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Home Toys
April 2005 |
HDCP: For Better or for Worse? High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection attempts to solve a serious problem that's plagued content producers for years. HDCP compliance is an important factor to keep in mind when shopping for digital video equipment.   |
Home Toys
June 2005
Bob Farinelli |
A Whole House High Definition Experience While the digital dust is settling, consider taking a component video switching approach. Three discrete, HD analog RGB signals can be run down some high quality coax for little more than the cost of the wire. |
PC Magazine
May 3, 2006
Cisco Cheng |
I Love My Media Center TV It's time to get excited about what Media Center laptops can offer. |
PC Magazine
September 13, 2006
Robert Heron |
Expert View: Big Screens Don't Always Mean HDTV The most insidious problem is the fact that all video on TV is highly compressed. |
Home Theater
May 2006
Gary Merson |
Toshiba HD-XA1 Compared to a standard DVD player, the Toshiba HD-XA1 is a big kuhuna. |
Home Theater
February 20, 2006
Darryl Wilkinson |
HD DVD on the Warpath The Toshiba HD-XA1 and HD-A1 will be the first HD DVD players to hit store shelves in the United States. Retailers will begin receiving high-definition optical-disc format players in March. |
PC World
May 2006
Melissa J. Perenson |
Gotcha! Where's My HD Picture? Having an HD DVD player doesn't guarantee that you'll get full, high-definition output from it. |
PC World
May 2004
Yardena Arar |
HDTV Answer Guide Ready for next-generation television? Before you take the high-definition high dive, read this guide to the services, the sets, and more. |
Home Theater
December 2005
Geoffrey Morrison |
NeuNeo HVD2085 1080p Upconverting DVD Player The NeuNeo HVD2085 1080p is an upconverting DVD player for everyone. |
Home Theater
June 1, 2007 |
Managed Copy on the Way The entertainment industry has always been dead set against home recording. However, in what potentially may be a major departure, the security specs for Blu-ray and HD DVD may soon be altered to allow legal copying under limited circumstances. |
PC Magazine
September 13, 2006
Don Labriola |
Battle of the New DVDs Next-generation DVD technology has finally arrived. But which format will work better for you: Blu-ray or HD DVD? |
PC World
June 2005
Laurianne McLaughlin |
TV Limits Copies The FCC's new broadcast flag will restrict your ability to copy and share your favorite digital television shows and movies. |
PC World
July 2006
Melissa J. Perenson |
DVD Goes High-Def High-definition DVD products are here, but consumers still face a thorny dilemma as two incompatible formats battle for their dollars. |
PC Magazine
November 2, 2005
John C. Dvorak |
HD DVD, Now What? The final arbiter in the high-definition DVD conflict might be Blockbuster Video or Costco. |
PC Magazine
July 5, 2006
Robert Heron |
Samsung BD-P1000 A stylish and capable DVD player that unleashes the full capabilities of the Blu-ray format. Unfortunately, the initial Blu-ray titles are a reminder that there are lots of older films that need some TLC before they will look great in HD. |
PC World
November 2005
Scott Spanbauer |
Most Monitors Won't Play New HD Video Vista's content protection will block or blur high-def movies on today's displays. |
Home Toys
February 2005 |
HDMI -- Smaller Connector, Bigger Options While HDMI clearly has the more robust feature set, whether you invest in either HDMI or DVI connectivity, you will have made a sure step into the future. |
AskMen.com
Craig Mazin |
Mr. Tech: Maximize Your HD Experience Here's a brief primer on HDTV technology. |
PC World
June 2004
Cathy Lu |
Record HDTV--But No Sopranos Pricey LST-3410A digital video recorder/receiver for high-definition TV comes with some limitations. |
BusinessWeek
April 17, 2006
Stephen H. Wildstrom |
HDTV's Digital Disconnect At best, the transition to HDTV was going to be confusing for consumers. But the piracy safeguards embedded in the hardware make it much more complicated. |
Popular Mechanics
June 2007
Pete Putman |
Top 10 HDTV Myths: Fact vs. Fiction, Hi-Def Style HDTV remains a widely misunderstood technology, muddled with misconceptions and half-truths born of marketing mumbo jumbo and senseless jargon. This article clears the air of confusion. |
PC World
April 2006
Dan Tynan |
High-Def Discs Battle for Your Bucks Should you buy a new HD disc player? Probably, but not anytime soon. |
Home Theater
August 2007
Geoffrey Morrison |
Toshiba HD-A20 HD DVD Player The Toshiba HD-A20 HD DVD Player receives below average to average ratings. |
PC Magazine
April 4, 2007
Robert Heron |
Toshiba HD-XA2 The HD-XA2 improves upon its predecessor in almost every way, yet regular DVD videos still exhibit too many jagged edges... Toshiba HD-A1... Samsung BD-P1000... |
Home Theater
December 2005
Mark Fleischmann |
Toshiba SD-6980SU Universal Disc Player The Toshiba SD-6980SU is an impressive summation of everything good that's ever entered your system on a disc. |
Home Theater
April 11, 2007
Mark Fleischmann |
Managed Copy May Be Non-Starter Bet you didn't even know there's a new feature in the digital rights management for Blu-ray and HD DVD that would let you make backup copies on a controlled basis. It's called managed copy. Unfortunately you may never get to use it. |
PC Magazine
August 3, 2005
Bill Howard |
Your Hi-Def PC PCs are capable of delivering higher-resolution video than cable, satellite, or DVD can offer. So you should think about the just-arriving HDTVs that can display a 1080p signal. |
PC Magazine
February 14, 2007
Robert Heron |
HD Inequality The efficiency of modern video compression enables multiple channels of digital programming where, previously, only one analog channel was possible. |
BusinessWeek
March 6, 2006
Stephen H. Wildstrom |
HDTV Moves To The Next Level 1080p image quality is dazzling, but don't expect TV shows in the format. |
Home Theater
October 18, 2004
Darryl Wilkinson |
Digital Cable High-Def Ready Recorders Record up to sixty hours of HD with Sony's new Digital Cable Ready recorders, the DHG-HDD250 and DHG-HDD500. |
Home Theater
April 2007
Geoffrey Morrison |
Blu-ray Players Arrive After a rocky start with the flawed-out-of-the-box Samsung BD-P1000 player, Blu-ray finally hit the stores for real at the turn of the year with several new players. |
Home Theater
September 15, 2010
Mark Fleischmann |
HDMI's HDCP Hacked The digital rights management scheme that protects HDMI inputs has been undermined with the recent revelation of a master key that unlocks HDCP. |
PC World
July 25, 2006
Allen & Perenson |
Toshiba and Sony Laptops Sport Next-Gen DVD The Qosmio G35-AV650 and VAIO VGN-AR190G offer HD DVD and Blu-ray, respectively. |
BusinessWeek
January 26, 2004
Stephen H. Wildstrom |
Buying The Right HDTV (Part One) Caveat emptor: All high-definition TVs are not created equal |
Home Toys
April 2004
Michael Weizer |
Connectivity Keeping Up - High-Definition Multimedia Interface The HDMI interface is an all-digital interface, eliminating the signal degradation that occurs in the signal conversion process. It combines both audio and video into a single, compact interface. |
PC World
March 27, 2007
Jacobi et al. |
High-Def Video Superguide Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD are here. Who makes the best next-generation movie player? |
Home Theater
June 2007
Geoffrey Morrison |
Blu-ray and HD DVD Face Off A comparison of Blu-ray and HD DVD players includes a look at models from Toshiba, Panasonic and LG. |
PC World
August 2006
Yardena Arar |
HDTV: Is Now the Best Time to Buy? Deciding when to move to high-definition TV involves more than just the set. |
BusinessWeek
February 23, 2004
Stephen H. Wildstrom |
Fine-Tuning The HDTV Picture How to setup your video projector for best results, why DVDs provide a better image than standard TV, and how to setup HDTV. |
PC Magazine
May 23, 2006
Patrick Norton |
Toshiba HD-A1 The Toshiba HD-A1, the first high-definition DVD player to reach the market, is perfect for those who have a really big HDTV, don't need 1080p, and have money to burn. |
PC Magazine
November 2, 2005
Jan Ozer |
HDV FAQ If you're thinking of moving to high-definition video, here's what you need to know. |
Home Toys
December 2004
Brent McCall |
The Hi-Fi Guy -- News, Views & Hyperbole For the first time in A/V history, we have a true one-plug solution: HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) incorporates all the cables that you need to hook up your A/V equipment into a single plug. |
PC Magazine
June 26, 2007
Dan Costa |
No One's Really Winning the Format War Once this format war is over, the industry will come to a sad realization: Most people will never buy high-definition movies on disc. |
Home Theater
October 2006
Geoffrey Morrison |
Samsung BD-P1000 Blu-ray Player Blu-ray's first appearance will hopefully be remembered as its weakest hour or, with any luck, forgotten completely. HD DVD is half the price and looks a lot better -- at least for now. |
Home Theater
September 27, 2007 |
Burn DVDs the Legal Way The DVD Copy Control Association has approved CSS Managed Recording for burning of commercial DVDs. |
PC World
March 2006
Dan Tynan |
Hollywood vs.Your PC: Round 2 Legal options in digital entertainment are growing. But they come with restrictions that can hobble your ability to enjoy the content you've paid for and even threaten your control over your system. |
PC Magazine
March 14, 2007
Robert Lemos |
Video DRM Foiled Again Hackers cracked the protections on HD DVD first, and then Blu-ray fell. Have the new formats failed? |
PC Magazine
June 1, 2008
Loyd Case |
Enough for High-Def? What adapters do you need to view high-def content on your computer? |
Home Toys
October 2004 |
Get The Most From Your HDTV While some cable and satellite companies are beginning to work HD into their lineups, one new satellite service, VOOM, was created with HD expressly in mind. |
PC Magazine
April 5, 2007
Robert Heron |
LG Super Blu Player (BH100) LG delivers the first set-top player that supports HD DVD and Blu-ray movies. |
