Get your computer hooked up to your TV with this VGA to HDMI scaler converter from Altona. This converter scales whatever the native resolution of your computer is to 1080p and push that over via HDMI to your HDTV. In addition, since VGA doesn’t transfer audio, you can hook up the audio cable to the… Continue reading Display your computer’s video on your HDTV with this VGA to HDMI scaler/converter
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EyeTV Hybrid – TV Tuner for your PC/Mac. Pause and Record Live TV
Sure, it may look like only a USB Thumb Drive, but the EyeTV Hybrid is a TV tuner stick for either PC or Mac. That means it can let you watch over-the-air TV (both analog and digital) on your computer. It also acts as a DVR, letting you pause and record live television (including HD… Continue reading EyeTV Hybrid – TV Tuner for your PC/Mac. Pause and Record Live TV
Netgear’s PTV1000 puts your laptop’s display on your HDTV wirelessly
Without needing a media streamer device, the Netgear PTV100 Push2TV gadget can display anything from a laptop with Intel’s Wireless Display technology. The PTV1000 is a small lightweight box that connects to your HDTV via HDMI and connects to your laptop wirelessly via 802.11. The PTV1000 can also connect via AV composite. Buy now! More… Continue reading Netgear’s PTV1000 puts your laptop’s display on your HDTV wirelessly
Lacie’s Lacinema Black – Home Entertainment System
LaCie have released their new sleek multimedia entertainment system – LaCinema Black – a system that allows you to play movies, photos and music on your HDTV, play media from networked computers and generally just have a bit of fun with your multimedia. This comes in 2 versions – PLAY or RECORD. PLAY can simply… Continue reading Lacie’s Lacinema Black – Home Entertainment System
Panasonic plans to be 1st to market 3D HD TV for consumers
In perhaps their biggest play at the IFA conference in Berlin, Germany, Panasonic showed off their 3D TV for the home market. Their system is a traditional stereoscopic system that needs glasses and works in conjunction with their Blu-ray DVD player that has 3D content. Panasonic aims to hit the market with multiple TV sizes… Continue reading Panasonic plans to be 1st to market 3D HD TV for consumers
Calibrate your HD TV with this free tool
You may not know it, but there’s a good chance your high-def TV is not calibrated properly. Essentially, yellow should look like yellow on every TV, but it usually doesn’t because either you or the factory or the store tweaked the TV. What you should do is get a calibration DVD that walks you through… Continue reading Calibrate your HD TV with this free tool
Moxi Sweepstakes – win a Moxi HD DVR
Tivo isn’t the only name in the HD DVR game. Digeo also has a very solid product in their Moxi HD DVR. To help promote it more, they are currently running a sweepstakes where you can win the HD DVR and their new Moxi Mate. The Moxi Mate lets you view what’s on your HD… Continue reading Moxi Sweepstakes – win a Moxi HD DVR
Congress extends Digital TV switchover to June 12 2009
Now that both the US House and Senate have voted in favor of similar bills to extend the DTV cutover by 4 months, it’s just a matter of the President signing off on it (and he’s in favor of it). The argument in favor of extending the deadline goes something along the lines of TV… Continue reading Congress extends Digital TV switchover to June 12 2009
Philips 42PFL5603D/27 42-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV
The award-winning Philips ‘EcoTV’ is a 42″ stunner. This 1080p full HDTV set features a dimmable backlight and power saver mode that can push the power consumption of this set down to 75 watts, which is just a little more than a standard incandescent light bulb. It also has a standby mode that sips just… Continue reading Philips 42PFL5603D/27 42-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV