Boxee Box Review
December 19, 2010
It’s been quite a while since our original Boxee (software) review and while a lot has changed much of what made Boxee compelling has only gotten better with the introduction of the Boxee Box by D-Link. Now with Boxee Box there’s a small, self-contained device specifically built for the Boxee platform, no HTPC required. For [...]
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HDTV Bliss (Nearly)
March 28, 2010
Eight months after first learning that Turner Classic Movies would be available in high definition, I’m finally sitting here watching ‘The Graduate’ (in scope no less) and it was well worth the wait. Tonight the lineup is ‘The Graduate’, ‘Red’s’, ‘Chinatown’, ‘The Wind and the Lion’, and the original (obviously) ‘Parent Trap’. Later on this [...]
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Blu-ray Statistics, the Other Side of the Coin
June 23, 2009
If you haven’t had a chance to read the latest Harris Poll on HDTV and Blu-ray uptake among U.S. consumers, it might be quite the eye opener (Head’s up, PDF link). But before we get into some of those numbers, keep in mind that just like the data used by public relation firms, poll’s can be misleading as well.
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Beyond HDTV – Way Beyond
April 12, 2007
We’ve discussed resolutions above and beyond 1920×1080 here before (several times actually) but this recent piece that provides additional details about Japan’s “Super Hi-Vision” HD system. For example late last year NHK broadcasting spiced up their 7680×4320 (yes that’s four times the current vertical HDTV resolution) Super-HD experiments, by incorporating 22.2 channels of audio and [...]
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Faulty Logic with Dual-Format Discs
September 20, 2006
I can’t help but think the news reports of Warner Brothers filing a patent for a dual-format Blu-ray – HD DVD disc, or “multilayer dual optical disk” as its referred to in the patent, missed the big picture.(pun) Dual format discs won’t solve the format war. The very notion the existence of a dual-format disc [...]
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HD envy
May 30, 2006
I just ran across an article that perfectly illustrates my don’t sweat it attitude when it comes to 1080p and beyond. I don’t mean to imply that resolution doesn’t matter but I have to chuckle a bit when I see folks arguing over what is or isn’t “full” or “true” HD, instead of just enjoying [...]
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Mailbag: HD Movies and the resolution of film
April 3, 2006
We often get questions from readers via email, some of the questions range from, “What’s the best way to incorporate surround sound into a whole-house-audio system?” to “Which is better, LCD or plasma?” and everything in-between. Recently I got an email from a JD in Maryland and I felt it deserved an in-depth response so [...]
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What would you do for an HD plasma?
March 24, 2006
Hidden Wires reports on the results of a poll conducted by Roper Public Affairs for Pioneer Electronics and the results are pretty humorous. The question was what would you be willing to sacrifice for a new HD plasma television? “Forty percent of men surveyed said they would endure a 48-hour ‘chick flick’ marathon if it [...]
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HDTV sales to overtake SD in 2005
April 15, 2005
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Where is the high definition?
April 3, 2005
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