Tag archive: HDMI

Pioneer's CES press conference was a bit tamer than last year, but its goals are the same. Once again the company has used its conference time at the Consumer Electronics Show to highlight its recent and upcoming efforts in the car stereo industry. At the forefront of its efforts is its AppRadio platform, which launched last year for the iPhone. The platform will soon get an update. AppRadio 2 will be available in a couple months and… Read More

Announced earlier today, GoPro released details on the launch of the HD Hero2 digital video camera. This camera is the successor to the HD Hero, a 5-megapixel camera that shot 1080p HD video. The HD Hero2 has been bumped up to 11-megapixels and can also shoot at eight or five megapixels to save on memory space. GoPro claims that the camera has an image processor that's twice as fast at the original HD Hero. They also claim that the lens… Read More

Optoma continually attempts to break price barriers when it comes to home theater projectors. The Optoma HD20 was one the first projectors to break the $1,000 barrier for 1080p support. The company is continuing that trend with the HD33, a 1080p home theater projector that offers support for 3D visuals. The $1,499 projector has a contract ratio of 4000:1 and a brightness of 1,800 ANSI lumens.  It has a throw distance between 5 and 32 feet as… Read More

The battle over audio-video receivers (AVRs) versus separate components has been raging for quite some time now. That being the case, there is no shortage of published opinion on the topic. The thing is, consumer demand has a funny way of inspiring radical changes in technology and, in the world of home audio and home theater, that phenomenon has resulted in some pretty dramatic advancement in AVRs. The distinction that exists between AVRs and… Read More

If you are a diehard PS3 fan with an older TV, you may want to hold onto that console for as long as possible. A new report from Kotaku claims that the new PS3s will only display HD games and movies via HDMI, not the component cables which will still be included. If the tipster that spoke to Kotaku is correct, the replacement model for the 160GB PS3 will switch over to what is called the “K chassis,” and will ship to retailers next week. This… Read More

Pioneer Electronics has announced new additions to its Pioneer Elite AV receiver line, expanding on the systems' ability to interact with other digital entertainment sources in the home (as well as on the Internet) while still serving as a high-quality hub for in-home audio and video. Most of the new receivers will support Apple AirPlay and DLNA so users can push media from their computers and favorite mobile devices to their home… Read More

Sony is betting on 3D in spaces smaller than a McMansion's living room with its forthcoming 3D Display for its PlayStation 3 gaming console, but the company is taking its bet on 3D technology to all-in-one desktop PCs, introducing its new Vaio L-series. The Vaio L's will feature a 24-inch 3D capable display that not only serves as a first-class monitor for surfing the Web and traditional applications, but also doubles as a… Read More

Among yesterday's big iPad 2 and iOS 4.3 revelations at Apple's press conference, another new product was announced that has the company's mobile device users excited: an HDMI Out adapter, aka the Apple Digital AV Adapter. The iPad 2 doesn't make the step up to proper high-definition, but it's got a considerably beefed-up graphics processor. Those who want to use the tablet as a TV-connected device will have the… Read More

Last week, we heard a rumor that HTC is planning to launch an Android tablet in March. Well, now a Norwegian site called Amobil has published a low resolution picture and some early specs for the device, which will be the first of several tablets from HTC this year, including a 10-inch LTE tablet. The HTC Flyer tablet will supposedly sport a 7-inch touchscreen with a resolution of 1024 x 600, which happens to be the same resolution and size as… Read More

For decades technology enthusiasts have been connecting displays to their computers using the ever-reliable VGA port: sure, there are limits to how much resolution VGA can handle and it is old-school analog after all, but it has served as a reliable, consistent way to peer into a computers's activities—and maybe watch a video or two. Now, technologies companies are coming together to bury VGA, not to praise it: Intel, AMD, Samsung,… Read More

LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Valens Semiconductor have been secretly conspiring to kill HDMI. And today they set their plans into motion, introducing a brand new audiovisual standard, HDBaseT. While that name may sound confusing, before you slap your head, this will not likely introduce a new kind of cable to your house. Past A/V standards from industry groups have introduced a plethora of connectors… Read More

After announcing virtually no news on the Macintosh front at last week's Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple has rolled out a surprise update to its diminutive Mac mini entry-level computer, spiffing up the unit's graphic capability and adding an HDMI output for pushing video to a big screen, as well as giving the system an aluminum unibody design that helps it slide in neatly alongside other Apple hardware. “The sleek,… Read More

The Symbian Foundation has taken the wraps off Symbian^3—S^3, less formally—adding advanced graphics and multimedia capabilities to what will be the the first entirely open source release of the platform. S^3 will sport a lot of under the hood improvements, like better memory management, faster networking, and acceleration for 2D and 3D graphics, as well as a customizable home screen, HDMI output support (for hooking up phones to to… Read More

As if it weren’t bad enough having to shell out thousands for a hot home theater system, here’s the hidden catch so many often overlook. Sometimes it can be even tougher figuring out what equipment is compatible with other components when you are putting together your living room setup. Thankfully, in this short guide, we provide several handy tips for assembling a home theater that will make you feel like you’re at the movies without blowing a… Read More

Last week I was at the IFA press event in Malta. It’s pretty much the European version of CES, but unlike that show, it actually comes at a time when folks are interesting in buying cool new toys. One of the interesting aspects of this press event is that they showcase some of the products and trends that will be topical in the fourth quarter. This year had a lot to do with the fact that most of the TVs currently in the market were about to be… Read More