Author Archives: Earvin

Popcorn Hour A400- An HD Media Streamer that Supports Blu-ray 3D

With support for Blu-ray 3D-Video, Full-HD video, several audio and photo codec’s and web content, users can experience their digital media how they want. The Syabas Apps Market, containing over 90 free and premium TV apps, gives users a broad … Continue reading

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Apple TV 5.0.1 update rolls out, brings HD iTunes previews and a few fixes

Apple TV firmware update News from Engadget: Second and third generation Apple TV boxes have a new software update to keep an eye out for, and now that the changelog has been posted for 5.0.1 we can see what it … Continue reading

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Get Blu-ray into iTunes for Streaming to Apple TV 3

It was not just iOS device users getting the 3rd generation iPad  in this March. Apple also released Apple TV 2012, which support up to 1080p movies playback and stream.  Feel like watching Blu-ray with the 3rd Gen Apple TV?  … Continue reading

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The way turning Mac Pro into a Blu-ray Disc Player/Burner

One thing that has really been disappointing Mac users  is the missing of Blu-ray support.  Two years passed since Jobs said NO to Blu-ray that “Bluray [Dsic] is looking more and more like one of the high end audio formats … Continue reading

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iTunes 10.6 brings 1080p movies- equal to Blu-ray image quality?

It was not just iOS device users getting the 3rd generation iPad and Apple TV last month. Apple also released iTunes 10.6 the same day with iPad event and bring in 1080p contents to iTunes Store. The renewed iTunes store … Continue reading

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GPU-Accelerated encoding with AMD APP (formerly ATI Stream): Faster video converting/DVD & Blu-ray ripping

AMD APP(Accelerated Parallel Processing) stands alongside Nvidia CUDA as one of the two most prevalent GPU computing platforms available today. Initially known as ATI Stream, the AMD APP is a set of advanced hardware and software technologies that enable AMD … Continue reading

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Review: Apple TV 3rd Generation and 1080p movies playback

If there is a best HD media player for 2012, it must be the Apple’s new released 3rd generation Apple TV (known as Apple TV 2012).  The real reason to get excited about the new Apple TV (and to read … Continue reading

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Best 5 Blu-ray Rippers 2012 Review| Side-by-Side Comparison Chart and Review

Wanna pick up a Blu-ray Ripper and not knowing which one to choose? We collect the best Blu-ray rippers on market and compare them side-by-side with reviews as well for your reference: 2012 Best Blu-ray Ripper Side-by-Side Comparisons and Reviews … Continue reading

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The New Generation Apple TV (ATV 3) does 1080p Streaming and Playback

It looks like we were blind-sided a little by that decidedly iPad-esque invite, because Apple has something more for us — it’s just announced the latest iteration of Apple TV and it can do 1080p video. The new UI inches … Continue reading

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How do I copy/transfer music and movies to PlayStation Vita (from Win/Mac computer)?

Overall, the PlayStation Vita is not only the most advanced portable gaming system ever made, but also a great media player. Its  dazzling 5-inch (960×544-pixel) OLED touch screen delivers stunning image quality. You can display lists of music, image, and … Continue reading

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