Articles on Firmware Update, Internet
New Samsung Blu-ray sound bar gets Wi-Fi - Oct 2, 2009
Crave The Philips HTS8160B Blu-ray sound bar has a new rival in the form of the latest Samsung HT-BD8200. The latter is not only more affordably priced at S$1,499, it also ... Read story »Samsung Blu-ray players to support YouTube and MKV - Sep 7, 2009
Crave The main menu of the YouTube client on Samsung's Blu-ray players. Add YouTube the growing list of streaming media services supported by Samsung Blu-ray players. Effective immediately, Google's megapopular online video ... Read story »The case for online HDTV firmware update - Sep 18, 2008
Features Some of the latest flat-panel TVs have built-in Internet connectivity which can be used to perform firmware updates to rectify poor video processing or even improve picture quality. Read story »Samsung B690 LCD TV vs. Panasonic G10 plasma TV - Nov 8, 2009
Blogs Samsung 40B690 and Panasonic P42G10 are among the top LCD and plasma HDTVs sold in Iran for budgets of around US$1,600 in 40- to 42-inch sizes. I've briefly compared these models ... Read story »Why can't my laptop's 802.11n radio reach full speed? - Oct 12, 2009
Crave Like most editors at CNET, I often receive questions from CNET readers about specific problems. Here are a few that were brought up to me in the last month. Q: My ... Read story »JVC (oddly) opts for Profile 1.1 for its latest Blu-ray player - Oct 30, 2009
Crave These days, what separates Blu-ray players from one another has less to do with how they play Blu-rays--they all do that pretty well--and more to do with the sort of ... Read story »
Oppo BDP-83 Blu-ray player
Review Ever since standalone Blu-ray players hit the market, there's been a great deal of anticipation for an Oppo Blu-ray player, mainly because of the company's reputation for making excellent DVD players. Oppo held out for quite some time, and in retrospect, it was a smart move. Almost all the early...
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SmartQ 7
Review One of the main reasons Mobile Internet Devices (MID) never really took off was that for a device with limited screen estate, most vendors charge a hefty premium. Contrast this with Netbooks that not only perform just as well but come with a lower price tag, and one can understand why most...
Philips GoGear Opus (8GB)
Review The Philips GoGear Opus promises great sound quality and bundles a pair of premium in-ear headphones. But is it really as good as it sounds? We find out.Seagate offers fix for faulty 7200.11 hard drives - Jan 21, 2009
Crave Seagate yesterday released a fix to a bug in its current generation of drives that caused them to become undetectable by a computer. Users have found, however, that the fix breaks ... Read story »
Motorola Surf A3100
Review Launched without much fanfare, the company's first touchscreen Windows Mobile phone in years is a good re-entry into this space.
Sony BDP-S550 Blu-ray player
Review Sony has made standalone Blu-ray players since the format's inception, but they've always been overshadowed by the company's game console, the PlayStation 3. In many ways, the Sony BDP-S550 is the company's first standalone that may be a smarter buy than the PS3 for non-gamers. The BDP-S550 is...
Asus P835
Review We test out the Taiwan manufacturer's last Asus-branded touchscreen smartphone before it teams up with Garmin for a new line of products.Is BD-Live even necessary? - Oct 3, 2008
Crave We've never been completely sold on BD-Live as a major selling point for Blu-ray. While special features on DVDs are certainly nice, the vast majority of people don't have the interest ... Read story »
Samsung BD-P1500 Blu-ray player
Review Buying any piece of electronics gear is an investment and no where is this more true if you're buying a Samsung Blu-ray player. When the Samsung BD-P1500 was first released, it was a somewhat risky pick due to its S$699 list price, disc compatibility issues, and long list of promised firmware...Jump to page: [1] 2
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