The Skinny: MediaSmart 1080p LCD TVs are coming of age—both the $US1,900 42" and the $US2,400 47" of them will have built-in Microsoft Media Center Extender connectivity and an improved higher-contrast panel (2000:1). They have 3 HDMI ports, 2 component inputs, integrated Wi-Fi in A, B, G, and N flavors and Ethernet. Has ATSC and QAM Tuners and 500cd of brightness.
One catch: Though you can rent movies without your PC, the PC still needs to be running, and there's a bit of a delay.
HP MediaSmart SL4282N and SL4782N HDTV with Media Center Inside
Trending Stories Right Now
There's Literally A Million Times More Microplastic In Our Oceans Than We Realised
If you pulled 1,000 litres (264 gallons) of water out of the ocean, how many small bits of plastic would you expect to find? Ten pieces? One hundred pieces? How about 8.3 million pieces of what researchers call “mini-microplastic.” Such is the finding of an alarming new study.
Stop Using Avast And AVG Plugins Right Now
Two browsers have yanked Avast and AVG online security extensions from their web stores after a report revealed that they were unnecessarily sucking up a ton of data about users’ browsing history.
