Following Toshiba's announcement yesterday, there's been much talk about HD DVD “losing”. I'd just like to point out the fact that this does not necessarily me...
Last month, a Wall Street Journal book review by James F. Penrose focused on After the Golden Age, a 304-page book by Kenneth Hamilton. Hamilton's thesis is tha...
The fat lady has sung.
HD DVD´s fortunes vs. Blu-ray in the high definition DVD format wars suffered several setbacks lately. The first serious bump in the roa...
I have read recent reports in several news arenas that 3D is the next item on the Hollywood agenda for getting us back into theaters instead of our just sitting...
I just finished a review of cables. I also have a Ph.D. in astrophysics with a concentration in electrical engineering. How can this be? In this little blog, I ...
At MacWorld recently Apple announced the ability to download movie rentals and purchases via the iTunes store. Of course there are many other movie download ser...
Christmas shopping is over, and this could be just the right time to walk into a store and say, "I want to buy a flat panel TV." Here is one that could end up on your shopping list. Plasma, 50", 1080p. Nice, very nice.
If you watch the economic measures in the world - shame on you if you don't - you know the US dollar is losing value against the Euro dollar. Right now, the Eur...
Has anyone else noticed a trend in the A/V industry that emphasizes the extreme ends of the market to the detriment of the “middle class,” those of us with neit...
This past Christmas was a real water shed for LCD and Plasma flat panel TVs. Of the bazillion people who brought one home last month, I wager about 99% of them...
I thought I'd let you all in on my audio “lab”, some might confuse it with a corner of my basement, but don't let that mislead you. Although I use a couple of...
It comes in part out of laziness, and it comes in part by simply the hurdles of life that get in the way of our comfortable, every day routine, of which product...
Over the past few months, I have had increasing problems with playing high definition discs that I have rented. Here is a scan of the surface of a recent rental...
Just a few weeks back, when I was at CES, I was gifted with a SoundSmith “The Voice” phono cartridge. Blessed would be more like it. I can't believe how this li...
As we speak, the pundits are busily writing their obituaries for HD DVD. Cause of death: Warneritis. I never took sides, so tend to read the articles with a cer...