Tag Archives: Blu-Ray

Selecting Components for budget HTPC

Posted on April 2, 2010 by lu

Assuming we are building a HTPC mainly for playing A/V media, not playing games, the most important thing but often overlooked or not emphasized by most the review on motherboard or graphics card is the ability to support HD audio … Continue reading →

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Sylvania NB530SLX Blu-Ray Player only $59.99 at Amazon!

Posted on March 24, 2010 by lu

The Sylvania NB530SLX Bu-Ray player is only $59.99 at Amazon! I have the Magnavox version (see revew)for some time now and it has been woking great. Don’t know how long it will last but this is certainly a great price … Continue reading →

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Get the Biggest Saving out of Amazon’s B2G1 Sale

Posted on August 12, 2009 by lu

Amazon is having another one of so call “Buy 2, Get 1 Free Sale” for Blu-Ray movies. But is it really a “sale”? It seems Amazon has raised the prices on those qualify for the “sale” by average of $5 … Continue reading →

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$98 Magnavox NB530MGX Blu-Ray Player (4) – Usage Impression Follow Up

Posted on July 31, 2009 by lu

When I first got the Magnavox NB530MGX I was using an older Pioneer receiver that lack of HDMI connection which means I was not able to decode the HD audio formats. I was using the coaxial digital output of the … Continue reading →

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Ghostbusters Blu-ray $7.99 at Amazon for 7/31/2009 Only

Posted on July 31, 2009 by lu

Well, Amazon decided to drop the price for Ghostbusters Blu-Ray to $12.99 on the last day (7/31/2009) of the $5 coupon. After the discount, the net price for the movie is $7.99! The coupon code for Amazon is: GHOSTBLU Reminder: … Continue reading →

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Monoprice HDMI Switcher HDX-401E

Posted on July 27, 2009 by lu

HDMI has become more and more important. Not just because HDMI simplified A/V connections, equally or even more important is the evil HDCP DRM. Without HDCP, the DVD players are not allowing to upscale video beyond 480P; even I have … Continue reading →

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$98 Magnavox NB530MGX Blu-Ray Player (3) – Inside the Cover

Posted on July 25, 2009 by lu

Out of curiosity, I opened up the Magnavox NB530MGX Blu-Ray Player. I was surprised for a low end unit; there are more screws than a Yamaha RX-V665 receiver that need to be unscrewed to open the unit.  They probably can … Continue reading →

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Sony Movie Staycation Coupon Good Until 10/31/2009

Posted on July 25, 2009 by lu

It is interesting to see Sony has a $3 coupon that is good until 10/31/2009 for some Blu-Ray movies. One would think they want to encourage people to buy their movies but on the other hand, Sony does not make … Continue reading →

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Yamaha RX-V665 Receiver (1) – Packaging

Posted on July 22, 2009 by lu

By all account, the Yamaha RX-V665 is a just another mid range A/V receiver. What made this unit attractive to us is it probably the lowest cost A/V receiver in mid 2009 that has pre-amp output.  Why is pre-amp output … Continue reading →

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$98 Magnavox NB530MGX Blu-Ray Player (2) – Setup and Use

Posted on July 10, 2009 by lu

Setup for a basic player like the NB530MGX is simple and straight forward enough one probably does not even need to look at the manual. In my setup, for video, I connected the HDMI port to a powered HDMI switch, … Continue reading →

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