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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 NB530 to the receiver. The result of course is as good or as [...]
Fry’s this week has a generic 10’ HDMI cable for sale at $1.99! Granted, this is a sales price and the regular price is $7.99 at Fry’s. Although at $7.99 this cable may no longer be a bargain compares to the cable by Monoprice but this is still a good price if you [...]
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 paid the full price for the DVD movie. Without HDCP, the Blu-Ray players [...]
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 important for a receiver? This is because it will allow us to use it [...]
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, which in terms connected to a gizmo called HDFury that convert HDMI to component [...] Although I have some passing interest in Blu-Ray, I am not so crazy about it. For starter, I HATE the regional protection scheme. If I paid for a movie, why should I be limited to allow to play it anywhere in the world? Second, it seems the same greedy studios want to keep the Blu-Ray movie [...]
Many CRT based HD Rear Projection TV(RPTV) such as the Mitsubishi VS-60111 were make before the HDMI days with only component video inputs. The problems is those stupid and greedy studios are not allow DVD player makers to upscale the video content sending out through component output. Anything more than 480P [...] |
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