Published by Test Chimp on Wednesday, 10th March 2010
GUFSDTR500HD Freesat HD recorder: Freesat HD recorders trickle in
Grundig has always been a bit of a continental biased brand. From its strong Germanic set top box roots, it developed other entertainment devices. However, even with its proximity, it never made the entry into the UK market that the Japanese and Korean...
Published by Horrid on Tuesday, 9th March 2010
Sony sets date and price for 3D technology delivery
Sony is planning to release a software upgrade for the PS3 to make it process 3D images, and new 3D TV sets, this Summer, starting in Japan. The company had shown off new Bravia 3D technology in January at the CES show in the US, but has now added a...
Published by Test Chimp on Monday, 8th March 2010
Iomega 2TB Home Media server: The bridge between your PC, Internet and entertainment systems
The continued fight between the networked devices shows no clear favourite. Some recent research from the Yankee Group, says that more people have a home console than a set top box. With Microsoft’s and Sony’s push to corner the market for...
Published by Horrid on Monday, 8th March 2010
TiVo finally makes it across the pond
TiVo is coming to Europe at last, hurray. Anyone who has seen the quality TiVo service in the US will know what I’m talking about, others will be a bit baffled. TiVo invented the digital video recorder (DVR) that everyone in the UK calls Sky Plus...
Published by Test Chimp on Wednesday, 3rd March 2010
Toshiba HDR5010 Freeview HD+ PVR: Toshiba realise what people want in a PVR
The problem with many PVR offerings, from luminaries like Samsung and Sony, is that they often leave something out. Some failings are forgettable, or at least forgivable, but others are so large that it negates the whole device. For example, imagine your...
Published by Test Chimp on Tuesday, 2nd March 2010
Netgear High-Performance Wireless-N HD Home Theater Kit: CeBit promises and already starts to deliver
CeBit is another of the entertainment industry’s opportunities to showcase its products. This one is held in Germany and unlike its brasher counterpart, the Consumer Electronics Show held last month in Las Vegas, CeBit is less about the razzmatazz...
Published by Test Chimp on Monday, 1st March 2010
LG 15EL9500 OLED TV: The future’s bright, the future’s OLED, for the few
There is no doubt that OLED is a great technology. The perfect colour reproduction, combined with contrast ratios much better than LCD screens and faster response times provide a viewing experience that is better than the best LCD and plasma screens. The...
Published by Test Chimp on Friday, 26th February 2010
LaCie Mini HD: The Kylie of the media streaming world
It may seem like a long stretch to compare pint-size, pop princess Kylie Minogue to a shiny black box, but there are similarities. Kylie is a) Well known for her excellent voice, b) Small and c) Fashionably presented. The Mini HD is a) Excellent at...
Published by Test Chimp on Thursday, 25th February 2010
Elgato EyeTV Netstream DTT: Nothing wrong with simplicity, when it doesn't compromise on utility
The problem with some home networking solutions is not the functionality of the device or even the connectivity. No, the problem is often the complexity of the set-up. In trying to provide all the functionality for all possible users and to allow the home...
Published by Horrid on Thursday, 25th February 2010
Sezmi opens for business in downtown LA – return of datacasting
We first talked about Sezmi back in November but perhaps failed to show why it is different from the usual run of the mill internet video service. Last week it launched in Los Angeles and will gradually roll out across the US. The first thing you have to...