Over the last couple of months I've acquired several digital audio and video devices and plan to get more. In an ideal world hooking them all up would be easy, but we don't live in an ideal world!The main issue is that there simply aren't enough inputs and outputs available to allow you to daisy chain multiple HDMI capable devices together. You might be able to connect them … [Read more...] about Organising and Expanding HDMI Devices
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HD DVD Player Delivered – So What About Blu Ray?
While I still haven't settled on a multi-region Blu Ray player I did pickup a HD DVD player in the last couple of weeks.Some people may say I'm insane, but they probably do that already anyway! To be perfectly honest the only reason I got the HD DVD player was because the price was right. At just over 100 euro it would have been silly to pass it up!The player I got was a … [Read more...] about HD DVD Player Delivered – So What About Blu Ray?
Oscars 2008
The nominees for this year's Oscars were announced the other day, although the announcement was overshadowed by the death of Heath Ledger.It certainly looks like Atonement will pick up at least one award. I still haven't seen it, but it's had fantastic reviews. I was hoping to see it on the plane back from LA, but I ended up sleeping instead!Ratatouille, which was one of my … [Read more...] about Oscars 2008
The Ultimate Remote Control?
I recently upgraded my TV and surround sound system, so I've now got a battery of remote controls!It's kind of annoying, as I've now got to battle with:TV remoteDVD / Surround sound remoteSky boxStereoTo switch from a DVD to watching a flick on Sky involves messing about with three of them.. And that can get mighty confusing.So what's the solution?It seems that universal remote … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Remote Control?
IMDB on your mobile – finally!
Although there is an official mobile version of IMDB it doesn't seem to be working and hasn't been working since I first tried it a couple of weeks ago. There is, however, an alternative: Mdog's interface to IMDB It's very functional and is perfect if you want to check some basic facts while watching TV or a DVD (more likely a DVD in my case). Admittedly some of the functions … [Read more...] about IMDB on your mobile – finally!