The News Review:
- Harmon Kardon Introduces Blu-ray Disc Player
- Seagate FreeAgent Theater
- Smart Q7 Thoroughly Reviewed
- Samsung LA32A450C1 LCD TV
Harmon Kardon Introduces Blu-ray Disc Player
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It appears that Harmon Kardon is the latest with its new BDP-10 (not to be confused with Panasonic’s earlier DMP-BD10). 0 (BD-live) specifications has a USB port for BD-live memory requirements or USB host functions and will also play Divx files. Although not available in the U. yet it is expected that Harmon Kardon will add the BDP-10 to its U.
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Seagate FreeAgent Theater
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However it seems a bit ridiculous to think that anyone would buy one of these drives just for use with the FreeAgent Theater ? especially as you only really need a low-end USB stick to transport files across. And while Seagate boasts that the FreeAgent Theater can playback full-HD video files that’s only half true. It can indeed play 1080p DivX files ? but can only output them in 720p or 1080i ? there isn’t even an HDMI-out port. It can’t play Matroska (MKV) files either ? which is the file format of choice for most user-encoded HD video out there. There are some plus points though – the FreeAgent Theater does support external subtitle files. So if you were to download a movie in a foreign language you could download a companion subtitle file and the player will sync it all up for you. And so while the Seagate FreeAgent Theater is a useful device for anyone who wants to playback downloaded content on their living room TVs we wouldn’t recommend it over rival efforts – especially for £90.
Smart Q7 Thoroughly Reviewed
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Low cost is also a major selling point here with the device coming in at a recession-friendly $240. Check out the walk through of the device with Chippy after the jump: ther features:1mbps Divx playback. (The platform looks like it could do better. Maybe someone can work out some optimisations for the mplayer-based video software) (H. 264 and WMV work but only at very very low bitrates) net radio streaming.
Samsung LA32A450C1 LCD TV
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It features a plain black bezel with a gloss finish and comes with a swivel stand. The back of the TV has an array of connectors for you to connect any of your audio media devices like DVD players DIVx players or home theatre system.