The Mvix MX-880HD Ultio Pro digital video player/recorder is perfect for the individual who wants to play, record, and manage their collection of digital A/V files without the use of a computer. While the device can be hooked up to a computer for file transfer, the Ultio Pro is a stand-alone device and needs nothing [...]
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Mvix’s Ultio Pro MX-880HD Media Center with PVR
February 2nd, 2010
Posted in Consumer Electronics, Digital Media Players and DVRs, TV and Video 
Tags: digital media player, DVR, HD, hdmi, HDTV, home theater, IPTV, Media Center, Mvix, NAS, Ultio Pro 
No Comments »Rocketfish WirelessHD Adapter is the “Best Buy”…
November 30th, 2009
So you’re finally ready to take the plunge. You’ve saved up enough cash to buy a “state of the art” big screen TV, cleared the perfect spot on your wall to mount it, and sent invitations to friends for it’s inaugural party. As you eagerly look forward to years of TV viewing bliss, you fail [...]
Roku expands its product line…
October 27th, 2009
We’ve mentioned the Roku player in other posts, citing its ability to stream Netflix movies instantaneously to your TV via the Internet. In its original form, the standard definition Roku player allowed subscribers to conveniently play Netflix’ growing library of online content. Now, Roku has released two additional players, both supporting high definition video and [...]
Mobile 3D TV Coming Soon…
October 19th, 2009
It seems like 2010 is going to be the breakout year for 3D capable TV’s. A perfect storm of content production and hardware integration promises to finally lift the technology from a cheap trick to mainstream habit. Already, companies such as Sony and Panasonic are demonstrating and producing 3D capable TV’s as described here and here. As we’ve [...]
The GlideTV Navigator is making a HTPC seem really cool right now…
October 14th, 2009
The user interface gap between Internet based media and traditional television viewing has been discussed here quite a few times. While the current generation of digital media players often offer proprietary interfaces that attempt to simplify access to the vast amounts of online content from sites such as Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, and Swarmcast, the result [...]
Posted in Consumer Electronics, Gadgets, Home Theater, PCs and Laptops, Peripherals, TV and Video, USB Tags: digital media player, hdmi, home theater, TV 3 Comments »Invisible speaker can be heard…not seen
September 28th, 2009
Not much has changed about speaker design in the last hundred years. Most speakers still rely on electromagnetically driven cones to vibrate air and generate sound. While manufacturers can tweak amplifier designs, crossover frequencies, cabinet shapes, and driver materials, the fundamental physics of generating sound aren’t very conducive to new techniques.
Now, Emo Labs has developed a [...]
Posted in Audio, Consumer Electronics, Speakers Tags: Audio, Edge Motion, Emo Labs, home theater, speakers No Comments »Seagate’s take on the digital media player
September 15th, 2009
If the number of new product releases is a sign of market potential, then the digital media player market is primed to explode. It’s actually becoming difficult to keep track of all the new product releases and their differentiating features, especially since most of the players offer little more than minor variations to the “digital [...]
A box that almost does everything
September 9th, 2009
In an interesting twist on some traditional AV gear, Sherwood today announced its Netbox R-904N Internet AV receiver. Unlike other AV receivers that simply serve as video switches in addition to routing power and signal to your home theater speakers, the 904N incorporates some digital media player functionality via its inbuilt network connection.
At 2.5″ tall, [...]
Posted in Audio, Consumer Electronics, Home Theater, TV and Video Tags: digital media player, hdmi, home theater, PlayOn, receiver, Sherwood No Comments »Big Possibilities, Tiny PC
September 7th, 2009
Remember when computers were the size of rooms. Me neither. But I do remember when I got my first tower PC. It was almost three feet tall and took up most of the space under my desk. It was hot, used tons of electricity, was filled mostly with empty space, and by today’s standards had [...]
Zinnet CinemaTube Digital Media Player
September 1st, 2009
To further saturate the digital media player market, Zinnet, a Taiwanese company, today announced that it is accepting pre-orders for its CinemaTube media player. The device, which plays the usual menagerie of formats and codecs, including h.264, at up to 1080p resolution via HDMI, can be connected to USB hard drives, wired, and wireless networks [...]
Posted in Consumer Electronics, Digital Media Players and DVRs, TV and Video Tags: digital media player, h.264, HD, hdmi, home theater, torrent, TV, UPnp, YouTube No Comments »
