http://www.highdefinitionblog.com Defining High Definition Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:50:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well to be brutally truthful the plasmas will have a great deal of glare. Here are a couple of photos of my S1 Panasonic to explain it better: That is me sitting on my couch and the light in the room is supplied by a full length door window to the ... http://www.highdefinitionblog.com/?p=496   You have purchased a new HDTV and find the only audio output available is the digital optical and you have an older surround system that only uses stereo RCA analog connections. What to do? You don't want to replace your old surround system just yet so you ... http://www.highdefinitionblog.com/?p=488 While moderating one of my forums last week someone ask me about the ASUS O!Play - TV HD Media Player. I was not familiar with it so I went digging. After reading about it, I was convinced this was a player I should have so I ordered one. ... http://www.highdefinitionblog.com/?p=484 For those people, such as me, who would like their Media Center PCs to have an application where they could work as a set top box with U-verse, the idea has moved one step closer to a possibility. Announced at CES 2010 was the tremendous news that later this ... http://www.highdefinitionblog.com/?p=464 I have updated the page to reflect the new software version. The update is at the bottom of the page. See: Hauppauge 1212 HD-PVR Video Capture device http://www.highdefinitionblog.com/?p=461 EngadgetHD is reporting a new card will be available for your Media Center PC without needing to get it within a bundled package.  This means you can "roll your own" and be able to get all scrambled cable channels by renting a cable card from your cable company. See: Media Center ... http://www.highdefinitionblog.com/?p=458 Ever noticed this seems to be Format War II? People post inquiries on forums about LCD sets and within minutes they get a reply suggesting the poster should get a plasmas instead. Then the threads are deluged with posts about why plasma is superior to LCDs. They quote how misleading ... http://www.highdefinitionblog.com/?p=447   You have purchased a PS3 with the intentions of using it for a combination game player and Blu-ray player only to get it home to discover there is a big problem. It won’t integrate into your home theater remote controller because you find out the PS3 uses a bluetooth ... http://www.highdefinitionblog.com/?p=438 Well the long awaited date has come and gone for the analog cutoff. I woke up this morning to find, as expected, my ATSC tuner saying "NO SIGNAL" because not only did the analog go away for the station I was tuned to, but because that particular station reverted ... http://www.highdefinitionblog.com/?p=433 Warner Brothers has a new service that allows people with WB HD DVDs to turn them into Blu-ray discs for a nominal fee.  Costing just $4.95 plus shipping could be a deal for many.  You keep your HD DVD discs, just send in the original cover art.  A color copy ... http://www.highdefinitionblog.com/?p=422