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04.11.07

Apple TV - not feeling the love Uncategorized | (1)
I really want to like the Apple TV. I think it's a great idea and has a huge amount of potential. However, it's deep ties to iTunes and the iTunes libraries of device owners essentially makes it a low-value (so low as to be effectively not worth the AU$449 it costs) device for us Australians. For US owners, for whom a wealth of television and movies are available through the iTunes Store, there's obvious and demonstrable value. If I was in the US, I could happily and relatively cheaply download all my favorite shows plus the occasional film ...

Tagged: apple, convergence, music, tv
10.21.05

Everything in its place Uncategorized | (0)
If you're like me, your PC/Home Theatre/Entertainment convergence is occuring at an ever-increasing rate. Mine so much so that I'm desperately short on inputs/outputs in my current equipment: Grundig Elegance MFW 70-3201 Television Yamaha DVX-S60 Home Theater Topfield TF-4000T Digital Set Top Box Foxtel Digital Satellite TV Box Sony PlayStation 2 Teac VCR (not currently connected) I'm also planning to add a D-Link DSM-320 around Christmas if there's spare dollars around. So, to cut a long story short, I picked up a Joytech AV-240 switch yesterday. These babies are the duck's nuts of AV switches, having: Signal Regulator Technology to ensure picture is pin sharp Programmable display allowing you to ...

Tagged: convergence, wired life