The BBC received a demonstration of Sony’s upcoming PlayTV accessory which will offer PS3 owners over-the-air tuning (abroad), OTA EPG, DVR functionality, and PSP placeshifting. Looks pretty cool (other than the UI load time)… Though, I wonder if we’ll ever see this in the US - is the PS3 OTA ATSC market large enough to matter?
Linear is introducing a new line of whole-house high-definition distribution products using HDMI, including a 4x4 matrix, switchers, distribution amplifiers and video boosters.
If you’re one of the many people who are tired of having several remotes to run your entertainment system, you’ve probably been giving some thought to universal remote controls. Getting a universal remote will definitely save you some space; with the additional benefit of simplifying easy tasks such as changing tracks on a DVD. Here’s the scoop on the good, the bad, and also the ugly side of universal remote systems.
Gefen is well known for manufacturing a large number of A/V solutions, including switchers, extenders and baluns, as well as recently getting into video scalers.
I love March Madness. But even though I no longer trek to an office, it’s difficult to be near a TV during all of the match-ups I want to see. After all, we are talking middle-of-the-work-day, middle-of-the-work-week broadcasts.