Where do you go for Digital Media News & Views?

[Jason Dunn]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com' target='_blank'>http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com</a><br /><br /></div>With the forthcoming launch of <a href="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com">Digital Media Thoughts</a>, I wanted to ask a question to those of you who are as into digital media as I am: where do you go for your daily fix? I'm looking to form cooperative partnerships with the digital media community in the same way I have with <a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com">Pocket PC Thoughts</a> and <a href="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com">Smartphone Thoughts.</a> The problem is, I'm having a hard time finding sites that do what we do here.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dpreview.com">dpreview.com</a> is a site I visit often for digital photography, but I haven't found any good sites for digital audio and digital video, the other two areas of focus we'll be covering on Digital Media Thoughts. So, suggestions?

[trachy]

I have relied upon Steve (http://www.steves-digicams.com/default.htm) for years now. He's thorough and seems to have a good overall knowledge of the hardware arena.

- Drew

[Jason Dunn]

I have relied upon Steve (http://www.steves-digicams.com/default.htm) for years now. He's thorough and seems to have a good overall knowledge of the hardware arena.

Indeed, I also have his site bookmarked - it's great!

[Perry Reed]

I like Addicted to Digital Media (http://blogs.eraserver.net/blogs/sean/default.aspx).

[ppc4me]

I check out http://www.gizmodo.com and http://www.ehomeupgrade.com and also the forums for my Prismiq media player at http://www.prismiq.org/

[muaddip]

I check out http://www.mobilemag.com/ a lot for new stuff and their forums are pretty good.

[rtrueman]

Since I'm just getting into digital video (thanks again for the help the other night, Jason!) I would love to find a decent site for the topic. I haven't done too much looking, but www.camcorderinfo.com looked interesting.

I'm a huge photography buff (savings my pennies to upgrade my equipment) and love dpreview.com and some Nikon specific sites. You can spend hours in the forums!

I'm anxiously awaiting digitalmediathoughts!

Rob

[Jeff Rutledge]

I'm just entering this realm, so I haven't really started looking around yet. So far, the only place I get good digital video info is here. :)

[Philip Colmer]

Digital Media Net (http://www.digitalmedianet.com/)

--Philip

[OSUKid7]

Neowin.net (http://www.Neowin.net) and WinBeta.org (http://www.WinBeta.org) for me. Mainly Neowin though.

[Foo Fighter]

Ditto on NeoWin.net. While its main focus is on Windows/PC technology, they cover a lot of digital media topics as well, and offer great content.

[kzemach]

For digital Photography, I too surf to www.dpreview.com and www.steves-digicams.com

I also regularly visit www.robgalbraith.com. If one is REALLY serious about high end digicams, Rob's is THE place to go. For the average consumer, it's not. One other is www.dcresource.com. The site news isn't all that stellar, but the discussion groups are the most helpful of any I've found, at least for batteries and removable media. www.imaging-resource.com has some generally good stuff, and in their reviews section, he's got the most rediculously rigorous comparison of NiMH AA batteries on the planet (like 8 pages with numerical comparisons); look for "The Great Battery Shootout."


For general geek stuff, it's www.gizmodo.com as mentioned by others, www.extremetech.com (which has gone downhill a bit in the last year). Also, MIT's www.technologyreview.com is not to be missed for general upcoming science and media stuff. They generally don't get caught up in all the bs hype about stuff prematurely, like, say, fuel cells. Sure, they COVER fuel cells, but haven't heard them say things like "it's just around the corner" like everyone else has for the last 10 years. Note: unless you're an MIT grad, you have to pay for technologyreview.

Newsy stuff I find at www.news.com, www.newsfactor.com, and, yes, even the technology part of www.cnn.com, but that's just to see what the masses think is important. Good to keep up with the Jones's. Or really, keep back with them.

[yslee]

Ah, for a moment I thought it wouldn't make it in 2003 (it is close to December). Congrats on the launch.

Personally I just check dpreview, imaging resource and dcresource for digital hardware news. robgalbraith is another one I visit from time to time. Each of them has their own strengths; dpreview and imaging resource are fairly in-depth (though they make mistakes from time to time), and dcresource is great of the non-techies - it's one site my tech-disinclined friends understand!

Though, as I've said before, this realm isn't just about gizmos; it's also very much an art. However sites on the web tend to veer towards both extremes, something I lament greatly; with geeks who really shouldn't be near a camera complaining about the slightest bit of technical defect when their own skills should be the greatest concern, and arty-farty sites whose works remind me of a bad dream after really long night of hard liquor.

[ctmagnus]

I usually check out the forums around here for that info as I'm only really into audio right now and just barely getting interested in photography. I hope to get a small yet decent digital camera for Christmas.

[aromedia]

For camcorder review, you can try www.dvspot.com

For digital camera, try www.dcresource.com

For Audio review, try www.audioreview.com
and www.byte.com/audio

aro

[Jordan10101]

Good luck with the new website. Many of these websites have a seperate news section where it is easier to read news than on the homepage.

Digital Media + Gadgets
http://www.gizmodo.com/
http://www.designtechnica.com/
http://www.i4u.com/
http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/
http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/default.asp

Tech (with some Digital Media)
http://www.extremetech.com/
http://www.cnet.com/
http://www.pcmag.com/
http://www.pcworld.com/

Hardware (with some Digital Media)
http://www.tomshardware.com/
http://www.hardwarecentral.com/hardwarecentral/
http://www.sharkyextreme.com/index.php
http://www.anandtech.com/index.html
http://www.digit-life.com/
http://www.envynews.com/
http://www.neoseeker.com/
http://www.hwextreme.com/

Graphics + Video
http://www.consumerdvreviews.com/default.asp

Microsoft
http://www.activewin.com/awin/default.asp
http://www.winnetmag.com/windowspaulthurrott/

CD-ROM
http://www.cdfreaks.com/
http://www.cdrinfo.com/

[fyiguy]

Among those already mentioned.(it is simply amazing that so many of the same sites are visited by the users of this site :mrgreen: )

I also subscribe to DV Magazine and check their website fairly regularly at www.dv.com.

They are having the DIGITAL VIDEO EXPO WEST 2003 CONFERENCE on December 9-12 with an EXPO: December 1-12 and a DV FILM FESTIVAL: December 10-11 to register head to http://www.DVexpo.com/west

DV is also putting out an Extreme version of their mag and free charter subscriptions are available. "From skateboarding, surfing, and motocross to mountain climbing and deep-sea exploration, "Xtreme Video Magazine" is a new quarterly magazine from the publishers of "DV magazine" and "Digital Video in the Classroom" that celebrates capturing life in the extreme. "Xtreme Video Magazine" is geared for professionals and thrill seekers with an avid desire to shoot video and photos of their adventures. Feature stories and photo essays take readers behind the scenes to reveal the secrets of capturing the action on video and in photographs."

For a limited time only, the publishers are offering a FREE one-year subscription of "Xtreme Video Magazine" ($29.97 value). To get your own Xtreme Video Magazine head to http://www.dv.com/xtremevideo

Also just fyi, to try the latest in Adobe Video Products head here:

http://b1live.com/live/adobe/dvcollection/

There are some free trials for download kinda like Handango try before you buy and may be good to partner with as well...
:D

[NeilE]

I read http://luminous-landscape.com/ occasionally. I believe Michael is Canadian, which is always a plus, and he takes fabulous landscape shots.

[yslee]

I'm not a big fan of Luminous Landscapes in terms of articles, but the pics are nice. =)

[WirelessJunkie]

On my personnal website (http://airwave.e7.to) i have a whole link directory section covering the digital photography world. The links are updated weekly. Maybe you'll be able to find some useful websites !
Hope it helps ! :grouphug: