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ABC to Offer Shows via On-Demand Cable ABC to Offer Shows via On-Demand Cable We've long predicted that cable would rise to the occasion and begin to offer greater and greater amounts of on-demand content. Eventually, it would stand to reason that with the proper service and…
Get Burned in the Latest Format War? Make Red just like Blu Get Burned in the Latest Format War? Make Red just like Blu It is bad enough that a transition from SD/480i prerecorded content is asking consumers to shell out more money for the same movies in HD/1080p, but at least there is an improvement in video and…
New Technology to Push 40Mbps DSL over Existing Copper Wire New Technology to Push 40Mbps DSL over Existing Copper Wire Rim Semiconductor Company may breathe new life into the existing copper wire infrastructure, allowing phone companies that offer Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) to significantly boost speeds. Rim…
Microsoft Ends HD-DVD Sales Microsoft Ends HD-DVD Sales From the Department of Obvious comes a report that, gasp, Microsoft is ceasing all manufacture of external HD DVD players for its Xbox 360 console. This came just days after Toshiba conceded defeat…
Sony Buys LCD Panels from Sharp Sony Buys LCD Panels from Sharp In a move designed to give Sony the ability to meet increased LCD television production, the TV giant is going to begin purchasing larger LCD panels (40-inch and up) from Sharp as early as April of…
Pioneer Exiting 42-inch Plasma Market Pioneer Exiting 42-inch Plasma Market According to a report by Reuters, Pioneer is ceasing the production of 42-inch plasma TV panels by March of 2009. It will continue to market and sell panels of that size by obtaining them from…
AVRant #44: Killing Brain Cells AVRant #44: Killing Brain Cells This podcast is full of topics such as more education about the high def formats (guess we should start referring to it as Blu-ray) is needed. While there are lots of types of compression, the thing…
Polaroid Ends Production of Instant Film - End of an Era Polaroid Ends Production of Instant Film - End of an Era After polarized film was first patented back in 1929, the Polaroid company opened its doors just a scant 8 years later. 11 years later, the first instant cameras hit the market in full force and…
Onkyo Discontinues HD DVD Players Onkyo Discontinues HD DVD Players Onkyo Corporation has decided that Onkyo will discontinue the development and production of HD DVD players. Onkyo has distributed and sold approximately 2000 units of the HD DVD players in the…
Video Gaming Posts Record Sales in 2007 Video Gaming Posts Record Sales in 2007 Good news for the video gaming industry 2007 was a banner year according to sales numbers from NPD. Overall, the industry posted a 43% revenue gain from 2006, earning $17.94 billion in 2007 verses…