The C500HD is Teclast’s latest HD Ready PMP. It supports 720p video and features an HDMI out for enjoying 720p video on a Full HD LCD/PDP TV.
It comes with 4GB of memory, has a 5” screen with a 800×480 resolution and plays any H.264 video file.
Archive for July 2nd, 2009
Despite the recession in the UK The British Video Association has revealed that 3.1 million Blu-ray discs have been sold in the UK since the start of 2009.
With more people staying in and saving money at home the BVA calculated that the figure represents a 231% growth in sales figures from the same period last year.
However, the growing interesting in Blu-ray has contributed to a 9.5% drop in year-on-year sales of DVDs.
BVA marketing manager Hannah Conduct said: “The continuing success of Blu-ray is testament to the growth of consumer confidence in the high definition format. There are now almost 1,500 Blu-ray releases in the market covering a breadth of titles. Seeing is believing with Blu-ray and the figures show that once consumers have experienced the format, they continue to spend their money on the product.
BVA director general Lavinia Carey said that the home entertainment industry has largely been able to weather the recession so far, despite it struggling on the high street.
Around 900 entertainment retail stores have now closed since the start of the year, including the Woolworths and Zavvi chains going into administration.
“This changing retail landscape has had a huge impact on our half year result. We hope as the year progresses that new retailers will fill the gap by stocking home entertainment products to give consumers a wider choice,” she explained.
Lavinia Carey, Director General of the British Video Association, says: “The growth in disc sales throughout 2009 reveals that the home entertainment market is showing resilience in a difficult economic climate. The demise of EUK and Woolworths had a significant impact on pre-Christmas trading and the news since Christmas of Zavvi going into administration is a consequence of EUK going down. But we are not surprised that home entertainment is generally bearing up well; as people tighten their belts, many have rejected more extravagant outings in favour of a cosy evening at home with their favourite titles.”
July 2nd, 2009 — Oxford, UK. – Cablesson and UKHDMI — one of the United Kingdoms biggest distributors of HDMI Cables and Accessories, announced the release of their high quality Wii component cable.
The new Cablesson high quality Wii component cable is an ideal replacement of the standard composite cable that comes free with the Nintendo Wii console, especially for large screen High Definition TVs. It provides an easy and affordable option to get the best quality picture and sound for people from their Nintendo Wii set-up.
The new Cablesson high quality Wii component cable features 3+2 gold plated RCA connectors: Red, Green, Blue for pictures and L/R for stereo, and a Nintendo Wii AV Multi Out connector.
With the highly purified oxygen-free copper conductors used for accurate and non-distorted signal transfer, and aluminium Mylar foil and tinned copper braiding adopted for EMI and RFI isolation, the new Cablesson high quality Wii component cable delivers signals upto 1080P resolution.
06.29.2009 — I’ve heard from CE pros having intermittent problems over long distance in HDMI installations. These problems can range from a completely non-operational system to systems that come on and then go off with AC power switch activations.
It’s been quite a challenge to troubleshoot these issues because they are somewhat rare, and the problems are only evident at the job sites. The issues are related to a host of factors, including installation and environment.
The level of research on this subject is deep and can’t be covered here, so I will just cut to the chase. One of the first things you must keep in the back of your noggin is that the longer you go, the more susceptible you are in real-world conditions. Also, remember Murphy’s Law. This should not be new to you.
As with any electronic device, a complete circuit is required for the system to operate. In most cases these circuits use ground as the main signal return. Like any well-executed circuit ground, it is always considered as a hard rail ground or 0 volts.
That is, of course, if you are operating in Never Never Land and all things are perfect. We don’t live in that town.
Increase the resistance of that ground by just a few ohms and some crazy things can happen. Good grounding techniques will keep you out of harm’s way. ——–by Jeff Boccaccio