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135 - Hi-Def: The Mistake That Nintendo Avoided 
About has a pretty bold story up, talking about how the Wii avoided disaster by not including High Definition support. The article does have a few valid points on why it is a wise idea to not jump into the hi-def arena just yet, but it also makes a lot of points that just don
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134 - Confused about high definition TV? Read this!
If you’re thinking of jumping on the high definition bandwagon, do yourself a favour and read this guide/breakdown. It will tell you everything you need to know and more…
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133 - Disney to Support Blu-ray Format
Walt Disney is adding steam to Sony’s Blu-ray Disc push with its plan to release nine films in that format. Beginning Sept. 19, Buena Vista Home Entertainment will start releasing select titles, including Walt Disney Pictures’ “Dinosaur” and “Eight Below,” on Blu-ray.
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132 - Why your HDTV doesn’t look as good as it should
HDTVs are capable of spectacular video quality–but they aren’t always perfect. You laid down serious cash for your new set, then you turned it on and tuned into a whole new era of disappointment. What went wrong and how do you fix it? This Popular Mechanics article should help.
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128 - Sony has the blues - Blu-ray delayed til’ 2007
A report claims that members of the Blu-ray camp, including Pioneer, won’t be ready to launch products in Europe until next year. Further reports show there’s a problem producing enough laser diodes for Blu-ray burners, and consumers will have to wait till January 2007 before Blu-ray really kicks off.
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127 - Optical lens that reads and writes both Blu-Ray and HD DVDs
A company named Ricoh has developed a 3.5-mm diameter, 1-mm thick round diffraction plate that detects what kind of disc has been inserted, and adjusts to change the laser beam as necessary for the format. Via HDBeat.com
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126 - Preventing Camcorder Movie Piracy
“Thomson’s prototype anti-piracy system inserts extra frames into a movie that contain text or obscure the scene. The frames flicker at a frequency imperceptible to the human eye, but picked up by camcorders, thereby ruining a bootlegged movie.”
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125 - MythTV scores high in usability test.
Open Source Partners has had a media lab do a usability test on MythTV and word is that MythTV really is usable. The results 3.79 points out of 5 shows that the vast majority feels that MythTV is quite user-friendly.
For those who have not yet made friendship with the wonderful world of PVR’s, MythTV is an Open source media center and PVR.
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124 - Windows Vista Capable or Windows Vista Weakling?
We test three different retail computer systems sporting the “Windows Vista Capable” badges and tell you if it’s a gimmick to move systems or if you can really expect an acceptable user experience. We even throw in a bit of a preview of Vista’s features as well.
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