http://onebadpixel.com/blog When a good pixel goes bad. Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:55:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en http://onebadpixel.com/blog/2008/08/02/why-digital-media-is-not-the-wave-of-the-future/ http://onebadpixel.com/blog/2008/08/02/why-digital-media-is-not-the-wave-of-the-future/#comments Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:55:37 +0000 Jim drmmp3mpaariaa http://onebadpixel.com/blog/?p=83 this article, I was reminded of things I have been talking about since the inception of DRM (Digital Rights Management). Here is my rant. Several years ago, the music and movie industries created the bane of the consumers existence, DRM. DRM is a technology which became popular for licensing music and movies over the Internet. When you buy a song from iTunes, you don't…]]> http://onebadpixel.com/blog/2008/08/02/why-digital-media-is-not-the-wave-of-the-future/feed/ http://onebadpixel.com/blog/2008/06/10/new-acoustic-research-speakers/ http://onebadpixel.com/blog/2008/06/10/new-acoustic-research-speakers/#comments Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:03:31 +0000 Jim acoustic researchHi Resspeakers http://onebadpixel.com/blog/?p=82 http://onebadpixel.com/blog/2008/06/10/new-acoustic-research-speakers/feed/ http://onebadpixel.com/blog/2008/05/23/cataloging-and-playing-network-media-in-mce/ http://onebadpixel.com/blog/2008/05/23/cataloging-and-playing-network-media-in-mce/#comments Fri, 23 May 2008 06:35:40 +0000 Jim collectorzh.264librarymedia centermovie collectorrippedvistaxvid http://onebadpixel.com/blog/?p=81 http://onebadpixel.com/blog/2008/05/23/cataloging-and-playing-network-media-in-mce/feed/ http://onebadpixel.com/blog/2008/05/12/gigabit-ethernet-in-the-home/ http://onebadpixel.com/blog/2008/05/12/gigabit-ethernet-in-the-home/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 16:37:30 +0000 Jim ComputersHome Theater http://onebadpixel.com/blog/?p=75 storage system for my home theater network that would store all my digital video and music content. While it would be certainly reasonable to map shares from every computer and DVR to the server, we can get a bit of an added performance boost by attaching to it via iSCSI. In some setups, in may be necessary to map…]]> http://onebadpixel.com/blog/2008/05/12/gigabit-ethernet-in-the-home/feed/ http://onebadpixel.com/blog/2008/05/11/forums-added/ http://onebadpixel.com/blog/2008/05/11/forums-added/#comments Sun, 11 May 2008 07:33:48 +0000 Jim bbpressforumsobpone bad pixel http://onebadpixel.com/blog/?p=80 Forums have been added to facilitate discussions among readers. These are available and can be used with the same username and password as this blog (in fact, your saved logins will be remembered between them even). Please feel free to use them and make sure to request new subjects if you don't see one that fits your topics.…]]> http://onebadpixel.com/blog/2008/05/11/forums-added/feed/ http://onebadpixel.com/blog/2008/05/10/digital-storage-and-raid/ http://onebadpixel.com/blog/2008/05/10/digital-storage-and-raid/#comments Sat, 10 May 2008 16:17:44 +0000 Jim ComputersHome Theaterietiscsiiscsi enterprise targetlinuxmediaraidstoragewindowswindows server 2008 http://onebadpixel.com/blog/2008/05/10/digital-storage-and-raid/ previous post, I discussed building a very large storage array for under $5000. Since the time I have written the original article, prices have continued to come down, drive capacities went up, iSCSI target software became more stable, and many other things that make this even more attractive than ever. My plans are mostly unchanged from the previous post, but I thought it…]]> http://onebadpixel.com/blog/2008/05/10/digital-storage-and-raid/feed/ http://onebadpixel.com/blog/2008/05/08/ht-speaker-choices/ http://onebadpixel.com/blog/2008/05/08/ht-speaker-choices/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 22:34:35 +0000 Jim acoustic researchar1ar15ar17ar2cars300ars500AudiocarverdtsHome Theatersunfiresurround soundthxwoofer http://onebadpixel.com/blog/2008/05/08/ht-speaker-choices/ http://onebadpixel.com/blog/2008/05/08/ht-speaker-choices/feed/ http://onebadpixel.com/blog/2008/05/07/1080p-de-mystified/ http://onebadpixel.com/blog/2008/05/07/1080p-de-mystified/#comments Wed, 07 May 2008 17:23:12 +0000 Jim 1080i1080p720pdlpfullhdGeneralhdtvinterlacedlcdplasmaprogressive http://onebadpixel.com/blog/2008/05/07/1080p-de-mystified/ article.]]> http://onebadpixel.com/blog/2008/05/07/1080p-de-mystified/feed/ http://onebadpixel.com/blog/2008/05/07/intro-to-my-home-theater/ http://onebadpixel.com/blog/2008/05/07/intro-to-my-home-theater/#comments Wed, 07 May 2008 13:19:53 +0000 Jim dvdGeneralHome Theaterviewing room http://onebadpixel.com/blog/2008/05/07/intro-to-my-home-theater/ http://onebadpixel.com/blog/2008/05/07/intro-to-my-home-theater/feed/ http://onebadpixel.com/blog/2008/05/06/shifting-the-focus-of-onebadpixel/ http://onebadpixel.com/blog/2008/05/06/shifting-the-focus-of-onebadpixel/#comments Tue, 06 May 2008 19:06:04 +0000 Jim digitaldlpdtsdvdGeneralh.264homemedia centerplasmaprojectorstechnologytheatertheatrethxxvid http://onebadpixel.com/blog/2008/05/06/shifting-the-focus-of-onebadpixel/ http://onebadpixel.com/blog/2008/05/06/shifting-the-focus-of-onebadpixel/feed/