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Thursday, May 08, 2008 11:33 PM

Dell XPS 420 six month report

I've had my Dell XPS 420 six months now so I thought I'd give you an update on my impressions of the machine and changes I'm made to it since the initial purchase.  In reality, it just now does everything I want correctly.  Windows Vista SP1
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Thursday, April 17, 2008 12:21 AM

I wonder if they'll hook an Xbox 360 to this?

Mitsubishi Electric Diamond Vision™ Is Dallas Cowboys’ Choice for New Stadium World’s Largest 1080p High-Definition LED Video Displays Will Span 60 Yards WARRENDALE, Pa.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--The Dallas Cowboys, whose ingenuity and reputation
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Sunday, April 06, 2008 12:14 AM

When Upscaling DVD Players Are Good Enough

Tonight I was surfing the guide on my TiVo S3 an noticed Showtime HD has Casino Royale scheduled. Considering I had just watched half of the movie last weekend on DVD before heading to Phoenix and Las Vegas, I thought it was pretty interesting timing.
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Monday, March 24, 2008 12:24 AM

Is the laser on?

I’ve been a fan of Verizon FIOS since day one.  I was one of the first people outside the initial pilot on Keller, Texas to receive the service.  I’ve had it over three years.  The data service has been stellar.  Reliable. 
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008 9:30 AM

How do you learn?

A recent Wall Street Journal article, " The New Workplace Rules: No Video-Watching " written by Bobby White highlights the fact that many people are watching videos at work.  It's even more interesting that the heaviest consumption of those
Posted by Keith Combs | 8 Comments
Thursday, March 13, 2008 12:20 AM

Attention Blu-ray player price gougers

Supply and demand.  Can't live with em, can't shoot em.  Tom's Hardware is reporting that the price of Blu-ray players went up pretty significantly as the HD-DVD competition disappeared.  I'm in shock, aren't you?  There are a few
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Wednesday, January 09, 2008 8:40 PM

And you thought I was kidding about a 100Mbs fibre connection to my house

NEW YORK - Verizon technicians are upgrading FiOS with next-generation electronics to dramatically enhance the speeds, and thus the capabilities, of Verizon's all-fiber-optic FiOS broadband, video and voice network. Known as gigabit passive optical network
Posted by Keith Combs | 3 Comments
Saturday, January 05, 2008 3:03 PM

What's next in the Red versus Blue saga ???

I am not talking about the hit series based on Halo.  I am talking about Blu-ray (blue) versus HD-DVD (red).  As you may have noticed, this week Warner Bros. Entertainment issued a press release that they are, "in response to customer demand",
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Saturday, December 15, 2007 12:45 PM

Dell XPS 420 First Impressions

My first impressions of the Dell XPS 420 can be summed up in one word, " Solid ! " I've only completed a couple of phases in my new machines metamorphosis, but so far I'm pretty impressed with the machine and it's future. So let's dive into what it was
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Saturday, December 08, 2007 10:59 AM

And a Dell XPS 420 in a pear tree...

I've been resisting the urge to buy a new machine, but I think the wait is over. I've been wanting a Quad processor to help speed along transcoding as well as providing a better platform for high definition editing. I figured I'd just have to live without
Posted by Keith Combs | 8 Comments
Tuesday, November 27, 2007 8:25 PM

TiVoToGo likes my Zune 80 and Archos 605 WIFI

One of the people that discovered my blog and the Archos 605 WIFI posting asked me about using TiVoToGo with the Archos player. I've been meaning to try out the TiVo software so it was just the incentive I needed to check things out. I like this time
Posted by Keith Combs | 1 Comments
Friday, October 26, 2007 12:01 AM

TiVo says, "Ready, Set, Go to Sleep !!!"

A couple of days ago I went up to the tivo.com website and filled out the form to request the new TiVo OS v9.2.  Well, it arrived early this morning while I was watching the HD recording of "Big Shots" so I snapped a pic of the message. 
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Tuesday, October 23, 2007 12:23 PM

TiVo rebates and official eSATA support

For those of you with a HDTV, now you have a great new HD DVR upgrade to consider.  First of all, they have the $200 TiVo Series 3 rebate promotion going.  That means you can get the dual CableCard tuner Series 3 for $399 after rebate. 
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Saturday, October 13, 2007 1:37 PM

The HD video camera I have

Video cameras are everywhere but they are predominantly standard definition.  Chris Henley came up with the idea that each of the presenters on my team should have a camera to record customer testimonials, life on the road, etc.  But in this
Posted by Keith Combs | 4 Comments
Thursday, September 06, 2007 8:30 AM

Apple reveals their fall collection

As you know, I am a bit of a gadget collector . So it goes without saying I was interested in today's Apple conference where they revealed their next wave of iPods . Tell you what, it looks like a pretty nice set of new devices, but I'm not rushing out
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