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Engadget's recession antidote: win an Aperion Bravus 8A subwoofer! {Engadget}
Apr 27th 2009 5:54PM give it to me!
Amazon Video on Demand HD on Roku Video Player hands-on {Engadget}
Apr 21st 2009 5:26PM Calling this "HD" is probably a bit of a stretch, IMO. More like "aproaching good DVD quality". Resolution isn't everything, folks. Bit rate is at LEAST as important as resolution, probably more important. The bitrate on these streamed "HD" movies is dismally low, compared to OTA HDTV, let alone an actual blu-ray disc.
Engadget's recession antidote: Win a Microsoft PC Gaming Pack! {Engadget}
Apr 1st 2009 6:03PM April F00Ls?
Engadget's recession antidote: win a Paradigm Cinema 70 CT surround system! {Engadget}
Mar 23rd 2009 4:10PM oh, oh! me, me! Pick MEEEE!
Video: DIY antenna makes good use of wire hangers, spare time {Engadget HD}
Jan 28th 2009 3:13PM Also... The retail version is only $40+s&h... so watch out how much you spend on this project... I'll do it just because it looks fun, but financially it's not going to save you much.
http://www.starkelectronic.com/uhf.htm (first antenna on that page is basically the same as the one in this project)
Video: DIY antenna makes good use of wire hangers, spare time {Engadget HD}
Jan 28th 2009 3:09PM The only problem is the DIY version lacks the "cage" or wire "wall" behind the bow-ties that the retail versions have. I don't know the exact purpose of it, but I'm guessing it helps with rejecting off-axis signals and reflections, which makes an antenna much more effective.
Video: Teenager's new i-LIMB prosthetic hand is super cool {Engadget}
Jan 22nd 2009 1:47PM Laura June,
Please tell me that your opening words, "We seen the i-Limb..." is just a typo and that you meant to write "We HAVE seen".
The use of the grammatically incorrect "I seen" as in, "I seen that guy before" is becoming way too common.
Cool video, though.
SageTV launches HD Theater (HD200) media streamer {Engadget}
Dec 1st 2008 6:44PM 1) Well, then, as I said, I'm impressed.
2) I never said YOU were the one comparing it to XBMC.
3) you doubt I'll find a code or video format that XBMC plays that SageTV doesn't? How about this:
RealVideo, Quicktime, 3ivx, AVS, VIVO, NUB, FLI, FLC... for video, and
RealAudio, AIFF, ALAC, MIDI, AVS,... just to name a few for audio.
And the supported video container list for XBMC is even more exhaustive. Sage HD Theater lists all of two video containers (VOB and AVI). Which btw, verifies that it does NOT support 1080p H.264 .mkv files. You would need to convert them to .avi.
I noticed you posted above that it does support .mkv files. The sage website doesn't say that. (that I can find)
SageTV launches HD Theater (HD200) media streamer {Engadget}
Dec 1st 2008 4:27PM I meant to say that I think the files are *transcoded* by the host computer and streamed to the Sage device.
But, I could be wrong. It's just surprising if true.
SageTV launches HD Theater (HD200) media streamer {Engadget}
Dec 1st 2008 4:15PM I don't know if I believe it...
I find it surprising, maybe unbelievable that a $200 box that small can decode 1080p H.264 .mkv files. I'm thinking the files must be decoded by the serving computer and then the video is streamed to this box.
If this device really can decode 1080p h.264 .mkv files LOCALLY, for $200, then I'm impressed.
The AppleTV only has the horsepower to decode 720p.
Oh, and XBMC is only software, not hardware (so don't compare it to a hardware device), and it's supported codec list is virtually untouchable.
