washingtonpost.com - Home EntertainmentHome EntertainmentBonus Points- April 24, 2005 This month's column reviews the bonus features on two DVD releases: "Starsky & Hutch" and "Hellboy."http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44845-2004Jul12.html?nav=rss_technology/per... Premiere Elements- April 24, 2005 Like its stablemate Photoshop Elements, Premiere Elements attempts to make one of Adobe's pro-grade applications -- the $699 Premiere Pro video editor -- affordable and palatable to non-enthusiasts.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44136-2004Dec7.html?nav=rss_technology/pers... Turn VHS Tapes Into DVDs- April 24, 2005 Oh, how they mock you. They took over your family room, then your garage. Now, the bulky things are eating up every spare inch of bookshelf, collecting dust and crowding out everything else you own. Face it: Your old VHS tapes are too analog for their own good.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37905-2004Jul8.html?nav=rss_technology/pers... The Digital Transition- April 24, 2005 If my car died tomorrow, I'd have a lot less angst picking its successor than I would if my TV conked out.-Rob Pegorarohttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40785-2004Aug28.html?nav=rss_technology/per... High-Definition Smorgasbord Not Yet- April 24, 2005 Over-the-air HDTV is free to watch but scarce outside of prime time and often difficult to pull in, and cable HD is expensive enough to make regular cable look cheap.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56842-2004Jul17.html?nav=rss_technology/per... To Be Picture-Perfect, a Choice of 3- April 24, 2005 Digital, high-definition television can be a complex enough business in its own right. But the shift from analog to digital now also means a shift from fat to flat. -The Washington Posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40787-2004Aug28.html?nav=rss_technology/per... Recordings Match the Show, With a Key Drawback- April 24, 2005 The early adopters of high-definition TV soon discovered that their year-2000 hardware had a year-1980 shortcoming -- they had no way to record a show for later viewing without resorting to a VCR, losing all the high quality of high definition in the process. That would have been like driving a new Porsche only in first gear.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40782-2004Aug28.html?nav=rss_technology/per... Wintry Mix- April 24, 2005 This time of year, Weekend's critics are typically snowed under by special features, special editions and bonus tracks. With a little help from some holiday guests, they recently sat down to wrest a handful of recommendations from the undifferentiated mass of CDs and DVDs that were released this year.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51630-2004Dec9.html?nav=rss_technology/pers... HDTV Clearly Confusing- April 24, 2005 All I wanted to do was buy a new high-definition television -- without putting a high-definition dent in my bank account. After years of watching on the sidelines, I had decided I was ready to go shopping when my cable provider, Comcast, began offering more than a dozen high-def channels as well as the ability to record them for later viewing.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40786-2004Aug28.html?nav=rss_technology/per... First Impressions on CES 2005- April 24, 2005 This is the eighth consecutive year that I've covered the immensely informative but exhausting Consumer Electronics Show. This feat should make me eligible for a commemorative T-shirt, therapy or both. -Rob Pegorarohttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56096-2005Jan7.html?nav=rss_technology/pers... |