Someone asked me what my recommendation was for wireless media players for the home theater. I own an Audiotron, but it’s really a compromise device and shows it years old age. I dug around and found this little nugget: D-Link MediaLounge Wireless Media Player with DVD Player. A seemingly impressive device for under $300: 802.11b/g wireless (with WEP and WPA) and 10/100Mbit Ethernet Audio support: MP3, WMA, WAV, Ogg, AIFF, CD Video support: MPEG-1, -2, -4,…
DVD-Audio Addict So, I’ve become a DVD-Audio addict. The sound quality is just astounding, and some of the 5.1 mixes are really very impressive. Sitting in the living room and simply listening to music is something I’ve rarely done since moving to Colorado. DVD-A has renewed that for me. Here’s the top five of what I have: 1. Porcupine Tree – In Absentia Describing this band is tough… they’re like this highly talented merge between the styles of…
Lisa and I (and Jim) saw Return of the King on Friday. I’ve seen both the normal and extended versions of the first and second movie, which makes me drool for the extended version of Return of the King. The extended editions flowed much better, and when you’re at home, you can consume them in 2 hour stints. I personally consider all three parts to be one long movie. And, there is no doubt in…
We went to see the third installment of the Harry Potter series last night. Some spoilers ahead. Good: This is the best movie of the three, in terms of cinematography. This movie looks VERY different from the childlike, colorful world of the first two Harry Potter movies. There’s good reason for it, too: this is the first really serious book of the series. While the first two were just children’s books, the third is the…