1 Jun, US Edition Giant HDTVs, media extenders and personal video recorders of all sorts and makes, iPod accessories and powerful PCs are among the most sought after digital home products for the month of May. More...
28 Feb, World Edition Now with Intel Core processors, Apple's Mac mini goes media PC with the inclusion of Front Row, on-the-fly Bonjour media streaming and TV out. Also: the iPod Hi-Fi boombox. More...
24 Feb, World Edition Among the first media PCs to incorporate Intel's new Viiv platform, Shuttle offers a sneak peek of its new ultra-small form factor XPC X100 and the rack-sized XPC M2000. More...
7 Feb, World Edition Just in time for the Olympics, NEC's new offers up 61 inches of HD ready plasma screen estate with an 870:1 contrast ratio, 160-degree viewing angle - and solid price tag. More...
23 Jan, World Edition Streaming a smorgasboard of audio and video formats in resolutions up to 1080p, Linksys' new KiSS DP-600 looks to be the most comprehensive media extender on the block. More...
7 Jan, US Edition Meet Hewlett-Packard's 50-inch plasma, the similarly-sized Pioneer and the Philips with surround style backlighting - and lest we forget, Samsung's 63- and 80-inch behemoths. More...
5 Jan, US Edition Multi-format audio and video streaming courtesy of wired and wireless connectivity renders HP's SLC3760N 37-inch LCD HDTV a true multimedia marvel. Bonus: it does TV, too. More...
4 Jan, World Edition Based on Intel's new Viiv entertainment platform, the Kapsel Media Center is unlike any other Windows powered media PC with its minimalistic, white and circular design - in ceramics. More...
13 Dec, US Edition Streaming audio over Wi-Fi, tuning into Internet radio or playing from a local hard drive; the DSM-120 from D-Link does it all with support for MP3 and Microsoft's PlaysForSure formats. More...
25 Nov, World Edition By way of memory cards, Neuros' MPEG-4 Recorder 2 records video from TVs, DVDs and more for playback on portable devices such as Sony's PlayStation Portable and the iPod Video. More...
Audio output issues aside, the W2600 performs superbly in all departments. Merging good TV qualities with Dell's PC legacy, visual quality is impeccable whether used as a TV, monitor, or both, and the integrated speakers perform very well indeed. For situations where space is at a premium, the W2600 is a marvellous multi-tasker with a small fotprint, and accepts virtually all kinds of input. What's more, it's also distinctly inexpensive, so unless one cannot do without hookinh it up to ones hi-fi, there's solid bang for buck to be had with the W2600. More...
With comprehensive video format support, excellent performance and a soothingly friendly user interface, the Streamium SL400i will have media streaming to your living room in no time. Networking support is comprehensive and easily understood, although more information concerning Wi-Fi security would have been appreciated; audio and picture format support and functionality are adequate, and the price tag is not the least bit off-putting considering a 802.11g USB dongle is bundled. More...
Going on sale this Holiday season in the U.S., Panasonic's 103-inch Plasma TV offers full-blown 1080p output, a 3000:1 contrast ratio and an as-of-yet-unknown-yet-presumably-mind-boggling price tag.
Not merely a TV, HP's SLC3760N incorporates media extender functionality in addition to its integrated HD tuner, 37-inch LCD panel with native 720p resolution and 6000:1 contrast ratio. Audio and video formats supported include MP3, WMA, MPEG1/2/4, DivX, XviD, WMV and WMV-HD, while the TV is also fitted with Wi-Fi, Ethernet and Windows Media Connect compatibility.
Among the first plasma displays to offer native 1080p support, Pioneer's 50-inch PRO-FHD1 also offers a 3000:1 contrast ratio and 1000 cd/m2 brightness - yet lacks an integrated tuner.
Dual tuners at last; TiVo's new Series2 DT enables the simultaneous recording of to concurrent TV shows. Initially to be available in an 80-hour version, although a 180-hour version is expected shortly.
$1,000 USD now buys a bundled of two sans-amplifier Sonos ZonePlayer ZP80 units for wired or wireless audio streaming along with a screen-equipped remote control; analog and digital audio connectors pipe MP3, WMA and RealAudio formats.
Offering a barrage of features, Linksys' KiSS DP-600 media extender supports the playback of Windows Media 9 HD, DivX HD, Nero Digital, XviD and MPEG1/2/4 video as well as Windows Media Audio, WMA Pro, MP3 and Ogg Vorbis for audio. Streaming over both Wi-Fi and Ethernet connections, the player outputs up to 1080p video in several formats including HDMI. More...
Compatible with all iPod products launched at its unveiling, Apple's new iPod Hi-Fi boombox accessory is designed to be powered from a wall socket or by six D-cell batteries. The unit is controlled by the Apple remote and also accepts audio input through a 3.5 mm line in jack. While docked, iPods will be recharged, and certain models can also display album art. More...
Despite its minute measurements, Apple's Intel-powered Mac mini offers up a combination of DVI out, up to 80 GB of storage, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, Gigabit Ethernet and Front Row media center software to enable media playback to HDTVs. Complete with an Infrared remote control for couch control, the mini also offers Bluetooth 2.0, up to 2 GB of RAM and a Dual Layer DVD drive. More...
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