Kevin James

Front Projectors Hit New Lows -- and Highs, Part II

After bumming around CEDIA for a couple more days, the light really shined upon us: We realized we're entering a golden era of home frontal projection.

By Kevin James
Posted September 8, 2008

Given the wide disparity of price points we're seeing at CEDIA, custom installers are hoping to maintain their steady stream of upscale customers while embracing a category relatively unknown just a few years ago: first-time projector owners with considerably lower budgets.

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3-D: IT'S BACK!

Like one of those staggering zombies in a George Romero movie, 3-D filmmaking has risen from the dead-and this time, it doesn't stink

By Kevin James
Posted January 13, 2009

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/movies/3D_Movies_are_Back_But_Will_They_Stick_Around_This_Time/who'; Whether the latest stab at 3-D emerges as the single most revolutionary change for movies since color, as DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg has predicted, or becomes the Smell

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Tech Trends '09: HDTV Unplugged

Sending 1080p signals wirelessly to your HDTV is about to become a reality

By Kevin James
Posted April 15, 2009

With the high-def disc war now firmly in its rearview mirror, the consumer electronics industry is girding for its next skirmish: the battle to see which of the various new wireless HDMI technologies will emerge as the de facto standard.

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Does BD Live Deliver?

Blu-ray still has far to go before its interactive element reaches its full potential

By Kevin James
Posted May 21, 2009

Like a baseball prospect whose performance hasn't lived up to expectations, Blu-ray Disc's BD-Live feature-which offers access to refreshable online content not contained on the disc-has been a slow starter.

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3D Glasses: Can They Have Universal Appeal?

The search for the perfect pair of 3D specs for HDTVs is just beginning.

By Kevin James
Posted July 27, 2010

While 3D movies have been doing blockbuster business in theaters, for some potential viewers the idea of wearing (and buying) expensive, uncomfortable 3D glasses at home has all the appeal of Carrot Top/Pauly Shore double feature.

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Review: Dish Network ViP 922 Slingloaded DVR

This DVR doesn't keep your content on lockdown.

By Kevin James
Posted December 3, 2010

It’s been more than a decade since the first TiVo digital video recorder (DVR) revolutionized the way many of us watch TV. While almost all cable companies now offer some degree of DVR capability, it’s really been the satellite and telco TV service providers — as well as TiVo itself — that have pushed DVR innovation, offering features like access to online content.

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Review: Optoma PT100 PlayTime Projector

A big picture at a small price from Optoma's pint-sized projector

By Kevin James
Posted April 11, 2011
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Elephants captured in 3D

3D Channel Report

We check out the three full-time networks that offer extra depth

By Kevin James
Posted July 12, 2011
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If you were around during the launch of high-def TV, you may remember an interesting phenomenon: People with HDTVs became oddly knowledgeable about esoteric topics, such as the migratory patterns of North American birds or the concept of Dark Matter.

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Projector Roundup: Big Screens on a Small Budget

Take advantage of the march of technology to spruce up your home theater for less cash then ever.

By Kevin James
Posted October 26, 2011

With prices falling faster than confidence in Greece’s economy, is there a better big-screen deal these days than a front projector? Back in 2008 even bargain-basement-priced 1080p models cost about $3,000 — about half what they cost just a year earlier, but still a sizable chunk of change.

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Epson Home Cinema 3010 3D Projector

Gallery: Big Screen on a Budget

1080p (and even 3D) front projectors are available for a song these days. We check out 10 likely candidates.

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