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Ethereal Unveiled New HDMI-CAT4D For Cable Extension Using CAT5 standard

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

CAT5 (Category 5) cable is very common and can be easily available in home or office setup. Although the market is now picking up the new trend moving towards HD (High Definition) resolution, but it is still not easy to replace all existing CAT5 based cable with HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) cable for high definition streaming. Also, it is quite costly to totally replace all of them especially when the cables are running from one room to another room. In view of this, Ethereal has just unveiled a new way of connecting HDMI system by utilizing existing CAT5 cables that can transmit and receive HDMI signals over long distances. Known as HDMI-CAT5D, it is quite useful for digital home with media server and HD TV sitting in separate rooms.

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Christie Unveiled First HD Projector with Single-Chip DLP

Sunday, December 23rd, 2007

Christie has just launched a new DLP projector with HD (High Definition) capability.
Known as HD405, it is the first HD projector in the industrial that able to deliver HD resolution of up to 1920 X 1080 with single-chip DLP (Digital Light Processing) support. DLP is a trademark owned by TI (Texas Intrument) which has been widely deployed in projectors development.

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USPS Hates Netflix Envelopes

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

According to an article in the NY Times, the USPS isn’t happy with Netflix because their red envelopes must be sorted by hand. The US Postal Service estimates that the manual sorting of 1.6 million Netflix envelopes per day is costing them about $21 million a year.


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Belkin Unveiled HDMI Video Switch For Digital Home

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

Nowadays TV system is trending towards HD (High Definition) resolution. That is not all, almost every new electronics gadget are compliance with HD such as DVD player, Handycam and setop box. If you have few HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) compliance devices and wish to connect it to a single HDTV, then this could be a good solution for you. Belkin has just unveiled a new HDMI 2 to 1 Video switch for CE (Consumer Electronics) market.
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RTi-A9 for Avid Fans of Sound System

Sunday, November 4th, 2007

rtia9.jpgWith an elegant aesthetical look, the new flagship model RTi-A9 by Polk Audio has finally emerged in the market. The high performance standing loudspeaker incorporates the latest acoustics technology offered by Polk Audio and features an innovative design that avid fans of the sound system could not resist.

The RTi-A9 is the successor of the popular RTi-12 and it features the latest generation of Dynamic Balance® polymer composite drivers for smooth wide-range response with low distortion. The RTi A9 uses multiple long-throw 7-inch woofers to combine the wide dynamic range benefits of a single larger woofer with the tight, punchy, accurate bass response of small woofers. By combining this latest feature and the PowerPort Plus feature that is retained from RTi-12, these multiple woofers are able to deliver deep, high-impact bass with speed and accuracy.

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Panasonic DMP-BD30 Blu-ray Player With Final Standard Profile

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

The Japan-based consumer electronics giant, Panasonic has introduced its new DMP-BD30 Blu-ray player with Final Standard Profile (Blu-ray Profile 1.1 specification) that adds several high-tech and enhanced features including Picture-in-Picture (P-in-P), which displays a second image in another window and Audio Mixing functionality to switch the sound between the main and sub windows.

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Toshiba Announces Vardia RD-A301 HD DVD Recorder

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

The well-known Japanese manufacturer of electronic devices, Toshiba has recently announced its latest HD DVD Recorder product, named as Vardia RD-A301. It’s a HD DVD recorder which includes a built-in large-capacity 300 GB hard disk drive and an ablility to record high-definition videos to standard/regular DVDs as well as ability to transcode high definition MPEG2 broadcasts on the fly to more efficient MPEG4 format.

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Unique Marantz CR201 CD Player With Elegance And Excellent Design

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

The manufacturer of mass market and high end home audio system, Marantz has launched its latest CR201 CD player, the stylish standalone single-disc player with built-in speakers and elegance design. As what you see in the photo, an unique selling-points of this Audio device are the side-sliding CD door and ambient blue LED light that enhance the life-style.

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