Home Theater

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That happened to a friend of mine. An HDMI port just went bad. I did pull the Dish receiver out to check something and pulled the connector half way out of the port on the Dish side. Must have sent a short down the cable, since it was working before that. - Eric - seven eleven

New version of Boxee software as well. This will be the last version they release for pc/mac/Linux, so they say. Now you have to get a Boxee Box or a Boxee enabled device for any future app updating. Big move. - Josh Haley from Bookmarklet

"Microsoft today unveiled Xbox SmartGlass, which will tie together Xbox content with devices on iOS and Android, as well as other platforms." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"Let's break the speaker types into four categories: hi-fi stereo speakers, desktop/computer/media (nearfield) speakers, active (powered) speakers with built-in amps, and passive (nonpowered) speakers that must be used with a separate amp or receiver." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"The new, restored and rebooted films from Sony Pictures are among the content coming pre-loaded on a video player bundled with Sony's first ultra-high-definition television, a massive 84-inch set that retails for $24,999.99 and features nearly four times the resolution of typical high-definition TVs." - imabonehead from Bookmarklet

"Ultra HD is widely regarded as the next evolution in TV technology, but there's currently a lack of content that takes advantage of the vast resolution, though Ultra HD sets are equipped to upscale lower resolution video. Sony Corp. is hoping to overcome that pitfall that with this new player." - imabonehead

"So what makes VLC so special? Simply put: It happily plays nearly every video format you can throw at it. Beyond JPEGs and MP4 videos, VLC can play MPEG-2, FLV Flash, DivX, H.264, MKV, WebM, WMV and MP3 files… just to name a few. On that basis alone, it’s a very useful tool to have on your computer - or smartphone. VLC is about to become a potential powerhouse on mobile platforms, as Android users can now partake of a beta version of the player for their devices." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"Smith seemed to think Mastered for iTunes is a good thing, and iTunes tracks sound a little better than they used to, but still not as good as a CD. The new mastering tools provide a preview of what the finished iTunes files will sound like. The iTunes master is a 24-bit/44.1 kHz file. For now the best-sounding format most people will hear is still the CD, and that's where Ryan focuses his efforts. He started out as a recording engineer, but if he recorded something now, he'd bring it to another mastering engineer to get a fresh set of ears involved in the project." - Eric - seven eleven from Bookmarklet

"On Android, the My Xbox LIVE app is new. It lets you read and send messages to friends, manage your friends list and invite new friends, read and edit your full LIVE profile (name, bio, motto), change your avatar features and items with the avatar closet, and view and compare your achievement progress with friends, Microsoft says." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet