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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Rocketfish Launches Wireless HDMI (Audio Video Revolution)

Written by HDTVCables.com on December 28, 2009 – 9:15 am -

Best Buy’s Rocketfish brand is typically offered as a less expensive alternative for home theater and computer cables. If you’ve bought any sizable piece of hardware from the huge electronics chain and managed to get out without buying Monster cables, you’ve likely been proffered the cheaper Rocketfish cabling. Best Buy appears to be changing things up a bit with the Rocketfish brand though, as …
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Emerson 32-Inch HDTV (Network World)

Written by HDTVCables.com on December 19, 2009 – 4:45 pm -

If you’re looking for a really cheap HiDef Television (to complete your really cheap home theater), Wal-Mart has a 32-inch Emerson LCD HiDef Television for under $250–$248, to be exact. This 720p HiDef Television has three HDMI input ports, one component port, and one S-Video input port, and the price (according to the Wal-Mart Website) has been slashed $100 from $348. The set has an unimpressive 2500:1 contrast ratio, but what …
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Viewsonic Launches VMP70 HD Box (Coated)

Written by HDTVCables.com on November 20, 2009 – 4:45 pm -

Viewsonic recently launched the VMP70 HD digital media player, a direct-connect player that lets you hook up a external hard drive or USB flash drive to your HiDef Television. It delivers up to 1080p quality video and home theater-quality audio. The player serves HDMI, Composite (YpbPr), Component (CVBS) and SPDIF inputs, as well as two USB 2.0 [...]
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Western Digital adds 1080p, networking capability to WD TV Live HD Media Player (ZDNet)

Written by HDTVCables.com on October 29, 2009 – 4:45 pm -

It was nearly a year ago when storage giant Western Digital rolled out its WD TV HD Media Player, which consisted of mostly a tiny box with a USB port and HDMI and composite-video output and a remote control. The idea was to attach your external hard drive to the device, then send your media on said drive to your HiDef Television. There’s something to be said for simple solutions, but the WD had some …
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