September 3, 2008
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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 … Continue reading
May 20, 2008
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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 … Continue reading
February 17, 2008
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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 … Continue reading
February 13, 2008
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It took longer than expected, but not as long as I had feared, this morning, February 13th, Apple delivered the Apple TV Take 2 update. I’ve just downloaded and installed it on my 40GB Apple TV In a word: “Sweet.” … Continue reading
February 11, 2008
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I recently discovered that a neighbor had bought an HD-DVD player. Whoops. If only I had known I would have told them the last thing they should be buying is an HD-DVD player. The writing on the wall has been … Continue reading
January 28, 2008
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Apple TV is hardily the only player in the IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) game. One other significant player, Vudu has a similar product, the eponymous Vudu Box. The Box, which had been going for about $395 and includes a 250GB … Continue reading