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JVC D-ILA HD projectors outed: up to 70k:1 contrast

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Sep 10th 2009 No Comments

JVC have outed their latest range of D-ILA home theater projectors, with a full six models on offer spanning prices from $5,000 to $10,000. Three – the DLA-RS35, DLA-RS25 and DLA-RS15 – will be pushed via JVC’s professional products arm, while the remainder – the DLA-HD990, DLA-HD950 and DLA-HD550 – will go on sale via the consumer group. Most impressive about all the models, though, are their contrast ratios: even the entry HD550 manages 30,000:1, while the top-spec RS35 and HD990 manage 70,000:1.

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Netgear EVA2000 set-top streamer supports Netflix, YouTube, Hulu, more

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Sep 8th 2009 No Comments

Netgear have announced their latest networked media box, the EVA2000 Digital Entertainer Live, which allows for both locally-streamed and IPTV content to be shown on your big-screen TV. The EVA2000 can play YouTube videos, pay-per-view movies, Hulu, VuNow and Netflix content, among other things, together with audio, video and images from USB external storage.

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Sony ZX5 BRAVIA LED HDTVs super-slim, wireless 1080p

By Chris Davies on Monday, Sep 7th 2009 No Comments

Sony have officially unveiled their new BRAVIA HDTVs, the ZX5 series, complete with high-end cleverness such as 240Hz “Flow Motion”, integrated wireless streaming and edge-mounted LED backlighting. The ZX5 range – which will land in Japan come November – will initially be available in 46- and 52-inch sizes, both supporting 1080p in a deliciously skinny frame.

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Logitech Squeezebox Touch and Radio media-streamers official [Video]

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Sep 3rd 2009 No Comments

Logitech have finally officially announced the Squeezebox Touch, first tipped back in June, along with the Squeezebox Radio, a new portable media streamer with a full-color display. Both link into the company’s Squeezebox streaming music system, as well as offering support for internet-based services such as Pandora.

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Android 1080p set-top box prototype gets demo

By Chris Davies on Friday, Aug 28th 2009 No Comments

It might not mean much to the Android smartphone lurking in your pocket (or that you’d like to have there), but MIPS and Sigma Designs have been demonstrating an Android-based set-top box capable of 1080p high-definition video. The STB prototype is being positioned as “a major milestone toward the creation of a reference platform” for Android-powered home entertainment devices, with the two companies adding support for Sigma’s hardware graphics acceleration and decoding.

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Logitech Squeezbox Touch in wild; accessories show up on site

By Chris Davies on Friday, Aug 28th 2009 No Comments

Logitech still haven’t made the Squeezebox Touch official yet, but unless someone has crafted one out of modelling clay and stuffed a Chumby inside, the touchscreen media streaming device is certainly out there in the wild. The 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen device promises WiFi b/g, ethernet, USB connectivity and an SD card slot, together with streaming content through Logitech’s Squeezebox system, but right now the Touch refuses to do anything other than wait for a software update.

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PopcornHour C-200 goes up for preorder, gets unboxed [Video]

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Aug 27th 2009 No Comments

If you’ve been waiting for more detail on PopcornHour’s incoming C-200 “Networked Media Tank” then prepare to set aside an afternoon; the company has released masses of video and full specifications for the Blu ray ready, UPnP set-top box, and they’re now taking preorders for the first shipment.

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Sony Blu-ray recorders pack up to 2TB HDD

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Aug 26th 2009 No Comments

Sony Japan have unveiled their latest range of Blu-ray recorders, and since there’s no such thing as too much storage they’ve also thrown hard-drives inside the five new models too. Capacity of the BDZ-series ranges from 320GB all the way up to a whopping 2TB in the flagship BDZ-EX200, which is apparently good for up to 253 hours of high-definition TV.

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Revo IKON DAB, internet radio & iPod dock with 3.5-inch touchscreen & WiFi

By Chris Davies on Monday, Aug 24th 2009 1 Comment

We’re sure some of you couldn’t sleep all weekend what with the promise of Revo’s teaser campaign reaching its climax this morning, and sure enough the UK company has another radio for your delectation. To be fair, the Revo IKON isn’t any old radio: in fact, it’s the world’s first color touchscreen, multi-format digital radio, complete with a 3.5-inch display, iPod/iPhone dock and Last.fm integration.

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WD TV Mini Media Player offers cheap big-screen playback

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Aug 18th 2009 1 Comment

western digital WD TV Mini 1 Western Digital have announced their newest compact media player, the WD TV Mini Media Player, which replaces last year’s unit with the same name. A palm-sized box with 1080i HD resolution support and the ability to play content both from an attached USB hard-drive including RealNetworks’ RealVideo support, the WD TV Mini offers image, audio and video playback complete with a remote control.