Tag Archives: HDMI

PS3, Bravia Sync and Anynet: HDMI CEC

October 5, 2010

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PS3, Bravia Sync and Anynet: HDMI CEC

HDMI CEC,  otherwise known as Consumer Electronics Control (CEC), is a one-wire bidirectional serial bus that uses the industry-standard AV.link protocol to perform remote control functions.  CEC is a feature designed to allow the user to command and control multiple CEC enabled equipment with one remote control and allow CEC enabled devices to [...]

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D-link Boxee Box Pre-order: Australia in November.

September 14, 2010

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D-link Boxee Box Pre-order: Australia in November.

Update: You can now already order the Boxee Box directly from Dick Smith Electronics.
The Boxee box by D-Link has signed up Amazon (US) as exclusive pre-order partners for the Boxee Box.  People who pre-order this $199 HD Media experience through Amazon in the US will receive their Boxee Box before it goes on sale [...]

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10% OFF Cyberlink Coupons.

January 22, 2010

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10% OFF Cyberlink Coupons.

PowerDVD 9 10% OFF coupon [JANOFFER] expires on Jan 31
Coupon can be used in the US, UK AUSTRALIA, CANADA and all over Europe locales for PowerDVD, PowerDirector, PowerProducer, Media Suite 8, YouCam, Media Show Espresso 5.5, True Theater Enhancer which expire on 31st Jan 2010.

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Power DVD now with HD Audio.

October 7, 2009

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Power DVD now with HD Audio.

I have been using Power DVD  for a while on my HTPC mostly due to the ability to hardware decode High Definition content like h264 using only your Graphics card – utilising next to no CPU cycles.  This method works with Xp & Vista Media Centre and Open Source HTPC frontends such as Mediaportal.
For those [...]

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HDMI cables and Versions, buying cheap is fine.

September 8, 2009

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HDMI cables and Versions, buying cheap is fine.

Is a more expensive HDMI cable better?
In most real world cases, the answer is a definite no.
As long as the cable you are buying conforms to the HDMI 1.3 spec you will be fine in today’s consumer devices.  There is a common saying on the internet in regards to buying HDMI cables and it certainly [...]

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What is ITC Processing: ATI

September 7, 2009

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What is ITC Processing: ATI

ITC Processing has been available on ATI graphics cards since Catalyst 9.2 though it can have a positive or negative impact depending on your display device.  I posted this on my blog at azzx.org a while ago though I have yet to see any significant difference with having this option enabled.  Connected to my Samsung [...]

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XBMC HTPC Windows Quick Setup guide

September 7, 2009

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XBMC HTPC Windows Quick Setup guide

XBMC Quick Setup Guide Updated 29-1-10
As highlighted with our previous XBMC introduction article,   I have been using XBMC since it’s transformation from XBMP (Xbox Media Player) and was the sole reason I purchased the original xbox.  This day and age the focus is on High Definition formats and the original Xbox just doesn’t cut it [...]

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