All Posts Tagged With: "HD DVD"
Review: Toshiba HD XE1
Most HD DVD players and disc may sport a lower price than Blueray players but they’re beaten technically by the latter’s built in 1080p support. This changes with the launch of Toshiba’s HD XE1. Now HD DVD has a champ that can best the Blueray camp.
I purchased the Toshiba just last week and find it [...]
Auzentech HDMI X-Tension First Card To Support HDMI 1.3 And Dolby TrueHD
I’ve been beating myself up a bit this week as I thought I’d wasted my money on a Auzentech Prelude 7.1 videocard in my new media center PC, as it wouldn’t help me play the new HD audio formats like Doly TrueHD and DTS HD, that offer superior sound quality over older Dolby formats.
However, after [...]
The Shot That Ended The Format War
I wrote a three part series on the Format War when I first started writing for Connected Internet, describing what the two formats were about, and what I thought were hits and misses by both sides. My ending verdict was for HD DVD, and I still feel that it has more to offer than the [...]
5Jan2008 | Michael Lankton | 11 comments | Continued
5 Things You Need To Know Before You Buy An AV Receiver
You bought a high definition television, and as soon as the initial infatuation with how great it looked wore off, you noticed how anemic your sound was. Explosions in a movie shouldn’t sound like they’re coming from a portable AM radio. It should sound like you ought to be running for cover.
It’s time to start [...]
The Format War: Blu Ray Vs. HD DVD, Part 3
In Round 1 Of Blu Ray Vs HD DVD we ran down what Blu Ray and HD DVD do and elaborated on the features. Round 2 focused on the history of the two formats, and exclusive relationships the two sides have forged with content providers and retailers.
Now it’s time for the third and final round [...]
