So, I bought a Roku 3 from eBay the other day and was a little surprised (but happy) to see it came with a UK plug. I had thought that it would work with my Logitech Harmony remote rather than having to use the one that comes with the Roku, but like the streaming stick,Continue reading “Roku 3”
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Plex and the TV
We have a nice computer set-up and a nice TV setup. I bought a Chromecast back when they were only available in the States since I thought it might link the two together and I’ve been quite happy with it. To start with it was more of a gimmick than anything else, being able toContinue reading “Plex and the TV”
Review: Humax Foxsat-HDR
Intro We live in France, so normally UK TV is unavailable to us through the aerial. However, the satellite that feeds Sky TV in the UK also feeds most of western Europe with other channels, so equipped with a secondhand Skybox, we have been able to watch the FTV and FTA channels broadcast to theContinue reading “Review: Humax Foxsat-HDR”
Review: Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 sound system
I’ve wanted an amp and speaker setup since our Aiwa stereo packed in two years ago. That was only Pro-Logic, but there wasn’t an easy replacement for it. Either we went for a dedicated tuner/amp and speakers or we were faced with having to buy a separate DVD player with amp and speaker combo, whichContinue reading “Review: Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 sound system”
HTPC
Pondering making a Home Theatre PC rather than having umpteen boxes (Sky decoder, Freesat HD decoder, Samsung DVD/HDD recorder) so that we can resell those things. I have a CPU (AMD Athlon X2 BE-2350) and graphics card (NVidia 8500GT) and the motherboard I am currently using (MS-7349) has 7.1 sound and HDMI out. I haveContinue reading “HTPC”
Review: Philips 37PFL5603H 94 cm/37" LCD TV
Remember how I said I’d review the TV once we had it all set up? Well here we go. LooksThis television looks fantastic. Its monolithic black construction might appear huge if not palliated by the fact that because it’s so thin it doesn’t seem to take up much space. The gloss black finish does meanContinue reading “Review: Philips 37PFL5603H 94 cm/37" LCD TV”
New TV
Finally we got ourselves a new TV. We’re sticking with Philips since our old set has done us proud for ten years. It’s a 37″ 1080p device catchily titled the Philips 37PFL5603H. I’ve downloaded the current firmware upgrade (bizarre, eh? How times change that we can upgrade our tellies!). The only fly in the ointmentContinue reading “New TV”