I downloaded Real Genius. The 1 hour, 40 minute flick took about 16 minutes to finish on my 6mbit connection, which was being tapped at about 2mbits. And the stream started playing almost immediately. Netflix claims it can scale quality based on your bandwidth, and how hard their servers are being slammed, so quality will vary. Quality was outstanding, with […]
Read moreHere is the press release for Philips' new Vista remote and a link to their product page. Philips today announced the launch of a new range of remote controls specifically designed to manage PCs running the Media Center edition in Windows Vista Home Premium and Ultimate operating system. Showcased at the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the range, comprised […]
Read more"LX.TV 1ST/LOOK: NYC" marks the first time content originally made for the web will be packaged into a regularly scheduled recurring series for broadcast on network television. LX.TV video has been available on WNBC.com since October 2006, through NBBC. The premiere episode of "LX.TV 1ST/LOOK: NYC" will take viewers on a night out in NYC, followed by an introduction of […]
Read moreDuring their TotalHD press conference at CES, Warner announced that New Line was working on the Lord of the Rings trilogy for both HD DVD and Blu-ray. While they did confirm that the titles were in the works, no details were given. A source close to the matter gave us a few details of the upcoming release, these include: […]
Read moreMicrosoft is increasingly serious about the residential hardware and software market. Bill Gates announced in his keynote that the company will be introducing a home server software package later this year that will run HP’s MediaSmart Server. Windows Home Server will automatically backup multiple home PCs and allow remote access to files and applications via a DDNS (dynamic DNS service) […]
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Well you know HD quality issues from cable and satellite providers has hit an all time high of public awareness when Crankshaft, a comic strip that focuses on a cranky senior citizen and his middle-aged children, gets their jabs in on overly compressed HDTV channels. I opened up the paper today at work to see this comic: This is clearly depicting […]
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