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Projector Bulbs Aren't A Scam! Streaming Blu-ray Video: H.264 vs. MKV

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011 – running time 13:58

Projector bulbs are expensive, but we explain why they're a necessary evil. Wondering how to best stream Blu-ray discs? Plus, our featured new Blu-ray releases for March 15, 2011!

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Projector Bulbs Aren't A Scam

Last week when I bought an †Optoma HD20 @waltal wrote: "Make sure to check the cost of replacement lamps for the Optoma. It's a scam." Projector bulbs aren't cheap, but we explain why they aren't a scam in the video!

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Streaming Blu-ray Video: H.264 vs. MKV

Russ writes, "I understand how I can decrypt the Blu-ray to my hard drive, but to stream, do I need to create a H.264 or MKV file? This seems very complicated." Robert simplifes Blu-ray encoding and streaming in the video!

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New Blu-ray Releases for March 15, 2011

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The Motorola XOOM is the first tablet powered by Androidô 3.0 (Honeycomb), with a 10.1-inch HD widescreen display, 3D interface, and 1 GHz dual-core processor. Fully Flash-enabled for video-rich web with tabbed windows for multitasking and Chromeô bookmarks syncing, the XOOM gives you the ultimate mobile browsing experience. With Google Maps that you can tilt, rotate, and zoom into in 3D with photo-real Street View, you'll never need a map again. It's also 4G upgradeable, so you can leap from 3G to Verizon 4G LTE and the mind-melting upper limits of speed and be prepared for the future.

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    @wswenlock We'll have to do some testing on this one! What kind of files re you using? Blu-ray ISOs? Let us know!

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    @baishen Open in the sense of open source, or open in the sense of runs Netflix, Amazon Prime, your own video collection, etc?

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HD Nation is your guide to the best in HD content, and the best in home theater gear, no matter what your budget is!
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