Posts Tagged ‘High Definition’
HDTV
mohu Sky HDTV Antenna Review
Having a TV antenna was once a requirement for watching television — pictures of houses in the 1950’s had vertical poles reaching up to the sky almost without exception. Today the main purpose of an antenna has been water...
Blu-ray
Sony BDP-S790 3D Blu-ray Player Review
There are those who say that a Blu-ray player should do more than just play discs, but also provide a conduit to the Internet and access to applications and websites in a manner similar to that of “Smart TVs” and mobile devices...
Home Theater
Viewsonic VX2460h-led 24″ Monitor Review
There was a time when a high-definition monitor and a large monitor were two separate issues to consider: you bought a monitor that had one of these attributes only because the price would otherwise be astronomical. That was t...
Accessory Reviews
IOGEAR GW3DHDKIT Wireless 3D Digital Kit Review
Transmitting video wirelessly has been one of the “Holy Grails” of the home theater world. The idea of sending a video wirelessly from a video source device (be that for television or from a disc) means you lose the need for ga...
Blu-ray
Toshiba BDX5300 3D Blu-ray Player Review
It’s interesting to see a Blu-ray player from Toshiba if you remember your history: the company was a booster of the HD DVD high-def format from the get-go and made players that, at t he time, were less costly than that of the ...
Displays
Sony Bravia HX750 46-inch Internet LED TV Review
Now that 46-inches is the new “black,” I was pretty excited on seeing Sony’s Bravia Internet TV model, the HX750. Because of the size, to be sure, but also because it takes the whole concept of “smart TV’ and simplifies it even...
Displays
Hands On with Samsung’s LED ES9000 75-inch LED TV
Consumer Electronics by its very nature demands the up-close and personal touch. That’s been pretty much destroyed by the big-box stores who stack TVs in rows and treats you like annoying fans of a rock star who’s trying to get...
DVR
TiVo Premiere Digital Video Recorder Review
I’m no stranger to digital video recorders and television shows — I had a Replay unit back when the idea of recording TV shows to a hard drive was a novel concept. And for sure I enjoyed “time shifting” so I could watch a...
Blu-ray Player Reviews
Toshiba BDX5300 3D Blu-ray Player With Built-in Wi-Fi Review
Business decisions are funny things. Take Toshiba for instance, they put all their eggs in the basket of the HD DVD format when it first went head to head against Blu-ray. Things went bad for HD DVD — you see them around ...
LCD Monitor Reviews
AOC E2251FWU 22-inch Widescreen USB LED Monitor Review
Portable screens are cool — the idea of being able to carry around a LCD screen is something that everybody can get into — explaining why smartphones and tablets are so gosh darn successful. But when it comes to a s...
HDTV
ViewSonic VT2430 24-inch 1080p LCD TV Review
Say the name “Viewsonic” to most people, and they’ll likely respond with some variation of “they make monitors.” That the company also makes HDTVs, not so much. But the technologies that make for a quality LCD monitor can certa...
DVD
Sceptre E230BD-FHD 23″ LED TV / Monitor with DVD Player Review
I don’t want to shock you — but size still matters. As in put away that smartphone or tablet or laptop and look at a screen that’s bigger than your head already. Which in this case is Sceptre’s E230BD-FHD 23″ ...
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