May 16th, 2008 — By Charlie Robb
May 16 - Samsung has unveiled the final specs for their upcoming BD-P1500 fourth generation.
First announced at CES this year, the BD-P1500 will play host to all of the features one would expect in the newest generation of Blu-ray players.
Capable of 1080p playback with both 24fps and 60fps modes, the BD-P1500 will also feature a powerful upconverter.
Naturally this unit comes with support for a wide range of audio codecs, including Read the rest of this entry »
May 16th, 2008 — By Charlie Robb
May 16 - EVGA has officially announced a new digital USB 2.0 TV tuner. The painfully named inDtube will be capable of decoding NTSC and ATSC signals, with “over-the-air Hi-Definition Television” signals decoded at up to 1080i resolution.
Essentially, the inDtube will let you use a digital tuner anywhere you are through a host of connections including USB, S-Video, composite video, and stereo audio.
With the analog TV shutoff date fast approaching, it is nice to see some companies trying to offer some solutions a little earlier than the beginning of next year. There were no details given regarding the price or release date.
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May 16th, 2008 — By Charlie Robb
May 16 - OLED displays are gaining more and more traction in the HDTV market as a growing number of major manufacturers decide to develop their own OLED displays.
Joining other major manufacturers such as Sony, LG, Toshiba, and Samsung, Panasonic has announced that they will be developing OLED technology of their own. This was the entirety of the details supplied on the subject by Panasonic.
They will develop this technology sometime in the future with absolutely no clues on when a Panasonic OLED could potentially hit the shelves.
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May 15th, 2008 — By Charlie Robb
May 15 - Classe’s highly anticipated SSP-800 preamp/processor is going to launch sometime this month. From the looks of it, the SSP-800 is going to be a very powerful unit. Check out our video of the SSP-800 with a litany of specs from CEDIA 2007.
With support for 1080p video signals and 10 channels each with balanced and single-ended connections, Classe will be able to bring quite a bit of versatility to the SSP-800. The unit is powered by a 64-bit Texas Instrument processor to drive the DSP.
Luckily, Classe had the foresight to house the DSP in a module that is Read the rest of this entry »
