By @edent · av hdmi Home Cinema HowTo · 3 comments · 300 words
I bloody hate hardware manufacturers. I wanted to use HDR on my PlayStation 5. The console supports it, my TV supports it, my amp supports it, my cables support it. Yet it wasn't working. I tried everything - updating firmware, replacing cables, and even reading the manual. Nothing. And then I stumbled on the answer […]
Continue reading →By @edent · DisplayPort gadget hdmi review · 5 comments · 650 words
The good folk at WAVLINK have sent me their Dual-Screen USB-C adapter to review. Plug it in to a USB-C socket and you now have two extra monitor ports. It'll even work on a USB-A socket, if it is USB 3.0. But is it any good? No. Not really. Hardware It's a fairly chunky hub, […]
Continue reading →By @edent · Amazon BBC bug hdmi iplayer · 2 comments · 250 words · read ~1,066 times.
Technology never works right. And video technology never works right even harder. The Amazon 4K Fire Stick is a pretty cool bit of kit. It's an Android device which can push 4K HDR video with surround sound to your TV. But, like any technology, it's buggy. Here's the bug report I've tried to send to […]
Continue reading →By @edent · audio av drm hdmi media tv · 3 comments · 850 words · read ~3,027 times.
I decided to treat myself to an upgraded home cinema experience. But mandatory copy-protection has meant I've spend the weekend trying and failing to get things working, rather than watching glorious 4K HDR 10 bit movies. Here's the problem: Why am I getting the error "This content can not be displayed because your TV does […]
Continue reading →By @edent · hardware hdmi mobile n8 NaBloPoMo · 7 comments · 450 words · read ~911 times.
So much has already been written about the N8's atrocious software. It's a popular (and fair) stick to beat Nokia and Symbian with. One thing that is always mentioned is how amazing the hardware is. I disagree. The hardware is as poor as the software. I think this picture symbolises that problem. The N8 has […]
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