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$15 HDMI cable or $120 HDMI cable?
Now that you've picked out your new HDTV and Blu Ray player, the next step is to figure out what kind of cabling that you wish to purchase to get the best audio and video out of your system. Do you go for the super expensive and fancifully packaged branded cables that the TV salesman at your local electronics store pushes you to buy, citing unseen superiority, or do you opt for the less expensive but equally proficient HDMI cables from others that don't have the marketing dollars to push their product?
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Introducing the Red Bull Big Tune Webisodic Series and BET TV Special
Innovative motion design and production company Monkeyhead is very proud to detail its opening titles and custom graphics package created for the Red Bull Big Tune documentary webisodic series, and for the forthcoming Big Tune Documentary Special set to air in April on BET.
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Content Insider -- CES Wrap-Up
We don't agree that this year's CES attendance was an indicator of an industry decline. The lower numbers were good for a lot of reasons. Unfortunately when the economic tide turns the hordes will probably be back. 3D movies/TV, mininotebooks and the constant din that we need our entertainment everywhere were the major news points for the show. Beyond that there were incremental enhancements/improvements. Paradigm shifts were not to be seen.
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Content Insider #102
High Def TV Is In the Eye of the Beholder. All the new sets are supposed to give you the best of HD content. All the networks and stations are supposed to be sending you HD content (turning off SD next February). What about the pipes in between? Bummer!!!
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Content Insider #102
High Def TV Is In the Eye of the Beholder. All the new sets are supposed to give you the best of HD content. All the networks and stations are supposed to be sending you HD content (turning off SD next February). What about the pipes in between? Bummer!!!
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Creating video for the Microsoft Zune
Who would have thought when we were all playing around with diabolically finicky video capture cards in the 1990?s that just 10 years later we?d be viewing portable video on a 3? screen, in pin sharp, glorious color? The advent of all manner of portable video devices has certainly made this possible; from phones to music devices to dedicated DVD/video players, these have changed the way we distribute video we watch and create.
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Purchasing a Digital Projector
So, you have decided it is time to invest in a digital projector. All too often, when people get excited about purchasing equipment, they skip the most important step?research. Before venturing out or searching online to select your shiny new digital video projector, it is important to ask yourself some key questions about how you plan to use it. Then you must take a closer look at the company that is selling the projector to ensure that you get the right product and the best pricing for your application.
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Samsung shows Pocket Imager at infoCOMM 2007
While infoCOMM is the place to showcase the latest big model projectors, oftentimes it is the smaller models that generate some show buzz. How about small as in 5 inches wide, 2 inches tall and 3.7 inches deep? Samsung had one with its own special dark room for viewing. Called the Samsung Pocket Imager, and using LED technology versus a traditional lamp, the Pocket Imager was generating quite an interest at the annual show known more for its big projector shootout.
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Microsoft shows off Surface touchscreen computer, which resembles interactive coffee table
Microsoft Corp. has taken the wraps off "Surface", a coffee-table shaped computer that responds to touch and to special bar codes attached to everyday objects.
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HD Dilemma - What TV Should I Buy?
I recently wanted to upgrade my home video system to something more in line with the 21st century, which meant I would need to dump my 10 year old rear projection TV - which I was quite okay with doing! The question is what TV, and what to do about DVD playback?
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