Category: Display

Jan 30 2011

Panasonic Viera TH-P50VT20A Plasma 3DTV Review

By Boydo in 3D, Connectivity, Display, Ethernet, Fixed, HDMI, Imaging, Interfaces, Plasma, Technology, USB, Video, Wi-Fi, Wireless

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 …

3D, 3D glasses, 802.11, AAC, AVCHD, Blu-ray, component, composite, digital, DivX, DLNA, Ethernet, HD, HDMI, high definition, JPEG, MP3, MPEG2, Panasonic, preview, surround sound, Wi-Fi
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Jan 29 2011

Boydo’s Tech Talk – The First Year

By Boydo in 3D, Apple, Automotive, BD-ROM, Blu-ray, Browsers, Consumer Rights, Copyright, Display, Facebook, Film & Literature Classification, Firefox, Google, Hybrid Vehicles, Imaging, iPad, iPhone, Legal, Optical, Plasma, Social Networking, Storage, Technology, Toyota Prius, YouTube

Perhaps hard to believe but the blog has been up and running for a full year and many things have happened over the course of the last twelve months. At times, it has been a bit of a challenge to do a daily entry particularly with the demands of full time work as well as …

3D, 3DTV, AFACT, Android, Apple, Blu-ray, censorship, classification, Copyright, Facebook, filtering, Firefox, FireSheep, Google, home theatre, ipad, iPhone, iPhone 4, Kin, Microsoft, Panasonic, Plasma, Prius, R18+, Social Networking, Street View, Toyota, Viera, Wi-Fi, Xmarks, YouTube
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Jan 23 2011

Remove the Need for a KVM with Synergy

By Boydo in Connectivity, Display, Ethernet, Fixed, Imaging, Technology, Wi-Fi, Wireless

This has been one of my favourite tools to use when I have had multiple computers with their own displays setup at my desk and faced the issue of cluttering my desk with numerous keyboards and mice. For those who have never heard or come across a KVM before the acronym itself stands for “Keyboard, …

audio, Ethernet, FOSS, freeware, keyboard, KVM, Linux, Mac OS X, Mouse, open source, Synergy, USB, Wi-Fi, Windows
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Jan 19 2011

Improve Screen Readability – Increase Text Size

By Boydo in CRT, Display, Imaging, LCD, LED, MacOS, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Plasma, Technology, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP

One complaint that I do come across after a user has had their screen set at its native resolution is that the size of the text on the screen has shrunk and, especially for smaller displays that run at high resolutions, can still be difficult to read. Luckily, you can increase the size of the …

CRT, display, DPI, LCD, LED, Mac OS X, Microsoft, native, Plasma, resolution, screen, Wincows 7, Windows, Windows Vista, Windows XP
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Jan 18 2011

Improve Screen Readability – Enable & Tune ClearType

By Boydo in Display, Imaging, LCD, LED, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Plasma, Technology, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP

Leading on from yesterday’s article which looked at modern digital displays such as LCDs, LEDs and plasmas, the concept of the native resolution and how lower resolutions may not align with the physical rows and columns of pixels on a display. Today, I have another tip to further improve the readability of text on your screen. ClearType, …

ClearType, display, LCD, LED, light emitting diode, liquid crystal display, Microsoft, native, pixels, Plasma, resolution, sub-pixels, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
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Jan 17 2011

Improve Screen Readability – LCD Screen Native Resolution

By Boydo in CRT, Display, Imaging, LCD, LED, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Plasma, Technology, Windows 7, Windows 95, Windows Vista, Windows XP

It never fails to amaze me how many people do not take the time to optimise the readability of their screens particularly when they will be using it for many hours a day. I must have lost count of the number of times I have seen LCD screens running below their native resolution resulting in …

cathode ray tube, CRT, display, LCD, LED, light emitting diode, liquid crystal display, Microsoft, native, pixels, Plasma, resolution, Windows, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows Vista, Windows XP
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Jan 14 2011

Amazon Kindle Global 3G + Wi-Fi Preview

By Boydo in Amazon, Connectivity, Content & Search, Display, E Ink, Imaging, Mobile, Technology, Wi-Fi, Wireless

Yesterday I published the unboxing video for the Amazon Kindle (Global 3G + Wi-Fi model) Today, I recorded the preview video to show you around the Amazon Kindle itself. Also, you’ll get a look at its E Ink display to see how it performs as well as a peek at its experimental web browser based upon …

3G, Amazon, Apple, Audible, audiobook, E Ink, ipad, Kindle, MP3, roaming, smartphone, WebKit, Wi-Fi
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Jan 13 2011

Amazon Kindle Global 3G + Wi-Fi Unboxing

By Boydo in Amazon, Connectivity, Content & Search, Display, E Ink, Imaging, Interfaces, Mobile, Technology, USB, Wi-Fi, Wireless

It took six weeks but my wife’s brand new Amazon Kindle (3G + Wi-Fi)arrived in the mail today. Needless to say she was rather eager to use it so we recorded the unboxing video quick smart so she could start using it! As usual, the unboxing video will give you a quick look at the …

3G, Amazon, Kindle, recycle, roaming, unboxing, USB, Wi-Fi
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Dec 27 2010

Increase Your Browsing Real Estate on Small Screens

By Boydo in Browsers, Display, Imaging, Interfaces, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Technology, Video, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP

Some of us have netbooks or smaller laptops with ten to twelve inch screens that we take with us to travel light whilst still having access to a fairly functional computer. However, in doing so, we sacrifice the luxury of a larger screen which can make a big difference when attempting to do heavy multitasking …

laptop, Microsoft, monitor, netbook, resolution, taskbar, web browser, Windows
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Dec 26 2010

Panasonic 3D Blu-ray Disc Home Theatre Sound System (SC-BTT755) Preview

By Boydo in 3D, Apple, BD-ROM, Blu-ray, Communications, Connectivity, Display, Ethernet, Fixed, Flash, Google, HDMI, Imaging, Interfaces, iPhone, iPod, Optical, Plasma, Storage, Technology, Television, USB, Video, Wi-Fi, Wireless, YouTube

Yesterday, I showed off the video unboxing the Panasonic 3D Blu-ray Disc Home Theatre Sound System (SC-BTT755). Today, I am releasing the preview video to show you around the home theatre system with the main focus being on the head unit with a brief look at the six speakers (five surround speakers and one subwoofer) and …

3D, 802.11, AAC, Apple, ARC, AVCHD, BD-ROM, Blu-ray, CD, component, composite, DivX, DLNA, DVD, Ethernet, HDMI, high definition, home theatre, iPhone, iPod, JPEG, MP3, MPEG2, Panasonic, preview, SD, SDHC, SDXC, subwoofer, surround sound, USB, Wi-Fi
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