Skirge writes… I keep looking for "happier" news, but I keep running into this darn DRM, copyright, or other "bad" things. Anyway, some internet radio stations are trying to make June 26th a day of silence protesting the imposition of excessive fees, which may very well put most stations out of business. Ars In March, the Copyright Royalty Board announced […]
Read moreLothar writes… I’ve always thought UMPCs have had a lot of potential. Check out this review to see if Samsung’s second offering has made many improvements over previous options.
Read moreThe Skirge of the news word writes… Another PR spin, mind you, but still… the [i]capability[/i] to have 500 HD channels is a nice thing to be able to boast. I wonder if these will be 90% local channels, too. 😉
Read moreKevin G. sent in this news item about the Sony VGX-XL3 Media Center. Hint: It is Sony’s CableCard offering. floppyhead.com A couple of weeks ago I went to the Sony Style store at Tyson’s Corner in Virginia. I wanted to to see if they were selling the Sony Vaio VGX-XL3. It took me a while but I found it stuck […]
Read moreLothar writes… If you’ve got a PS3, it sounds like the next update might have nice improvements in video quality for upscaled tv and DVDs. They also mention a rumor that you won’t need to leave your PS3 on at all times (it sounds like you can turn it on remotely, maybe like Wake-On-Lan?).
Read morePCAlchemy just posted to let us know that Hauppauge has joined the ranks of PCI-E cap cards. Their new HVR-1800 can be had at pcalchemy.com for the rather nice price of $79.96 after rebate. pcalchemy Dual format TV receiver for your PC. Watch ATSC digital TV or analog cable TV, in a window or full screen. Watch and record all […]
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