XtremeMac HDMI Switch Review

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Future Looks reviews the XtremeMac ExtremeHD HDMI Switch. HDMI switches become more and more a necessity in a home theater setup. See also the new IOGEAR automatic HDMI switch we reported about last week.

Quote from the review: "It seems that HDMI has taken over as the dominant connection for HD connectivity on consumer electronic devices. From your DVD player to that next generation game console, they all use HDMI to broadcast that HD picture to your HDTV. Read more

Posted on Mon, 6 Aug 2007 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

IOGear Automatic 4 Port HDMI Switch

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IOGear offers an automatic HDMI switch with 4 ports.

The affordable HDMI switch is based on IOGEAR's patented HDAS (High-Definition Automatic Switch) technology, which instantly locks and transfers the active audio and video content to the connected HD display.

The two HDMI ports found on Plasma or LCD HDTVs just are not enough anymore with Sony PS3, Apple TV, HD-DVD Player, TiVo HD and HD Cable boxes in the living room. Read more

Posted on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

AMEX Digital Announces AMD 690G HDMI AV Pure Mainboard

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AMEX Digital announced today that they would be showing of their most recent Mainboard for AMD AM2 CPUs aimed at the media center aficionado. The AMD 690G HDMI AV Pure Mainboard features onboard video with ATI Radeon X1250 graphics running at a core frequency of 400MHz and supporting ATI AVIVO and multiple display configurations.

This Mainboard will be ideal for those with Blu-ray or HD DVD drives in their computers thanks to the inclusion of an HDMI out for the onboard video. DDR2 RAM is supports at speeds of 533MHz, 667 MHz, and 800 MHz. SATA RAID in 0, 1 and 10 is supported as well for data security and redundancy. Read more

Posted on Wed, 30 May 2007 13:48:06 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Asus M2A-VM HDMI Motherboard Review

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HotHardware reviews the Asus M2A-VM HDMI motherboard.

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"The M2A-VM HDMI is based on AMD’s recently released 690G-chipset for socket AM2 processors and as its name suggests it has built in support for HDMI. Read more

Posted on Fri, 18 May 2007 16:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Onkyo HT-SR800 7.1 Surround system in a Box w/ HDMI Pass Through

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As cool as the other two low cost home theater in a box systems we talked about a bit ago are, the Onkyo HT-SR800 is definitely the product for home theater lovers on a budget. Unlike the other two systems which were 5.1 surround capable, the HT-SR800 is a full 7.1 surround system with 110w per channel. Other notable features are that the receiver is both XM and Sirius satellite radio ready and has Audyssey 2EQ/HTiB calibration.

The receiver uses HDMI pass-through switching, processing and amplification for multi channel audio formats. "As high definition sources and displays finally make their way into the mass market, the need for simple, yet high quality audio systems is greater today than ever before," comments Onkyo Marketing Manager Paul Wasek. "HD-DVD and Blu-Ray not only deliver the highest video quality ever available at home, they also carry the promise of matching audio reproduction as well. The HT-SR800 home theater package makes that promise a reality, giving consumers a simple, high-quality solution for high definition audio with as powerful switching and control features to make a complete theater systems easy to set up, operate, and enjoy." Read more

Posted on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:59:45 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

ASUS Debutes Wireless HDMI at CeBIT

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ASUS was showing off something very interesting for the home theater lovers at CeBIT this year. How does Wireless HDMI grab you? The mere though of being able to connect my HD projector to my HD cable box without wires makes me giddy as a school boy on field day.

The wireless HDMI transmitter/receiver is said to cost about the same as 10m of high-quality EMI-shielded HDMI cable, but that is as precise as they get on pricing. We can assume that we are talking about somewhere in the $100 to $150 range for the system. Read more

Posted on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 10:20:01 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Evergreen Allows You to Connect Two HDMI Devices to One HDMI Input on the Cheap

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If you are the owner of a HDTV, even a mere year or so old you may be stuck with a problem you haven’t even noticed yet, one HDMI port. A while back, one HDMI port was enough and many HDTVs shipped with a single.

However, as any one who has jumped into the HD age can tell you one HDMI doesn’t really cut it. You need one for your HD Cable or satellite converter and one for your Blu-ray or HD DVD player at a minimum. Unless you enjoy making trips to the TV to change your HDMI cable form the cable box to your high def DVD player you are going to need something like this switch from Evergreen. Read more

Posted on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:47:13 CST | by Shane McGlaun

BenQ FP241W is First Display with HDMI Built-in

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I am a sucker for a big, high resolution display and BenQ has a fantastic sounding new display they recently launched called the FP241W.

The most unique feature of the 24" BenQ FP241W is that is the first display on the market with an HDMI port built in supporting up to 1080i. Other features of the display are good too such as a 1000:1 contrast ratio, a 6ms gray-to-gray response time and a brightness of 500 CD/m2. The native resolution is 1920 x 1200. Read more

Posted on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:47:52 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

I4U Gadget Flyer: 20GB PS3 has HDMI : iTV has HDD? : USBCELL

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