Pegatron showing off miniature Tegra 2-powered home theater PC (Engadget)

Written by HDTVCables.com on May 13, 2010 – 9:15 am -

If all these tablet and smartbook shenanigans haven’t won you over, but you still feel the call of Tegra 2 , Pegatron might have your number. We spotted this details-scarce nettop-ish home theater PC lurking around the NVIDIA booth today, just looking to be loved. The thin plastic box is topped by what looks to be bamboo, with HDMI, Ethernet, microphone and speaker plugs around back. We’re very …
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Pioneer brings Bluetooth streaming, 3D-readiness to VSX-520-K and VSX-820-K receivers (Engadget)

Written by HDTVCables.com on April 18, 2010 – 9:15 am -

It’s not like your two ears really need 7.1 channels of audio, but what your home theater does need is simplicity and an eagerness to support the third dimension. In truth, we can only safely say that those beliefs are shared by Pioneer , who has today introduced a new pair of 5.1 AV receivers that offer Bluetooth streaming, HDMI 1.4 and an unmistakable “3D ready” label. There’s also the …
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Fun, Friendly Computing: Compact, Easy-to-Use New 15.5″(39.4cm) VAIO E Series With ‘No-Boot’ Quick Web Access (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

Written by HDTVCables.com on March 22, 2010 – 9:15 am -

LONDON–(Marketwire – 02/02/10) – — Easy to use with ‘no-boot’ Quick Web Access, plus ASSIST and VAIO buttons — Extra compact body in its class, with comfortable isolated keyboard with full size numeric keypad — High-contrast 39.4cm (15.5″) VAIO Display — Latest Dolby Home Theater v3 for virtual surround sound — Generous connections with HDMI out and up to 4xUSB, including eSATA/USB port …
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Tx/Rx Controllers and PHY IP support HDMI 1.4. (ThomasNet)

Written by HDTVCables.com on March 20, 2010 – 9:15 am -

Targeting DTV and home theater applications, DesignWare® HDMI(TM) IP solution supports features of HDMI 1.4 specification, including HEAC 3D formats, real-time content signaling, 4 K x 2 K resolution, and 10.2 Gbps aggregate bandwidth. HEAC block facilitates connectivity between internet-enabled digital home devices by enabling transfer of Ethernet and audio frames through single HDMI cable …
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Motherboards support home theater applications. (ThomasNet)

Written by HDTVCables.com on January 29, 2010 – 9:15 am -

Equipped with Intel® Clear Video technology, ECS G41 Series supports HD video playback without add-in video cards or decoders. Users can select HDMI or DVI, which keep original high-resolution signal transmission to offer full multimedia performance. DDR3 DIMM slots are available for upgrading platform. In addition to supporting Windows® 7 operating system, motherboards come with eJIFFY Linux …
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Who would pay for a $1,000 HDMI cable? (ZDNet)

Written by HDTVCables.com on January 3, 2010 – 4:45 pm -

There’s always been controversy surrounding the claims of companies like Monster Cable that their $100 cables are superior to the ones you can buy online for $5. It just happens to be very “convenient” that these pricier versions are the ones Best Buy stocks right next to the HDTVs, but never has the dirt-cheap ones that seem to work just fine for many of us. Anyway, it’s one thing to argue the …
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