Monthly Archives: February 2013

Further notes on Display Port issues

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Greg Beardall

It seems that there are more issues when using a Display Port source device to an HDMI viewing device than just having the right adaptor to do the job. When VESA (the Video Electronics Standards Association) designed the Display port specifications … Continue reading →

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Computers and Consumer Electronics – Can’t we all just get along?

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Greg Beardall

The last couple of years has brought some new connector ports to the computer industry and an update to a port that was lagging behind the technology of the day. The Apple computers with their Thunderbolt port, and both the Apple … Continue reading →

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Good News for Netflix subscribers.

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Greg Beardall

Netflix has just announced that they are now streaming their movie catalogue in Super HD if your internet service provider is capable of providing it. This new service increases the size of the download stream so if you are with … Continue reading →

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Can Microsoft get their act together?

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Greg Beardall

Lately things have been pretty busy in Redmond Washington! Microsoft has launched their new Windows Phone 8, the new Windows 8 operating system, the new Surface RT and Surface Pro super tablets and a complete revamp of the office suite. … Continue reading →

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Don’t judge a projector by “the numbers”!

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Greg Beardall

Anyone considering a new home theater system or projector should check out the latest on line video broadcast at T.W.I.T.tv from Home Theater Geeks. http://twit.tv/show/home-theater-geeks/148 This gets a little on the techie side but what it boils down to is … Continue reading →

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