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Airsoft guns, paintball marker guns and other hobby items

Welcome to this online store for hobby articles and especially hobby weapons. There are however links to sources of all types of hobby products further down, including RC models, gaming, multimedia and hobby science. Buying hobby equipment online, you can get them for a better prize than from your local stores. Often you can also find items or product variants you do not find locally.

Further down there is some information about multimedia standards.

By clicking on the banners below, you will enter a specialized online store for each cathegory. There you can learn more about or order each product exhibited on this page, and many other products of the same cathegory.


Good sources of airsoft and painball weapons

HobbyTron's stock of airsoft guns and weapons - HobbyTron is a general hobby store with a huge collection of airsoft guns.

Visit HobbyTron.com - Where Awesome Happens


Trend Times Toys - a fine inventory of airsoft tanks - This is a general hobby store with all kind of rc models. It has a fine inventory of airsoft tanks and many models of airsoft guns.

Trend Times Toy Store


Two general stores with a great inventory of hobby products, including airsoft and paintball guns - You can also find good offers on all type of technical products, apparel, health items, automotive itemsm erotic products and much more in these3 stores






Some product examples - gas driven airsoft guns

KWA ATP Airsoft Gas Blowback Gun Pistol

KWA ATP Airsoft Gas Blowback Gun Pistol

KWA ATP Airsoft Gas Blowback Gun Pistol Color: Black




Airsoft H&K Heckler & Koch Pro USP CO2 BLOWBACK Semi Auto Combat Pistol Gun

Airsoft H&K Heckler & Koch Pro USP CO2 BLOWBACK Semi Auto Combat Pistol Gun

Airsoft H&K Heckler & Koch Pro USP CO2 BLOWBACK Semi Auto Combat Pistol Gun Brand: Heckler & Koch Type: Pistols Power Source: Gas Color Mapping: Black




Elite Force HK MP7 Gas Blowback Airsoft Gun New KWA

Elite Force HK MP7 Gas Blowback Airsoft Gun New KWA

Elite Force HK MP7 Gas Blowback Airsoft Gun New KWA Brand: HK




Spring driven driven airsoft guns

Umarex Mini UZI Spring Action 6mm BB Gun Pellet Airsoft Gun

Umarex Mini UZI Spring Action 6mm BB Gun Pellet Airsoft Gun

Umarex Mini UZI Spring Action 6mm BB Gun Pellet Airsoft Gun Brand: Umarex Color: Black




Electric AEG airsoft guns

Tippman Stryker XR1 Paintball Marker Gun

Tippman Stryker XR1 Paintball Marker Gun

Tippman Stryker XR1 Paintball Marker Gun Type: Markers Gender: Unisex




Empire Battle Tested Delta Paintball Gun Black

Empire Battle Tested Delta Paintball Gun Black

Empire Battle Tested Delta Paintball Gun Black




Airsoft Tan M4 RIS Carbine AEG Assault Rifle Gun Set + Battery & Charger

Airsoft Tan M4 RIS Carbine AEG Assault Rifle Gun Set + Battery & Charger

Airsoft Tan M4 RIS Carbine AEG Assault Rifle Gun Set + Battery & Charger Type: Machine guns Power Source: Electric Motor Experience Level: Intermediate Color Mapping: Tan




Airsoft Tan M4 RIS CQB AEG Assault Rifle Gun Set + Battery & Charger

Airsoft Tan M4 RIS CQB AEG Assault Rifle Gun Set + Battery & Charger

Airsoft Tan M4 RIS CQB AEG Assault Rifle Gun Set + Battery & Charger Type: Machine guns Power Source: Electric Motor Experience Level: Intermediate Color Mapping: Tan




csi aeg-m83 semi/full auto nicads/charger/accessories incl.(Airsoft Gun)

csi aeg-m83 semi/full auto nicads/charger/accessories incl.(Airsoft Gun)

csi aeg-m83 semi/full auto nicads/charger/accessories incl.(Airsoft Gun)




IWI Tavor 21 COMP Black Airsoft Gun

IWI Tavor 21 COMP Black Airsoft Gun

IWI Tavor 21 COMP Black Airsoft Gun Color: Black




DE SG 552 Airsoft Electric Gun Rifle AEG

DE SG 552 Airsoft Electric Gun Rifle AEG

DE SG 552 Airsoft Electric Gun Rifle AEG Brand: Double Eagle Type: AEG Color: Black




Paintball guns

Spyder Fenix Bronze Paintball Gun Package - Black

Spyder Fenix Bronze Paintball Gun Package - Black

Spyder Fenix Bronze Paintball Gun Package - Black




Tippmann Gryphon Paintball Gun Marker Black NEW

Tippmann Gryphon Paintball Gun Marker Black NEW

Tippmann Gryphon Paintball Gun Marker Black NEW Type: Paintball Guns Color: As Shown




Tippmann TPX Paintball Pistol Gun Market - Black

Tippmann TPX Paintball Pistol Gun Market - Black

Tippmann TPX Paintball Pistol Gun Market - Black Type: Marker




Tippmann Crossover Paintball Marker Gun

Tippmann Crossover Paintball Marker Gun

Tippmann Crossover Paintball Marker Gun




Tippmann 14814 Cronus Tactical Paintball Gun  - Olive

Tippmann 14814 Cronus Tactical Paintball Gun - Olive

We are very proud to provide with the sports and recreation products with high quality and standards. Our products are named for its durability and designed with the up to date needs with creativity and innovations. We always work towards to fulfill the requirements of our end users.

Features
  • Cronus Tactical - Olive
Specifications
  • Weight: 6.15 lbs





More good sources of hobby items

Here are presented som links to all types of hobby profuvts: Radio controlled helicopters, fantacy VTOL airplanes, fast-winged airplanes, race boats, race cars, trucks, submarines and robots. Some of the models are replicas of famous vehicles from the professional life. Others are fantacy creations. Still others are copies of futuristic vehicles from the world of popular moovies. You also find a great collection of airsoft guns, and items like microscopes, telescopes, electronic sets, chemistry sets, magic sets and magic tricks. In Hobbytron you can find a very comprehensive collection of electronic components.

HobbyTron - a comprehensive store for hobby gear - including airplanes - You can also find car and boat models. The store is very strong in electronic kits and components and in airsoft guns.

Visit HobbyTron.com - Where Awesome Happens


Trend times toys - a comprehensive hobby store - This store is strong in all types of hobby products, but especially rc models

Trend Times Toy Store


Store with good offers on tecnological products - You will find hobby products of all kind, but also any type of technology for homes and workplaces. Allways some good offers on something you might need or whish.

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General hobby product survey - rc models, hobby science, electronics, magics, cameras and optics and more

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Music instruments, music records and gaming equipment

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INFORMATION RESOURCES

Here is a survey of video formats. To find other information resources, please go to: this page



Digital audio and video standards (multimedia standards)

Storage hardware standards explained

Here is an explanation of some storage standrds used for multmedia files.

DVD - Short for digital versatile disc or digital video disc: This is a type of optical disk technology similar to the CD-ROM. A DVD holds a minimum of 4.7GB of data, enough for a full-length movie. DVDs are commonly used as a medium for digital representation of movies and other multimedia presentations that combine sound with graphics.
The DVD specification supports disks with capacities of from 4.7GB to 17GB and access rates of 600 KBps to 1.3 MBps. One of the best features of DVD drives is that they are backward-compatible with CD-ROMs, meaning they can play old CD-ROMs, CD-I disks, and video CDs, as well as new DVD-ROMs. Newer DVD players can also read CD-R disks. DVD uses MPEG-2 to compress video data.

DVD-R - Short for DVD+Recordable: This is a recordable DVD format similar to CD-R. A DVD+R can only record data once and then the data becomes permanent on the disc. The disc cannot be recorded onto a second time. DVD+R and DVD+RW formats are supported by Philips, Sony, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Ricoh, Yamaha and others.

DVD-RW - Short for DVD-ReWritable, and re-recordable: DVD format similar to CD-RW or DVD+RW. The data on a DVD-RW disc can be erased and recorded over numerous times without damaging the medium. DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD-RAM are supported by Panasonic, Toshiba, Apple Computer, Hitachi, NEC, Pioneer, Samsung and Sharp.

DVD+RW - Short for DVD+ReWritable, a re-recordable: DVD format similar to CD-RW. The data on a DVD+RW disc can be erased and recorded over numerous times without damaging the medium. DVD+RW and DVD+R formats are supported by Philips, Sony, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Ricoh, Yamaha and others.

DVD-RAM: A DVD format wherein DVD-RAM discs can be recorded and erased repeatedly but are only compatible with devices manufactured by the companies that support the DVD-RAM format. DVD-RAM discs are typically housed in cartridges. DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD-RAM are supported by Panasonic, Toshiba, Apple Computer, Hitachi, NEC, Pioneer, Samsung and Sharp. These formats are also supported by the DVD Forum
 



Storage and transmission formats explained

Here is an explanation of formats used to store video, audio or combined video/audio files (multimedia files) on the PC, for streaming transmission of such files from a central server, or for storing multimedia files on CDs or DVDs.

AVI - Audio Video Interleave: This is the file format for Microsoft's Video for Windows standard. It is an proprietary  and Microsoft Windows spesific audio video standard designed by Microsoft for storing video and audio information.  Files in this format have an .AVI extension.  These files are limited to 320 x 240 resolution, and 30 frames per second, neither of which is adequate for full screen, full motion video.  However, Video for Windows does not require any special hardware, making it the lowest common denominator for multimedia applications. Many multimedia producers use this format because it allows them to sell their products to the largest base of users. Acceptable aplication support. A competing software - only in video format is QuickTime.

Videos stored in the AVI format have the extension .avi. Characteristics: Bad quality to size ratio and subjective quality impression

ASF- WMA/WMV: This is Microsoft's Advanced Streaming format.  A file in this format can contain Video, Audio, Slide Shows and synchronized events. WMA (Windows Media Audio) contains audio. WMV (Windows Media file with Audio/Video) is the same as the ASF except it can be downloaded instead of streamed from a server far away.

DivX is a trademark of DivXNetworks: DivX is a digital video compression format based on the MPEG-4 technology. DivX files can be downloaded over high-speed lines in a relatively short time without sacrificing the quality of the digital video.

IVF (Intel Video Technology): This format was originally the Indeo codec developed by Intel. Later Ligos ( www.ligos.com ) has taken over the development of the Intel codecs.

(Quick Time Movie File Extension): This is a video and animation system developed by Apple Computer. QuickTime is built into the Macintosh operating system and is used by most Mac applications that include video or animation.  PCs can also run files in QuickTime format, but they require a special QuickTime driver. QuickTime supports most encoding formats, including Cinepak, JPEG and MPEG. Apple's QuickTime has superior audio/video quality, it is compatible with Internet Explorer and Netscape browsers and supports various media formats.

The MPEG Format: The MPEG (Moving Pictures Expert Group) format is the most popular format on the Internet. MPEG refers to the Motion Picture Experts Group, an organization that sets international standards for digital formats for audio and video.   It incorporates both audio and video encoding at a range of data rates. MPEG audio and video are the standard formats used on Video CDs and DVDs. It is cross-platform, and  supported by all the most popular web browsers. Videos stored in the MPEG format have the extension .mpg or .mpeg.

MP3 is short for MPEG Audio Layer 3: These are digital audio files that have been shrunken down while still maintaining their original sound quality. The file shrinking technology itself was developed by the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany. Before there were MP3s, digital audio files took hours to download. But on a 56K modem, most MP3s can download in just a few minutes. MP3s are widely recognized as the most popular format for storing and listening to music on the World Wide Web.  There are three types of MPEG audio encoding, layer I, layer II and layer III in increasing order of sound quality and encoding time.

Layer I is the compression used in Digital Compact Cassettes and Layer II in the compression format. Layer III. has recently become very popular on the Internet due to its combination of high quality and high compression ratio.  It can be downloaded from many World Wide sites and can be played using software available for most operating systems.

Characteristics: Acceptable quality to size ratio, good subjective quality impression. Very good application support. Videos stored in the MPEG format have the extension .mpg or .mpeg.

RealAudio: This is a proprietary encoding format created by 'Progressive Networks'. It was the first compression format to support live audio over the Internet and thus gained considerable support, but it requires proprietary server software in order to provide the real-time playback facility. It also supports repositioning during real-time playback.  The system is implemented as a client/server architecture. The RealAudio server incorporates an encoder which compresses sound into RealAudio files. The client side is a web browser plug-in or add-on (a recent version of 'Internet Explorer' apparently has built-in support for RealAudio) which allows the stream of data sent from the server to be uncompressed and output using the normal sound facilities of the computer, such as a sound card. Characteristics: Good quality to size ratio, good subjective quality impression. Bad application support.

Real Video: This is a format, but also a total streaming technology developed by RealNetworks for transmitting live video over the Internet.  RealVideo uses a variety of data compression techniques and works with both normal IP connections as well as IP Multicast connections.  RealVideo 8 offers enriched video quality and smoother playback over all types of connections, from regular dial-up to broadband Internet connections.  Picture controls let you lighten up dark scenes and adjust flesh tones. Great for Web cams or reality shows. Sharpen up fuzzy video.  No matter what speed Internet connection you have, RealPlayer 8 offers the highest-quality audio and video experience available online. Videos stored in the RealVideo format have the extension .rm or .ram.

700">RealPlayer: This system has very good audio/video quality.  It is compatible with Internet Explorer and Netscape browsers.  It supports various media formats.  However, it provides only three preset video viewing window sizes. RealPlayer is the only streaming media player that plays both RealAudio and RealVideo, the leading formats for Internet audio and video, giving you access to more than 85% of the streaming media programming on the Web.

Shockwave (Flash) Format: The Shockwave format was developed by Macromedia.The Shockwave format requires an extra component to play. This component comes preinstalled with the latest versions of Netscape and Internet Explorer. Videos stored in the Shockwave format have the extension .swf.

QuickTime Format: The QuickTime format is developed by Apple.QuickTime is a common format on the Internet, but QuickTime movies cannot be played on a Windows computer without an extra (free) component installed.Videos stored in the QuickTime format have the extension .mov.

VIV(Vivo Video): this is an old format and pretty bad quality, but one of the first to be designed and used for Internet streaming and thus it is still in use in a few areas. However, it is not very compatible with current browser standards, mainly because development on the format ceased back in 1997.