Kindle Fire + Roku 2XS , the best gift for Mother’s Day 2012

Posted on May 6, 2012 by admin

I think the best Kindle Fire experience is to use it in a multi-platform that means you can switch your movie watching from a big HDTV for a portable table Fire with in a few second, and also for music,

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So, if you are thinking to buy your mom a Kindle Fire as a gift for this coming Mother’s day, I think the best way is buy it with Roku and Amazon Prime membership, with this way your mom can enjoy her favorite movies, TV series, shows, and also she can have a Cloud storage for free, so no need a complex HDD connection, just Roku and Kindle Fire, or on the other hand, this works the same way as IPad and Apple TV that you can switch between HDTV and tablet. And don’t forget that with Roku, your mom don’t have to go to the Blu-ray or DVD rental store anymore, it is very convenience, and also Roku allows your mom to listen to internet radio from HDTV as well.

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Sony BDV-E780W vs Samsung HT-D6730W, which Blu-ray home theater system to buy ?

Posted on April 27, 2012 by admin

Samsung HT-D6730W is a good choice when you are looking for a complete set of you home entertainment unit, it has 2 HDMI in, internet TV, Blu-ray player that feature a 3D technology, and also a wireless rear speakers. But it is also a very high price, if you are looking for something cheaper but still match in term of specification (read the spec of Samsung HT-D6730W here),

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you may want to check out Sony BDV-E780W and this is its specification : due to fact that Sony BDV-E780W is almost 50% cheaper than Samsung HT-D6730W, I think it offers great features including 3D Blu-ray player, internet TV features Netflix and also internet radio feature Pandora, 2 HDMI inputs ! and also rear wireless speakers ! So, actually you can get what Samsung HT-D6730W offers with almost a half price with Sony BDV-E780W, the question is what is missing in Sony BDV-E780W ? The answer is front speakers, while Samsung HT-D6730W offers great tower style front speakers that you can use it for music listening, Sony BDV-E780W features satellite speakers that is not so good for music listening due to the fact that they lacks of a mid speakers. Maybe you’ll need to ask yourself what do you really want, if you are not so serious about the audio quality for music listening, I think Sony BDV-E780W is a good enough choice.

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Western Digital WD TV WDBHG70000NBK-HESN for internet radio, music and movie

Posted on April 25, 2012 by admin

With the same price range of Roku, the plus side of Western Digital WD TV WDBHG70000NBK-HESN is, it also offers an optical out, for digital lovers, you may think it is nothing since you can connect everything via HDMI, but with the optical out, what you’ll get is a better audio quality “more analog character”.

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If you are a music lover, who have two systems in your room, one for gaming and movie watching with the HDMI port connectivity and one for music listening that is completely analog (or almost analog), if you are looking for a media player that can be use as your source for digital music player from your HDD, I think  Western Digital WD TV WDBHG70000NBK-HESN is one of an interesting choice since you can connect your HDD with this media player and connect it with your stereo system via optical out to listening to music, (and of course, one through HDMI for movie watching with 1080p quality and HD-DTS quality). If you don’t want to buy a separate system for a wifi internet radio, I think WDBHG70000NBK-HESN  is an interesting choice.

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Airplay, one of the feature of the new Apple TV MD199LL/A

Posted on April 20, 2012 by admin

What is special about Airplay technology ? It allows you to stream you media content over wifi hotspot between your Apple devices, or on the other hand, if you have  the new Apple TV you can stream your music collection from your laptop’s iTunes to the new Apple TV and use your HDTV as your wireless speakers or if you connect Apple TV with your home theater system,

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you can use it for your iTunes music listening as well. Apple TV MD199LL/A is not only a receiver but also works as a media streamer, so you can let your Apple TV MD199LL/A streams your media content to your IPad, IPhone, or IPod Touch as well, but since Apple TV MD199LL/A lacks of USB that allow you to connect an external HDD, online streaming is the only way you can do from Apple TV MD199LL/A. If you still wonder how to do a setup check out the video above to see how easy it is to set up Apple TV2.

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Zotac ZBOXHD-ID34BR vs Zotac ZBox Nano AD10 Plus ?

Posted on April 18, 2012 by admin

With around 80 USD added from Zotac ZBox Nano AD10 Plus‘s price, what you will get is  a home theater PC that comes with a Blu-ray drive and the NVIDIA ION, but for over all specification, Zotac ZBox Nano AD10 Plus has a better hardware specification than Zotac ZBOXHD-ID34BR, so which one to buy ?

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In term of spec, I think both of them are more than enough to be use as home theater PC, if you want to use these Zotac ZBOXHD-ID34BR and Zotac ZBox Nano AD10 Plus in Mac mini style for music listening, movie watching, and a little bit of casual gaming, both of these home theater PC work find for these tasks, so the question is do you really need a Blur-ray drive ? In my opinion, you can have two option here, if you won’t mind and addition space requirement, you can buy an external Blu-ray drive for Zotac ZBox Nano AD10 Plus and that may be cheaper than Zotac ZBOXHD-ID34BR, or you can buy the expensive one to save your space and cut off the mess. But I think Blu-ray or DVD drive is still an important component in your home theater system, you’ll need to use it for your music rip, MP3 is acceptable but the best quality is still WAV (except you can find a place to buy a Hi-Res music format).

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The newest Apple TV vs. Sony PlayStation 3 which one to buy for online movie rentals.

Posted on April 17, 2012 by admin

Renting movies without going out of the house is the most convenience so far for home entertainment. If you like watching movies after long hard days, you should take the best out off available technology. The fact that renting the movie online is easier than going to the local shops although sometimes you might find an individual movie is more expensive and local shops offers weekly special prices. But if you love the convenience, an online rental movie price can be compromised. As well as, you can get the latest movies released. There are online movie rental service to you to choose from. The one which is well-know and popular is Apple TV.

So which one is for you, visit Amazon.com for a special discount of PlayStation 3 and Apple TV (the newest third generation).

The newest version of Apple TV (third-generation Apple TV)coming with iTunes Match and a new “Purchase Option”, letting you get access to the cloud to store data and movies. Apple Tv is better with 1080p HD movie downloads optionally and the wide selection of movies (even more options offer if you turn to a US iTunes account). For some who concern about HDMI output, this newest Apple TV only offers only one. If you need it more, go for other services. The price of Apple TV is still low at $99.00 @ Amazon.com

For more multiple features and not just for online movies service, PlayStation 3 could be promising device. As it is not only a game console, it lets you to rent movies, TV, live digital TV online but because it is not particular built only for streaming video online, hiring movies is then slightly fiddle comparing to Apple TV. As a result, the picture quality may not be as good as Apple TV’s although PlayStation offers SD and HD movies downloads. 2.5 times expensive than the Apple TV,  PS3 would be good for gamers who are less emphasized on the picture quality of movies.

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What are those changes in the latest Apple TV?

Posted on April 17, 2012 by admin

There is an iOS5.1 updates for iPhone 4. The Airplay streaming video and content from iPhone apps (BBC iPlayer and YouTube) have been fixed. Not only all problems from first generation Apple TV have been solved, there are an important change for the latest Apple TV interface that is an addition of the “Purchased option” ( only in US ) allowing you to stream video content you have purchased directly from your iTunes store. This new update version also allow you to access iTunes Match where you can stream your music from the cloud. What else it offers? It simplifies the menu and features 1080p video playback.

Get more information on the latest Apple TV the third generation, visit Amazon.com.

The new update Apple TV is absolute TV based content and service. The interesting aspect is that ability to get access to the cloud reduces the need of storing data in the your TV which means that there is no limit in keeping data and movies. However, not everyone agree to like this new update apple TV, they think that removed the hard drive is a mistake.   Maybe because having hard drive is a good option for some who are not interested in using the cloud and if home broadband allowance is not so good.

Anyway, we still like to buy the latest model of whatever gadgets or devices you plan to buy in upcoming future. The latest maybe not the best but it seems to do more works and enable to pair with old models than the former ones.

 

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Slingbox PRO-HD SB300-100 is now on Kindle Fire !

Posted on April 14, 2012 by admin

This is one of the most media player among media players in the market, but it still reaches top ten in best-sellers, so what made this Slingbox PRO-HD SB300-100 so special ? It is not an ordinary media player like Roku but it is a media player that allows you to shares your media content wirelessly even you are not home !

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Yes if you have a Slingbox PRO-HD SB300-100 and you are on the go, you don’t have to miss your favorite TV shows any more since Slingbox PRO-HD SB300-100 offers a great way to share them on your IPad, IPhone, IPod Touch and now with the Kindle Fire ( actually, Kindle Fire has its own media streaming service “Amazon Instant Video” that is a Cloud drive), and also on laptops Mac and PC, or on the other hand, the Slingbox PRO-HD SB300-100 allow you to create your own media streaming channel and you can watch it every or even share it with your friends and family.

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Zotac ZBox Nano AD10 Plus, the alternative for home theater PC ?

Posted on April 12, 2012 by admin

If you are looking for a small PC to use as your home theater system, you may want to try Zotac ZBox Nano AD10 Plus, it comes with a small size that perfectly fits to your TV shelf, you can place it near your HDTV without noticing it. Zotac ZBox Nano AD10 Plus could be use as a HDD media player or your can use it as PC, with the AMD E350 processor “Fushion” with the Nvidia chipset, plus the 2GB DDR 3 RAM that could be expand and with the small 320 GB HDD.  Zotac ZBox Nano AD10 Plus can be run by Windows 7 with many ports includes USB 2.0, e-SATA, LAN and wifi (of course LAN is always faster),

and the HDMI port to connect with your HDTV. If may pricey compared with the popular internet streaming media player like ROKU, but I think if you are looking for a long term use, this is one of the best choice (don’t forget that you can also use this for gaming on a big HDTV screen as well). Checkout the review video below for the in-depth info.

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Roku 2 XD vs Roku 2 XS, what is the difference between these two streaming players ?

Posted on April 2, 2012 by admin

If you are wonder what is the difference between these two media players besides of around 20 USD, here is your answer ! There are three things that missed on Roku 2 XD, firstly while Roku 2 XS offers a digital RF remote control with a motion sensor, Roku 2 XD offers none, if you don’t want to try an Angry Birds on your HDTV,

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Roku 2 XD Streaming Player 1080p

or if you are already have a game console, I don’t this is a feature that is necessary for you. (But I think it is very interesting idea if you can play casual games in your HDTV, imagine FB games like Farmvile, Restaurant City on your TV !) or Secondly, with the lack of motion sensor remote, you can find none of casual games on XD as well. Thirdly, wireless connection is an only way that you can connect your Roku 2 XD with the internet via hotspot, theoretically, wifi connection is much slower than ethernet connection, but that depends on your internet speed, if your home wifi hotspot is very fast, I don’t think you’ll need to care about this lacks of ethernet port and LAN can give your room a mess look ! So, if you  are not interested in game playing and ethernet port, I have to say  Roku 2 XD is a good choice, but if you want to try top of the line plus the motion sensor style remote control, I think Roku 2 XS is a good choice.

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