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MediaPortal 2.2.2 / 1.23.0

Razvan Serea — Mon, 07 Oct 2019 19:26:01 +0000

MediaPortal is a free open source media center software, ideal for turning your PC into a very advanced multimedia center, or Home Theater PC, to view all your digital media in your living room. Read more...

MediaPortal 1.17.0

Razvan Serea — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 11:16:02 +0000

MediaPortal 1.14.0

Razvan Serea — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 16:22:01 +0000

MediaPortal 1.13.0

Razvan Serea — Thu, 24 Dec 2015 15:54:01 +0000

LG's 55-inch OLED HDTV coming to UK for £9,999

Stephen Robinson — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:24:22 +0000

LG has announced that its 55-inch OLED HDTV is coming to the UK for £9,999.99. The TV is exclusively being showcased at Harrods Technology and will ship in July. Read more...

Analyst hints at "imminent launch of the Apple TV"

Andy Weir — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 22:02:44 +0000

The launch of Apple's new integrated television is "imminent", according to analysts Jefferies & Company - who made similar claims a year ago, and again three months ago. Read more...

ITU approves 8K ultra HDTV specification

Rob Schorman — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:47:31 +0000

The new specification developed by Japanese broadcaster NHK features a resolution of 7680 by 4320, a framerate of 120 frames/sec and has been approved by the International Telecommunication Union Read more...

The future of TV might just be Apple-shaped

Andy Weir — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:20:48 +0000

As Samsung confirms that the company will launch new Google TV products next year, one has to wonder why, when an Apple television seems to be the only real hope for the future of TV. Read more...

3DTV still failing to excite buyers

Andy Weir — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:38:07 +0000

3D may be making big bucks in cinemas across the globe, but sales of 3DTVs to home users remain sluggish, to say the least. A new survey suggest that this isn't likely to change any time soon. Read more...

70 inch HDTV prototype is also a Windows 7 PC

John Callaham — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 09:55:41 +0000

A prototype 70 inch HDTV shown at the IFA trade show in Berlin this week also has a full PC running inside with the Windows 7 operating system. Read more...

Rumour: Apple to release HDTV this year

Piers Hausjell — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 23:37:12 +0000

The Apple rumour mill is at full steam again with news from Apple Insider that the world renowned electronics company may release a high definition television later this year and, by doing so, take a... Read more...

First impression: Toshiba 4K Glasses-free 3DTV

Andrew Lyle — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 01:56:09 +0000

Toshiba is launching their brand new line-up of 3DTV's that don't require the user to wear glasses. Almost every TV maker this year is pushing 3D to consumers this year, but all require the consumer... Read more...

Samsung unveils stylish 3DTV's, Blu-ray player and music player

Andrew Lyle — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 23:05:55 +0000

Samsung announced their new flagship HDTV's at CES 2011, introducing full HD 3DTV's that have a bezel of 0.2-inch thick. The new smart design hides the border of your TV, giving you the feel that... Read more...

LG CES 2011 - SmartTV, appliances, tablet and more

Andrew Lyle — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:59:42 +0000

Today LG held their press conference to introduce a new line up of products including SmartTV, 3DTV's with 180-degree viewing angle, 3D Blu-ray players, 3D speakers, smart appliances, MDTV and many more. The LG press conference... Read more...

Google TV delayed to avoid disaster

Andrew Lyle — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:57:48 +0000

Google TV was set to debut at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January, but from a recent report from the New York Times, Google has pulled its lineup of supported HDTVs to avoid a... Read more...

Black Friday deals: Get your geek on

Andrew Lyle — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 07:39:51 +0000

Black Friday in the United States is probably one of the biggest holidays next to Christmas. Once a year millions of American's, and even Canadians, lineup outside of outlet stores for hours to get the... Read more...

Google gives away free Google TV... plus everything needed to use it

Benjamin Rubenstein — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 23:17:04 +0000

Whenever Google holds a conference, you can bet your last penny that something will be given away to each and every attendee. At Google's I/O conference, we have seen Nexus Ones, G1s, and even EVO... Read more...

How Avatar can help push 3D HDTV sales

Andrew Lyle — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:13:35 +0000

One of the biggest announces this year at CES2010 was the introduction of many new 3D HDTV sets. Six of the largest television makers including Panasonic, Sony, Samsung, Mitsubishi, Vizio and LG have all... Read more...

Panasonic announces new 3D line-up

Andrew Lyle — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:23:49 +0000

Panasonic has announced a new lineup of 3D devices, ranging from compatible 1080p HDTV's to Blu-ray players. Panasonic is set to release their new 3D HDTV's, Blu-ray and now their new partnership with DirectTV... Read more...

CES2010: Sharp introduces quad-pixel series HDTVs

Andrew Lyle — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:33:36 +0000

Today Sharp announced their new lineup of Sharp AQUOS HDTV's, with innovating technology in display colour. Sharp has taken the leap forward from the traditional RBG primary colours, adding in yellow as the fourth... Read more...

Skype brings conversations to the big screen

Christine McKee — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:49:58 +0000

Skype is coming to the big screen that is your home flat-screen HDTV. On Tuesday, Skype announced deals with LG and Panasonic to pair Skype software with new HDTVs. Panasonic's VIERA CAST-enabled HDTVs are... Read more...

LG makes the world's thinnest HDTV

Andrew Lyle — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:33:48 +0000

The world's second largest LCD maker in the world, LG, has designed the thinnest HDTV in the world, measuring 2.6mm (or 0.1 inch) thick. LG showed off a working 42 and 47" HDTV that... Read more...

LG will sell two models of 3D TVs in 2009

Brad Sams — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:53:25 +0000

LG, a leading maker of HDTV's will be entering the 3D frontier next year. Choon Lee, Vice President Director at the Digital TV Research Lab, stated that "3D TVs are the next big step... Read more...

Startup Radiospire Has Sights on Wireless HDTV

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:36:10 +0000

Startup Radiospire has thrown its hat into the world of wireless content transmission with its own cable-replacement technology for HDTVs. According to Paul Powers, the company's chief executive officer, the company has signed up... Read more...

Sharp Unveils Plans to Market 20mm Thick LCD HDTV

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:43:44 +0000

Sharp has announced its new slim LCD TV: 29mm thick at its widest point and 20mm at its thinnest point. For my American friends, that's between 1.14 inches and 0.78 inches thick. Sharp claims the... Read more...

Is SED HDTV dead? SED technology delayed indefinitely

Fred Derf — Mon, 28 May 2007 02:32:24 +0000

Have you been waiting since 2005 to purchase a new HDTV that uses surface-conduction electron-emitter display (SED) technology? Perhaps you had best look for alternatives as there are now concerns that SED technology will never... Read more...

'Rabbit Ears' Find New Life in HDTV Age

Sun, 29 Apr 2007 16:58:49 +0000

Consumers who are spending thousands of dollars on LCD or plasma TVs are saving their money elsewhere: their TV programs. Antennas for a high-definition television may seem like a ludicrous idea but local TV channels,... Read more...

Sony adds HDTV output to digital cameras

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 01:25:10 +0000

Sony's new Cybershot cameras, which will hit global markets in March and April, will offer an output for HDTVs. Most current digital cameras support the ability to view pictures on typical standard definition television sets.... Read more...

ATI Enables Low-Cost HDTV Sets

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 16:19:17 +0000

ATI Technologies, a developer of graphics, video and multimedia technologies, unveiled at IFA exhibition in Berlin, Germany, its new Xillon 260 chip for processing of high-definition TV streams. The new processor is compatible with all... Read more...

Microsoft Inks Cable Deal for HDTV Support

Thu, 17 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0000

Microsoft has finalized a deal with the cable industry that should pave the way for PCs to display high-definition cable TV by next year's holiday season, the company said Wednesday. The pact,... Read more...

Europe primed for HDTV

Tue, 14 Sep 2004 11:05:24 +0000

High-definition television (HDTV) technology is being prepped for deployment across Europe in the coming years. TV Execs at the International Broadcasting Convention discussed the issue and believe that Europe is ready for the new technology.... Read more...

S3 Graphics, Bring Cost-Effective HDTV Multimedia Cards

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 08 Sep 2004 12:39:52 +0000

Club 3D, a European graphics card vendor, and S3 Graphics, a graphics processors designer, recently announced the release of a graphics card that is equipped with TV tuner in addition to HDTV and multimedia capabilities,... Read more...

VIA aims latest P4 chipsets at HDTV generation

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 12 Mar 2004 15:58:23 +0000

VIA today launched a pair of integrated chipsets for the Pentium 4, touting the parts' graphics performance delivered courtesy of an S3 Graphics UniChrome Pro core. The chipsets, the PM800 and PM880, offer single- and... Read more...