Google kicked off 2010 by adding movie rentals to its YouTube service. Those early Sundance offerings have gradually been supplemented with a variety of independent, Bollywood, and anime rentals, but today Google kicked things up a notch with the announcement that YouTube would be adding 3,000 rental titles from major Hollywood heavyweights Warner Brothers, Sony, and Universal. The titles are expected to include a mix […]
Read moreFinally we have a week with lots of good options! I know I’m going to get a ton of grief for not choosing the fantastic Alien Anthology, which was a very close second for the pick. Butch Cassidy is an all time classic western which was entertaining even in present day. Some Like it Hot, another classic older film featuring […]
Read moreIf you have a bunch of DVDs laying around and don’t want to sell them elsewhere, this actually sounds like a good deal. Just don’t try to remember how much you paid for these movies originally…unless it was via Colombia House, in which case I’m sure you saved a lot. Consumers can bring up to five DVD titles per store […]
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One of our most popular guides in the past several months has been Michael Welter’s guide and tool for configuring the InfiniTV for use by multiple PCs. Now, Ceton has released the InfiniTV Network Tuner Wizard to provide an easy way to configure and officially support the InfiniTV when used by multiple PCs. We’ve had the opportunity to use the […]
Read moreMy Channel Logos has always been one of my favorite WMC plugins. The program allows users to tweak their TV Guide, most notably by allowing users to add color logos for the channels. It is a minor adjustment that goes a long way toward improving the fit and finish of Windows Media Center. Version 2.0 of My Channel Logos is now available. It […]
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We keep hearing about all the buzz of cord cutting and how so many people are doing it, and how cable companies should be terrified…and then a report like this comes out. One past loser became a gainer (DISH, which reported a boost of 58K net new subscribers). The big losers from last year didn’t lose as big. (Comcast, which […]
Read moreThis doesn’t surprise me at all, as more and more retailers and dealers have been trying to capture the consumer’s eyes. Plan A is the obvious way to beat these deals–Amazon has been a fantastic place to buy a TV, especially if you live in a region where you don’t get sales taxed on your purchase. That’s a hefty savings […]
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Here’s a nifty little roundup of some Blu-ray players specifically in regards to their abilities in streaming Netflix content. Each costing under $200, all three players have a plethora of features. In addition to Netflix, all of them have a different mix of other streaming options such as VUDU, Amazon Instant, CinemaNow, Youtube and Major League Baseball. The LG and […]
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We have been keeping an eye on the latest version of the popular Windows Media Center add-in for a while now, but word went out early this morning that the official, final version of My Movies 4 has been released. This new version includes comprehensive support for movie and television series collections. Be sure to check out our review to […]
Read moreHere’s an interesting report from Nielsen given how I was thinking that TV purchases themselves were as popular as ever. Maybe it’s down because of all the deals last year where anyone that was interested has already bought their TV sets? “The media marketplace continues to evolve and become more complex. Some consumers are clearly being driven by the economy […]
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