No doubt, 2010 is year of Stepping into 3D. The trend was well set during CES 2010 in Jan, there after we’ve seen a  number of 3D HDTVs making their way to our home. Keeping up to the speed, Acer has shown us some great 3D displays and now releases the H5360, a $900 ‘3D Ready’ digital projector.  The projector is certified by Nvidia’s 3D Vision (which means it has Read further »

VideoLAN VLC is among the most popular video players on Windows, Linux but still not the best one. The decoding codecs used by current versions of VLC (1.0.x) are way too inferior in performance and quality as compared to the top of the line. The Proof of Concept comes when one tries to play a 1080p High-Def video in VLC vs. using other Codecs. Our previous post talks about superior contenders in Codecs: CoreAVC, that lets you play 1080p smoothly, even on low-end machines (1.5Ghz Dual core, low-end GPU). Well, the things are about to change for this Read further »

2010 is the year when we will see 3D HDTVs finally making the way to homes after some great devices we will see during CES 2010. 1080p HD was hot in 2009 and boosted deman for BluRay. The pursuit continues by doubling the bandwidth: Stereo HD. As per the latest Spec, HDMI 1.4 supports 3D home video to  ensure compatibility between displays and boxes to make 3D 1080p Boadcasts possible. Yes, you heard it right. We would see 3D HD channels coming to home within 2010, so HDMI 1.4 brings all that using a new Spec. Why? Logically, the bandwidth is now doubled by adding dual-stream video inputs (for 3D) each of 1080p images. ”As a Read further »

I know this shopping season you might have brought one or looking to buy one soon around Christmas. Buying an HDTV is no kid’s place, you need to get your concepts right before you jump in. Who Should buy one – Are you a movie freak? You love HD content or you are a hardcore gamer? You may be a passionate laptop guy that needs a bigger rich screen, LCD HDTVs are for you. When buying a LCD/LED HD TV, there are few things you should look for in the Specs: 1. Contrast Ratio: Contrast ratio, by definition,  is a measure of a display system, defined as the ratio of the luminance of the Read further »

Samsung is giving us some nasty surprises on th HDTV front. First was wide range of blazing LED displays. Of course they are superior than LCD with better contrast ratios, making them richer on the display. With the latest offering, they target the 3D entertainment space. The TV features 55-inch 1080p panel with a true 240Hz refresh rate. 240Hz, though doubted to be any advantage over 100Hz, is the highest one can find i the market. To enjoy the 3D content, you will have to use a set of “shutter” glasses, Read further »

Not all PCs: Notebooks, Netbooks are capable of playing High Definition 720p, 1080p Videos. But don’t panic there is a way out. Method 1. Right Codec (Software) Earlier we made a comprehensive post on how you can get 1080p fullHD Video Playback on any PC. Follow the guide, it will help you do it with software upgrade. Method 2. Video Decoder accelearator (Hardware) Most Light and portable Netbooks will even cry while playing 720p because of limited Intel Atom CPU Power and onboard Intel GMA chipset. In such cases, Read further »

Here is a million dollar question that you won’t get proper answer to, over several searches. But this one promises to answer all your questions. Can a PC with 1.6Ghz Dual core and Intel Extreme Graphics Play 1080p ?: Yes, read-on to find-out. Minimum Requirements for Running 1080p on PC: A. The minimum requirements to play FullHD content on PC are pretty high, with a standard Codec. Processor: 2.4Ghz (dual core) or 3.5Ghz Read further »

3D is all the rage in entertainment, around the world. Most movies,  games come in 3D versions, now. A California based startup, HDI, has introduced what it calls the world’s first laser-based 3D HDTV. This is a 1080p 3D that you’ve never seen before,  production is smoother than RealD, Dolby, film and pretty much every other 3D solution. It’s all being driven by new technology that has replaced the old red-blue glasses with stylish models designed for digital. The secret is in the speed. This display is so fast that the image “no longer needs to flash from one eye to the other,” and no flashing should equate to no headaches. “This device is unique in the fact that it’s extremely fast,” says Chief Technical Read further »

Keyboard is an Input Device – Wrong! Asus has taken pledge to re-define the old-definition. After their cool line-up of Eee Netbooks, they are here to revolutionize & invade the keyboards. Specs: This sleek device has a remarkable 5-inch touchscreen and Ultra Wideband HDMI (with receiver) to connect to your HDTV. The Eee Keyboard’s netbook-like specs also include a 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor, 1GB of DDR2 RAM, 16- or 32GB solid-state hard disk, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HDMI, Wireless HDMI, a USB 2.0 and ofcourse Read further »

ZiiLabs, a company that Creative bought more than a year back, is know to have a Stem-Cell based computing. Zii Egg has the most high-end CPU found on Android gadgets. Now the company is taking the Graphics capability of the device to the next level. Creative announced that it is collaborating with Adobe to optimise and enable Adobe Flash Player  to enhance the Web experience across a wide range of mobile and digital home devices. This implementations of Adobe Flash Player will enable users to experience uncompromised Web browsing, full H.264 HD video playback and rich Flash technology based content on any platform based on its ZMS media-rich applications processors and recently Read further »