Recent Comments:
Poll: How important is surround sound to you? {Engadget HD}
Nov 16th 2009 10:10AM There is no theatrical soundtrack that is in 7.1 ALL theatrical soundtrack is 5.1 with the 6th channel being matrixed. 7.1 is only re-mixed for home use, thus is nothing other than gimmickry.
Forget HDTV and 3D, when is Ultra HDTV / Super Hi-vision coming home? {Engadget HD}
Nov 4th 2009 4:25PM Give Super Hi-Vision. I don't care for 3D. 1080p is just not enough for home-theatre with projection system when viewing 2.35:1 ratio movies.
Onkyo's iPod-lovin' ND-S1 digital media transport gets reviewed {Engadget HD}
Nov 3rd 2009 4:59PM "using the external DAC in this box"
There is no DAC in this box. This box just allows the user to extract raw digital data from his/her iPod/iPhone and use an external DAC such as Cambridge Audio DAC Magic.
Toshiba's BDX2000 Blu-ray deck hits Best Buy for $199, sour grapes also on sale {Engadget HD}
Oct 28th 2009 6:39AM Do they put the XDE upscaling engine in it?
Ask Engadget HD: How do you evaluate HDTVs in-store? {Engadget HD}
Oct 21st 2009 2:57PM How do you evaluate HDTVs in-store?
you don't!
why?
because you can't! The store lighting environment is very different that of yours.
China Blue HD crosses over to the UK, third Opium War inevitable {Engadget HD}
Oct 13th 2009 10:45PM Wow! The load time is much faster than any BD player on the market! That (and the uninevitable pirated discs) will make this format flourish!
Wal-Mart cutting back DVD and Blu-ray display area {Engadget HD}
Oct 6th 2009 4:33PM Digital download? yeah right. The quality of digital downloads (AppleTV, cable, satellites) is sub-sub-sub-par to Blu-ray. And that's just the picture quality. The sound quality is even worse.
Pioneer adds Anchor Bay VRS scaling to VSX-23TXH, VSX-21TXH and VSX-1019AH-K receivers {Engadget HD}
Sep 29th 2009 9:07AM This year's Pineer receivers have been using ABT 1015 from the get go (including SC-25 and SC-27), how HT Mag claimed the 1019 to be using Faroudja is beyond me.
Panasonic Full HD 3D experience eyes-on {Engadget HD}
Sep 11th 2009 9:45PM Although the 3D glasses can be worn over regular glasses. It's awkward and heavy (even if you don't wear glasses to begin with). I can't imagine using it for more than 20 minutes. Even the 10 minutes demo feels too long to wear those heavy glasses.
I wish they just use passive system (circular polarizer a'la the ones used for comercial theatres). It's already proven to work and it's cheaper to buy the glasses (about $10 as opposed $100+ for LCD Shutter Glasses system)
Panasonic Full HD 3D experience eyes-on {Engadget HD}
Sep 11th 2009 9:41PM It was shown on their 103" plasma.
