Archive for the ‘Television’ Category

These ads have been on for quite awhile… I actually haven’t blogged on them simply thinking they would go away. Instead, they’ve been “refreshed” with the same cruddy content… but with new people pitching the same, well, crud.
I have nothing against DeVry, or online universities. I actually think that schools which chose to avoid online [...]

Engadget claims Toshiba has no shame, I say Engadget has no brain.
Toshiba today touched on plans to move forward with adding HD into the standard DVD spec, something which I blogged about in-depth previously. Good for them, the more competition, the lower the retail price… the better for consumers.

Today, an odd update appeared for Windows Media Center owners with CableCARDs. Specifically, the ATI Digital Cable Tuner Update which is now available.
Two odd things with this update. One, it claims to be a new update, yet claims to not contain anything new. After updating, users report still being at firmware 1.17. Two, after running [...]

I decided for once to attend a Microsoft Expert Zone Chat. These chats are buried in the old Windows XP area of Microsoft’s site (for some strange reason). They offer a rare chance for Microsoft leadership (engineers, product managers, etc) to chat right with customers. I wanted to get the straight answer on CableCARD’s DRM [...]

Today, my Westinghouse W3213 HDTV died. I camped outside of a Best Buy for a good 12 hours in 2006 on Black Friday, nabbing the TV for the nice price of $479.99. Just for comparison, Westinghouse’s equivalent model today still sells for $679.99.
But, enough about me bragging, the TV is dead after all. But, wait! [...]

One of the things that continues to amaze me, is how much big-budget ads can screw up the most simple of expressions.
For example, when reading a URL aloud, there is never a backslash. It’s always a forward slash. How can someone getting paid six figures to sample, test, and make a multi-million dollar ad buy, [...]

We’re one hour into Comcast’s debacle of getting a CableCARD into my TiVo HD. The process started a little before 2 PM.
Mind you, I avoided all the early adopter problems… or so I thought. The TiVo HD crashed once on the CableCARD pulling in data, and I’m convinced the first card is toast (based on [...]

If Apple TV gets a Take Two, I at least get a second blog post on DVD going HD, right?
I was wrong about adding HD tracks to the DVD disc. While viable, there’s a better path of less resistance: Who said HDi could only deliver supplemental material? What in the world is stopping HDi from [...]

I feel like a tool. Last month Slingbox, and this month, TiVo.
I mentioned awhile ago that when TiVoToGo went HD, I would get one… Windows Media Center’s lack of placeshifting with CableCARD is downright unacceptable. QAM solutions like HDHomeRun barely work… and wind up with four cable drops going to a single PC.
Plus without Comcast [...]

Many thought that HD DVD was dead when Blu-Ray won. As some have pointed out though, Blu-Ray still needs to kill DVD, and that’s a much tougher nut to crack.
Hindsight being 20/20, we all know that had HD DVD mandated that all HD DVD discs contain a DVD-formatted side (the Combo DVD + HD DVD [...]