondescript black boxes from Vanco could be the best thing since sliced bread if you need to route an HDMI AV signal around your house, but don’t want to re-wire your place with HDMI or HD video friendly cat5e & cat6 network cables. It instead lets you transmit a full 1080P…
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Flip MinoHD (Generation 2) Available Soon In Canada
By Andrew Liszewski It was announced, and has been available in the U.S. since last Fall, but the second generation of the Flip MinoHD will soon be available for all of us north of the U.S. border. (By mid-July for $239.) When compared to the original MinoHD the second generation model has a slightly thinner,…
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Sky Factory eScape Virtual Windows Provide Soothing, Yet Unrealistic, Views
By Andrew Liszewski We’re all familiar with the idea of slapping a hi-def LCD display on the wall in a portrait orientation and then playing back footage of the great outdoors to make it seem like a window with a fantastic view. So the eScape from Sky Factory doesn’t exactly break any new ground. They’ve…