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The Format War: Blu Ray Vs. HD DVD, Part 1

Are you old enough to remember when VHS and Beta slugged it out in the 80’s to see which format would become the standard for videotapes?
Right now, two high definition optical disc formats are waging a war in the marketplace and the media to see which will emerge victorious and eventually replace DVD. Will this [...]

15Sep2007 | Michael Lankton | 8 comments | Continued
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High Definition And The Console Gamer

High definition television is relatively young. Unlike many new technologies which never rise above niche product status, or worse yet die stillborn, high definition consumer displays have been adopted by the mass market relatively quickly.
Just a few years ago we all had standard definition CRT-based televisions. Maybe you still do, and are wanting to replace [...]

10Sep2007 | Michael Lankton | 6 comments | Continued
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I Built A New Home Theatre PC This Weekend

One of the reasons I’ve been so quiet over the weekend is I’ve been building a Home Theatre PC, which when finished will totally solve my HD video issues.
It’s just about finished (read about my problems below) and it looks very cool in the Antec Fusion case pictured, although I’ve decided I need to buy [...]

15Apr2007 | Everton | 14 comments | Continued
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