The movie business changed overnight. Back in 1953, The House of Wax" in 3-D made two-dimensional movies instantly obsolete. Or so it seemed. And it wasn't just the movies that appeared on the brink of a new era.

Netflix fans—and you are legion—are in for a big treat today (no tricks!) as Reed Hastings and Sony reps have announced that, toward the end of 2009, Netflix Instant Watch will be able to stream to your HDTV via the PlayStation 3 (all models). No longer are Xbox 360 fans, and owners of the newest BD players, the only ones that will have access to the thousands of movies Netflix has available for streaming via broadband. PS3 owners now have access to that convenience, too… but they’ll need a sp

by Phil Edgar Samsung has come out with a winner with their 32-inch LN32B460 LCD HDTV that gives your living room an “at the movies” effect. It has a 50,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, which means that you can see images with outstanding, real-life picture quality. You may be wondering what the dynamic contrast ratio may be. It is the ratio from between the dynamic luminance of the brightest color to that of the darkest color this TV can omitt. Sit back and watch as the highest dynamic contrast

Tags: great-britain, hdtv, humax-foxsat, movies The T3 Gadget of the Year went to none other than the Humax Foxsat HDR, a gadget that even got me doing a double take when I first read about it.The Humax Foxsat HDR is a set-top box for your home theater, allowing you to access Freesat, a satellite TV network where there are a hundred and forty television and radio channels available entirely for free. There is a downside to this box, though–the HD channels are unavailable ot current users, and

We've given HD DVD's bastard child China Blue HD its due for a good start in its native land, but now that U.K. Importer GBAX has made a few units available it's time for English language buyers to at least consider this Blu-ray alternative. Of course, with a £259.99 ($413.22 U.S.) pricetag for this plain TCL player, AV and HD cables, plus 14 CBHD movies ( The Aviator , Blood Diamond , The Invasion , The Island , Flood, Poseidon & 8 Chinese-only flicks) to get you started the barrier