Archive for the ‘HD’ Category

ATLONA has released an HDMI converter for VGA monitor output. The nice thing about this new adapter is it connects to your stereo headset for sound and USB for power. Now I know a lot of laptops have the ability built in to just connect an adapter but for those of you running a netbook and want to connect to that nice HDTV in your home, this is a nice and easy fix. Full Press Release and image gallery after the break.

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MIVX has launched a new HDMI splitter allowing you to take a single HDMI source and display it on up to four LCD’s simultaneously, i don’t know whether this mean’s one picture on four screens or four screens making one bigger screen. I’m not sure how useful this will be to the average Joe but now you know if you want to throw that big bash this summer. Full press release and image gallery after the break.

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Just got word that they will be revealing HDMI 1.4 at CES. Here’s a full list of features that we will be getting with the new spec. I’m more interested in the Ethernet and 4K possibilities than anything. Does this mean that CAT5 will be a thing of the past in a few years? Is it worth it to upgrade your existing network from CAT5 to HDMI? Is 4xHD on it’s way already? It’s all very interesting isn’t it? Read the rest of this entry »

There have been many upon many debates on whether or not PC Gaming is dwindling into obscurity. If you’ve been following me for a while, I know that you know where I stand when it comes to my gaming habits. For those that don’t know hit the break.

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I made a mistake the other night in stating that PAL is 525 lines of resolution. That’s just PAL M. Currently, NTSC is 525/60hz and PAL is 625/50hz and these are the broadcast resolutions for each. 720×480(NTSC) and 720×576(PAL) are DVD resolutions. So technically I was correct about HD being higher than 525, I just picked the wrong standard. There is no such thing as sub-HD. If you were to use the term sub-HD you would be talking about resolutions lower than HD which are SD and ED. If there is a name for the resolutions between 525 and 720, it hasn’t been documented anywhere.

Thank you and good night!

- Torrence

Playstation 2.70
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My fans have me misunderstood
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Machine is built, Windows 7 7068 is installed and I couldn’t be happier.  I can honestly say that this is the best operating system Microsoft has ever created.  They have turned the tides.  My hardware rocks hard.  I output this 1080p file in like 30 seconds just to test blip.tv HD playback.  This is the quality you can expect from Davis Daily from now on.  I also hooked my computer up to my 46″ Samsung and it’s incredible.  Davis Daily comes back tomorrow.  Sorry for the delay!

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Here’s The7dawg’s MASSIVE Gamer Crib. Man, I remember having 14′ projection on my wall. We used to have local Halo matches on that thing. Great stuff! I want this crib!

I’ve been telling people for the past few years to just purchase cheap HDMI cables for your PS3. I was never a fan of Monster Cable and thought their component cables were outrageously priced. I used basic RCA cables for my component hook up and never had a loss of quality. I thought the same would be the case for HDMI. I have some $20 cables and they display my video just fine. It wasn’t until I went to CES and had some long discussions with HDMI experts that I changed my mind about this. One of them, Dan Perrett, gave me an earful of information about HDMI. Because of this, I’m now a Monster Cable fan. Read the rest of this entry »

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*360/PS3 Resident Evil 5 comparisons are bullshit
*You can now record your PAIN videos and upload them to Youtube
*HD-DVD and Blu-Ray Transformers comparison. Can you tell the difference?

This data is from a website called Blu-ray. It is not an official Blu-ray site. It actually looks like a commercial site. Their source is Home Media Magazine, but I cannot find the article on the original site. Thanks to N4G for this tip.

According to Home Media Magazine, consumers spent over $60M on Blu-ray titles last week, representing 14% of the home media market. The 167% spike is due in large part to the Blu-ray release of ‘The Dark Knight’, which is breaking Blu-ray sales records around the world. Comparatively, the previous week, where ‘Wanted’ was the hot new release, consumers spent $23.64M on Blu-ray.

On the year in whole, consumers have spent nearly $500M on Blu-ray titles, and the average spent per week has been growing as adoption continues to rise.

Back in June, after deciding (and trying in my home) that the Samsung LN46A650 and LN46A550 wouldn’t work well for my setup, due to their glossy and semi-glossy/matte screens, respectively, I decided to try out LG once again. The following article will detail the various issues that I experienced over the past few months.

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A year and a half after the launch of the PS3, Sony finally delivers the goods on the video store. They offer SD and HD films, rentals and purchases. Has Sony finally given PS3 users the edge with the video store or is it just a bad copy of the Xbox Live Video Marketplace? Read the rest of this entry »

In this weeks episode we have a special guest, Ian Johnson. He’s an avid ‘True Gamer’ and Metal Gear fan going all the way back to the original MSX game. He’s here to tell us why MGS4 is so important to gamers, the industry and the series.  After talking with Ian, we can’t see how anyone wouldn’t want to play Metal Gear Solid 4.  Other highlights include:

• Will MGS4 break records and make an impact on the industry?
• Torrence Davis talks about the Japanese Ninja Gaiden 2 demo and how amazing it really is
• We compare the PS3 to the Sega Saturn in terms of it’s development difficulty curve
• Torrence and Hiphopgamer debate whether or not a Blu-Ray add-on for the 360 would be a hot item
• A new fanboy is awarded the Fanboy Of The Week award and he’s one of N4G’s finest

* Audio is low in the beginning for Ian Johnson.  Turn up the speakers.

If you have questions and want them aired, please let us know.  We are always looking for listener input.  Enjoy the show!

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I don’t know if this one’s actually Episode #8. It’s just me and Jon Sitzman going back and forth on a few topics.

• Iron Man demo and movie
• Marvel movies in general
• Comic books made to movies in general
• Mario Kart
• Grand Theft Auto
• Ace Combat 6
• HDTV
• Future of The Bitbag