Well, if you’re in Sydney then you should hopefully be prepared for the switch off of old analogue television signals across the metropolitan areas this coming Tuesday, December 3rd. However, if you’re not sure then here are a few things to check out: If you have an older television then it may not support digital …
Tag: digital
Jan 17 2012
Don’t Be Duped Into Buying Expensive HDMI Cables
I saw a link to this Gizmodo article on Facebook (with a nod to Tony Butcher đ and thought this was worth a mention. If you find yourself buying some new AV equipment like a television, a Blu-ray player, a home theatre system or anything that might have an HDMI port on it this will …
Jan 04 2012
Making Digital Copies of Legal Documents
You might have seen in the news today an article about a Canadian man who used his iPad to gain entry to the USA after leaving his passport back at home which was two hours away from the border. In a nutshell, he was able to cross the border by providing a digital copy of …
Dec 05 2011
Optus MeTV (Powered by FetchTV) Preview
This video is probably the longest one I have recorded so far for the YouTube channel (and hopefully I won’t record anything longer) but I managed to edit the video for the Optus MeTV preview. You’ll get a closer look at the device itself as well as how the initial setup works and some of …
Nov 27 2011
Optus MeTV Unboxing
Took a little while to get around it due to other commitments but here is the unboxing video for the Optus MeTV. It is a rebranded Yuxing YX-6936U with access to online offerings from FetchTV as well as containing digital tuners to record content to the 1TB internal hard drive (so you can pause and rewind live …
Sep 27 2011
Panasonic DMR-BWT800 Full HD 3D Blu-ray Disc Recorder Launch
Tonight, I attended a launch event with a number of the Insider Crew for the Panasonic DMR-BWT800 Full HD 3D Blu-ray Disc Recorder (henceforth called “the recorder”) at Panasonic HQ in Macquarie Park. This was the first time that we had a go at live streaming the event so that Insiders who weren’t lucky enough …
Jul 07 2011
Shoot Now and Focus Later with a Lytro Camera
You could be forgiven for thinking I had mistyped the title of this blog post. Many people would know that cameras rely upon the user focusing upon a subject or a particular field in a shot prior to capturing a picture (most notably with SLR cameras). Otherwise, you end up with a blurred photo with …
Feb 20 2011
Panasonic 3D Blu-ray Player (DMP-BDT300GN) Review
As promised, I have completed the review video for the Panasonic 3D Blu-ray Player (DMP-BDT300GN) after two months of use. This period of time catered for a break over the Christmas period as well as other commitments I have had to fit in. As with previous videos it is available in high definition for those of you …
Jan 30 2011
Panasonic Viera TH-P50VT20A Plasma 3DTV Review
If you have been following the blog you will know that I won a Panasonic Viera TH-P50VT20A plasma television with 3D capability and took receipt of it early in December. As promised, I have put together a review after having a suitable review period to give the television a thorough use as well as cater …
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