[ I try to keep this post updated and current, so check back often! -windracer ] A TiVo is much more than just a souped up digital VCR. What separates TiVo from your cable company’s generic DVR (other than the awesome features of TiVo service itself) is the wide range of (mostly free) applications you [...]
Archive of posts filed under the video category.
Cleveland tourism videos
I can post these and laugh because Cleveland is my hometown. Unless you’re from there, you’re not allowed to snicker at these! Though humorous on the surface, they are a sad commentary on the current state of the city … the Flats used to be a really cool place. I have fond memories of going [...]
Philips DCP850/37 portable DVD player
Our old Polaroid portable DVD player wouldn’t work off of just battery anymore since a tiny plastic latch had broken off. After researching the cost for a new battery, I decided to just sell the whole thing on eBay and get a brand new player. At Best Buy, I found the Philips DCP850/37 portable DVD [...]
Samsung DVD recorder
With the new HD TiVo in place, it was also time to consolidate the rest of the home theater in the media closet. This meant it was finally time to retire the 4-head Goldstar VCR my wife had bought back in 1995! But I wasn’t quite ready to drop VHS altogether (we still have a [...]
TiVo Series3
Ok, it’s time to start selling TiVos. I have four of them in the house now that I “broke down” and bought the new THX-certified Series3 HD DMR. This thing is sweet … and I know I say that a lot, but this time I mean it! It has two CableCARD slots, HDMI, eSATA (for [...]
Panasonic PV-GS250 miniDV camcorder
While filming the holiday party movie for work, my 7-year old Sony miniDV camcorder‘s CCD finally gave out. In a rush to replace it, I picked up the Samsung SC-D353 on the cheap at Circuit City. Well, you get what you pay for: the camera’s autofocus was horrible, it had a black-and-white internal viewfinder, and [...]
Samsung 172N 17″ monitor
If you’ve read most of this blog, you’ll have noticed that I tend to use my “toys” for a long time (I had the same mouse for 10 years and used my Sony Mavica digital camera for many, many years before upgrading). My monitor was in a similar position: I had purchased my MAG Innovision [...]
hp dvd300i burner
Now that I have a DVD player, what better thing to have than a DVD burner? After doing what I thought was decent research on the DVD writer alphabet soup out there (-R, +R, -RW, +RW, -RAM, etc.) I chose the HP dvd300i (though I did consider Sony’s multi-format DRU500AX). The HP drive is a [...]
Panasonic DVD-CP67S
My home theater setup was graced with both a DVD Changer and a TiVo unit this past Christmas. The changer is the Panasonic DVD-CP67S, a sleek, silver, 5-disc progressive scan unit with all the trimmings. In addition to DVDs, it will play audio CDs, VCDs, MP3 CDs, and Windows Media discs. Using the component video [...]
Logitech QuickCam Pro
Once I got broadband access, I decided to try out one of those eyeball-shaped Internet cameras. I chose Logitech’s USB QuickCam Pro. It was a snap to connect and configure: install the software, plug in the USB cable, and you’re up and running. Using SpyCam I was able to set up my own WebCam! It [...]
