Nowadays, there are all sorts of new products coming out with HDMI compatibility. With every new piece of equipment you’re going to need an increasing amount of connections, splitters, wires, and even wall plates. All with HDMI connectors. Because, seriously, what’s the point in having an HD TV if you don’t have HD Blu-Ray players, video game consoles, and computer connections. Go HD, all the way.
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I’ve written before about the components of our home theater system, and also about many of the pieces that make up a good home theater system. I’ve even written about some of the upgrades that I’d like to make to the system to improve the sound quality and overall experience.
What better addition to a home theater than some super comfortable theater seating. If you can dedicate an entire room to be a theater in your home, then don’t skimp out on a perfect seat or row of seats. Heck, redesign the room to have stadium seating. And enjoy the show.
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For years now I’ve been looking for an easy to use application to cancel out a green screen with a chroma key utility for a live video feed. I know that there are lots of hardware products that cost a small fortune to accomplish this, but I couldn’t find the software application.
My search is over.
Adobe’s Visual Communicator seems to be the answer to all of my needs. Not only can you chroma key a live video feed, but the other features of the program are spectacular. The program features a wide array of titles and transitions to play with your live video. The editing allows you to set up all of the prerecorded audio and video and transitions and titles ahead of time, then play them all over the live video and audio feeds. A built in teleprompter keeps everything in order and on time during the presentation.
Can’t wait to get my copy and try it out.
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Now that everyone has an iPod and some sort of digital camera built into their cell phone, it’s about time that we as consumers revisited the camcorder market. There are definitely two ways to go with modern camcorders. Get one that’s really tiny. Or get one that’s fully HD.
Either way that you go, you can just about guarantee that you’ll get the best deal online. They don’t have any store employees to pay. So when you go and buy that camcorder, look for the one that fits your needs best. Make sure you have an HD TV before you go out and get an HD camcorder.
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If you want someone to remember your company name for the rest of the day, try giving out hats or visors or frisbees as giveaways at your next convention or conference. However, if you want your company name and logo to become instantly recognizable to every member of the convention, give away a free USB flash drive with your company name and logo on the side. They come in many shapes and sizes and styles.
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With the coming switchover to HD, pretty soon every device will connect to your HD TV through an HDMI cable. For all of the devices that people have connected to their TV including a Blu-Ray player, XBox, and maybe even your computer, you’re going to want an HDMI cable for each of them. An HDMI switch is the way to go to keep all of your devices plugged in without having to plug and unplug wires every day.
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Viewsonic. Kind of strange when you think about it. Kind of like that scene in the beginning of Ghostbusters when Ray says, “Listen. Do you smell something?”
Needless to say, Viewsonic does make a quality flat panel monitor. A viewsonic monitor is what I’m looking at right now. They are widely available at stores and on the internet at great prices in all sizes. And best of all, the new LCD technology doesn’t list the amount of radiation like some of the old CRT monitors used to. Strange to think about how television and monitor technology used to involve aiming a cathode ray gun at your face.
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When most people get their brand new HD television (72 inches across with picture in picture in picture), for some reason they don’t think about the sound that goes with it. Not only do you have to get quality speakers to go with the quality video that you’re looking at, you have to put the speakers in the right place in the room. Setting the speakers on the floor or attaching them to the ceiling just won’t do. Keep them at the eye level that you will be at when you are watching your new system. After you get a tv stand to put the flat panel on, get some speaker stands to put them in the right spot as well.
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I was in the city last weekend looking for an MP3 player to use at work. My wife has an iPod, but I’m looking for something a little cheaper. I saw an ad at Fry’s Electronics for a $27 video MP3 player. My curiosity was heightened. They were sold out of course. But that ended up being a blessing in disguise.
I saw that the new Samsung S3 was on sale for $80. It is a video/MP3 player that holds an impressive 4GB for the size of the thing. After I opened the thing up I was pleasantly surprised at the amazing range of features that comes in such a small package. Not only will the device play music and video of a decent quality, but it can also display images and txt files and contains an FM radio tuner and a collection of games.
Throughout the day I kept being surprised as I explored the features. I am fortunate to have fallen into this model.
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If you’re in the middle of wiring your home for network access or even just for speakers or video. CAT6 cable is a fairly inexpensive way to run wire just about everywhere. I even managed to use CAT6 cable to run a component video connection about 50 feet at a much greater discount than actually buying 50 feet of component cable.
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