Bad Ads: Nintendo DS Women
The latest ads from Nintendo are a perfect example of a bad TV advertisement. In case you haven’t seen them, they feature pop star women using Nintendo DS with assorted games (Brian Age, Nintendogs, Mario, etc). That’s fine, but the format of the ad is worse than bad… it’s alienating. Yes, this is pretty much [...]
Told You: DVD Download DL rolls HD back into DVD
Remember how I was talking about all those teasers about how DVD could add HD back into itself. Well, today, introducing DVD Download DL. Engadget totally butchered what it was. In fact, they made a blog post which completely didn’t talk about the announcement… just re-hashed the “super upconversion” news which is old. What is DVD [...]
Bad Ads: DeVry Free Game Demos
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 [...]
Toshiba to Push Forward with DVD HD… Good!
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.
New Media Center CableCARD Update Causes Big Trouble
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 [...]
Microsoft Still Can’t Explain CableCARD Limitations
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 [...]
Slingbox Is My Hot, Hot TV
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, [...]
Bad Ads: Backslash
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 [...]
Liveblogging CableCARD TiVo HD Install Snafu
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 [...]
DVD with HDi, Take Two
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 [...]
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