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HD DVD Strikes Back

It may sound like a bad movie title, but HD DVD, after being kicked to the side of the road by Blu-Ray is striking back. .

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What the LG/Vudu deal means for Internet TV

Vudu, like Apple before it with the Apple TV, brought Internet TV and movies to TV watchers with a set-top box. Now, LG Electronics will be baking Vudu Internet TV capabilities into at least two of its 1080p HDTV lines. Is this the beginning of the end for the Internet TV set-top box.?

Eh…. I can’t [...]

DirecTV and TiVo kiss and make up

Three years after DirecTV dumped its partnership with TiVo, the companies announced that they would be working together again.

Specifically, TiVo will be making a new HD DVR for DirecTV with Internet support. This is due to appear in the second half of 2009.

Apple TV vs. Netflix Player

It took over a year, but the Apple TV finally had a worthwhile competitor, the Netflix Player by Roku Digital. I’ve been using the Apple TV since day one and the Netflix Player for only two weeks, but I can already see the real differences and for the most part Apple TV is the clear [...]

It’s all but Official: HD DVD is Dead

Toshiba executives haven’t made an official statement, but the word is leaking out from multiple sources: HD DVD is dead.

The hand-writing has been on the wall for months now. Any doubt that HD DVD was losing to Blu Ray should have been removed last week when both Netflix and Best Buy announced that they [...]