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Al Griffin

HDMI 1.3: The Missing Link

HDMI 1.3 gives you some good reasons to get excited about a cable

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Accell UltraAV 2-1 HDMI Switch

Accell's UltraAV HDMI 2-1 Switch The good thing about HDMI is that it reduces the wire tangle in an A/V system by carrying digital high-def video and multichannel audio signals on a single cable. The bad thing is that many HDTVs sold over the past few years have only one HDMI input.

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Test Bench: Sharp LC-52D62U 52-inch LCD HDTV

Color temperature (User Mode/Low Color Temperature): 20 IRE: N/A 30 IRE: 6,576 K 40 IRE: 7,301 K 50 IRE: 6,951 K 60 IRE: 6,610 K 70 IRE: 6,561 K 80 IRE: 6,437 K 90 IRE: 6,684 K 100 IRE: 6,617 K Brightness (100-IRE window): 50.4 ftL

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Test Bench: Sony VPL-VW50 1080p SXRD Front-projector

Color temperature (User mode, Low color temperature before/User mode, User color temperature after calibration): 20 IRE: 6,757/6,420 K 30 IRE: 6,643/6,601 K 40 IRE: 6,621/6,417 K 50 IRE: 6,501/6,588 K 60 IRE: 6,338/6,617 K 70 IRE: 6,518/6,573 K 80 IRE: 6,601/6,412 K 90 IRE: 6,427/6,553 K 100 IRE: 6,278/6,492 K Brightness (100-IRE window before/after calibration

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Make Your Own DVD!

Two hardware/software packages that let you create DVDs with menus, links, still galleries, and more

About eight years ago, as a recent college graduate working a low-stress job, I made my own short movie. I had a couple grand in the bank and a handful of friends willing to help out.

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Sharp Announces New LCD HDTVs and First Blu-ray Disc Player

Latest panels include "Vyper Drive" models for gamers

January 8, 2007 - Sharp introduced its latest products against the backdrop of a 108-inch LCD HDTV - the world's largest. No price (or model) was given for the prototype, but expect it to exceed your budget if and when the gargantuan panel makes it to production.

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HDTV Wrap-up

Thin is in, speed thrills, and new-tech surges ahead
Samsung HP-T5084 50-inch 1080p plasma HDTV

January 11, 2007 - Many aspects of the hi-def television biz on display at CES are downright predictable: Screens get bigger, prices go lower, and prototypes that may or ma

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Are You Ready for Some HDTV?

Big-screen sets from Pioneer, Toshiba and Hitachi bring the high-def action home

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